Roger E Mosley death: Magnum PI actor dies aged 83

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The American actor who was best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum PI, died on Sunday morning. “Roger E Mosley, my father, your friend, your ‘coach Mosley’ your ‘TC’ from Magnum PI passed away at 1.17am,” she wrote. open image in gallery Apart from Magnum PI, Mosley’s most prominent film role was his 1976 starring turn as the title character in Leadbelly, a biography of the musician directed by Gordon Parks. Mosley’s other film credits include McQ with John Wayne, The Greatest as Sonny Liston, 197’s Semi-Tough, Heart Condition, and Pentathlon He also starred in the television series Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper as Coach Ricketts in a recurring role with comedian/actor Mark Curry, and in the film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate with Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, and Bobby Brown.