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  • BIRTH 30/05/1961
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 4
  • MOVIES 6
  • DIRECTOR 40
  • SCRIPT 3

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).

John Terlesky

Shows (4)

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
Larry Van Owen
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Vince DeNisco
Sirens
Sirens
Dan Kelly
Grapevine (1992)
Grapevine (1992)
Greg

Movies (6)

Secret Admirer
Secret Admirer
Rick
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
Raymond Boynton
Cerberus
Cerberus
Willis
Written In Blood
Written In Blood
Guard #2
The Naked Cage
The Naked Cage
Willy
Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall
Mike Brennan

Director (40)

The Rookie
The Rookie
(1 episode)
NCIS: Origins
NCIS: Origins
(2 episodes)
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
(1 episode)
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
(1 episode)
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
(11 episodes)
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
(3 episodes)
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
(5 episodes)
S.W.A.T. (2017)
S.W.A.T. (2017)
(1 episode)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(2 episodes)
The Irrational
The Irrational
(1 episode)
Revenge
Revenge
(3 episodes)
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
(1 episode)
Castle (2009)
Castle (2009)
(26 episodes)
Timeless (2016)
Timeless (2016)
(2 episodes)
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
(6 episodes)
Quantum Leap (2022)
Quantum Leap (2022)
(1 episode)
Body of Proof
Body of Proof
(1 episode)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
(1 episode)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
(6 episodes)
The Glades
The Glades
(1 episode)
The Blacklist: Redemption
The Blacklist: Redemption
(3 episodes)
The Equalizer (2021)
The Equalizer (2021)
(2 episodes)
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
(3 episodes)
The Catch
The Catch
(1 episode)
Army Wives
Army Wives
(1 episode)
Take Two
Take Two
(2 episodes)
Finding Carter
Finding Carter
(2 episodes)
Human Target (2010)
Human Target (2010)
(1 episode)
Eastwick
Eastwick
(1 episode)
Against the Wall
Against the Wall
(1 episode)
Gone (2017)
Gone (2017)
(2 episodes)
Written In Blood
Written In Blood
Fire Serpent
Fire Serpent
Cerberus
Cerberus
Judgment Day
Judgment Day
Not My Life
Not My Life
Guardian
Guardian
Supreme Sanction
Supreme Sanction
Chain of Command
Chain of Command
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire

Script (3)

Cerberus
Cerberus
Guardian
Guardian
Supreme Sanction
Supreme Sanction