Thomas Carter
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.
52 directing credits · 12 acting credits
Directing · 52
Bosch
2015
The Resident
2018
SEAL Team
2017
Animal Kingdom
2016
The Strain
2014
Miami Vice
1984
Hill Street Blues
1981
New Amsterdam
2018
St. Elsewhere
1982
Damages
2007
The Morning Show
2019
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Colony
2016
Remington Steele
1982
Fame
1982
Amazing Stories
1985
Nashville
2012
American Gods
2017
Hack
2002
The White Shadow
1978
Project Blue Book
2019
Ice
2016
Shades of Blue
2016
Midnight Caller
1988
Brotherhood
2006
UC: Undercover
2001
Roots
2016
Gone
2018
Coach Carter
2005
Bret Maverick
1981
Trauma Center
1983
Equal Justice
1990
Call to Glory
1984
Heart of the City
1986
A Year in the Life
1987
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
Five Points
2018
Michael Hayes
1997
Bay City Blues
1983
Metro
1997
Save the Last Dance
2001
Swing Kids
1993
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
Under One Roof
1995
A Year in the Life
1986
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Under the Influence
1986
Company Town
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Hitched
2005
Call to Glory
1984
Divas
1995
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
2005
Acting · 12
M*A*S*H
1972
Hill Street Blues
1981
Good Times
1974
The White Shadow
1978
What's Happening!!
1976
Isis
1975
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Szysznyk
1977
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
Full Moon High
1981
Almost Summer
1978
The Monkey Hustle
1976