
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
May 30, 1961 (64 years old)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- John Todd Terlesky
- John T. Telersky
- John T. Terlesky
- Jon Terlesky
- Джон Терлески
John Terlesky
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).
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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).
Known For
Acting

Cerberus
2005

CSI: Miami
2002

Storm Trooper
1998

Vampirella
1996

Hard Bounty
1995

Little Miss Millions
1993

Munchie
1992

Crazy People
1990

Appointment with Death
1988

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
1987

The Allnighter
1987

Chopping Mall
1986

The Naked Cage
1986

Secret Admirer
1985

Consenting Adult
1985

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

The Facts of Life
1979
Directing

NCIS: Origins
Director
2024

The Irrational
Director
2023

Quantum Leap
Director
2022

The Equalizer
Director
2021

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Director, Executive Producer
2020

Grand Hotel
Director
2019

The Rookie
Director
2018

Take Two
Director
2018

Gone
Director
2018

S.W.A.T.
Director
2017

The Blacklist: Redemption
Director
2017

Timeless
Director
2016






