T.K. Carter, 1956 – 2026

Actor Thomas Kent (“T.K.”) Carter, 69, died at his Calif. home on Jan. 9. Carter had good (mostly comic) supporting roles in The Thing, Good Times, Corvette Summer, The Jeffersons, Seems Like Old Times, Southern Comfort, Dr. Detroit, Runaway Train, Amazon Women on the Moon, A Rage in Harlem, Moesha, and The Nanny; he also had continuing roles on TV’s Punky Brewster, Just Our Luck, Jem, Good Morning Miss Bliss, The Sinbad Show, The Corner, Dave, and The Company You Keep. Carter also had a rare dramatic role in The Corner, as a drug addict.