Overview
- Los Angeles County deputies responded to a call about an unresponsive male at Carter’s Duarte, California home around 5:42 p.m. Friday, and fire personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
- The Sheriff’s Department told AP and other outlets that no foul play is suspected, and the official cause of death has not been disclosed.
- News of the death was first reported by TMZ and subsequently confirmed by law enforcement in statements carried by national outlets.
- Carter’s decades-long career included Nauls in John Carpenter’s The Thing, teacher Mike Fulton on Punky Brewster, voice work in Space Jam, and an acclaimed turn in HBO’s The Corner.
- He is survived by his wife, Janet Carter, as colleagues and fans share tributes honoring his work.