Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — T.K. Carter, an actor known for his role in John Carpenter’s horror classic “The Thing,” battled health problems prior ...

DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening ...

T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing." DUARTE, Calif. — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky ...

The veteran actor was found dead in his California home, and no foul play is suspected. T.K. Carter, a comedian and actor whose breakout role came in the 1982 sci-fi horror film “The Thing,” has ...

T.K. Carter, the actor who is widely recognized for his role in the horror classic The Thing and the television series Punky Brewster, has died at age 69. Carter’s publicist, Tony Freeman, told ...