T.K. Carter
Acting • Born 1956-12-18 – Died 2026-01-09
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).
Filmography
57 credits
The Thing
Movie • 1982
Nauls
Doctor Detroit
Movie • 1983
Diavolo Washington
Ski Patrol
Movie • 1990
Iceman
Runaway Train
Movie • 1985
Dave Prince
Southern Comfort
Movie • 1981
Cribbs
Yuckie Duck: I'm On My Way
Movie • 1995
Lion
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?
Movie • 1997
Sledgehammer O'Possum
My Favorite Martian
Movie • 1999
Lenny
Seems Like Old Times
Movie • 1980
Chester
Baadasssss!
Movie • 2004
Bill Cosby
A Rage in Harlem
Movie • 1991
Smitty
Polly
Movie • 1989
George
He's My Girl
Movie • 1987
Reggie / Regina
Corvette Summer
Movie • 1978
Car Washer Employee
Carpool
Movie • 1983
Otis Vaughan
Domino
Movie • 2005
Lester Kincaid
Hearse Life
Movie • 2017
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Movie • 1977
Justin
The Hollywood Knights
Movie • 1980
Do Wopper
Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach
Movie • 2002
Shark, Oyster #3, Sea
Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist
Movie • 2002
Dentist Lloyd
Yesterday's Target
Movie • 1996
Carter
Underground Aces
Movie • 1981
Dee Jay
Polly: Comin' Home!
Movie • 1990
George Dodds
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Movie • 2005
Rodney
Seed of Innocence
Movie • 1980
Captain
A Cool Like That Christmas
Movie • 1993
Dead Boy (voice)
The Way Back
Movie • 2020
Russ
Space Jam
Movie • 1996
Monstar NAWT (voice)
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie • 1987
Host (segment "Silly Paté")
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
Movie • 1995
Steve / Santa (voices)
A Different World
TV • 1987
Darnell Gaines
Good Times
TV • 1974
Everybody Hates Chris
TV • 2005
The Sinbad Show
TV • 1993
227
TV • 1985
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Punky Brewster
TV • 1984
Mike Fulton
Moesha
TV • 1996
T.K. Smooth
Family Matters
TV • 1989
Ty
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
T-Bone
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
TV • 1988
Mylo Williams
The Waltons
TV • 1972
Turbo Teen
TV • 1984
Alex (voice)
The Corner
TV • 2000
Gary McCullough
DAVE
TV • 2020
Cliff
Just Our Luck
TV • 1983
Shabu
What a Cartoon!
TV • 1995
Steve / Santa (voice)
What a Cartoon!
TV • 1995
Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
What a Cartoon!
TV • 1995
Lion (voice)
Jem
TV • 1985
Anthony Julian (voice)
The Bobby Brown Story
TV • 2018
Herbert 'Pops' Brown
The Transformers
TV • 1984
Rocksteady (voice)
How to Get Away with Murder
TV • 2014
Thelonious Harkness
Stumptown
TV • 2019
Lataurus Price
The Nanny
TV • 1993
Ty