John Terlesky
John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film Deathstalker II, and Mike in Chopping Mall (1986).
Terlesky was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 30, 1961. Since the mid-1980s, Terlesky has acted in a number of films and television series. His first notable television role was in the NBC drama Legmen. His other television credits include The Facts of Life, V, Our House, Empty Nest, Walker, Texas Ranger, a recurring role on Guns of Paradise and co-starring in the sitcom The Last Frontier.
Some of Terlesky's film acting credits include Secret Admirer (1985), The Naked Cage (1986), Chopping Mall (1986), Valet Girls (1987), The Allnighter (1987), Deathstalker II (1987), Appointment with Death (1988), Damned River (1989) and Crazy People (1990).
In 1998, Terlesky made his directorial debut with the film The Pandora Project, co-directing with Jim Wynorski. He directed a number of other independent, direct-to-video and television films before getting involved in episodic television. Since 2006, he has directed episodes of Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Drop Dead Diva, Human Target, Army Wives, Body of Proof, Gossip Girl, Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., How To Get Away With Murder, and The Blacklist (TV series).
Fotos
Películas (35)
Trial by Fire
2008 · Director
Warbirds
2008 · Story, Co-Producer
By Appointment Only
2007 · Director
Fire Serpent
2007 · Director
Not My Life
2006 · Director
Cerberus
2005 · Willis, Writer, Director
Written In Blood
2003 · Guard #2, Director
Malevolent
2002 · Director
Guardian
2001 · Director, Writer
Chain of Command
2000 · Director
Judgment Day
1999 · Director
Supreme Sanction
1999 · Director, Screenplay
Storm Trooper
1998 · Shotgun
The Pandora Project
1998 · Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Vampirella
1996 · Astronaut #2
Voice from the Grave
1996 · Bill Perkins
Hard Bounty
1995 · Carver
Little Miss Millions
1993 · Randolph Palmer (uncredited)
Munchie
1992 · Dream Award Presenter (uncredited)
Battling for Baby
1992 · Phillip
Bar Girls
1990 · Gabe Shriver
Crazy People
1990 · Adam Burgess
When He's Not a Stranger
1989 · Ron Cooper
Nashville Beat
1989 · Stick
Damned River
1989 · Carl
Appointment with Death
1988 · Raymond Boynton
Longarm
1988 · Deputy US Marshal Custis Long
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
1987 · Deathstalker
The Allnighter
1987 · C.J.
Valet Girls
1987 · Archie Lee Samples
Chopping Mall
1986 · Mike Brennan
The Naked Cage
1986 · Willy
Secret Admirer
1985 · Rick
Consenting Adult
1985 · Pete Roberts
Thumbelina
1984 · Flower Court
Series (42)
NCIS: Origins
2024 · Director
The Irrational
2023 · Director
Quantum Leap
2022 · Director
The Equalizer
2021 · Director
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · Director, Executive Producer
Grand Hotel
2019 · Director
The Rookie
2018 · Director
Take Two
2018 · Director
Gone
2018 · Director
S.W.A.T.
2017 · Director
The Blacklist: Redemption
2017 · Director, Co-Executive Producer
Timeless
2016 · Director
The Catch
2016 · Director
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Director
Finding Carter
2014 · Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Director
The Blacklist
2013 · Director
Revenge
2011 · Director
Against the Wall
2011 · Director
Body of Proof
2011 · Director
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011 · Director
The Glades
2010 · Director
Human Target
2010 · Director
Eastwick
2009 · Director
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Director
Castle
2009 · Director
Gossip Girl
2007 · Director
Army Wives
2007 · Director
Ugly Betty
2006 · Director
Mentes Criminales
2005 · Director
Anatomía según Grey
2005 · Director
Boston Legal
2004 · Director
CSI: Miami
2002 · Larry Van Owen
The Last Frontier
1996
All-American Girl
1994 · Tim
Sirens
1993 · Dan Kelly
Grapevine
1992 · Greg
Paradise
1988 · Dakota
High Mountain Rangers
1988
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Vince DeNisco
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Flower Court
The Facts of Life
1979