T.K. Carter | |
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Born | Thomas Kent Carter December 18, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–present |
Thomas Kent Carter (born December 18, 1956) [1] [2] is an American actor.
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.
Carter grew up in the San Gabriel Valley area of Southern California. [7]
On June 13, 1990, Carter was arrested after refusing to answer police officers' questions and babbling incoherently. He resisted being arrested and was tasered three times. [8] In December 1991, Carter was arrested after assaulting a woman and then stealing her car. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | 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 [10] | 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 (2), Lion (voice) [11] | 3 episodes |
1996 | Space Jam | Monstar Nawt (voice) | |
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 | Pop | Episode: That's My Pop! |
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 [2] | |
2005 | Domino [12] | 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 | |
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