Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. Mosley was an American actor, director, and writer. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Watts, he appeared as Monk in Terminal Island (1973) and in The Mack (1973). In 1974 he founded the Watts Repertory Company. His most prominent film role came in 1976, when he starred in the title role of Leadbelly, directed by Gordon Parks. From 1980 to 1988 he played helicopter pilot Theodore T.C. Calvin on the CBS series Magnum, P.I. Other film credits included McQ (1974), Semi-Tough (1977), Heart Condition (1990), Pentathlon (1994), and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). On television he had a recurring role as Coach Ricketts on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper from 1992 to 1993, later appeared in Las Vegas, and returned for an episode of the Magnum, P.I. reboot in 2019.