(FILES) US actor Louis Gossett Jr., arrives at The Paley Center For Media's Hollywood Tribute to African American Achievements in Television on October 26, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best supporting actor, has died at 87. A statement from his family said he died March 29, 2024. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)