Terry Carter Dies: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ & ‘McCloud’ Star Was 95

Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor Terry Carter dies aged 95

Terry Carter played Colonel Tigh in the original Battlestar Galactica series (Picture: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) 1970s TV actor Terry Carter, who starred in shows including Battlestar Galactica and McCloud, has died aged 95. Carter ‘died peacefully’ at his New York home on Tuesday, it was announced on his official website. He was best known for his roles as Colonel Tigh in the original Battlestar G…

Battlestar Galactica actor Terry Carter dies

Carter is best known for his roles as Colonel Tigh in the original Battlestar Galactica series and Sergeant Joe Broadhurst on McCloud.

‘Battlestar Galactica’ actor Terry Carter dead aged 95

After becoming the first black man to become a series regular on a sitcom in the 1950s, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ actor Terry Carter has died aged 95.

Terry Carter Dies: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ & ‘McCloud’ Actor Was 95

Terry Carter, best known for his roles as Colonel Tigh in the original Battlestar Galactica, and as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on TV series McCloud, died Tuesday at his home in New York City, his son confirmed to The New York Times. He was 95. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Carter broke color barriers from the […]

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

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 …

RIP: Terry Carter, Groundbreaking Actor from Original 'Battlestar Galactica', 'McCloud', Dead at 95