Terry Carter obit

Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95

 

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Terry Carter, who played sergeant Joe Broadhurst on the TV series “McCloud” and detective Colonel Tigh on the original “Battlestar Galactica,” died at his home in New York, N.Y., Tuesday morning. He was 95.

Born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928, to parents of Dominican, Argentine and African American descent, Carter would go on to become the first Black TV news anchor for Boston’s WBZ-TV Eyewitness News, where he also became their first opening night drama and movie critic. He was also one of the first Black regulars on the 1956 TV sitcom series “The Phil Silvers Show,” in which he played Private Sugarman.

Carter’s other credits include the 1970 TV movie “Company of Killers,” in which he starred alongside Van Johnson and Ray Milland, and the 1974 film “Foxy Brown” with Pam Grier.

Carter gained theatre experience in several productions on the Broadway and off-Broadway stage. His Broadway credits include playing the male lead opposite Eartha Kitt in the play Mrs. Patterson and performing the title role in the musical extravaganza Kwamina.

In 1979 Carter formed the Council for Positive Images, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing intercultural and interethnic understanding through media. Under the organization, he produced and directed several documentary programs for PBS focusing on cultural and historical topics.

In 1988, Carter produced and directed the Emmy-nominated TV musical documentary “A Duke Named Ellington,” about the jazz titan.

Carter served two terms on the board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was inducted in 1983 into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and he served on the documentary committee and the foreign films committee for the Oscars. In 1985, Carter was awarded a Los Angeles Emmy for “K*I*D*S,” a TV miniseries he created, directed and produced about a diverse group of teenagers who struggle to navigate the intense conflicts confronting American youth at the time.

From 1965 to 1968, Carter worked as a weekend newscaster for WBZ-TV in Boston, where he became an anchor-reporter. Some sources said he was the world's first black TV newsman. During his three-year stint, he also served as New England television's first black opening-night movie and theater critic. Although WBZ said he resigned from the station, Carter told the black press that he had been fired, because Westinghouse (which owned WBZ) objected to his personal involvement in numerous community projects. His departure left Boston without any black TV news reporters.

In 1975, Carter started a small Los Angeles corporation, Meta/4 Productions, Inc. for which he produced and directed industrial and educational presentations on film and videotape for the federal government.

Carter was twice widowed and is survived by his wife Etaferhu Zenebe-DeCoste, and his two children Miguel and Melinda. 

 

Actor

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

6.3

Josef Bekele

2012

 

Galacticon

8.0

Video

Colonel Tigh

2003

 

Peter Stormare in Hamilton (2001)

Hamilton

6.4

TV Mini Series

Texas Slim

2001

3 episodes

 

Richard Hatch in Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999)

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

7.1

Short

President Tigh

1999

 

Hamilton (1998)

Hamilton

5.8

Texas Slim

1998

 

One West Waikiki (1994)

One West Waikiki

6.8

TV Series

Dr. Carter Reeves

1994

1 episode

 

The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)

The Return of Sam McCloud

6.2

TV Movie

Chief Joe Broadhurst

1989

 

Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)

The Highwayman

6.6

TV Series

Lt. Broadside

1988

1 episode

 

Marla Gibbs and Jackée Harry in 227 (1985)

227

6.7

TV Series

Fred Dalton

1988

1 episode

 

Mr. Belvedere (1985)

Mr. Belvedere

6.5

TV Series

Mr. Bark

1987

1 episode

 

The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

Stephen Bates

1982–1985

2 episodes

 

Falcon Crest (1981)

Falcon Crest

6.2

TV Series

Frank Taggert

1984

1 episode

 

Marla Gibbs, Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford, and Berlinda Tolbert in The Jeffersons (1975)

The Jeffersons

7.5

TV Series

Carl Davis

1982

1 episode

 

Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

7.2

TV Series

Colonel Tigh

1978–1979

21 episodes

 

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

6.7

Colonel Tigh

1978

 

Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)

McCloud

6.9

TV Series

Sgt. Joe Broadhurst

Sergeant Joe Broadhurst

Det. Joe Broadhurst ...

1970–1977

42 episodes

 

Charles Durning, Lucille Benson, Terry Carter, Arlene Golonka, Patsy Kelly, Marc McClure, William Pierson, Sharon Spelman, Tierre Turner, and Curtiz Willis in The Cop and the Kid (1975)

The Cop and the Kid

5.7

TV Series

Joe

1976

2 episodes

 

Abby (1974)

Abby

5.5

Rev. Emmett Williams

1974

 

Higgins in Benji (1974)

Benji

6.1

Officer Tuttle

1974

 

Pam Grier in Foxy Brown (1974)

Foxy Brown

6.5

Michael Anderson

1974

 

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

6.7

TV Movie

Mel Bristo

1973

 

Brother on the Run (1973)

Brother on the Run

4.8

Prof. Grant 'Boots' Turner

1973

 

Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)

Search

8.1

TV Series

Hawley Mattson

1973

1 episode

 

Patty Duke and Ted Bessell in Two on a Bench (1971)

Two on a Bench

5.9

TV Movie

Kingston

1971

 

Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux in The Most Deadly Game (1970)

The Most Deadly Game

6.6

TV Series

Purt

1970

1 episode

 

Company of Killers (1970)

Company of Killers

5.6

TV Movie

Max Jaffie

1970

 

Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)

Julia

7.7

TV Series

Bert Morrow

Ray Ulmering

1968–1970

3 episodes

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Marcus Fair

1970

1 episode

 

Bracken's World (1969)

Bracken's World

6.9

TV Series

Perry Lee Wilson

1969

1 episode

 

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

6.9

TV Series

Mike Carter

1969

1 episode

 

Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966)

That Girl

7.3

TV Series

J.J. Johnson

1969

1 episode

 

Attraction (1969)

Attraction

5.2

American

1969

 

Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders

8.0

TV Series

Sam Mitchell

Detective #1

1961–1965

2 episodes

 

Combat! (1962)

Combat!

