‘The Factor’ Actor T.Okay. Carter Lifeless at 69

T.Okay. Carter, identified for his iconic function as Nauls within the 1982 horror/sci-fi movie “The Thing,” has died, TMZ has realized.

Carter was discovered deceased Friday in his Duarte, CA residence after a name for service was made. Regulation enforcement tells TMZ the decision got here in at roughly 5:42 PM, and a loss of life report was made. No foul play is suspected.

The reason for loss of life has not been launched.

Carter had a decades-spanning profession relationship again to the mid-Nineteen Seventies, along with his huge break being “The Thing.” Different notable movies he acted in embrace 1985’s “Runaway Train,” 1996’s “Space Jam,” and 2005’s “Domino.” He additionally landed a myriad of small-screen roles, together with the character of Mike Fulton throughout 2 dozen episodes of “Punky Brewster” within the ’80s and T-Bone on “The Steve Harvey Show” within the ’90s.

He additionally starred within the miniseries “The Corner” in 2000. He mirrored on the mission in August 2025 … revealing on “Live from the Green Room” he struggled to even get an audition for the present till his shut pal hooked him up with their supervisor, and the celebrities aligned.

He final appeared in 3 episodes of “The Company You Keep” and 5 episodes of Lil Dicky‘s present, “Dave,” in 2023.

T.Okay. was 69.