Roger E. Mosley - Biographie

Roger Earl Mosley wurde am 18. Dezember 1938 in Los Angeles geboren.


Mosleys bekannteste Filmrolle war die Titelrolle in Leadbelly (1976), in welchem er den Sänger Huddie William Ledbetter, genannt Leadbelly, spielte. Danach folgten zahlreiche Gastauftritte in Fernsehserien wie Starsky und Hutch, Kojak oder Roots – Die nächsten Generationen.

 

Berühmt wurde er jedoch in der Rolle des Hubschrauberpiloten Theodore „T.C.“ Calvin in der Fernsehserie Magnum. Bei dieser Serie führte er auch bei einer Folge Regie (Dream a little Girl) und schrieb das Drehbuch zu einer anderen Folge (Missing Melody).

 

Seit dem Ende der Serie 1988 war er wieder häufig als Gaststar in diversen Fernsehserien zu sehen. Kürzlich war er zusammen mit Larry Manetti Guest Star in einer Folge der Serie Las Vegas, wo Tom Selleck in der Season 5 die Hauptrolle spielte.

 

Roger war einmal Besitzer eines Nachtlubs mit dem Namen Reni's in Pearl City O'ahu.

Für immer in Erinnerung wird es als "Member and Director of the Director's Guild of America" und "Member of the Writer's Guild of America and the Screen Actor's Guild" bleiben. Er hat geschrieben und produziert fürs Fernsehen. Werbung und Musikvideos produzierte er ebenso. Er war der 1. African-American Director in der Fernsehwelt.

 

Roger E. Mosley - Seine Filme

1.                   "Las Vegas" .... Roger (1 episode, 2007)
    - When Life Gives You Lemon Bars (2007) TV episode .... Roger

2.                   "What Should You Do?" .... Kidnapper (1 episode)
    - Episode #4.20 (????) TV episode .... Kidnapper

3.                   "The District" .... Temple's Father (1 episode, 2003)
    - Bloodlines (2003) TV episode .... Temple's Father

4.                   "Arli$$" .... Mudcat Burrell (1 episode, 2001)
    - Like No Business I Know (2001) TV episode .... Mudcat Burrell

5.                   "Rude Awakening" .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
    - Plastered (2000) TV episode .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson
    - Full House (2000) TV episode .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson
    - Star 80 Proof (2000) TV episode .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson
    - Yes Sir, That's My Baby (2000) TV episode .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson
    - On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey (2000) TV episode .... Milton 'Milt' Johnson
      (17 more)

6.                   "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Fred Carter (1 episode, 2000)
... aka "Walker" (Australia)
    - Justice Delayed (2000) TV episode .... Fred Carter

7.                   Hammerlock (2000) .... Sgt. James Hammer

8.                   Letters from a Killer (1998) .... Horton

9.                   "Women: Stories of Passion" .... Freddy (1 episode, 1997)
    - The Boxer (1997) TV episode .... Freddy

10.               A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) .... Smitty
... aka A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (USA: video box title)

11.               "In the House" .... Buff (1 episode, 1996)
    - To Die For (1996) TV episode .... Buff

12.               Pentathlon (1994) .... Creese

13.               "RoboCop" .... Frank Uno (1 episode, 1994)
... aka "RoboCop: The Series"
    - Ghosts of War (1994) TV episode .... Frank Uno

14.               "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" .... Coach Ricketts / ... (4 episodes, 1992-1993)
    - Boyz in the Woodz (1993) TV episode .... Coach Ricketts
    - Miracle in Oaktown (1992) TV episode .... Coach Ricketts
    - Torn Between Two Teachers (1992) TV episode .... Coach Ricketts
    - On the Rebound (1992) TV episode .... Ricketts

15.               Unlawful Entry (1992) .... Officer Roy Cole

16.               "Night Court" .... Eugene Westfall (1 episode, 1991)
    - Puppy Love (1991) TV episode .... Eugene Westfall

17.               "You Take the Kids" .... Michael Kirkland (1 episode, 1990)
    - Pilot (1990) TV episode .... Michael Kirkland

18.               Heart Condition (1990) .... Captain Wendt

19.               "Magnum, P.I." .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin / ... (161 episodes, 1980-1988)
    - Resolutions: Part 1 (1988) TV episode .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin
    - Resolutions: Part 2 (1988) TV episode .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin
    - Transitions (1988) TV episode .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin
    - Legend of the Lost Art (1988) TV episode .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin
    - The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company (1988) TV episode .... Theodore 'TC' Calvin
      (156 more)

