
John Terlesky
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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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Quantum Leap

How to Get Away with Murder

Drop Dead Diva

NCIS: Origins

Army Wives

The Glades

Gone

Grey's Anatomy

Revenge

Castle

The Equalizer

Ugly Betty

The Blacklist

Timeless

Malevolent

Gossip Girl

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

The Rookie

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Body of Proof

S.W.A.T.

Boston Legal

Criminal Minds

The Blacklist: Redemption

Against the Wall

The Irrational

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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