8.4

TV Series

Archie

1965

1 episode

 

William Shatner in For the People (1965)

For the People

7.5

TV Series

Superior Clerk

1965

1 episode

 

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Dr. Kildare

7.0

TV Series

Ernie Mann

1964

1 episode

 

Breaking Point (1963)

Breaking Point

7.4

TV Series

Rosie Palmer

1964

1 episode

 

Naked City (1958)

Naked City

8.2

TV Series

Jack Lubin

1961

1 episode

 

Troy Donahue, Sharon Hugueny, Diane McBain, and Connie Stevens in Parrish (1961)

Parrish

6.5

Cartwright (uncredited)

1961

 

Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)

Play of the Week

7.1

TV Series

Rufe Apley

1960

1 episode

 

First Person (1960)

First Person

TV Series

Solomon

1960

1 episode

 

Playhouse 90 (1956)

Playhouse 90

8.4

TV Series

2nd Guard

Wesley

1958–1960

3 episodes

 

The Phil Silvers Show (1955)

The Phil Silvers Show

8.4

TV Series

Pvt. Sugie Sugarman

Pvt. Sugarman

Pvt. 'Sugie' Sugarman ...

1955–1959

92 episodes

 

The Green Pastures

TV Movie

Gabriel

1959

 

The Green Pastures

7.7

TV Movie

Gabriel

1957

 

The Big Story (1949)

The Big Story

6.5

TV Series

Bob Thomas

1957

1 episode

 

Playwrights '56 (1955)

Playwrights '56

6.6

TV Series

1955

1 episode

 

Director

American Masters (1985)

American Masters

8.2

TV Series

Director

1988

1 episode

 

Music Department

Troy Donahue, Sharon Hugueny, Diane McBain, and Connie Stevens in Parrish (1961)

Parrish

6.5

work songs

1961

 

Selected projects

Katherine Dunham Technique – Library of Congress

A 2-½ hour presentation of the dance technique of anthropologist-choreographer Katherine Dunham. Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, this video documentary is designed to serve as a study guide for dance teachers, scholars and dancers, as part of the Katherine Dunham Legacy Project of the Library of Congress. In 2012, Terry Carter released The Katherine Dunham Technique as a DVD.

A Duke Named Ellington - WNET-TV (PBS), American Masters Series (1988)

This two-hour musical documentary features Ellington, reminiscing and performing, as soloist and with his orchestra. A Duke Named Ellington offers a retrospective of Ellington's half-century career, focusing primarily on his music and method, his artistic accomplishments and his role in the development of modern music. A Duke Named Ellington had its world premiere on the PBS American Masters series, to critical acclaim. A Duke Named Ellington was selected as the official US entry in international television festivals in countries such as the People's Republic of China, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Brazil, Poland, and Bulgaria. A Duke Named Ellington has been telecast in most countries of Europe, as well as in Japan, Australia, and South Africa. The program has been awarded the CINE Golden Eagle and the Golden Antenna. A Duke Named Ellington was nominated for an Emmy Award as "Outstanding Informational Special". In 2007, Carter released A Duke Named Ellington, the documentary he produced for PBS American Masters in 1988, as a DVD.

Once Upon A Vision - KET-TV (PBS) (1991)

This one-hour television documentary reveals the history of Berea, Kentucky, a unique 19th Century inter-racial colony founded in the midst of the slave-holding South. Before the Civil War, a group of abolitionists and former slaves began building a community based on unconditional racial and gender equality and participatory democracy. For more than half a century, withstanding persecution from slavers, pro-slavery politicians, and the Ku Klux Klan, these poor white and black settlers lived, and died for, their vision of multi-racial democracy. This program has become part of the secondary-school American History curriculum in Kentucky. Hosted and narrated by historian and author Alex Haley.

JazzMasters - TV2/Denmark (1988)

This series of 13 television portraits features musical artists in the world of jazz. An international co-production, JazzMasters was the first program series ever commissioned by TV2/Denmark. The JazzMasters series has been telecast in Scandinavia, France, Poland, Bulgaria and Japan. The series features programs about Chet Baker, Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Bobby Hutcherson, Carmen McRae, Palle Mikkelborg, James Moody, Clark Terry, Randy Weston, Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

K*I*D*S - KCET-TV (PBS), US Department of Education (1984)

This dramatic television miniseries was designed for public broadcasting to promote interracial and interethnic understanding among adolescents. K*I*D*S is the story of a multi-racial group of teenagers struggling to cope with some of the adult-sized conflicts confronting youth in America today. Endorsed by the National Education Association, K*I*D*S, accompanied by a teachers' guide, was also distributed on videocassette to secondary schools throughout the nation. K*I*D*S received an Emmy award in Los Angeles as "Best Series for Children and Youth".

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