Terry Carter, Barrier-Breaking “Battlestar Galactica” Star, Dies at 95: Sole Black Actor in 1965’s “Combat!” Passes Away Peacefully at New York Residence

Terry Carter, Barrier-Breaking “Battlestar Galactica” Star, Dies at 95: Sole Black Actor in 1965’s “Combat!” Passes Away Peacefully at New York Residence

Iconic Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor Terry Carter has died aged 95.

The star passed away ‘peacefully’ at his home in New York on Tuesday , a statement on his website read. 

‘Terry Carter best known for his roles as “Sgt. Joe Broadhurst” on the TV series McCloud and as “Colonel Tigh” on the original Battlestar Galactica died peacefully at home on April 23rd, 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 on a TV sitcom when he landed the role of Pvt. Sugarman on “The Phil Silvers Show” in 1955.

Terry Carter, Barrier-Breaking “Battlestar Galactica” Star, Dies at 95: Sole Black Actor in 1965’s “Combat!” Passes Away Peacefully at New York Residence

Iconic Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor Terry Carter has died aged 95 (pictured 1978 as Colonel Tigh )

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