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Thomas Carter

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 17, 1953 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

Biography

Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice.

Known For

Acting
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1981Full Moon HighHigh School Student
1981Whose Life Is It Anyway?Orderly John
1981Hill Street Blues
1978Almost SummerDean Hampton
1978The White ShadowJames Hayward
1977Szysznyk
1976The Monkey HustlePlayer
1976What's Happening!!
1975IsisFabian
1974Good Times
1972M*A*S*H
Production
2005Coach CarterExecutive Producer
2002HackExecutive Producer
1997Don King: Only in AmericaExecutive Producer
1997Five Desperate HoursExecutive Producer
1996The UninvitedExecutive Producer
1995DivasExecutive Producer
1995Under One RoofProducer
Directing
2019Project Blue BookDirector
2019The Morning ShowDirector
2018Five PointsDirector
2018GoneDirector
2018The ResidentDirector
2018New AmsterdamDirector
2017SEAL TeamDirector
2017American GodsDirector
2016IceDirector
2016Shades of BlueDirector
2016RootsDirector
2016ColonyDirector
2016Animal KingdomDirector
2015BoschDirector
2014When the Game Stands TallDirector
2014The StrainDirector
2012NashvilleDirector
2009Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryDirector
2007DamagesDirector
2006BrotherhoodDirector
2005Coach CarterDirector
2005Coach Carter The Man Behind the MovieDirector
2005HitchedDirector
2002HackDirector
2001Save the Last DanceDirector
2001UC: UndercoverDirector
1997MetroDirector
1997Michael HayesDirector
1995DivasDirector
1995Under One RoofDirector
1993Swing KidsDirector
1990Equal JusticeDirector
1988Midnight CallerDirector
1987A Year in the LifeDirector
1986Under the InfluenceDirector
1986Heart of the CityDirector
1986A Year in the LifeDirector
1985Amazing StoriesDirector
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirector
1984Miami Vice: Brother's KeeperDirector
1984Call to GloryDirector
1984Miami ViceDirector
1984Call to GloryDirector
1983Bay City BluesDirector
1983Trauma CenterDirector
1982St. ElsewhereDirector
1982FameDirector
1982Remington SteeleDirector
1981Hill Street BluesDirector
1981Bret MaverickDirector
1978The White ShadowDirector
-Company TownDirector
Writing
1995DivasWriter