Roger E. Mosley

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Biography

Character actor Roger Mosley gained national fame as Theodore Calvin, aka .T.C., on the long-running TV adventure series Magnum P.I. (1980-88). In his earlier acting days, Mosley appeared in the 1972 horror quickie Terminal Island. He later shared star billing with Nell Carter in the 1990 sitcom You Take the Kids, then spent two seasons as Coach Ricketts on the ABC comedy weekly Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. His most recent film credit is Martin Lawrence's Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). Roger E. Mosley has found himself the unwilling focus of tabloid attention in the last few years due to his friendship with the redoubtable O.J. Simpson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Roger E. Mosley
Born Roger Earl Mosley
(1938-12-18) December 18, 1938 (age 73)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Roger Earl Mosley (born December 18, 1938) is an American actor best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long-running television series, Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title character.

Early life

Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in the Imperial Courts project with his mother Eloise Harris in Watts. In 1974, he founded the Watts Repertory Company.

Career

Mosley's most prominent film role to date was his 1976 starring turn as the title character in Leadbelly, directed by Gordon Parks. He has guest starred on shows such as Night Court, Starsky and Hutch, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Baretta, and Sanford and Son; he also had a role in Roots: The Next Generation. He also made a memorable appearance in the 1973 film The Mack, as the militant brother of the main character Goldie, and played officer Roy Cole alongside Kurt Russell and Ray Liotta in Unlawful Entry (1992).

He appeared in season five of Las Vegas as the billionaire friend of Montecito owner AJ Cooper (Tom Selleck).

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