Actor Louis Gossett Jr. died.

Louis Gosset Jr. left life at the age of 87 today Friday (29.03. 24) The American actor was the first black man to win the second male role Oscar. As his nephew said, Louis Gossett Jr. died Thursday night (28.03). 24) in Santa Monica, California. The cause of his death has not yet been known. The actor had won the Oscar for his role in the 1982 film “An Officer and a Gentleman”, a few years after he had won the Emmy Award for his role as a violinist in the television series “Roots”. At the same time, he won six more Emmy nominations over the years. He also won a nomination for the interpretation of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat who made peace with Israel in the television film “Sadat” in 1983.