(FILES) US actor Louis Gossett Jr., arrives for the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2008. 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 STAN HONDA / AFP) (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)