Portrait of John Terlesky

Directing

John Terlesky

Career

Active from 1985 to 2024, busiest in 2007 and 2011 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Timeless
Timeless
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Terlesky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Procedural Crime Drama 5
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Comfort TV 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Exploitation 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Crime 2
  • Action 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

11 titles · average score 42
Warbirds
Warbirds (2008)
GoodWatch score 27

Story, Co-Producer

Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Fire Serpent
Fire Serpent (2007)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

By Appointment Only
By Appointment Only (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Not My Life
Not My Life (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Cerberus
Cerberus (2005)
GoodWatch score 34

as Willis

Written In Blood
Written In Blood (2003)
GoodWatch score 21

as Guard #2

Malevolent
Malevolent (2002)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Larry Van Owen

Guardian
Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer, Director

Chain of Command
Chain of Command (2000)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1990s

16 titles · average score 42
Judgment Day
Judgment Day (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Supreme Sanction
Supreme Sanction (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay, Director

The Pandora Project
The Pandora Project (1998)
GoodWatch score 29

Story, Screenplay

Voice from the Grave
Voice from the Grave (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bill Perkins

The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier (1996)

TV show

Vampirella
Vampirella (1996)
GoodWatch score 31

as Astronaut #2

Hard Bounty
Hard Bounty (1995)
GoodWatch score 34

as Carver

All-American Girl
All-American Girl (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Tim

Sirens
Sirens (1993)

TV show · as Dan Kelly

Battling for Baby
Battling for Baby (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Phillip

Bar Girls
Bar Girls (1990)

as Gabe Shriver

Crazy People
Crazy People (1990)
GoodWatch score 42

as Adam Burgess

1980s

17 titles · average score 55
When He's Not a Stranger
When He's Not a Stranger (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ron Cooper

Nashville Beat
Nashville Beat (1989)

as Stick

Damned River
Damned River (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Carl

Paradise
Paradise (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dakota

Longarm
Longarm (1988)

as Deputy US Marshal Custis Long

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Deathstalker

The Allnighter
The Allnighter (1987)
GoodWatch score 21

as C.J.

Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mike Brennan

The Naked Cage
The Naked Cage (1986)
GoodWatch score 46

as Willy

Consenting Adult
Consenting Adult (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pete Roberts

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Vince DeNisco

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Flower Court

1970s

1 title · average score 46
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show