John Dewey Carter
- Actor
John Dewey-Carter was born in Memphis,TN. John's family relocated to Detroit, MI when he was a small child.
In grade school there, young John began performing as a local radio disc jockey, as he also sang in the All-City Glee Club. By high school he was active in sports and in the drama club. After graduating from high school, he attended the Detroit Institute of Technology, where he majored in Speech and Drama. Soon thereafter, in the mid-1960's, he served in the U.S. Army, seeing time in Vietnam, before returning stateside to pursue his acting aspirations.
After meeting some actors who worked at the Concept East Theatre, he auditioned for the theatre, which began a period working in theatre in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his theatre acting career, before eventually auditioning for and getting roles in TV and films as well. [2]
John has appeared as supporting characters in both film and television during the 1970s and 1980s, including The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, T.J. Hooker, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Hill Street Blues, and ABC-TV's Sister, Sister. John also had a recurring role on the NBC-TV daytime soap opera Another World ("Grant Todd", 1984 - 1985).
In grade school there, young John began performing as a local radio disc jockey, as he also sang in the All-City Glee Club. By high school he was active in sports and in the drama club. After graduating from high school, he attended the Detroit Institute of Technology, where he majored in Speech and Drama. Soon thereafter, in the mid-1960's, he served in the U.S. Army, seeing time in Vietnam, before returning stateside to pursue his acting aspirations.
After meeting some actors who worked at the Concept East Theatre, he auditioned for the theatre, which began a period working in theatre in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his theatre acting career, before eventually auditioning for and getting roles in TV and films as well. [2]
John has appeared as supporting characters in both film and television during the 1970s and 1980s, including The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, T.J. Hooker, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Hill Street Blues, and ABC-TV's Sister, Sister. John also had a recurring role on the NBC-TV daytime soap opera Another World ("Grant Todd", 1984 - 1985).
