Ken Terrell

• Name — Ken Terrell • Birth Name — Kenneth Jones Terrell • Born — 29 April 1904 • Birthplace — Coolidge, Georgia, U.S. • Died — 8 March 1966 • Place of death — Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery • Occupation — * Actor • Stuntman • Years Active — 1936–1962

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.

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 — 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 — 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 — Paul Blackwell — Episode: "The Lowest Bidder" • The — 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"