John Terlesky
Known For
Directing
Born
1961-05-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
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).
Most Known For
CSI: Miami
as Larry Van Owen
Murder, She Wrote
as Vince DeNisco
The Facts of Life
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Flower Court
Valet Girls
as Archie Lee Samples
All-American Girl
as Tim
Sirens
as Dan Kelly
The Naked Cage
as Willy
Chopping Mall
as Mike Brennan
Secret Admirer
as Rick
Appointment with Death
as Raymond Boynton
Consenting Adult
as Pete Roberts
Paradise
as Dakota
Grapevine
as Greg
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
as Deathstalker
Munchie
as Dream Award Presenter (uncredited)
Crazy People
as Adam Burgess
The Last Frontier
Cerberus
as Willis
