Acting credits
54
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
T.K. Carter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
7.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 31Series: 23
TMDB ID: 15411
IMDb ID: nm0141953
Known for: Acting
Born: December 18, 1956
Died: January 9, 2026
Age: 69
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2020
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q2061785
Also known as
Thomas Kent Carter • T. K. Carter
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with T.K. Carter.
6.6
The Way Back
as Russ
2020 Movie
Hearse Life
2017 Movie
5.9
Domino
as Lester Kincaid
2005 Movie
2.6
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Rodney
2005 Movie
6.5
Baadasssss!
as Bill Cosby
2004 Movie
Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach
as Shark, Oyster #3, Sea
2002 Movie
Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist
as Dentist Lloyd
2002 Movie
5.6
My Favorite Martian
as Lenny
1999 Movie
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?
as Sledgehammer O'Possum
1997 Movie
6.8
Space Jam
as Monstar NAWT (voice)
1996 Movie
3.9
Yesterday's Target
as Carter
1996 Movie
Yuckie Duck: I'm On My Way
as Lion
1995 Movie
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
as Steve / Santa
1995 Movie
8.0
A Cool Like That Christmas
as Dead Boy (voice)
1993 Movie
5.4
A Rage in Harlem
as Smitty
1991 Movie
8.5
Polly: Comin' Home!
as George Dodds
1990 Movie
4.7
Ski Patrol
as Iceman
1990 Movie
8.2
Polly
as George
1989 Movie
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Host (segment "Silly Paté")
1987 Movie
3.6
He's My Girl
as Reggie / Regina
1987 Movie
7.0
Runaway Train
as Dave Prince
1985 Movie
4.0
Carpool
as Otis Vaughan
1983 Movie
5.0
Doctor Detroit
as Diavolo Washington
1983 Movie
8.1
The Thing
as Nauls
1982 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with T.K. Carter.
7.3
DAVE
as Cliff • 5 eps
2020 Series
7.2
Stumptown
as Lataurus Price • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.6
The Bobby Brown Story
as Herbert 'Pops' Brown • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Thelonious Harkness • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.1
Everybody Hates Chris
1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
The Corner
as Gary McCullough • 6 eps
2000 Series
6.9
The Steve Harvey Show
as T-Bone • 4 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Moesha
as T.K. Smooth • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.2
What a Cartoon!
as Steve / Santa (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.1
The Nanny
as Ty • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.8
Family Matters
as Ty • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.0
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
as Mylo Williams • 13 eps
1988 Series
7.0
A Different World
as Darnell Gaines • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.4
Jem
as Anthony Julian (voice) • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
227
1 eps
1985 Series
7.8
The Transformers
as Rocksteady (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Punky Brewster
as Mike Fulton • 24 eps
1984 Series
6.1
Turbo Teen
as Alex (voice) • 13 eps
1984 Series
5.5
Just Our Luck
as Shabu • 13 eps
1983 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
1976 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
1 eps
1975 Series
8.0
Good Times
2 eps
1974 Series
7.2
The Waltons
1 eps
1972 Series