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The Emmy-nominated producer died in his New York City home on Tuesday, April 23 ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Terry Carter, the actor best known for his roles in Battlestar Galactica and McCloud, has died. He was 95. Carter's death was confirmed on his official website, which stated that the actor died on Tuesday, April 23. His son, Miguel Carter DeCoste, also confirmed the sad news to The New York Times and said Carter died at his home in Manhattan, New York. Born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928, the actor would proceed to have a prolific career. He became one of the first Black actors as a regular on a TV sitcom series, The Phil Silvers Show. He appeared in 92 episodes as Private Sugarman from 1955-1959. Two years later, he appeared in the film adaptation of the Mildred Savage novel Parrish. Then, in 1965, he portrayed the only Black G.I. in the World War II series Combat! The series ran from 1962 to 1967, with 152 episodes. In tandem with his appearance in Combat!, from 1965 to 1968, he became New England's first Black TV anchor newscaster for WBZ-TV Eyewitness News in Boston. During his tenure, he also served as the station's drama and movie critic. Albert L. Ortega/WireImage Related: Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2024 Shortly after his time at WBZ-TV, Carter starred in several feature films, including the 1970 TV movie Company of Killers and the Blaxploitation classic Foxy Brown, alongside Pam Grier. Throughout the decade, he also starred as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst, the sidekick to Dennis Weaver's Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on McCloud. The series ran from 1970 to 1977. The next two years, he starred as Colonel Tigh in 21 episodes of Battlestar Galactica. In addition to starring in both film and television roles, he also formed his own production company in 1975. He focused his attention on educational documentaries, and by the following decade, he began creating documentaries for the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts and PBS. By the end of the decade, he founded a nonprofit committed to intercultural and interethnic understanding within media, titled the Council for Positive Images. In 1980, he then served two terms on the board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Later on, the aforementioned nonprofit organization led him to produce the Emmy-nominated TV documentary A Duke Named Ellington in 1988 — which chronciled the life of jazz legend Duke Ellington. Before the production of A Duke Named Ellington, he was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1983 and served on the documentary and foreign films committees. Carter also produced and directed Katherine Dunham: Dancing With Life, which documented the career of the dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist. The film was screened in 2013 at Town Hall in Manhattan and, at the time, described as a "work in progress." Bobby Bank/Getty In 1964, he married Anna Scratuglia, and the pair welcomed two children, Miguel and Melinda. The couple divorced in 1990. In 1991, he married film editor Beate Glatved. She died in 2006. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Then in 2009, he married Selome Zenebe. She also had a daughter from a previous relationship, Hiwot Minale. He is survived by his wife, children Miguel, Melinda, and Hiwot, and a granddaughter. A private family memorial has been planned, according to his website. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter! Read the original article on People.