- The star passed away “peacefully” at his New York home on Tuesday, according to a statement on his website.
- ‘Terry Carter best known for his roles as “Sgt. Joe Broadhurst” in the television series McCloud and as “Colonel Tigh” in the original Battlestar Galactica died peacefully at his home on April 23, 2024.
- Carter became one of the first black actors to be cast as a regular character in a television comedy when he landed the role of Pvt. Sugarman on “The Phil Silvers Show” in 1955.
Iconic Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor Terry Carter has died at age 95.
The star passed away “peacefully” at his home in New York on Tuesday, according to a statement on his website.
‘Terry Carter best known for his roles as “Sgt. Joe Broadhurst” in the television series McCloud and as “Colonel Tigh” in the original Battlestar Galactica died peacefully at his home on April 23, 2024.
Born to a Dominican mother and a father of Argentine and African-American descent, Carter became one of the first black actors to be cast as a series regular in a television comedy when he landed the role of Pvt. Sugarman on “The Phil Silvers Show” in 1955.
Carter is survived by his wife Etaferhu Zenebe-DeCoste and his two children Miguel and Melina, his spouse’s daughter, a granddaughter and several cousins.
Iconic Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor Terry Carter has died aged 95 (pictured in 1978 as Colonel Tigh)
Carter photographed in 2003
Carter appeared in a 1965 episode of the series Combat! of World War II, and was the only black actor cast as a soldier during the show’s 152 episodes.
He was married twice before: to Anna DeCoste and Beate Glatved, both of whom have since died.
The New York Times confirmed his death along with his son, Miguel, and reported that the actor died at his home in Midtown Manhattan.
Carter’s prolific career spans decades and saw him play Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud for seven years on McCloud.
Carter appeared in a 1965 episode of the series Combat! of World War II, and was the only black actor cast as a soldier during the show’s 152 episodes, according to the Times.
His other notable roles came in the ’70s ‘Company of Killers’, but he is perhaps best known to more modern audiences for playing Colonel Tigh on the ABC sci-fi series ‘Battlestar Galactica’ in the 1970s.
Speaking to the New York Times in 2018, Carter revealed that a conversation with actor Howard Da Silva convinced him to pursue an acting career.
Carter’s prolific career spans decades and saw him play Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud for seven years on McCloud.
“It was Howard who convinced me to become an actor; he was the one who changed my life,” he said. ‘I left law school and started studying at the Howard School of Acting. I think he called it Mobile Theater Workshop.
Before landing his role on The Phil Silvers Show, Carter’s career took him to the stage, where he appeared in several on- and off-Broadway performances with a black cast, according to The Times.
In 1979, Terry formed the Council for Positive Images, a nonprofit group that helps improve intercultural and interethnic understanding through audiovisual communication.
He also directed documentary specials for PBS that focused on historical and cultural topics.
In 1980, he served two terms on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and worked with the Documentary Committee and the Foreign Film Committee for the Oscars.
Her awards include a Los Angeles Emmy Award for her role in the television miniseries ‘K*I*D*S’, which features young, multiracial teenagers facing conflict.
In 1988, he produced and directed a television movie about jazz icon Duke Ellington.