OSCAR-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has died at the age of 87.
Gossett was the first Black man to receive an Emmy as a supporting actor in the iconic TV miniseries Roots.
A cause of death remains unknown.
The star’s nephew told the AP that he died in Santa Monica, California, but did not provide other details.
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