T.K. Carter

T. K. Carter was an American actor who worked largely in film and television and was often cast in comic parts or as men on edge. He was born in New York City, grew up in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley, and made his debut with a guest role on Police Woman. In Seems Like Old Times (1980) he was Chester, a street-smart type, while Ski Patrol (1990) cast him as Iceman, who sings karaoke; he also played the rollerskating chef Nauls in The Thing (1982) and nervous National Guardsman Cribbs in Southern Comfort (1981), and appeared in Doctor Detroit (1983) and Runaway Train (1985). On television his first lead came with Just Our Luck; he later played teacher Mike Fulton on Punky Brewster and Mylo Williams on Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and from 1985 to 1988 he voiced Anthony Julian on Jem. For the HBO miniseries The Corner he played Gary McCullough, and The Boston Globe praised his work.