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T.K. Carter

ACTING

1956-12-18

2026-01-09

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Thomas Kent Carter (December 18, 1956 – January 9, 2026) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his roles in Seems Like Old Times (1980) Space Jam (1996) and The Thing (1982).

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Biography

Thomas Kent Carter (December 18, 1956 – January 9, 2026) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his roles in Seems Like Old Times (1980) Space Jam (1996) and The Thing (1982).

Best known for:

Filmography:

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid poster

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid(1977)

Justin

Corvette Summer poster

Corvette Summer(1978)

Car Washer Employee

The Hollywood Knights poster

The Hollywood Knights(1980)

Do Wopper

Seems Like Old Times poster

Seems Like Old Times(1980)

Chester

Seed of Innocence poster

Seed of Innocence(1980)

Captain

Southern Comfort poster

Southern Comfort(1981)

Cribbs

Underground Aces poster

Underground Aces(1981)

Dee Jay

The Thing poster

The Thing(1982)

Nauls

Doctor Detroit poster

Doctor Detroit(1983)

Diavolo Washington

Just Our Luck poster

Just Our Luck(1983)

Shabu

Carpool poster

Carpool(1983)

Otis Vaughan

Punky Brewster poster

Punky Brewster(1984)

Mike Fulton

The Transformers poster

The Transformers(1984)

Rocksteady (voice)

Turbo Teen poster

Turbo Teen(1984)

Alex (voice)

Jem poster

Jem(1985)

Anthony Julian (voice)

Runaway Train poster

Runaway Train(1985)

Dave Prince

A Different World poster

A Different World(1987)

Darnell Gaines

Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

Host (segment "Silly Paté")

He's My Girl poster

He's My Girl(1987)

Reggie / Regina

Good Morning, Miss Bliss poster

Good Morning, Miss Bliss(1988)

Mylo Williams

Family Matters poster

Family Matters(1989)

Ty

Polly poster

Polly(1989)

George

Ski Patrol poster

Ski Patrol(1990)

Iceman

Polly: Comin' Home! poster

Polly: Comin' Home!(1990)

George Dodds

A Rage in Harlem poster

A Rage in Harlem(1991)

Smitty

The Nanny poster

The Nanny(1993)

Ty

A Cool Like That Christmas poster

A Cool Like That Christmas(1993)

Dead Boy (voice)

What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!(1995)

Steve / Santa (voice), Lion (voice), Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)

George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular poster

George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular(1995)

Steve / Santa (voices)

Yuckie Duck: I'm On My Way poster

Yuckie Duck: I'm On My Way(1995)

Lion

Space Jam poster

Space Jam(1996)

Monstar NAWT (voice)

Moesha poster

Moesha(1996)

T.K. Smooth

The Steve Harvey Show poster

The Steve Harvey Show(1996)

T-Bone

Yesterday's Target poster

Yesterday's Target(1996)

Carter

Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? poster

Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?(1997)

Sledgehammer O'Possum

My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian(1999)

Lenny

The Corner poster

The Corner(2000)

Gary McCullough

Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist poster

Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist(2002)

Dentist Lloyd

Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach poster

Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach(2002)

Shark, Oyster #3, Sea

Baadasssss! poster

Baadasssss!(2004)

Bill Cosby

The L.A. Riot Spectacular poster

The L.A. Riot Spectacular(2005)

Rodney

Domino poster

Domino(2005)

Lester Kincaid

How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

Thelonious Harkness

The Bobby Brown Story poster

The Bobby Brown Story(2018)

Herbert 'Pops' Brown

Stumptown poster

Stumptown(2019)

Lataurus Price

DAVE poster

DAVE(2020)

Cliff

The Way Back poster

The Way Back(2020)

Russ