John Terlesky
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 30, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography
NCIS: Origins
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Irrational
TV · Director · 1 ep
Quantum Leap
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Equalizer
TV · Director · 2 eps
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
TV · Director · 6 eps
Grand Hotel
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gone
TV · Director · 2 eps
Take Two
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Rookie
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Blacklist: Redemption
TV · Director · 3 eps
S.W.A.T.
TV · Director · 1 ep
Timeless
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Catch
TV · Director · 1 ep
Finding Carter
TV · Director · 2 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
TV · Director · 3 eps
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Blacklist
TV · Director · 11 eps
Revenge
TV · Director · 4 eps
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
TV · Director · 1 ep
Body of Proof
TV · Director · 2 eps
Against the Wall
TV · Director · 1 ep
Human Target
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Glades
TV · Director · 1 ep
Castle
TV · Director · 26 eps
Drop Dead Diva
TV · Director · 1 ep
Eastwick
TV · Director · 1 ep
Trial by Fire
Movie · Director
Fire Serpent
Movie · Director
By Appointment Only
Movie · Director
Army Wives
TV · Director · 2 eps
Gossip Girl
TV · Director · 1 ep
Not My Life
Movie · Director
Ugly Betty
TV · Director · 6 eps
Cerberus
Movie · Director
Criminal Minds
TV · Director · 5 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · Director · 1 ep
Boston Legal
TV · Director · 3 eps
Written In Blood
Movie · Director
Malevolent
Movie · Director
Guardian
Movie · Director
Chain of Command
Movie · Director
Judgment Day
Movie · Director
Supreme Sanction
Movie · Director
The Pandora Project
Movie · Director