Ken Terrell
Ken Terrell was born on Apr 29, 1904 in USA. Ken Terrell's big-screen debut came with The King Steps Out directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1936, strarring Strong Man (uncredited). Ken Terrell is known for Spartacus directed by Stanley Kubrick, Kirk Douglas stars as Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as Crassus. The upcoming new movie Ken Terrell plays is How the West Was Won which will be released on Feb 20, 1963.
Stuntman and actor Kenneth Jones Terrell was born on April 29, 1904 in Coolidge, Georgia. Terrell moved with his family to Atlanta, Georgia at age fourteen. Ken went to Georgia Tech with the specific intention of playing football, but failed to make the team because he was considered too small. Terrell decided to rectify this situation by responding to a newspaper ad for Earle Liederman's Physical Culture mail order program. The program proved to be so successful that Ken won the Earle Liederman Most Perfectly Developed Man contest several times in the mid-1920's. After an initial attempt at a show business career in vaudeville failed to pan out, Terrell eked out a living in New York City as a model in a 5th Avenue department store window. Ken eventually left New York for Chicago, Illinois, where he secured a booking on the Keith Vaudeville Circuit and worked for the next four years in various acts with a series of partners who included the diminutive James Fawcett. In 1937 Terrell, Fawcett, and Fawcett's wife Helen Thurston headed west to try their luck in Hollywood, California, where Terrell found gainful employment performing stunts and playing small roles in numerous Westerns. Ken's peak period as a stuntman lasted from 1937 to the late 1950's. However, in 1958 his career as a stuntman was abruptly curtailed in the wake of Terrell breaking his foot during the shooting of a TV commercial for Chevrolet cars. Unable to completely recover from his foot injury and thus resume doing stunt work full time, Ken was forced to focus more on acting roles in assorted movies and TV shows instead. Alas, Terrell's health deteriorated in his latter years. Ken died alone from arteriosclerosis on March 8, 1966.
Birthday
Apr 29, 1904Place of Birth
Coolidge, Georgia, USA
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 19627.0
- 19615.8
- 19607.9
- 19607.7
- 19595.4
- 19586.4
- 19585.0
- 1958
stunts
4.3 - 19575.4
- 19575.2
- 19575.9
- 19577.1
- 19576.0
- 1957
stunts
5.3 - 19567.9
- 19565.6
- 19565.4
- 19566.9
- 19564.4
- 19566.2
- 19563.7
- 1956
stunts
6.6 - 19556.3
- 19556.4
- 19555.3
- 1955
stunts
6.3 - 1955
stunts
5.9 - 19546.9
- 19546.1
- 19544.4
- 19545.2
- 19545.5
- 1954
stunts
6.3 - 19536.9
- 19535.6
- 1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
actor, stunts
as Second Heckler in Park (uncredited)
6.4 - 19534.8
- 19535.5
- 19536.7
- 19536.2
- 1953
stunts
6.6 - 19525.5
- 19526.6
- 19526.1
- 19525.1
- 19525.8
- 19526.3
- 19526.4
- 19526.3
- 19524.5
- 1952
stunts
5.6 - 19517.2
- 19516.6
- 19517.0
- 19515.9
- 19515.4
- 19516.1
- 1951
stunts
6.0 - 19517.1
- 1951
stunts
5.7 - 1951
stunts
6.0 - 19506.4
- 19506.0
- 19506.0
- 19505.3
- 19504.5
- 19505.6
- 19506.0
- 1950
stunts
6.1 - 19496.0
- 19495.2
- 19496.5
- 19497.4
- 19496.0
- 19496.4
- 1949
stunts
6.4 - 19486.0
- 19487.1
- 19486.3
- 19486.3
- 19485.4
- 19487.0
- 19486.6
- 19486.6
- 19486.5
- 19485.8
- 19476.5
- 19476.3
- 19475.7
- 19476.1
- 19476.8
- 19476.2
- 1947
stunts
5.6 - 1947
stunts
5.6 - 1947
stunts
6.3 - 1947
stunts
3.7 - 19466.3
- 19466.8
- 19466.5
- 19464.0
- 1946
stunts
5.5 - 19456.3
- 19456.6
- 19457.5
- 19455.8
- 19456.1
- 19456.5
- 19446.1
- 19446.4
- 19445.5
- 19446.3
- 19444.9
- 19447.0
- 19447.0
- 1944
actor, stunts
as Bolton - Thug [Ch. 1] / Depot Thug [Ch. 4, 9] / Oil Truck Driver [Ch. 11]
6.7 - 19446.3
- 1944
actor, stunts
as Dodge Bldg. Thug [Chs. 1-2] / Gang Sharpshooter [Ch. 6] / Phony Humane Society Driver [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
5.3 - 1944
stunts
6.1 - 1944
stunts
5.2 - 1944
stunts
6.7 - 1944
stunts
5.9 - 19446.4
- 1943
actor, stunts
as Launch Thug / Bridge Thug #1 / Super-X Warehouse Thug #2 (uncredited)
7.3 - 1943
Secret Service in Darkest Africa
stunts, actor
as Fireman 1 [Ch. 1] / Ahmed Ali [Chs. 3-4] / Workshop Arab [Ch.8] / ... (uncredited)
7.0 - 1943
actor, stunts
as Garage Thug / Yacht Thug / Explosives Thug / ... (uncredited)
6.7 - 19436.1
- 1943
stunts
5.9 - 19436.4
- 1942
- 19426.4
- 19426.2
- 1942
actor, stunts
as Second HQ Sentry [Ch. 1] / Third Warehouse Cop [Ch. 6] / Raygun Thug [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
7.1 - 19426.6
- 19424.9
- 19426.5
- 1942
stunts
5.2 - 19424.1
- 1942
stunts
7.1 - 1942
stunts
7.1 - 19416.5
- 19417.2
- 19416.0
- 19415.8
- 19416.8
- 19416.7
- 19416.2
- 19416.3
- 19417.2
- 1941
stunts
6.4 - 1941
stunts
7.0 - 1941
stunts
6.4 - 19407.4
- 19407.0
- 19407.5
- 19406.0
- 19407.8
- 19406.3
- 19407.3
- 19406.4
- 19406.9
- 19406.6
- 1940
stunts
6.6 - 1939
actor, stunts
as Martin [Ch. 4] / Cristobal - Dungeon Guard [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
7.2 - 19396.5
- 19397.1
- 19376.8
- 19375.4
- 19376.5
- 19366.3