Thomas Carter

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

1976

The Monkey Hustle

as

Player

1981

Full Moon High

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High School Student

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

as

Orderly John

1978

Almost Summer

as

Dean Hampton

Good Times

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M*A*S*H

as

What's Happening!!

as

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Hill Street Blues

as

The White Shadow

as

James Hayward

Szysznyk

as

Isis

as

Fabian

Production

2005

Coach Carter

as

1995

Divas

as

1997

Don King: Only in America

as

1996

The Uninvited

as

1997

Five Desperate Hours

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Under One Roof

as

Hack

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Crew

Directing

1993

Swing Kids

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2009

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

as

2005

Coach Carter

as

1997

Metro

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2001

Save the Last Dance

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2005

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie

as

1986

Under the Influence

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2014

When the Game Stands Tall

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1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

as

1995

Divas

as

1984

Call to Glory

as

2005

Hitched

as

St. Elsewhere

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Fame

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Remington Steele

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UC: Undercover

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Miami Vice

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Hill Street Blues

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The White Shadow

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Amazing Stories

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Under One Roof

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Hack

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A Year in the Life

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Brotherhood

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Bay City Blues

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Call to Glory

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Midnight Caller

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Bret Maverick

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Damages

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Heart of the City

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Trauma Center

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Equal Justice

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Company Town

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Michael Hayes

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Ice

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Five Points

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Gone

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A Year in the Life

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Shades of Blue

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The Resident

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SEAL Team

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Roots

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New Amsterdam

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Project Blue Book

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The Strain

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Bosch

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Colony

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American Gods

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Animal Kingdom

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The Morning Show

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Nashville

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