20.               "American Playhouse" (1 episode)
    - Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode

21.               The White Lions (1981) .... John Kani

22.               "Stone" (1 episode, 1980)
    - What Do You People Want from Me? (1980) TV episode

23.               Attica (1980) (TV) .... Frank Green

24.               "Paris" (1 episode, 1980)
    - Fitz's Boys (1980) TV episode

25.               Pray TV (1980) .... Willie Washington/Leroy Washington
... aka K-GOD

26.               Steel (1979) .... Lionel
... aka Look Down and Die
... aka Men of Steel

27.               I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Bailey Sr.

28.               The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV) .... Cotton Crown

29.               "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Lee Garnet

30.               "Starsky and Hutch" .... The Baron / ... (3 episodes, 1977-1979)
    - Huggy Can't Go Home (1979) TV episode .... Big Red McGee
    - The Set-Up: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... The Baron
    - The Set-Up: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... The Baron

31.               "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1 episode, 1978)
    - The Runaway (1978) TV episode

32.               Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV) .... Nathan
... aka Voyage Into Evil (USA)

33.               The Other Side of Hell (1978) (TV) .... Jim Baker
... aka The Next Howling Wind (USA)

34.               Semi-Tough (1977) .... Puddin Patterson Sr.

35.               Big Time (1977) .... J.J.

36.               The Greatest (1977) .... Sonny Liston

37.               "The Rockford Files" .... Electric Larry (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" (USA: syndication title)
    - Dirty Money, Black Light (1977) TV episode .... Electric Larry

38.               "Delvecchio" (1 episode, 1976)
    - Numbers (1976) TV episode

39.               Drum (1976)

40.               Leadbelly (1976) .... Huddie Ledbetter

41.               Stay Hungry (1976) .... Newton

42.               The River Niger (1976) .... Big Moe Hayes

43.               "Baretta" .... Det. Rudy Davis (1 episode, 1975)
    - Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1975) TV episode .... Det. Rudy Davis

44.               "The Rookies" .... Rawlins (1 episode, 1975)
    - Dead Heat (1975) TV episode .... Rawlins

45.               Darktown Strutters (1975) .... Mellow
... aka Get Down and Boogie (USA: reissue title)

46.               "McCloud" .... Dolan (1 episode, 1975)
    - Return to the Alamo (1975) TV episode .... Dolan

47.               "That's My Mama" .... Doc Green (1 episode, 1975)
    - The Hero (1975) TV episode .... Doc Green

48.               "Kojak" .... John R. Stutz (1 episode, 1974)
    - You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler (1974) TV episode .... John R. Stutz

49.               "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Ben Driscoll - Ex-Con (1 episode, 1974)
    - A String of Puppets (1974) TV episode .... Ben Driscoll - Ex-Con

50.               "Kung Fu" .... Seth (1 episode, 1974)
    - In Uncertain Bondage (1974) TV episode (as Roger Mosley) .... Seth

51.               McQ (1974) .... Rosey

52.               Terminal Island (1973) .... Monk
... aka Knuckle-Men (UK)

53.               Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973) .... Holmes/Lee
... aka Sweet Jesus Preacher Man (USA: poster title)

54.               The Mack (1973) .... Olinga
... aka The Mack and His Pack

55.               Hit Man (1972/I) .... Huey

56.               "Night Gallery" .... Prisoner / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
    - Finnegan's Flight (1972) TV episode (as Roger Mosley) .... Prisoner
    - Logoda's Heads (1971) TV episode .... Second Askari

57.               "Sanford and Son" .... Norman Blood (1 episode, 1972)
    - Blood Is Thicker Than Junk (1972) TV episode .... Norman Blood

58.               "The Sixth Sense" .... Mover (1 episode, 1972)
    - Through a Flame Darkly (1972) TV episode .... Mover

59.               Hickey & Boggs (1972) (uncredited)

60.               The New Centurions (1972) .... Truck Driver
... aka Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police

61.               The Living End (1972) (TV) (as Roger Mosley) .... Henry

"Cannon" (1 episode, 1971)
    - Death Is a Double Cross (1971) TV episode