Thomas Carter
American film and television director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1953 · age 73
Thomas Colbert Carter is an American director, producer and actor, known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance and Coach Carter.
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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 103 days, one point a day.
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2019
Project Blue BookSeries, Director2017
American GodsSeries, Director2016
Animal KingdomSeries, Director2014
The StrainSeries, Director
When the Game Stands TallFilm, 2014Director2012
NashvilleSeries, Director2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryFilm, Director2005
Coach CarterFilm, Director, Producer2001
Save the Last DanceFilm, Director1997
Don King: Only in AmericaFilm, Producer1996
The UninvitedFilm, Producer1995
DivasFilm, Director, Writer1993
Swing KidsFilm, Director1991Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAward1990Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAward1986
Under the InfluenceFilm, Director1985
Amazing StoriesSeries, Director1984
Miami ViceSeries, Director
Call to GloryFilm, 1984Director1981
Hill Street BluesSeries, Director
Full Moon HighFilm, 1981High School Student
Whose Life Is It Anyway?Film, 1981Orderly John1978
Almost SummerFilm, Dean Hampton1976
What's Happening!!Series, Bobby
The Monkey HustleFilm, 1976Player1972
M*A*S*HSeries1953Born17 July 1953
Project Blue BookSeries, Director2017American GodsSeries, Director2016Animal KingdomSeries, Director2014The StrainSeries, DirectorWhen the Game Stands TallFilm, 2014Director2012NashvilleSeries, Director2009Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryFilm, Director2005Coach CarterFilm, Director, Producer2001Save the Last DanceFilm, Director1997Don King: Only in AmericaFilm, Producer1996The UninvitedFilm, Producer1995DivasFilm, Director, Writer1993Swing KidsFilm, Director1991Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAward1990Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAward1986Under the InfluenceFilm, Director1985Amazing StoriesSeries, Director1984Miami ViceSeries, DirectorCall to GloryFilm, 1984Director1981Hill Street BluesSeries, DirectorFull Moon HighFilm, 1981High School StudentWhose Life Is It Anyway?Film, 1981Orderly John1978Almost SummerFilm, Dean Hampton1976What's Happening!!Series, BobbyThe Monkey HustleFilm, 1976Player1972M*A*S*HSeries1953Born17 July 1953People around Thomas
Close ties
Kario Salem Also in Under the Influence and Divas
Eddie Murphy Thomas directed Metro (1997)
Samuel L. Jackson Thomas directed Coach Carter (2005)
Forest Whitaker Thomas directed Roots (2016)
Anna Paquin Thomas directed Roots (2016)
Kerry Washington Thomas directed Save the Last Dance (2001)
Jim Caviezel Thomas directed When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
Barbara Hershey Thomas directed Swing Kids (1993)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Thomas directed Roots (2016)
Michael Mann Produced Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
Ving Rhames Thomas produced Don King: Only in America (1997)
Clancy Brown Thomas directed When the Game Stands Tall (2015)
Craig T. Nelson Thomas directed Call to Glory
Carmen Ejogo Thomas directed Metro (1997)
Michael Rapaport Thomas directed Metro (1997)
Jeffrey Lieber Produced Hitched (2005)
Jeremy Bulloch Thomas directed Swing Kids (1993)
Martin Clunes Thomas directed Swing Kids (1993)
Chris Meledandri Produced Swing Kids (1993)
Rob Brown Thomas directed Coach Carter (2005)
Andy Umberger Thomas directed Coach Carter (2005)
James R. Black Thomas produced Don King: Only in America (1997)
Billy Slaughter Thomas directed When the Game Stands Tall (2015)- Carl Gilliard Thomas directed Coach Carter (2005)
Known for
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009
Coach Carter 2005
Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981
When the Game Stands Tall 2014
Swing Kids 1993
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 19
76 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
