Roger Mosley

Mosley was on the original Magnum P.I. for its eight-year run, appearing in 158 episodes, then came back to the rebooted CBS series for a cameo as a different ...

He was also in the films McQ (with John Wayne), The Greatest (as Sonny Liston), Semi-Tough, Heart Condition, and Pentathlon. and A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (with Martin Lawrence( In addition to Magnum P.I., he appeared on the television shows Love Boat, Night Gallery, Sanford and Son, Kung Fu, Kojak, McCloud, The Rockford Files, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Starsky and Hutch, You Take the Kids, Night Court, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Walker, Texas Ranger, Rude Awakening, Las Vegas, Fact Checkers Unit and many more. Mosley was on the original Magnum P.I. for its eight-year run, appearing in 158 episodes, then came back to the rebooted CBS series for a cameo as a different character.

Roger E. Mosley was famous for playing helicopter pilot Theodore 'TC' Calvin on 'Magnum P.I.' Fewer knew of his second career as a high school coach.

... He made sure that I had a work ethic, and he instilled in me a strong moral compass to stand on my own two feet and to get a good education and have all the tools I needed to be successful in life.” “He was a tough coach,” Knowles said. Mosley appeared as ex-Marine T.C. in more than 150 episodes of the popular crime drama “Magnum, P.I.,” which aired for eight seasons on CBS, ending in 1988. He had fame. He had money. “But all his athletes respected him. I was his first hurdler that he trained to run the 400-meter hurdles, and he made me into a champion. But he did.” ... They may not always have liked his coaching methods, but every one that he ever coached that went on to college or to the pros ... came back and thanked him for being tough on them and teaching them how it’s going to be in life. Before his “Magnum, P.I.” fame, Mosley acted in dozens of movies and TV series, including “Sanford and Son,” “The Love Boat” and “Roots: The Next Generations.” In 1973, he starred opposite his future “Magnum, P.I.” cast-mate Tom Selleck in the prison thriller “Terminal Island.” The next year, he shared the screen with John Wayne in the police drama “McQ.” “My dad was always a man of the community,” Ch-a Mosley told The Times on Sunday. “Even while famous and having this successful career in Hollywood, he continued to work with youth — most recently working as a track coach in the Monrovia [Unified School District].” Around the world, Roger E. Mosley was known as helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin from the 1980s TV series “Magnum, P.I.” But in the Los Angeles area, he also was known as something else: a high school track and field coach who cultivated the talent and changed the lives of student athletes over three decades.

Actor Roger E Mosley, best known for his role in the iconic TV series 'Magnum P. I.', has died aged 83.

Actor Roger E Mosley, best known for his role in the iconic TV series 'Magnum P. I.', has died aged 83.

It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all. You raised me well and she is in good hands. He would HATE any crying done in his name. “I love you daddy. You loved me too. Announcing the news, Ch-a Mosley posted a tribute to her father alongside a picture in his ‘Magnum P.I.’ prime and a more recent snap of the actor.

According to reports, Roger E. Mosley died on Sunday as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident days prior.

"You raised me well and she is in good hands. "I grew up seeing Mr Mosley play tennis at Poinsettia Park in West Hollywood, CA. He was like family," the tweet read. My heart is heavy but I am strong." "He was surrounded by his family after suffering from a car crash this weekend. "He was surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully," Ch-a wrote. That’s not what I want Black kids to see." I love you daddy. "I was honored to play his son Bryant on TV’s Magnum P.I. My prayers and condolences to Mr Mosley’s family, friends and fans." @shavar on Twitter said Mosley was a "wonderful actor." But Mosley never left the world of television behind, appearing in series such as "Kojak," "The Rockford Files," "Starsky and Hutch," "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," "Sanford and Son," "Kung Fu," and "The Love Boat." Born in LA on Dec. 18, 1938, to Eloise Harris, Mosley grew up in the Imperial Courts public housing in Watts. The actor made his television debut on the crime drama "Longstreet" in 1971 and starred in a number of films throughout the '70s, including the crime drama "Hit Man," the blaxploitation flick "The Mack" and the John Wayne drama "McQ." Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role on the action crime series "Magnum, P.I.," has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times. He was 83.

Roger E. Mosley, who portrayed Theodore "T.C." Calvin, the helicopter pilot and buddy of Tom Selleck's character, on all eight seasons of the original ...

