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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).

Known For

4.5

Willis

Cerberus

2005

5.8

Guard #2

Written In Blood

2003

7.7

Larry Van Owen

CSI: Miami

2002

3.9

Shotgun

Storm Trooper

1998

3.8

Astronaut #2

Vampirella

1996

🎬

0.0

The Last Frontier

1996

5.8

Bill Perkins

Voice from the Grave

1996

4.3

Carver

Hard Bounty

1995

7.3

Tim

All-American Girl

1994

5.3

Randolph Palmer (uncredited)

Little Miss Millions

1993

Credits

Cerberus

as Willis

2005

4.5

Written In Blood

as Guard #2

2003

5.8

CSI: Miami

as Larry Van Owen

2002

7.7

Storm Trooper

as Shotgun

1998

3.9

Vampirella

as Astronaut #2

1996

3.8

🎬

The Last Frontier

1996

0.0

Voice from the Grave

as Bill Perkins

1996

5.8

Hard Bounty

as Carver

1995

4.3

All-American Girl

as Tim

1994

7.3

Little Miss Millions

as Randolph Palmer (uncredited)

1993

5.3

Sirens

as Dan Kelly

1993

6.0

Grapevine

as Greg

1992

6.0

Munchie

as Dream Award Presenter (uncredited)

1992

3.8

Battling for Baby

as Phillip

1992

4.5

Bar Girls

as Gabe Shriver

1990

0.0

Crazy People

as Adam Burgess

1990

5.9

When He's Not a Stranger

as Ron Cooper

1989

4.0

Nashville Beat

as Stick

1989

0.0

Damned River

as Carl

1989

5.0

Paradise

as Dakota

1988

5.4

Appointment with Death

as Raymond Boynton

1988

6.1

Longarm

as Deputy US Marshal Custis Long

1988

4.5

High Mountain Rangers

1988

8.0

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

as Deathstalker

1987

5.7

The Allnighter

as C.J.

1987

4.7

Valet Girls

as Archie Lee Samples

1987

3.3

Chopping Mall

as Mike Brennan

1986

5.8

The Naked Cage

as Willy

1986

4.8

Secret Admirer

as Rick

1985

6.7

Consenting Adult

as Pete Roberts

1985

5.9

Murder, She Wrote

as Vince DeNisco

1984

7.5

Thumbelina

as Flower Court

1984

6.0

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Flower Court

1982

8.1

The Facts of Life

1979

7.1