Roger Earl Mosley, an American actor, director, and writer who died on August 7, 2022, is best remembered for portraying helicopter pilot Theodore “TC” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum, P.I., which aired from 1980 to 1988.
Mosley was born by Eloise Harris in Los Angeles, California. He never got to meet his father. Mosley grew up in the Watts neighborhood’s Imperial Courts poor housing. Mosley attended Jordan High School.
Mosley earned a private helicopter pilot license. He was not given permission to perform his own stunts while filming Magnum P.I. Instead, a pilot in a body stocking with fake muscles was employed.
Roger E. Mosley Cause Of Death
Mosley was injured in a car accident on August 4, 2022, in Lynwood, California, and had paralysis from the shoulders down. He died from his wounds three days later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 83 years old.
Mosley was survived by Antoinette Laudermilk and three children. The couple were together for almost sixty years.