T. K. Carter

Also known as Thomas Kent Carter, TK Carter

Thomas Kent Carter was an American actor best known for his roles in the films Corvette Summer (1978), Southern Comfort (1981), The Thing (1982), Doctor Detroit (1983), Runaway Train (1985), Space Jam (1996) and The Corner (2000), as well as for the TV series Just Our Luck, Punky Brewster, The Sinbad Show, Dave, and Good Morning, Miss Bliss, also known as Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years. He was also the voice of the animated character Anthony Julian from 1985 to 1988 on the series Jem.

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Three Meals to Anarchy
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New York City, New York, USA

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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The Way Back — Russ2020
DAVE — Cliff2020
Stumptown — Lataurus Price2019
The Bobby Brown Story — Herbert 'Pops' Brown2018
Hearse Life2017
How to Get Away with Murder — Thelonious Harkness2014
Domino — Lester Kincaid2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular — Rodney2005
Everybody Hates Chris2005
Baadasssss! — Bill Cosby2004

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1956
Active to: 2026

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Instance of: human
Given name: Kent
Family name: Carter
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Duarte
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: T.K. Carter.png

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date of birth: 1956-12-18
start of work period: 1974-00-00
writing language: English language
date of death: 2026-01-09
end of work period: 2023-00-00
name in native language: Thomas Kent Carter

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