Actor T.K. Carter's cause of death has been revealed. The "Punky Brewster" star died from systolic heart failure, according to documents from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The ...

A cause of death has been confirmed for “The Thing” star T.K. Carter, who was found dead at his California home last month at age 69. The actor, whose legal name is Thomas Kent Carter, died of ...

T.K. Carter, the actor known for the horror classic “The Thing” and the television series “Punky Brewster,” has died. He was 69. Carter died Friday at his home in Duarte, Calif., the actor’s publicist ...

18:41, Sat, Jan 10, 2026 Updated: 18:42, Sat, Jan 10, 2026 Beloved Hollywood actor T.K. Carter has died at the age of 69. He was found dead at home in Duarte, California, on Friday, January 9, after ...

The Thing star T.K. Carter has died aged 69, with fans paying tribute to the American actor. TK was best known for playing Nauls in the 1982 horror film The Thing alongside Kurt Russell and Keith ...

T.K. Carter, the actor best known for his role as Nauls in the cult classic 1982 horror film The Thing, has died at the age of 69. Authorities discovered Carter's body Friday at his home in Duarte, ...

AMERICAN actor T.K. Carter, best known for his role in horror Sci-Fi film The Thing, has been found dead at home. Carter played Nauls in the 1982 movie and has starred in other films including ...

TK Carter attends the Chiller Theatre Expo Fall 2018 at Hilton Parsippany on October 27, 2018 in Parsippany, New Jersey (Bobby Bank/Getty Images) Thomas Kent Carter, a film and TV actor who was known ...

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