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John Terlesky
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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 fil…
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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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2024
NCIS: Origins
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2023
The Irrational
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2022
Quantum Leap
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2021
The Equalizer
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2020
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
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2019
Grand Hotel
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2018
The Rookie
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2018
Take Two
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2018
Gone
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2017
S.W.A.T.
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2017
The Blacklist: Redemption
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2016
Timeless
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2016
The Catch
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2014
How to Get Away with Murder
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2014
Finding Carter
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2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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2013
The Blacklist
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2011
Revenge
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2011
Against the Wall
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2011
Body of Proof
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2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
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2010
The Glades
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2010
Human Target
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2009
Eastwick
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2009
Drop Dead Diva
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2009
Castle
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2008
Trial by Fire
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2008
Warbirds
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2007
Gossip Girl
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2007
Army Wives
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2007
By Appointment Only
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2007
Fire Serpent
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2006
Ugly Betty
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2006
Not My Life
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2005
Cerberus
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2005
Criminal Minds
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2005
Grey's Anatomy
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2004
Boston Legal
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2003
Written In Blood
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2002
CSI: Miami
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