Roger E. Mosley - wikipedia Roger E. Mosley This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification, as its only attribution is to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2010 ) Roger E. Mosley Mosley in 1980 Roger Earl Mosley ( 1938 - 12 - 18 ) December 18, 1938 ( age 79 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1971 - 2014 Partner ( s ) Toni Laudermick ( 1976 - present ) Children Roger Earl Mosley ( born December 18, 1938 ) is a retired American actor, director and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore `` T.C. '' Calvin in the television series, Magnum, P.I.. Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Partial filmography 4 References 5 External links Biography Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in the Imperial Courts public housing with his mother Eloise Harris in Watts. In 1974, he founded the Watts Repertory Company. Mosley is a licensed private helicopter pilot in real life, but when on the set of Magnum P.I. he was not allowed to do his own stunts ; a pilot wearing a body stocking with false muscles would be used instead. In 2013 at the HAI Heli - Expo in Las Vegas, a ceremony for the restored MD 500D helicopter was held. Both Mosley and fellow Magnum P.I. co-star Larry Manetti autographed the nose of the helicopter. Career Mosley appeared as Monk in Terminal Island ( 1973 ). Other actors in the feature were Phyllis Davis, Don Marshall, Ena Hartman and Tom Selleck, who would later star in the television series Magnum, P.I.. Mosley 's most prominent film role to date was his 1976 starring turn as the title character in Leadbelly, directed by Gordon Parks. In an article in the November, 1982 issue of Ebony magazine, it was revealed that this was his favorite role. He appeared in Magnum, P.I. as Tom Selleck 's friend and helicopter pilot Theodore `` T.C. '' Calvin, who operates his own tourist charter, Island Hoppers, from 1980 - 1988. He appeared in season five of Las Vegas as the billionaire friend of Montecito owner A.J. Cooper ( Tom Selleck ). He has guest - starred on such shows as Night Court, Kung Fu, Starsky and Hutch, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Baretta, and Sanford and Son ; he also played a role in Roots : The Next Generations. Mosley made a memorable appearance in the 1973 film The Mack as the militant brother of the main character Goldie. He appeared in other blaxploitation films including Hit Man ( 1972 ), Sweet Jesus, Preacherman ( 1973 ), Darktown Strutters ( 1975 ), and The River Niger ( 1976 ). His other film credits include McQ ( 1974 ) with John Wayne, The Greatest ( 1977, as Sonny Liston ), Semi-Tough ( 1977 ), Heart Condition ( 1990 ) and Pentathlon ( 1994 ). He also starred in the television series Hangin ' With Mr. Cooper ( 1992 - 1993 ) as Coach Ricketts in a recurring role with comedian / actor Mark Curry, and in the film A Thin Line Between Love & Hate ( 1996 ) with Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, and Bobby Brown. He also appeared as a celebrity guest on The $25,000 Pyramid for a week 's worth of shows in July 1983, July 1984, in June 1985. Partial filmography The New Centurions ( 1972 ) - Truck Driver Hickey & Boggs ( 1972 ) - ( uncredited ) Hit Man ( 1972 ) - Huey The Mack ( 1973 ) - Olinga Sweet Jesus, Preacherman ( 1973 ) - Holmes / Lee Terminal Island ( 1973 ) - Monk McQ ( 1974 ) - Rosey Darktown Strutters ( 1975 ) - Mellow The River Niger ( 1976 ) - Big Moe Hayes Stay Hungry ( 1976 ) - Newton Leadbelly ( 1976 ) - Huddie Ledbetter Drum ( 1976 ) - Slave ( uncredited ) The Greatest ( 1977 ) - Sonny Liston Big Time ( 1977 ) - J.J. Semi-Tough ( 1977 ) - Puddin Patterson Sr. Cruise Into Terror ( 1978 ) - Nathan The Jericho Mile ( 1979 ) - Cotton Crown Steel ( 1979 ) - Lionel Magnum, P.I. ( 1980 - 1988, TV Series ) - Theodore ' TC ' Calvin Attica ( 1980 ) - Frank Green Pray TV ( 1980 ) - Willie Washington / Leroy Washington The White Lions ( 1981 ) - John Kani Heart Condition ( 1990 ) - Captain Wendt Unlawful Entry ( 1992 ) - Officer Roy Cole Pentathlon ( 1994 ) - John Creese A Thin Line Between Love and Hate ( 1996 ) - Smitty Letters from a Killer ( 1998 ) - Horton Hammerlock ( 2000 ) - Sgt. James Hammer References Jump up ^ http://www.tomselleck.de Roger E. Mosley Biographie Jump up ^ Loki Radoslav Pon Press, 1 Apr 2012 - Performing Arts Roger E. Mosley Pon Press, 2012 ISBN 9786137817421 Jump up ^ articles.latimes.com Helicopters Keep His Life in a Whirl : ' It 's Like Flying a Plane, Except You... Go Sideways ' by Lynn Simross June 07, 1985 Jump up ^ Police Helicopter Pilot Helicopter Aviation & Beyond Magnum PI Helicopter Flies Again In Hawaii Jump up ^ New York Times Movies Terminal Island ( 1973 ) Jump up ^ New York Times Movies & TV Tom Selleck Jump up ^ Bastrop Visitor Center Leadbelly 1976, starring Roger E. Mosley and Paul Benjamin, directed by Gordon Parks. Jump up ^ Ebony Magazine November 1982 Page 85 Roger Mosley Continued Jump up ^ Huffington Post TV ' Magnum P.I. ' Cast : Where Are They Now ? by Kim Potts Jump up ^ Celebrity Networth Roger E. Mosley Net Worth Jump up ^ TV Guide Episode Detail : Puppy Love - Night Court Jump up ^ http://www.tomselleck.de Roger E. Mosley - Biographie Jump up ^ cinephilia The Mack USA 1973 Jump up ^ John Wayne : Actor, Artist, Hero By Richard D. McGhee Filmography Page 365 Jump up ^ Jet Magazine Page 62 Movies to see Jump up ^ Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema by Torriano S. Berry, Venise T. Berry Page 335 Thin Line Between Love And Hate External links Roger E. 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Question: what was the name of the helicopter pilot on magnum pi
Answer: Theodore "T.C." Calvin