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T. K. Carter

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Thomas Kent Carter (December 18, 1956 – January 9, 2026) was an American actor best known for his roles in the films Corvette Summer (1978), Southern Comfort (1981), The Thing (1982), Doctor Detroit (1983), Runaway Train (1985), Space Jam (1996) and The Corner (2000), as well as for the TV series Just Our Luck (as the series’ lead), Punky Brewster, The Sinbad Show, Dave and Good Morning, Miss Bliss, also known as Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years.

Early life

Thomas Kent Carter was born in New York City on December 18, 1956.[1][2][3] He grew up in the San Gabriel Valley area of Southern California.[4]

Career

In films, he was mostly known for his many comedic performances, such as the street-smart Chester in Seems Like Old Times and the karaoke-singing Iceman in Ski Patrol. He is also known for playing slightly nervous characters, such as the rollerskating chef Nauls in John Carpenter‘s The Thing, as well as the unfortunate National Guardsman, Cribbs, in Walter Hill‘s Southern Comfort.

On television, he was known for playing Michael « Mike » Fulton, an elementary schoolteacher, on the NBC series Punky Brewster and Mylo Williams on the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss. Carter is also well known for playing the role of drug addicted Gary McCullough in the HBO miniseries The Corner, a performance that The Boston Globe said « perfectly captures the gentleness and passivity that can be addiction’s easiest conquest ».[5][6] Carter’s first starring role on television was on Just Our Luck.[7]

His acting debut was on an episode of Police Woman.[2] Carter also made appearances on Good Times, The Sinbad Show,[8] The Steve Harvey Show, A Different World, and in the television films Polly and its 1990 sequel.

Death

Carter died at his home in Duarte, California, on January 9, 2026, at the age of 69.[9][1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1977–1978 Good Times Head 2 episodes
1978 The Waltons Jodie Foster 1 episode
1978 Corvette Summer Car Wash Employee
1978 Youngblood Bubba Cosell
1978 The Jeffersons Richard 1 episode
1980 Seems Like Old Times Chester
1980 The Hollywood Knights Doo Wop Street Singer
1980 Seed of Innocence Captain
1981 Underground Aces Dee Jay
1981 Southern Comfort Cribbs
1982 The Thing Nauls
1983 Just Our Luck Shabu 13 episodes, main role
1983 Carpool Otis
1983 Doctor Detroit Diavolo Washington
1984 Turbo Teen Alex (voice) 13 episodes, main role
1985–1986 Punky Brewster Mike Fulton 24 episodes
1985 Runaway Train Dave Prince
1985 Jem Anthony Julian (voice)
1985 The Transformers Rocksteady (voice) 1 episode
1987 He’s My Girl Reggie/Regina
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Host (segment « Silly Pate »)
1988 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Mylo Williams 13 episodes
1989 Polly George Dodds TV movie
1989 227 Gary Hunt 1 episode
1990 Ski Patrol Iceman
1990 Polly: Comin’ Home George Dodds TV movie
1991 A Rage in Harlem Smitty
1992 Family Matters Ty, Laura’s Guardian Angel 1 episode
1993 A Different World Darnell Gaines 1 episode
1993 The Sinbad Show Clarence Hull 24 episodes, main role
1993 A Cool Like That Christmas Dead Boy TV movie
1995 What a Cartoon! Sledgehammer O’Possum, Santa Claus, Steve, Lion (voice) 3 episodes[10]
1996 Space Jam Monstar Nawt (voice) [10]
1996–1998 The Steve Harvey Show T-Bone 4 episodes
1997 Moesha T.K. Smooth 1 episode
1998 The Gregory Hines Show Roger Baron 1 episode
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Various voices [10]
1998 The Nanny Ty 1 episode
1999 My Favorite Martian Lenny
1999 NYPD Blue Derrick 1 episode
2000 The Corner Gary McCullough 6 episodes
2003 Baadasssss! Bill Cosby[3]
2005 Domino Lester Kincaid
2007 Everybody Hates Chris Councilman Johnson 1 episode
2013 Love That Girl! Immunique’s father 1 episode
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Thelonious Harkness 1 episode
2018 The Bobby Brown Story Herbert Brown TV film
2020 Stumptown Lataurus Price 1 episode
2020 The Way Back Russ Durrett
2023 Dave Cliff 5 episodes, recurring role
2023 The Company You Keep Pike 3 episodes, final role

References

  1.  Garner, Glenn (January 10, 2026). « T.K. Carter Dies: The Thing & Punky Brewster Actor Was 69″. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2.  « T.K. Carter ». FilmBug. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  3.  « T.K. Carter ». Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  4.  « Meet T.K. Carter« . The Beaufort Gazette. November 25, 1994. p. 43.
  5.  Gilbert, Matthew (April 14, 2000). « Heartbreak ‘Corner’« . The Boston Globe. p. D1, D22.
  6.  « T.K. Carter« . Yahoo Movies. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  7.  Lewis, Dan (October 23, 1983). « Carter needs ‘Luck’ to gain superhero status« . The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia). p. 59.
  8.  Winslow, Harriet (January 9, 1994). « Comic, actor and producer Sinbad is running his show ». The Des Moines Register. The Washington Post.
  9.  « The Thing Actor T.K. Carter Dead at 69″. TMZ. January 10, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  10.  « TK Carter (visual voices guide) ». Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title’s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.). Retrieved July 18, 2012.

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