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). 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).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 30, 1961
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Deathstalker II
1987-06-03
Deathstalker II
Overview: Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce Amazon women.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-03
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Chopping Mall
1986-03-21
Chopping Mall
Overview: A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, the robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the “intruders.” The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores, or if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-21
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Hard Bounty
1995-06-01
Hard Bounty
Overview: Donnie and her whores strap on guns, saddle up, and ride out seeking justice.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-01
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Thumbelina
1984-06-11
Thumbelina
Overview: Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different woodland creatures, especially the Swallow, Thumbelina overcomes many obstacles to try and get back to her mother.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-11
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Valet Girls
1987-01-01
Valet Girls
Overview: A young girl who aspires to a singing career gets herself and her best friend a job as valet parking girls at a Malibu party in order to meet people who can help them achieve their dreams.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Voice from the Grave
1996-03-20
Voice from the Grave
Overview: A segment from the 'Unsolved Mysteries' TV series inspired this story, in which a nurse (Megan Ward) claims that she's possessed by a murdered co-worker's spirit which identifies the killer.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-20
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Battling for Baby
1992-01-12
Battling for Baby
Overview: Two childhood friends who have since become fierce rivals are forced to make nice when their children marry. But the feud reignites when a bundle of joy arrives, and the feisty grandmothers vie for baby-tending duties when the new mom goes back to work.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-12
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Damned River
1989-10-13
Damned River
Overview: A group hires a guide to take them whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa, but what they don't know is that the guide is actually a deranged psychotic killer.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-13
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Storm Trooper
1998-08-19
Storm Trooper
Overview: Shortly after murdering her abusive husband, a woman (Carol Alt) takes an injured stranger into her home. She soon discovers the stranger is a cyborg. He then persuades her to help him flee from a mysterious gang of armed men who soon …
Genres: Action Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-19
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Bar Girls
1990-07-15
Bar Girls
Overview: Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their creditors.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-15
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The Allnighter
1987-05-01
The Allnighter
Overview: Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-01
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The Naked Cage
1986-03-01
The Naked Cage
Overview: A young woman is falsely convicted of a bank robbery and sent to a maximum-security prison run by a corrupt warden, where she is forced to suffer various indignities.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-01
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Vampirella
1996-09-28
Vampirella
Overview: Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like all vampires, she needs blood to live, but she will not kill to get it - a synthetic substitute keeps her alive. After journeying across space and time seeking vengeance for her father's brutal murder, she now finds herself on Earth, in Las Vegas, where her enemy Vlad (Roger Daltry) has disguised himself as a rock star. In order to stop Vlad's doomsday plan for world domination, Vampirella must make a dangerous alliance with a group of hi-tech vampire hunters. It's a race to stop the apocalypse of humanity and our fate is in the hands of the fiery, dangerous and beautiful Vampirella.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-28
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Longarm
1988-03-06
Longarm
Overview: A showdown is staged between a U.S. deputy marshal and the outlaw gang that raised him in the New Mexico Territory of 1887.
Genres: Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1988-03-06
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Crazy People
1990-04-13
Crazy People
Overview: A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-13
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When He's Not a Stranger
1989-11-06
When He's Not a Stranger
Overview: At a California university, Lyn goes to meet her best friend Melanie in the dorm room of Melanie's boyfriend Ron, a football star. When Lyn arrives, Melanie is not there. Ron forces himself on Lyn. When she resists, Ron throws her on the bed and rapes her. Lyn initially tries to forget about it, but when she does decide to pursue a university hearing, the pressure of Melanie, Ron, and the school is brought to bear...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-06
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Little Miss Millions
1993-11-27
Little Miss Millions
Overview: Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find her real mother.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-27
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Written In Blood
2003-05-09
Written In Blood
Overview: Detective John Traveller (Peter Coyote) is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. His partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was the son of Luke Williams, a detective of the same department, and he does not accept the death of his son. After the trial and conviction of John, Matthew separates from his wife Mary Ramson, being sexually arrested by John's daughter Jude. Meanwhile, a serial killer kills the enemies of John, leaving clues in the crime scenes relatives to Sherlock Holmes tales and Matthew suspects of Jude.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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Secret Admirer
1985-06-14
Secret Admirer
Overview: An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-14
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Appointment with Death
1988-04-15
Appointment with Death
Overview: Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-15
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Consenting Adult
1985-02-04
Consenting Adult
Overview: Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out to his parents. Mum eventually listens to his son and tries to understand his feelings, but his Dad would rather die — which, in the end, he really does, leaving behind a mother, her son and his friend to work those things out Jeff and his Dad had never the courage to talk about.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-04
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Nashville Beat
1989-10-21
Nashville Beat
Overview: A Los Angeles police officer named Mike Delaney transfers to Nashville joining his former partner. Together they battle gangs and get to know each other again. This is also a unofficial reunion film to the TV series Adam-12 which shared this TV movies two leads, Kent McCord and Martin Milner.
Genres: Crime TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-21
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Cerberus
2005-10-29
Cerberus
Overview: The breastplate of Attila the Hun is stolen as it has clues to the location of the Sword of Mars. It is said the Sword of Mars made Attila invincible and is guarded by Cerberus.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-29
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