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Thomas Carter profile
Director

Thomas Carter

Directing

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Directed credits

51

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 38All crew credits: 55

TMDB ID: 52038

IMDb ID: nm0141961

Known for: Directing

Born: July 17, 1953

Age: 72

Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2021

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 7.2

Wikidata: Q3524978

Frequent jobs

Director (50)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (3)Animation (1)

Biography

Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice.

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