T. K. Carter

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, and Dave.

T. K. Carter
Born	Thomas Kent Carter (1956-12-18) December 18, 1956 (age 68) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present

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]

On June 13, 1990, Carter was arrested after refusing to answer police officers' questions and babbling incoherently. He resisted arrest and was tased three times.^[8] In December 1991, Carter was arrested after assaulting a woman and then stealing her car.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 Durrett
2023	Dave	Cliff	5 episodes, recurring role

References

1. "T.K. Carter". FilmBug. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
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. Accessd 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 Washington Post. The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa).
7. "Meet T.K. Carter". The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina). November 25, 1994. p. 43.
8. "'Punky Brewster' Actor Arrested After Incident". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
9. "Thomas Kent Carter". Associated Press. The World (Coos Bay, Oregon). p. 2.
10. "He's My Girl". IMDb. 1987. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
11. "SLEGEHAMMER O'POSSUM". Cartoon Network. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
12. Domino at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• T. K. Carter at IMDb
• T.K. Carter(Aveleyman)