Ken Terrell
{{Short description|American actor (1904–1966)}}
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| image = Ken Terrell in Indestructible Man (1956).jpg
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| caption = Terrell in Indestructible Man (1956)
| birth_name = Kenneth Jones Terrell
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|04|29|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Coolidge, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|03|08|1904|04|29|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
| resting_place = Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Stuntman}}
| years_active = 1936–1962
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Kenneth Jones Terrell (April 29, 1904 – March 8, 1966) was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcelli in the 1956 film Indestructible Man and Jess in the 1958 film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
Biography
Born in the small town of Coolidge, Georgia, Terrell attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta. As a young man, he took up bodybuilding and developed the athletic skills that helped him become a Hollywood stuntman. His roles in action films were usually minor, and sometimes he did stunt work and acting in the same film.
Terrell did only limited stunt work after a foot injury in the late 1950s. He died from arteriosclerosis at the age of 61.{{IMDb name|0855827}}{{cite news |title=Ken Terell Biography |first=Bruce |last=Eder |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/70316/Ken-Terrell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103020724/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/70316/Ken-Terrell |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2012 |accessdate=26 July 2010}} He was interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Films |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1936
| Strong Man | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| rowspan="3" | 1937
| Conquest | Minor Role |
| Living on Love
| Ghonoff Brother | credited as Kenneth Terrell |
| A Damsel in Distress
| Drunk | Uncredited |
| rowspan="4" | 1939
| Daredevils of the Red Circle | Gas Plant Thug | Serial, Uncredited |
| Dick Tracy's G-Men
| Ed | Serial |
| The Night of Nights
| 2nd Acrobat | Uncredited |
| Zorro's Fighting Legion
| Martin / Cristobal - Dungeon Guard | Serial, [Ch. 4] / [Ch. 7], Uncredited |
| rowspan="9" | 1940
| Shanghai St. / Wax Museum Dacoit 18 | Serial, [Chs. 1, 5], Uncredited |
| Covered Wagon Days
| Henchman | Uncredited |
| Adventures of Red Ryder
| Henchman Bart Wade | Serial, [Chs. 1, 3–5, 9, 12], Uncredited |
| Winners of the West
| Indian | Serial, Uncredited |
| Oklahoma Renegades
| Carter Cowhand | Uncredited |
| King of the Royal Mounted
| Henchman Al | Serial, [Chs. 1, 3-5], Uncredited |
| The Mummy's Hand
| Egyptian Thug | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Under Texas Skies
| Jeff |
| Mysterious Doctor Satan
| Corwin | Serial |
| rowspan="9" | 1941
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | Hawks - Bentley's Butler | Serial, [Ch. 6], Uncredited |
| Sky Raiders
| Henchman | rowspan="2" | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Spider Returns
| Henchman |
| In the Navy
| Brawler in Dance Hall | Uncredited |
| Jungle Girl
| Mananga | Serial |
| Six-Gun Gold
| Jim | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Sailors on Leave
| Sailor |
| King of the Texas Rangers
| Scaffold Thug | Serial, (Ch. 6) Uncredited |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
| Plant Heavy 4 | rowspan="2" | Serial, Uncredited |
| rowspan="10" | 1942
| Sam Munn / Rocky- Henchman |
| Call Out the Marines
| Brawler | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Cowboy Serenade
| Henchman |
| Raiders of the Range
| Henchman |
| Spy Smashe
| Second HQ Sentry / Third Warehouse Cop / Raygun Thug | Serial, [Ch. 1] / [Ch. 6] / [Ch. 7], Uncredited |
| Syncopation
| Gangster | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| The Falcon Takes Over
| Headwaiter |
| Perils of Nyoka
| Ahmed - Arab Henchman | Serial |
| King of the Mounties
| Al | Serial, Uncredited |
| Outlaws of Pine Ridge
| Henchman Blake | Uncredited |
| rowspan="7" | 1943
| Garage Thug / Yacht Thug / Explosives Thug / Warehouse Thug | Serial, Uncredited |
| Daredevils of the West
| Bartender | Serial, (Ch. 3, 11), Uncredited |
| Days of Old Cheyenne
| Henchman | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Bordertown Gun Fighters
| Train Rowdy |
| Secret Service in Darkest Africa
| Fireman 1 / Ahmed Ali / Workshop Arab / Warehouse Arab / Rokan / Sheik's Guard / Lobby Heavy 1 / Residence Guard | Serial, [Ch. 1] / [Chs. 3-4] / [Ch.8] / [Ch.9] / [Ch. 10-11] / [Ch.12] / [Ch. 14] / [Ch. 15], Uncredited |
| The Masked Marvel
| Launch Thug / Bridge Thug #1 / Super-X Warehouse Thug #2 | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Man from the Rio Grande
| Trask - Croupier | Uncredited |
