Posted on 08/08/2022 12:47:39 PM PDT by grundle
(CNN)Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin on the 1980s hit show "Magnum, P.I.," died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83. Mosley died surrounded by family after being injured in a car crash last week that had left him paralyzed from the shoulders down and in critical condition, the actor's daughter Ch-a Mosley said Saturday on Facebook. No further details about the crash were available. "We could never mourn such an amazing man. He would HATE any crying done in his name. It is time to celebrate the legacy he left for us all," his daughter said as she announced his death. "I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong. I will care for mommy, your love of almost 60 years. You raised me well and she is in good hands. Rest easy."
Mosley starred in more than 150 episodes of "Magnum, P.I." alongside Tom Selleck in the crime-adventure series, which aired for eight seasons from 1980 until 1988. Mosley also made an appearance in a more recent reboot of the hit show, as another character, John Booky, according to his IMDb page.
In addition to "Magnum, P.I.," the Los Angeles native played the role of Coach Ricketts in the 1990s sitcom "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper."
He also appeared on "Sanford and Son," "Love Boat," "Kojak," "The Rockford Files," "Starsky and Hutch" and dozens of other TV series.
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From the days when TV was fun. Rest In Peace TC.
No!
That leaves Tom Selleck (Magnum) and Larry Manetti (Rick) as the only two original cast members left as John Hillerman (Higgins) passed away some years back (would be in his 90s now if he were still with us).
I was just talking to my daughter about growing up in the '80s and '90s (High school and college in 80s, my 20s in the '90s) and I said I had better life experiences in the '90s but if I had to time travel to one of those decades and live through the whole thing I'd choose the '80s. I know I have rose colored glasses about it but it was just a much more upbeat, optimistic decade compared to the more cynical '90s and I'd rather live like the '80s at this point in my life.
Exactly. You could sit down with the whole family and have a good time for half an hour.
RIP TC. Thanks for the memories.
I ued to work late o Thursday nights and I'd stop a friends (brothers) and we'd have a few beers and watch Magnum. I think it was on opposite Seinfeld, but I'd turn it off after watching the opening comedy skit thinking the whole show was like that, never made it for more than a few seconds.
Always liked the “Ghost Writer” episode which aired on Christmas Eve 1981 as it was one of the first episodes I ever saw of the show and thought it was kind of a neat storyline for Christmas Eve (was only eleven years old at the time, lol).
Good job, we will miss him, Magnum PI was a great show, one you never missed.
This.
I tried to watch the reboot, and it was not as bad as I feared it would be,
they could have made Higgins a female British Ninja Krav Maga expert or something.
I remember Magnum PI being on at 8:00 Thursday evenings on CBS and the Dukes of Hazzard was on the 8:00 pm slot on Fridays (after The Incredible Hulk was basically cancelled in about 1981). Believe Bret Maverick (1981-82 revival) was on at 8:00 on Thursdays on NBC.
TC was a fun actor on a fun show.
Thanks for making us believe it!
After the crash, which left him paralyzed from the shoulders down, Mosley was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and then transferred to Cedars-Sinai.
If I had a chance to travel back in time, it would probably be the 1870’s, just after the Civil War.
do not forget Night Rider, Air Wolf, The A Team, Macguyver, Miami Vice, Night Court
Aren't you obligated to explain it since you mentioned it so fondly? As a midnight shift worker just having gotten out of the USAF I am sure I missed several episodes through the run of the show. It doesn't ring a bell but you have piqued my curiosity.
I’m with ya. The 90’s may have been richer, but I’d rather spend another decade with Ronald Reagan and his optimism and goodness vs. WJC and his callous cynicism.
Also, I think that the world was just in general better off before the internet/cell phones/ubiquitous tech.
Go figure.
TV is STILL fun if you catch his old episodes on streaming.
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