Roger E. Mosley: “Magnum” actor dies at 83

Actor Roger E. Mosley, who played helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin in the classic television series “Magnum,” died Sunday morning at the age of 83. The cause of his death has not been revealed.

Mosley participated in all 158 episodes, from the premiere to the final chapter of the eight seasons of “Magnum”, between 1980 and 1988. His strong connection with the classic attraction earned him an invitation to appear in Season 1 of the current reboot, in a cameo by 2019 as a different character. He was so successful that he returned once again in 2021, in a new participation that ended up being his last on-screen appearance.

After the original “Magnum”, Mosley was cast as the star of the sitcom “You Take the Kids”, which only aired for one season in 1990.

He also had recurring roles on “Hangin ‘with Mr. Cooper” and “Rude Awakening” in the 1990s. But with a career that began two decades earlier, his roster of occasional episode appearances is vast and varied, including “Love Boat” . “,” Gallery of Terror “,” Kung Fu “,” Kojak “,” San Francisco Urgent “,” Confidential File “,” Double Justice “and” Las Vegas “, among other attractions.

His film credits date back to the Blaxploitation era – 1970s action film featuring black actors and accompanied by a funk track – and highlight the cult cult “The Mack” (1973), as well as the biographical dramas “Leadbelly” ( 1976), in which he played legendary blues / folk singer Huddie Ledbetter, and “The Greatest One” (1977), Muhammad Ali’s biopic, in which he played boxer Sonny Liston.

His filmography also includes classic police officers such as “The New Centurions” (1972) and “McQ – A Detective Above the Law” (1974), and the comedies “The Bodyguard” (1976), by the late Bob Rafelson, “The Battle of the Sexes “(1977), with Burt Reynolds, and” Between Slaps and Kisses “(1996), with Martin Lawrence.

Source: Terra

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