| rowspan="11" | 1944
| Dodge Bldg. Thug / Gang Sharpshooter / Phony Humane Society Driver | Serial, [Chs. 1-2] / [Ch. 6] / [Ch. 10], Uncredited |
| Tucson Raiders
| Saloon Henchman | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Tiger Woman
| Bolton - Thug / Depot Thug / Oil Truck Driver | Serial, [Ch. 1] / [Ch. 4, 9] / [Ch. 11] |
| Marshal of Reno
| Mustang Saloon Waiter | Uncredited |
| Haunted Harbor
| Taola, Tobacco Peddler / Sailor | Serial, [Ch. 7] / [Chs. 13-14], Uncredited |
| Code of the Prairie
| Brawling Henchman | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Girl Rush
| Henchman Reporting to Barlan |
| Zorro's Black Whip
| Herald Heavy / Mine Heavy #1 | Serial, Uncredited |
| Song of the Range
| Henchman Sanborn | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Winged Victory
| Minor Role |
| Destiny
| Radio Patrolman |
| rowspan="9" | 1945
| Henchman | Serial, Uncredited |
| In Old New Mexico
| Deputy | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| The Missing Corpse
| Arresting Officer |
| Federal Operator 99
| Norton Corby | Serial, Uncredited |
| Trail of Kit Carson
| Anderson | Uncredited |
| Secret Agent X-9
| 'Lorelei' Sailor | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Purple Monster Strikes
| Andy Martin | Serial, [Ch. 8] |
| Her Highness and the Bellboy
| Brawler | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Marshal of Laredo
| Henchman |
| rowspan="8" | 1946
| Tarzan and the Leopard Woman | Leopard Man |
| Detour to Danger
| Joe | |
| The People's Choice
| 2nd Bank Robber | |
| King of the Forest Rangers
| Naylor - Lumber Mill Henchman | Serial, [Ch. 9], Uncredited |
| Daughter of Don Q
| Slick Sam Sloan - aka Channing | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Crimson Ghost
| Warehouse Thug | Serial, [Chs.10-11], Uncredited |
| The Secret of the Whistler
| Detective | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Out California Way
| Movie Scene Sheriff |
| rowspan="7" | 1947
| George Thomas / Pancho | doubling Stanley Price |
| Jack Armstrong
| Tabori | Serial, Uncredited |
| Angel and the Badman
| Brawl Spectator | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Vigilantes of Boomtown
| Guest-Fighter at Governor's Meeting |
| Apache Rose
| Sniper |
| Jesse James Rides Again
| 2nd Riverboat Engineer-Thug | rowspan="2" | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Black Widow
| Mendoza |
| rowspan="12" | 1948
| Henchman Roberts | |
| G-Men Never Forget
| Kelsey (Thug) / Joe (Camera Thug) / Henchman Joe | Serial, [Ch. 1] / [Ch. 6] |
| The Miracle of the Bells
| Miner | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Are You with It?
| Stair Accident |
| The Bold Frontiersman
| Judd - Bartender | |
| Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
| Art / Curry / Fenton / Grady / Masters / Guard / Tom | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Iron Curtain
| Spy on Trial | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| The Timber Trail
| Henchman |
| Good Sam
| Moving Man |
| Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
| Water Tower Henchman | Serial, [Ch. 12], Uncredited |
| The Plunderers
| Indian | Uncredited |
| Grand Canyon Trail
| Mike Delaney - Regan Henchman | |
| rowspan="7" | 1949
| Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc | Museum Thug | Serial, [Ch. 6], Uncredited |
| The Clay Pigeon
| Davis - Driver Henchman | Uncredited |
| Ghost of Zorro
| Henchman | Serial, Uncredited |
| The Window
| Man | Uncredited |
| The James Brothers of Missouri
| Stark / Trent | Serial, Uncredited |
| Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
| Tami, the Mechanic | Serial, [Chs. 2, 10], Uncredited |
| A Dangerous Profession
| Man | rowspan="4" | Uncredited |
| rowspan="8" | 1950
| Henchman |
| Killer Shark
| Barroom Tough In Black |
| Comanche Territory
| Brawler in Saloon |
| The Invisible Monster
| Kern - Henchman | Serial, [Chs. 8-9], Uncredited |
| Flying Disc Man from Mars
| Graves, Mechanic | Serial, [Ch. 3], Uncredited |
| Watch the Birdie
| Construction Guard | rowspan="9" | Uncredited |
| Trail of Robin Hood
| Henchman |
| Hunt the Man Down
| Paper Bag Hold-up Man |
| rowspan="8" | 1951
| I Was a Communist for the FBI | Communist Goon Agitator |
| Secrets of Monte Carlo
| Renault |
| The Prince Who Was a Thief
| |
| The Mark of the Renegade
| Ranchhand |
| His Kind of Woman
| Gunman |
| Roadblock
| Patrolman |
| Pals of the Golden West
| Henchman Tony | |
| On Dangerous Ground
| Crook | Uncredited |
| rowspan="10" | 1952
| Stock Footage Henchman | Serial, Uncredited |
| Meet Danny Wilson
| Driscoll's Henchman | rowspan="4" | Uncredited |
| Lydia Bailey
| Barbe |
| Scarlet Angel
| Bartender in Brawl |
| Cripple Creek
| Saloon Brawler |
| Zombies of the Stratosphere
| Henchman | Serial, Uncredited |
| Captain Pirate
| Knife-Wielding Pirate of Esterling | Uncredited |
| Last Train from Bombay
| Ceylonese Assassin | |
| Assignment – Paris!
