Way back in 1982, John Carpenter's graphic redux of The Thing was thought to be a come-and-go misfire, but it went on to attain classic status. Your portrayal of Nauls is part of that enduring triumph, but it's not the only one you shared.
You're featured in Southern Comfort, Amazon Women on the Moon, My Favorite Martian 1999, Space Jam, Runaway Train, Corvette Summer, Ski Patrol, Baadassssss!, Domino, Youngblood, The Hollywood Knights, Doctor Detroit, A Rage in Harlem, A Cool Like That Christmas, Carpool, The Bobby Brown Story, Polly, It Seems Like Old Times, Underground Aces, The Way Back, Seed of Innocence and the gritty, HBO miniseries, The Corner.
Your television, guest spots hold equal weight, which include such crowning favorites as The Waltons, Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Gregory Hines Show, Everybody Hates Chris, Love That Girl!, Moesha, The Nanny, Family Matters, 227, A Different World, NYPD Blue, How To Get Away With Murder, Stumptown, The Transformers, Jem and the Holograms, Turbo Teen, What a Cartoon!, The Company You Keep, The Steve Harvey Show and thirteen installments as Mylo Williams in Good Morning, Miss Bliss (aka Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years), twelve episodes as Shabu on Just Our Luck, twenty-four episodes as Mike Fulton on Punky Brewster, twenty-four episodes as Clarence Hull on The Sinbad Show and five fine visits as Cliff on Dave.
Your talent covered many genres and peaks. You were never overlooked, but worthy of more praise than you got. Nevertheless, Mr. Carter, you built an envious career: one of eclectic avenues and an abiding success that will never fade away.
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