T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
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Thomas Kent ‘T.K.’ Carter, the actor known for roles in The Thing (1982) and Punky Brewster, has died. He was 69.
The actor was found dead on Friday in his Duarte, California home after calling 9-1-1 at 5:42pm, TMZ reported. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but foul play is not expected.
Born Dec. 18, 1956 in New York City, Carter grew up outside
of Los Angeles, where he began performing as a standup comedian at age 12,
going on to perform at the Comedy Store and other notable venues.
Carter was known for his role as rollerskating chef Nauls in John Carpenter’s The Thing, in addition to playing Mike Fulton in the first two seasons of Punky Brewster from 1985 to ’86.
Making his onscreen debut in a 1976 episode of NBC’s Police Woman, Carter also appeared in shows like Good Times, The Waltons, The Jeffersons, Just Our Luck, 227, Good Morning, Miss Bliss (Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years), Family Matters, The Sinbad Show, Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, The Nanny and Dave, in addition to voice roles in The Transformers and Jem.
Additionally, he starred in movies like Seems Like Old Times
(1980), Southern Comfort (1981), Doctor Detroit (1983), Ski Patrol (1990),
Space Jam (1996) and My Favorite Martian (1999).
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1977–1978 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 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, Lion (voice) 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 Various voices
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
2005 Domino 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
2023 The Company You
Keep Pike 3 episodes, final role
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