| Military Aide | rowspan="6" | Uncredited |
| The Pathfinder
| Indian |
| rowspan="9" | 1953
| Coachman |
| Old Overland Trail
| Lone Feather |
| Jeopardy
| Officer at 2nd Barricade |
| Desert Legion
| Arab |
| Port Sinister
| Hollis | |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
| Cab Driver | rowspan="4" | Uncredited |
| Iron Mountain Trail
| Bartender Tim |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
| Second Heckler in Park |
| Red River Shore
| Henchman |
| rowspan="5" | 1954
| Trader Tom of the China Seas | Capt. Gaines' Crewman | Serial, Uncredited |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
| Indian | rowspan="2" | Uncredited |
| Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
| Pirate |
| Return to Treasure Island
| Thompson | |
| The Raid
| Confederate Soldier with Moneybags | rowspan="6" | Uncredited |
| rowspan="3" | 1955
| Tartar Killed on Cliff |
| Finger Man
| Sears - Truck Driver |
| The Last Command
| Alamo Defender |
| rowspan="8" | 1956
| Sorgan - Mongol Warrior |
| The Price of Fear
| Emilio Ferranti |
| Indestructible Man
| Joe Marcelli | |
| The Proud Ones
| The Weasel | rowspan="5" | Uncredited |
| Congo Crossing
| McLeod |
| A Strange Adventure
| Armored Car Guard |
| The Ten Commandments
| Amalekite |
| Reprisal!
| Lyncher |
| rowspan="6" | 1957
| | |
| Portland Exposé
| Henchman | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Man of a Thousand Faces
| Reporter at Chaney's House |
| Short Cut to Hell
| Joseph--Butler |
| {{sortname|The|Brain from Planet Arous}}
| Colonel in Conference Room | |
| Sabu and the Magic Ring
| Wazir's Guard | Uncredited |
| rowspan="3" | 1958
| Jess Stout | |
| Once Upon a Horse...
| Old-Timer in Saloon Fight | Uncredited |
| {{sortname|The|Buccaneer|The Buccaneer (1958 film)}}
| Pirate #6 | |
| rowspan="2" | 1959
| Centurion on Horseback | rowspan="5" | Uncredited |
| Pier 5, Havana
| Man #2 |
| rowspan="2" | 1960
| Blind Man |
| Spartacus
| Minor Role |
| 1961
| Shanks |
| 1962
| River Pirate | Uncredited, (final film role) |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1950
| Constable | Uncredited, Episode: "Outlaw Town" |
| rowspan="3" | 1954
| | Episode: "Member of the Jury", credited as Kenneth Terrell |
| {{sortname|The|Cisco Kid|The Cisco Kid (TV series)}}
| Paul Blackwell | Episode: "The Lowest Bidder" |
| {{sortname|The|Hospital|nolink=1}}
| Jason Turnbull | |
| 1955
| Cisco and the Giant | Henchman Lobo | |
| rowspan="3" | 1957
| Dragnet | | Episode: "The Big Cup", credited as Kenneth Terrell |
| Cheyenne
| Long Bow | Episode: "Hard Bargain" |
| Zorro
| Lancer | Uncredited, Episode: "Garcia's Secret Mission" |
| rowspan="2" | 1959
| Maverick | Blackie Dolan | Uncredited, Episode: "The Saga of Waco Williams" |
| Lassie
| Thief | Episode: "Swami" |
References
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