No cause of death was disclosed. Gossett's other accolades include an Emmy (for his role as Fiddler in 1977's well-watched Roots miniseries) and a pair of Golden Globes (for his role as Officer ...

TV’s rebooted slavery epic aids the new status quo. The new $50 million remake of the television mini-series Roots can readily be avoided by viewers, but it’s not so easy to dismiss this ...

In addition to his history-making turn opposite Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman and the monumental 1977 miniseries Roots, Gossett Jr. sustained his on screen career for decades.