Eloise Harris Bio
Eloise Harris was an American celebrity parent widely known for being the mother of Roger E. Mosley, an American actor, director, and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum, P.I., which originally aired from 1980 until 1988.
Eloise Harris Obituary
Eloise’s obituary was not publicly published after she passed on.
Roger E. Mosley Cause of Death
Mosley was paralyzed from the shoulders down in a car accident on August 4, 2022, in Lynwood, California. He died three days later, at the age of 83, from his injuries at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Roger E. Mosley Father
Roger’s father and the husband of Eloise Harris is not publicly known, information about his father will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Roger E. Mosley Career
Mosley portrayed Monk in Terminal Island (1973). Other cast members included Phyllis Davis, Don Marshall, Ena Hartman, and Tom Selleck, who would later star in the television series Magnum, P.I., alongside Mosley. Mosley founded the Watts Repertory Company in 1974.
Mosley’s most notable film role was as the title character in Gordon Parks’ biography of the musician Leadbelly, which he starred in in 1976. Mosley stated in an article in the November 1982 issue of Ebony magazine that this was his favorite role.
From 1980 to 1988, Mosley starred in Magnum, P.I. He played Tom Selleck’s friend, helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin, who runs his own tourist tour company, Island Hoppers.
In season five of Las Vegas, he played the billionaire friend of Montecito owner A.J. Cooper (Tom Selleck).
On March 11, 2019, Mosley appeared as Booky, T.C.’s barber in the Magnum, P.I. reboot episode “A Kiss Before Dying.” “It is truly an honor for us to welcome an original cast member of Magnum, P.I.; one who embodied the role of T.C. with such thoughtful and dignified talent,” said Stephen Hill, who played T.C. in the new series.
Mosley also appeared as a guest star on Night Court, Kung Fu, Starsky & Hutch, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Baretta, and Sanford and Son. He also appeared in Roots: The Next Generation.
