John Terlesky
Directing
1961-05-30 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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).
Filmography
NCIS: Origins
2024 · Series
The Irrational
2023 · Series
Quantum Leap
2022 · Series
The Equalizer
2021 · Series
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · Series
Grand Hotel
2019 · Series
The Rookie
2018 · Series
Take Two
2018 · Series
Gone
2018 · Series
S.W.A.T.
2017 · Series
The Blacklist: Redemption
2017 · Series
Timeless
2016 · Series
The Catch
2016 · Series
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Series
Finding Carter
2014 · Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Series
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Revenge
2011 · Series
Against the Wall
2011 · Series
Body of Proof
2011 · Series
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011 · Series
The Glades
2010 · Series
Human Target
2010 · Series
Eastwick
2009 · Series
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Series
Castle
2009 · Series
Trial by Fire
2008 · Movie
Warbirds
2008 · Movie
Gossip Girl
2007 · Series
Army Wives
2007 · Series
By Appointment Only
2007 · Movie
Fire Serpent
2007 · Movie
Ugly Betty
2006 · Series
Not My Life
2006 · Movie
Cerberus
2005 · Movie
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Written In Blood
2003 · Movie
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
Malevolent
2002 · Movie
Guardian
2001 · Movie
Chain of Command
2000 · Movie
Judgment Day
1999 · Movie
Supreme Sanction
1999 · Movie
Storm Trooper
1998 · Movie
The Pandora Project
1998 · Movie
Vampirella
1996 · Movie
The Last Frontier
1996 · Series
Voice from the Grave
1996 · Movie
Hard Bounty
1995 · Movie
All-American Girl
1994 · Series
Little Miss Millions
1993 · Movie
Sirens
1993 · Series
Grapevine
1992 · Series
Munchie
1992 · Movie
Battling for Baby
1992 · Movie
Bar Girls
1990 · Movie
Crazy People
1990 · Movie
When He's Not a Stranger
1989 · Movie
Nashville Beat
1989 · Movie
Damned River
1989 · Movie
Paradise
1988 · Series
Appointment with Death
1988 · Movie
Longarm
1988 · Movie
High Mountain Rangers
1988 · Series
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
1987 · Movie
The Allnighter
1987 · Movie
Valet Girls
1987 · Movie
Chopping Mall
1986 · Movie
The Naked Cage
1986 · Movie
Secret Admirer
1985 · Movie
Consenting Adult
1985 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Thumbelina
1984 · Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Series
The Facts of Life
1979 · Series