Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69

Actor TK Carter arrives for the premiere of "The LA Riot" at the Tribeca Film Festival, Monday, April 25, 2005, in New York.

T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing."

(Image credit: Mary Altaffer)