T. K. Carter

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T. K. Carter
Born
Thomas Kent Carter

(1956-12-18) December 18, 1956 (age 68)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Thomas Kent Carter (born December 18, 1956) [1] [2] is an American actor known for his roles in The Thing , Punky Brewster , The Corner , Southern Comfort , Doctor Detroit, Corvette Summer, and Dave and Just Our Luck.

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Career

In films, he is 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 TV, he is 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". [3] [4] Carter's first starring role on television was on Just Our Luck . [5]

His acting debut was on an episode of Police Woman . [1] Carter also made appearances on Good Times , The Sinbad Show , [6] The Steve Harvey Show , A Different World , and in the television films Polly and its 1990 sequel.

Personal life

Carter grew up in the San Gabriel Valley area of Southern California. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Good Times Head2 episodes
1978 The Waltons Jodie Foster1 episode
1978 Corvette Summer Car Wash Employee
1978 Youngblood Bubba Cosell
1978 The Jeffersons Richard1 episode
1980 Seems Like Old Times Chester
1980 The Hollywood Knights Doo Wop Street Singer
1980Seed of InnocenceCaptain
1981 Underground Aces Dee Jay
1981 Southern Comfort Cribbs
1982 The Thing Nauls
1983 Just Our Luck Shabu13 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 Fulton24 episodes
1985 Runaway Train Dave Prince
1985 Jem Anthony Julian (voice)
1985 The Transformers Rocksteady (voice)1 episode
1987 He's My Girl [8] Reggie/Regina
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Host (segment "Silly Pate")
1988 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Mylo Williams13 episodes
1989 Polly George DoddsTV movie
1989 227 Gary Hunt1 episode
1990 Ski Patrol Iceman
1990 Polly: Comin' Home George DoddsTV movie
1991 A Rage in Harlem Smitty
1992 Family Matters Ty, Laura's Guardian Angel1 episode
1993 A Different World Darnell Gaines1 episode
1993 The Sinbad Show Clarence Hull24 episodes, main role
1993A Cool Like That ChristmasDead BoyTV movie
1995 What a Cartoon! Sledgehammer O'Possum, Santa Claus, Steve (2), Lion (voice) [9] 3 episodes
1996 Space Jam Monstar Nawt (voice)
1996–1998 The Steve Harvey Show T-Bone4 episodes
1997 Moesha T.K. Smooth1 episode
1998 The Gregory Hines Show Roger Baron1 episode
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons PopEpisode: That's My Pop!
1998 The Nanny Ty1 episode
1999 My Favorite Martian Lenny
1999 NYPD Blue Derrick1 episode
2000 The Corner Gary McCullough6 episodes
2003 Baadasssss! Bill Cosby [2]
2005 Domino [10] Lester Kincaid
2007 Everybody Hates Chris Councilman Johnson1 episode
2013 Love That Girl! Immunique's father1 episode
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Thelonious Harkness1 episode
2018The Bobby Brown StoryHerbert BrownTV film
2020 Stumptown Lataurus Price1 episode
2020 The Way Back Russ Durrett
2023 Dave Cliff5 episodes, recurring role

References

  1. 1 2 "T.K. Carter". FilmBug. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "T.K. Carter". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (April 14, 2000). "Heartbreak 'Corner'". The Boston Globe . p. D1, D22.
  4. ↑ "T.K. Carter". Yahoo Movies. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Dan (October 23, 1983). "Carter needs 'Luck' to gain superhero status". The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia). p. 59.
  6. ↑ Winslow, Harriet (January 9, 1994). "Comic, actor and producer Sinbad is running his show". The Des Moines Register . The Washington Post .
  7. ↑ "Meet T.K. Carter". The Beaufort Gazette . November 25, 1994. p. 43.
  8. ↑ "He's My Girl". IMDb . 1987. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sledgehammer O'Possum". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Domino". IMDb.


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