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).

KNOWN FOR

The Nanny
1998
How to Get Away with Murder
2016
Quincy, M.E.
1978
The Waltons
1978
Family Matters
1992
A Different World
1993
Everybody Hates Chris
2007
The Transformers
1985
Moesha
1997
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
The Jeffersons
1978
Good Times
1977

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
58
2023
DAVE
as Cliff
2020
The Way Back
as Russ
2020
Stumptown
as Lataurus Price
2018
The Bobby Brown Story
as Herbert 'Pops' Brown
2017
Hearse Life
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
as Thelonious Harkness
2007
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Domino
as Lester Kincaid
2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Rodney
2004
Baadasssss!
as Bill Cosby
2002
Jamal the Funny Frog: Beach
as Shark, Oyster #3, Sea
2002
Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist
as Dentist Lloyd
2000
The Corner
as Gary McCullough
1999
My Favorite Martian
as Lenny
1998
The Nanny
as Ty
1997
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?
as Sledgehammer O'Possum
1997
Moesha
as T.K. Smooth
1997
What a Cartoon!
as Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
1996
Yesterday's Target
as Carter
1996
Space Jam
as Monstar NAWT (voice)
1996
The Steve Harvey Show
as T-Bone
1995
Yuckie Duck: I'm On My Way
as Lion
1995
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
as Steve / Santa (voices)
1995
What a Cartoon!
as Steve / Santa (voice)
1995
What a Cartoon!
as Lion (voice)
1993
A Cool Like That Christmas
as Dead Boy (voice)
1993
A Different World
as Darnell Gaines
1993
The Sinbad Show
1993
Soul Train
as Self - Host
1992
Family Matters
as Ty
1991
A Rage in Harlem
as Smitty
1990
Ski Patrol
as Iceman
1990
Polly: Comin' Home!
as George Dodds
1989
Polly
as George
1989
227
1988
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
as Mylo Williams
1987
He's My Girl
as Reggie / Regina
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Host (segment "Silly Paté")
1985
Runaway Train
as Dave Prince
1985
Punky Brewster
as Mike Fulton
1985
Jem
as Anthony Julian (voice)
1985
The Transformers
as Rocksteady (voice)
1984
Turbo Teen
as Alex (voice)
1983
Doctor Detroit
as Diavolo Washington
1983
Carpool
as Otis Vaughan
1983
Just Our Luck
as Shabu
1982
The Thing
as Nauls
1981
Southern Comfort
as Cribbs
1981
Underground Aces
as Dee Jay
1980
Seems Like Old Times
as Chester
1980
The Hollywood Knights
as Do Wopper
1980
Seed of Innocence
as Captain
1978
Corvette Summer
as Car Washer Employee
1978
Quincy, M.E.
1978
The Jeffersons
1978
The Waltons
1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Justin
1977
Good Times