Ken Terrell

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 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 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 Paul Blackwell Episode: "The Lowest Bidder" 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"