John Terlesky
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).
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
(Deathstalker)
Chopping Mall
(Mike Brennan)
Hard Bounty
(Carver)
Thumbelina
(Flower Court)
Valet Girls
(Archie Lee Samples)
Voice from the Grave
(Bill Perkins)
Battling for Baby
(Phillip)
Damned River
(Carl)
Storm Trooper
(Shotgun)
Bar Girls
(Gabe Shriver)
The Allnighter
(C.J.)
The Naked Cage
(Willy)
Vampirella
(Astronaut #2)
Longarm
(Deputy US Marshal Custis Long)
Crazy People
(Adam Burgess)
When He's Not a Stranger
(Ron Cooper)
Little Miss Millions
(Randolph Palmer (uncredited))
Written In Blood
(Guard #2)
Secret Admirer
(Rick)
Appointment with Death
(Raymond Boynton)
Consenting Adult
(Pete Roberts)
Nashville Beat
(Stick)
Cerberus
(Willis)
Munchie
(Dream Award Presenter (uncredited))
The Facts of Life
Paradise
(Dakota)
High Mountain Rangers
Sirens
(Dan Kelly)
The Last Frontier
Faerie Tale Theatre
(Flower Court)
Grapevine
(Greg)
CSI: Miami
(Larry Van Owen)
Murder, She Wrote
(Vince DeNisco)
All-American Girl
(Tim)
Cerberus
(Writer)
Cerberus
(Director)
Warbirds
(Story)
Fire Serpent
(Director)
Trial by Fire
(Director)
The Pandora Project
(Director)
Chain of Command
(Director)
Judgment Day
(Director)
Malevolent
(Director)
Written In Blood
(Director)
Not My Life
(Director)
The Pandora Project
(Screenplay)
The Pandora Project
(Story)
The Pandora Project
(Producer)
By Appointment Only
(Director)
Supreme Sanction
(Director)
Supreme Sanction
(Screenplay)
Guardian
(Director)
Guardian
(Writer)
Warbirds
(Co-Producer)
Army Wives
(Director)
Criminal Minds
(Director)
Grey's Anatomy
(Director)
Castle
(Director)
Boston Legal
(Director)
Gossip Girl
(Director)
Ugly Betty
(Director)
Eastwick
(Director)
Drop Dead Diva
(Director)
Human Target
(Director)
Revenge
(Director)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(Director)
The Glades
(Director)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
(Director)
Body of Proof
(Director)
The Blacklist
(Director)
Finding Carter
(Director)
How to Get Away with Murder
(Director)
Against the Wall
(Director)
Timeless
(Director)
The Blacklist: Redemption
(Director)
Gone
(Director)
Take Two
(Director)
The Rookie
(Director)
S.W.A.T.
(Director)
The Catch
(Director)
Grand Hotel
(Director)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
(Director)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
(Executive Producer)
The Equalizer
(Director)
The Irrational
(Director)
Quantum Leap
(Director)
NCIS: Origins
(Director)