John Terlesky (b. 1961)

Alias:
John T. Telersky
John T. Terlesky
John Todd Terlesky
Jon Terlesky
Джон Терлески

Birthplace:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Born:
May 30, 1961

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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Co-Producer:
2008  Warbirds

Director:
1998  The Pandora Project
1999  Judgment Day
1999  Supreme Sanction
2000  Chain of Command
2001  Guardian
2002  Malevolent
2003  Written In Blood
2005  Cerberus
2006  Not My Life
2007  By Appointment Only
2007  Fire Serpent
2008  Trial by Fire
2008  Warbirds

Producer:
1998  The Pandora Project
1999  Judgment Day
1999  Supreme Sanction
2000  Chain of Command
2001  Guardian
2002  Malevolent
2003  Written In Blood
2005  Cerberus
2006  Not My Life
2007  By Appointment Only
2007  Fire Serpent
2008  Trial by Fire
2008  Warbirds

Screenplay:
1998  The Pandora Project
1999  Judgment Day
1999  Supreme Sanction
2000  Chain of Command
2001  Guardian
2002  Malevolent
2003  Written In Blood
2005  Cerberus
2006  Not My Life
2007  By Appointment Only
2007  Fire Serpent
2008  Trial by Fire
2008  Warbirds

Story:
1998  The Pandora Project
1999  Judgment Day
1999  Supreme Sanction
2000  Chain of Command
2001  Guardian
2002  Malevolent
2003  Written In Blood
2005  Cerberus
2006  Not My Life
2007  By Appointment Only
2007  Fire Serpent
2008  Trial by Fire
2008  Warbirds

Writer:
1998  The Pandora Project
1999  Judgment Day
1999  Supreme Sanction
2000  Chain of Command
2001  Guardian
2002  Malevolent
2003  Written In Blood
2005  Cerberus
2006  Not My Life
2007  By Appointment Only
2007  Fire Serpent
2008  Trial by Fire
2008  Warbirds

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