A cause of death has been confirmed for “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” star T.K. Carter, who was found dead at his California home last month at age 69.
The actor, whose legal name was Thomas Kent Carter, died of systolic heart failure, according to a death certificate released by the L.A. County Department of Public Health and obtained by the New York Daily News.
The certificate listed atrial fibrillation and pulmonary hypertension as contributing conditions.
Following Carter’s death, his older brother Harold said he was found with an apparent head injury beside a marble table. He noted that Carter had been battling diabetes and ongoing cardiac issues in recent months.