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You heard that right folks, the full schedule is finally with us again. After nearly a year of electrical repairs, the Library of Congress theater will be showing three films

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Actor Terry Carter, who starred in television's original 'Battlestar Galactica' series and 'McCloud' and appeared in the movie 'Foxy Brown,' has died. He was 95.

US actor Terry Carter, who starred in 1970s TV shows including Battlestar Galactica and McCloud, has died at the age of 95.

Terry Carter was best known for his roles in "McCloud" and "Battlestar Galactica."

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.

Terry Carter, who starred in 1970s TV shows uncluding Battlestar Glactica and McCloud, has died.

Carter was born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928. He began is TV career with roles in such shows as “Combat,” and “The Phil Silvers Show” where he was one of the first Black actors to appear as a regular on a TV sitcom.

New England's first Black news anchor at WBZ in Boston from 1965-68, Terry Carter also broke color barriers onstage in the 1950s and ’60s and later produced multicultural documentaries.

Known for his roles as Colonel Tigh and Sergeant Joe Broadhurst, Terry Carter died at the age of 95 at his home in New York City His son confirmed the news on Tuesday