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Apr 24, 2024

Terry Carter (1928–2024), Battlestar Galactica, McCloud star

Terry Carter was an actor and Emmy Award-winning producer best known as the original Col. Tigh on Battlestar Galactica and Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on McCloud.

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Oct 25, 2023

Richard Roundtree (1942–2023), star of Shaft 

Richard Roundtree was an actor who became the first Black action star when he played an ultra-cool private detective in “Shaft.” 

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Oct 11, 2022

Austin Stoker (1930–2022), “Assault on Precinct 13” star

Austin Stoker was an actor who starred in movies including John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13.”

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Aug 8, 2022

Roger E. Mosley (1938–2022), “Magnum, P.I.” star

Roger E. Mosley was an actor who starred in “Magnum, P.I.” as helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin.

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Jan 19, 2022

Carol Speed (1945–2022), star of blaxploitation classics “The Mack” and “Abby”

Carol Speed was an actress known for roles in films of the blaxploitation era, including “Abby” and “The Mack.”

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Jan 4, 2022

Max Julien (1933–2022), star of blaxploitation classic “The Mack”

Max Julien was an actor and screenwriter best known for starring in the 1973 blaxploitation film “The Mack.”

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Sep 22, 2021

Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021), influential actor and filmmaker

Melvin Van Peebles was an actor and filmmaker best known for his influential 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.”

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