Ken Terrell

Ken Terrell
Terrell in Indestructible Man (1956)
Born	Kenneth Jones Terrell (1904-04-29)April 29, 1904 Coolidge, Georgia, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1966(1966-03-08) (aged 61) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations	Actor Stuntman
Years active	1936–1962

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. He was interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1936	The King Steps Out	Strong Man	Uncredited
1937	Conquest	Minor Role
	Living on Love	Ghonoff Brother	credited as Kenneth Terrell
	A Damsel in Distress	Drunk	Uncredited
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
1940	Drums of Fu Manchu	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	Uncredited
	Under Texas Skies	Jeff
	Mysterious Doctor Satan	Corwin	Serial
1941	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Hawks - Bentley's Butler	Serial, [Ch. 6], Uncredited
	Sky Raiders	Henchman	Serial, Uncredited
	The Spider Returns	Henchman
	In the Navy	Brawler in Dance Hall	Uncredited
	Jungle Girl	Mananga	Serial
	Six-Gun Gold	Jim	Uncredited
	Sailors on Leave	Sailor
	King of the Texas Rangers	Scaffold Thug	Serial, (Ch. 6) Uncredited
	Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.	Plant Heavy 4	Serial, Uncredited
1942	Don Winslow of the Navy	Sam Munn / Rocky- Henchman
	Call Out the Marines	Brawler	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	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
1943	G-Men vs. the Black Dragon	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	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
1944	Captain America	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	Uncredited
	Girl Rush	Henchman Reporting to Barlan
	Zorro's Black Whip	Herald Heavy / Mine Heavy #1	Serial, Uncredited
	Song of the Range	Henchman Sanborn	Uncredited
	Winged Victory	Minor Role
	Destiny	Radio Patrolman
1945	The Master Key	Henchman	Serial, Uncredited
	In Old New Mexico	Deputy	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	Uncredited
	Marshal of Laredo	Henchman
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	Uncredited
	Out California Way	Movie Scene Sheriff
1947	Son of Zorro	George Thomas / Pancho	doubling Stanley Price
	Jack Armstrong	Tabori	Serial, Uncredited
	Angel and the Badman	Brawl Spectator	Uncredited
	Vigilantes of Boomtown	Guest-Fighter at Governor's Meeting
	Apache Rose	Sniper
	Jesse James Rides Again	2nd Riverboat Engineer-Thug	Serial, Uncredited
	The Black Widow	Mendoza
1948	The Gay Ranchero	Henchman Roberts
	G-Men Never Forget	Kelsey (Thug) / Joe (Camera Thug) / Henchman Joe	Serial, [Ch. 1] / [Ch. 6]
	The Miracle of the Bells	Miner	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	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
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	Uncredited
1950	Bells of Coronado	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	Uncredited
	Trail of Robin Hood	Henchman
	Hunt the Man Down	Paper Bag Hold-up Man
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
1952	Radar Men from the Moon	Stock Footage Henchman	Serial, Uncredited
	Meet Danny Wilson	Driscoll's Henchman	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	Uncredited
	The Pathfinder	Indian
1953	Sword of Venus	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	Uncredited
	Iron Mountain Trail	Bartender Tim
	Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Second Heckler in Park
	Red River Shore	Henchman
1954	Trader Tom of the China Seas	Capt. Gaines' Crewman	Serial, Uncredited
	Ma and Pa Kettle at Home	Indian	Uncredited
	Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl	Pirate
	Return to Treasure Island	Thompson
	The Raid	Confederate Soldier with Moneybags	Uncredited
1955	Son of Sinbad	Tartar Killed on Cliff
	Finger Man	Sears - Truck Driver
	The Last Command	Alamo Defender
1956	The Conqueror	Sorgan - Mongol Warrior
	The Price of Fear	Emilio Ferranti
	Indestructible Man	Joe Marcelli
	The Proud Ones	The Weasel	Uncredited
	Congo Crossing	McLeod
	A Strange Adventure	Armored Car Guard
	The Ten Commandments	Amalekite
	Reprisal!	Lyncher
1957	The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
	Portland Exposé	Henchman	Uncredited
	Man of a Thousand Faces	Reporter at Chaney's House
	Short Cut to Hell	Joseph--Butler
	The Brain from Planet Arous	Colonel in Conference Room
	Sabu and the Magic Ring	Wazir's Guard	Uncredited
1958	Attack of the 50 Foot Woman	Jess Stout
	Once Upon a Horse...	Old-Timer in Saloon Fight	Uncredited
	The Buccaneer	Pirate #6
1959	The Big Fisherman	Centurion on Horseback	Uncredited
	Pier 5, Havana	Man #2
1960	Elmer Gantry	Blind Man
	Spartacus	Minor Role
1961	Master of the World	Shanks
1962	How the West Was Won	River Pirate	Uncredited, (final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1950	The Lone Ranger	Constable	Uncredited, Episode: "Outlaw Town"
1954	Fireside Theatre		Episode: "Member of the Jury", credited as Kenneth Terrell
	The Cisco Kid	Paul Blackwell	Episode: "The Lowest Bidder"
	The Hospital	Jason Turnbull
1955	Cisco and the Giant	Henchman Lobo
1957	Dragnet		Episode: "The Big Cup", credited as Kenneth Terrell
	Cheyenne	Long Bow	Episode: "Hard Bargain"
	Zorro	Lancer	Uncredited, Episode: "Garcia's Secret Mission"
1959	Maverick	Blackie Dolan	Uncredited, Episode: "The Saga of Waco Williams"
	Lassie	Thief	Episode: "Swami"

External links

• Ken Terrell at IMDb