Terry Carter

Infobox actor


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name = Terry Carter
birthname = John E. DeCoste
birthdate = birth date and age|1928|12|16
birthplace = flagicon|United States Brooklyn, New York, USA
occupation = Actor
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spouse = Anna DeCoste (1964-1990)
Beate Glatved DeCoste (1991-2006)
website = http://www.terry-carter.net/
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Terry Carter (born December 16, 1928) is an American actor and filmmaker who is known for his roles as "Sgt. Joe Broadhurst", on the seven year hit TV series "McCloud" and as "Colonel Tigh" on the original "Battlestar Galactica".

Biography

Early life

Carter was born in Brooklyn, New York as John E. DeCoste. His mother, Mercedes, was a native of the Dominican Republic, and his father, William DeCoste, was of Argentinian and African-American descent and operated a radio repair business. [ [http://www.terry-carter.net/site/terry.htm Terry Carter - Biography ] ] Carter graduated from the elite Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1946. He attended Hunter College, St. John's University Law School, Boston University, and U.C.L.A. and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in 1983.

Acting career

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".

From 1965 to 1968, Carter worked as a newscaster for WBZ-TV in Boston becoming the world's first black TV news anchor-reporter. During his three-year stint, he also served as New England television's first opening-night movie and theatre critic.

Terry Carter also played co-star roles in numerous TV series and specials, and theatrical films. He was a regular cast member in "The Phil Silvers Show" (also known as "The Sergeant Bilko Show"). He played the part of Police Officer Tuttle in the 1974 children's film Benji. He is best known internationally for his co-starring role as "Colonel Tigh" in the popular science-fiction TV series "Battlestar Galactica". He was originally cast as "Lieutenant Boomer", but was cut following a roller skating accident that fractured his ankle. After replacing Carter with Herb Jefferson, Jr., producer Glen A. Larson instead offered Terry Carter the role of "Colonel Tigh", second in command of the ragtag fleet of starships. Terry Carter also starred as Dennis Weaver's partner, "Sergeant Joe Broadhurst" in the popular detective series "McCloud" for seven years. He played opposite Pam Grier in the motion picture "Foxy Brown". He played the role of CIA chief "Texas Slim" in "Hamilton", a multinational action-adventure Swedish film (1999). Most recently, Carter had a recurring role in "Hotel Caesar", Norway's most popular soap opera, as "Solomon Tefari", an Ethiopian businessman and father of one of the main characters.

Production career

In 1975, Carter started a small Los Angeles corporation for which he produced and directed more than 100 industrial and educational presentations on film and videotape for virtually every agency of the federal government.

Carter is president of Council for Positive Images, Inc., a non-profit organization he formed in 1979, dedicated to enhancing intercultural and interethnic understanding through audiovisual communication. Under the Council’s auspices, Carter has produced and directed award-winning dramatic and documentary programs for presentation on PBS and distribution worldwide.

He currently resides in both Oslo, Norway and New York City.

elected past projects

Katherine Dunham Technique – Library of CongressA 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.

A Duke Named Ellington - WNET-TV (PBS), "American Masters" Series (1988)This two-hour musical documentary features "the Duke" himself, reminiscing and performing, as soloist and with his illustrious 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 as a trailblazer in the development of modern music. "A Duke Named Ellington" had its world premiere on the PBS American Masters series, to critical acclaim:

* "A masterly portrait of a master." (Politiken, Denmark)
* "in a class by itself” … “a triumph of film and tape research… it is achingly good...(Los Angeles Times)
* "can't be beat... a superb two-parter... the perfect example of just how an in-depth profile of an artist should be done..." (New York Daily News)
* " ... much more than a documentary about the Duke... an essential testimony about the music of our century." (Jazz Magazine, France).

"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, Terry Carter released "A Duke Named Ellington", the documentary he produced for PBS American Masters in 1988, as a DVD: [http://www.dukeellingtondvd.com A Duke Named Ellington DVD] .

Once Upon A Vision - KET-TV (PBS) (1991)This one-hour television documentary reveals the little-known 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 zealous 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 intense 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 some of the most outstanding 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".

Works In Progress:

Katherine Dunham: Dancing With Life - National Endowment for the Arts This 90-minute documentary program designed for PBS is about the extraordinary life and work of the African-American anthropologist-choreographer-dancer, a pioneer internationally heralded as one of the most influential creative forces in American dance theatre.

Awards

* Emmy Award, Los Angeles, Best Series for Children and Youth, 1985, for K*I*D*S
* Emmy Nomination, Best Informational Special, 1989, for A Duke Named Ellington
* CINE Golden Eagle, 1989, for A Duke Named Ellington
* Golden Antenna, 1989, for A Duke Named Ellington
* Award for Excellence, L. A. Film Review Board, 1977, for Child Abuse & Neglect Series

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0141956|name=Terry Carter
* [http://www.terry-carter.net/ Terry Carter - official site]
* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-1978---interviews/terry-carter-galactica.tv-interview.html Terry Carter interview]