Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley is an actor, best known for his work on the detective series "Magnum, P.I." Mosley was raised in the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts. He began collecting credits for small roles in 1971, finding early work in the popular black action films of the day. He had a leading role in the prison film "Terminal Island" (which featured Tom Selleck in an early role) and acted with John Wayne in the police film "McQ." In 1976 Mosley had the leading role in Gordon Parks's biopic "Leadbelly," chronicling the life of the blues performer, and in 1977 he played another historical figure, the boxer Sonny Liston in the Muhammad Ali biopic, "The Greatest." In 1979, Mosley appeared in the sequel to the groundbreaking mini-series "Roots": "Roots: The Next Generations." He was cast as the Vietnam vet turned helicopter pilot TC in the "Magnum, P.I." series in 1980, appearing in nearly all the series' episodes. Mosely has had supporting parts in a few comedic TV series, including the 1992's "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," 1999's "Rude Awakening," and 2010's "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit." Mosley is also the founder of the Watts Repertory Company. Roger E. Mosley died on August 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 83.
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Roger E. Mosley
Filmography
Movies
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Letters From a Killer | Horton (Character) | - | 1998 |
15% |
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Smitty (Character) | $34.8M | 1996 |
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Pentathlon | John Creese (Character) | - | 1994 |
76% |
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Unlawful Entry | Officer Roy Cole (Character) | $55.9M | 1992 |
10% |
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Heart Condition | Captain Wendt (Character) | $4.1M | 1990 |
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Attica | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Jericho Mile | Cotton Crown (Character) | - | 1979 |
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Steel | Lionel (Character) | - | 1979 |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Bailey Sr. (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Other Side of Hell | Jim Baker (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cruise Into Terror | Nathan (Character) | - | 1978 |
83% |
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Semi-Tough | Puddin Patterson Sr. (Character) | - | 1977 |
20% |
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The Greatest | Sonny Liston (Character) | - | 1977 |
60% |
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Get Down and Boogie | Mellow (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Leadbelly | Huddie Ledbetter (Character) | - | 1975 |
40% |
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McQ | Rosey (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Terminal Island | Monk (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man |
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60% |
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The New Centurions | Truck Driver (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Hit Man | Huey (Character) | - | 1972 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 84% | Magnum P.I. | John Booky (Guest Star) | 2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Las Vegas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the House | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Password | Guest | 1987-1988 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Bay | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Isaac (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Electric Larry (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rookies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That's My Mama! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Stutz (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Ben Driscoll (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sanford and Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Porter, Chicago (Guest Star) | 1971 |