At the start, the writers had T.C. as the owner of a struggling helicopter business, but Mosley refused to “be the only Black person in Hawaii and be broke,” he said. Selleck thought of Mosley from a prison film they had done together, 1973’s Terminal Island, and suggested him for the part. You raised me well and she is in good hands. As Mosley remembered it, his agent told him: ” ‘It’s starring this guy Tom Selleck. Tom Selleck has made about five pilot shows … and none of them has sold. I know people who are eating ketchup sandwiches to survive. “And they reversed. I love you daddy. That’s not what I want Black kids to see.” So here’s what you do, Roger: Sign up for the show, go over to Hawaii, they’ll treat you good for the 20 days it will take to shoot the [pilot], you’ll get a lot of money, and then you come home. Born on Dec. 18, 1938, Roger Earl Mosley was raised by his mother, Eloise, in the Imperial Courts project in Watts. He was a wrestler in high school and a swimming coach in the neighborhood. Mosley also was a standout in blaxploitation films, playing the angry brother of the fresh-out-of-prison Goldie ( Max Julien) in the classic The Mack (1973) and starring in Hit Man (1972), Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973) and Darktown Strutters (1975). On the big screen, Mosley was at his most memorable as blues and folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (“The Midnight Special”) in the period piece Leadbelly (1976), directed by Gordon Parks. In his review, Roger Ebert wrote that Mosley played the part “with great strength” and called the film “one of the best biographies of a musician I’ve ever seen.”

Roger E. Mosley, best known as helicopter pilot T.C. on the original 'Magnum P.I.', has died at age 83.

Mosley reprised the role of Booky again in a 2021 episode, his final television appearance. In 2019, Mosley returned to the reboot of Magnum P.I., starring Jay Hernandez, playing Booky, "a Vietnam veteran and barber who offers sage advice and a great haircut." Mosley continued acting in film and television throughout the '70s and in 1980 he landed his most memorable role opposite Tom Selleck as the titular private investigator Thomas Magnum in the original Magnum P.I. From 1980 to 1988, Mosley played Theodore "T.C." Calvin, the owner and sole employee of Island Hoppers, a local helicopter charter and tour van service, who always finds himself roped into Magnum's cases. In addition to appearing in all 158 episodes of Magnum, Mosley directed one episode of the series in 1984 and wrote another in 1986. In 1974, Mosley started the Watts Repertory Company. After a series of blaxploitation films, Mosley had his most prominent role in 1976 with Gordon Parks' Leadbelly, based on the life of folk singer Huddie Ledbetter. That same year he appeared in Stay Hungry, featuring a young Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then in 1977, Mosley portrayed boxer Sonny Liston in the biographical sports film The Greatest, starring Muhammad Ali as himself. Born and raised in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 1938, Mosley's acting career took off in 1971 with roles in the TV shows Longstreet and Cannon. The following year he guest starred on Sanford and Son and made his film debut in the neo-noir crime drama The New Centurions, playing a truck driver.

Roger E. Mosley, an actor who appeared in the iconic 1980s crime drama “Magnum, P.I.,” died Sunday due to injuries suffered in a car accident last week.

He was the best. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all,” his daughter wrote. He would HATE any crying done in his name.

LA native and actor best known for his role on "Magnum, P.I.", Roger Mosley has died Sunday at the age of 83.

He came out of retirement to play Booky, T.C.'s barber, on a "Magnum'' reboot episode in 2019. You raised me well and she is in good hands. In addition to "Magnum, P.I.,'' he appeared on "Night Court,'' "Kung Fu,'' "Starsky and Hutch,'' "Kojak,'' "The Rockford Files,'' "Baretta'' and Sanford and Son,'' among other shows. I love you daddy. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You loved me too.

Well-known actor Roger E. Mosley, who was also a respected Los Angeles-area track coach, died over the weekend at the age of 83, according to multiple ...

American actor Roger E. Mosley breathed his last on Sunday. Mosley was famous as Theodore 'TC' Calvin, the helicopter pilot from the 1980s TV series 'Magnum ...

He also starred opposite Tom Selleck in the prison thriller 'Terminal Island' in 1973. He coached in several other sports, including basketball and swimming. Tata Motors has signed a definitive agreement with Ford Motor Co to acquire its plant in Sanand, Gujarat, late Sunday evening. Listen Up, Dog Lovers!If you are a dog lover, you can never resist those hypnotising, puppy eyes. In a car accident last week, Mosley had got seriously injured. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. Several family members were around at the time of his demise, Roger's daughter Ch-a Mosley informed on Facebook.

The actor, who portrayed Theodore 'TC' Calvin on all eight seasons of the crime drama, died from injuries incurred in a car accident.

But producers wanted a person of color for the main cast, which also included Larry Manetti and John Hillerman; Selleck suggested Mosley based on a prison film they made together, Terminal Island (1973). You raised me well and she is in good hands. I love you daddy.