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).

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Soul Train — Self - Host