John Terlesky

Born: 1961-05-30

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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Secret Admirer

as Rick
Released: 1985-06-14

An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on...

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Appointment with Death

as Raymond Boynton
Released: 1988-04-15

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a...

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Chopping Mall

as Mike Brennan
Released: 1986-03-21

A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the...

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The Naked Cage

as Willy
Released: 1986-03-01

A young woman is falsely convicted of a bank robbery and sent to a maximum-security prison run...

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Deathstalker II

as Deathstalker
Released: 1987-06-03

Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger...

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Cerberus

as Willis
Released: 2005-10-29

The breastplate of Attila the Hun is stolen as it has clues to the location of the Sword of...

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Crazy People

as Adam Burgess
Released: 1990-04-13

A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental...

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The Allnighter

as C.J.
Released: 1987-05-01

Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired....

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Vampirella

as Astronaut #2
Released: 1996-09-28

Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. ...

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When He's Not a Stranger

as Ron Cooper
Released: 1989-11-06

At a California university, Lyn goes to meet her best friend Melanie in the dorm room of...

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Valet Girls

as Archie Lee Samples
Released: 1987-01-01

A young girl who aspires to a singing career gets herself and her best friend a job as valet...

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Hard Bounty

as Carver
Released: 1995-06-01

Donnie and her whores strap on guns, saddle up, and ride out seeking justice.

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Longarm

as Deputy US Marshal Custis Long
Released: 1988-03-06

A showdown is staged between a U.S. deputy marshal and the outlaw gang that raised him in the...

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Storm Trooper

as Shotgun
Released: 1998-08-19

Shortly after murdering her abusive husband, a woman (Carol Alt) takes an injured stranger into...

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Damned River

as Carl
Released: 1989-10-13

A group hires a guide to take them whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa, but what...

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Little Miss Millions

as Randolph Palmer (uncredited)
Released: 1993-11-27

Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find...

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Voice from the Grave

as Bill Perkins
Released: 1996-03-20

A segment from the 'Unsolved Mysteries' TV series inspired this story, in which a nurse (Megan...

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Written In Blood

as Guard #2
Released: 2003-05-09

Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover....

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Thumbelina

as Flower Court
Released: 1984-06-11

Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad...

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Battling for Baby

as Phillip
Released: 1992-01-12

Two childhood friends who have since become fierce rivals are forced to make nice when their...

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Nashville Beat

as Stick
Released: 1989-10-21

A Los Angeles police officer named Mike Delaney transfers to Nashville joining his former...

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Bar Girls

as Gabe Shriver
Released: 1990-07-15

Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their...

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Consenting Adult

as Pete Roberts
Released: 1985-02-04

Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out...

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CSI: Miami

as Larry Van Owen
First aired: 2002-09-23

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Vince DeNisco
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Flower Court
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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All-American Girl

as Tim
First aired: 1994-09-14

All-American Girl is a 1994 ABC situation comedy starring Margaret Cho and featuring Jodi Long,...

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Sirens

as Dan Kelly
First aired: 1993-03-10

Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh Police officers. Officer...

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Paradise

as Dakota
First aired: 1988-10-27

The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in...

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Grapevine

as Greg
First aired: 1992-06-16

Grapevine, created by David Frankel, premiered on June 15, 1992 on CBS.

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High Mountain Rangers

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-01-02

High Mountain Rangers was a weekly television series about a group of highly trained wilderness...

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