Terence Alexander
To say that Terence Alexander, the distinguished British thespian, was hyperactive is a statement that borders on the understatement! Judge for yourself : born in 1923, following a short period when he considered becoming a priest, Alexander exercised the acting profession for six full decades and he might have beaten Queen Victoria's record, had not Parkinson's disease (an illness he finally died of at 86) taken its toll. In 1939, at age 16, he was already in the theater, as the first assistant manager of The White Rose Players Company at the Harrogate Opera House. It did not take more than a few months before he made his acting debut on the aforementioned scene, with the first role in J.B. Priestley's "The Good Companions". And not only would he appear in dozens of plays (signed Jean Anouilh, Ray Cooney, T.S. Eliot, Alan Bennett, Margaret Kennedy, and many others) but he would appear in no fewer than... 340 films, TV movies and series episodes! And that is without counting his career as a voice talent on the radio, as a film and a trailer narrator. Of course, appearing in so many plays and filmed works means that, except on the boards, he was not always the lead. He even hardly ever was. But whether in a supporting role or even a bit part, Terence Alexander managed to establish himself as a well-mannered upper class type with suave manners, although quite often on the wrong side of the law (he was excellent as one of the seven retired army officers turned bank robbers in Basil Dearden's quite enjoyable The League of Gentlemen (1960)). But he could also be an effective foil to comics like Norman Wisdom, Benny Hill and Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise. On TV, Terence Alexander was everywhere, in many quality TV films like "Autumn Crocus" (1952), "The White Carnation" (1956), "A Room in Town" (1970), "Frankenstein" (1984) and in more than one TV show. But he was first and foremost in an impressive number of series : these included Maigret (1960) (2 episodes, 1962-63), cult classics such as The Avengers (1961) (3 episodes, 1965-69), The New Avengers (1976) (1 episode, 1977), Man in a Suitcase (1967) (1 episode, 1968), The Champions (1968) (1 episode, 1969), The Persuaders! (1971) (1 episode, 1971) and Doctor Who (1963) (2 episodes, 1985), prestigious classic serials such as Nicholas Nickleby (1968) (5 episodes, 1968), The Forsyte Saga (1967) (9 episodes, 1967) and The Pallisers (1974) (3 episodes, 1974), and this is only a sample of all the series the prolific actor appeared in. With such a hectic activity, Terence Alexander of course gained recognition both from his peers and from the public but fame did not come to him before 1981 when he accepted (rather reluctantly by his own admission) the role of Charlie Hungerford in the detective series "Bergerac". As the power broker and (disapproving) former father-in-law of detective Jim Bergerac, played by John Nettles, he appeared in 85 of its 86 episodes. Shown in 35 countries, the series allowed Alexander to be known (and cherished) not only by an international audience but by the younger generation too. More than a swan song for this exquisite actor. When he retired in 1999 he must have have felt satisfied with his professional life.
Terence Anderson
Terence Anderson is known for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Captain Phillips (2013) and The King's Man (2021).
Terence Archie
Terence Archie is an actor, known for Law & Order (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) and Blindspot (2015).
Terence Bayler
Terence Bayler was born on January 24, 1930 in Wanganui, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Life of Brian (1979), Brazil (1985) and Time Bandits (1981). He was married to Valerie Cutko and Bridget Armstrong. He died on August 2, 2016 in England.
Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley was an actor and writer. He was born in London to Irish parents and attended St Marylebone Grammar School before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1981 to 1984. Beesley was married to Ashley Jensen from 2007 until his death in 2017. They met while acting in Tom Courtenay's King Lear at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester. They had one son, Francis Jonathan Beesley, born in 2009. Beesley committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning at his Somerset home on 30th November, 2017.
Terence Benson
Terence Benson is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), Live from the Metropolitan Opera (1977) and The Surrounding Game (2018).
Terence Berden
Terence Berden is a producer and writer, known for Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018), Full of Grace (2015) and Snowmen (2010).
Terence Bernie Hines
Award-winning film maker and actor, Terence Bernie Hines has been cast and directed in films by Academy Award Winning directors James Mangold and Peter Farrelly. He has shared the stage and/or screen with some of the great actors in history, from and Meryl Streep (Stuck on You) to Alfred Molina (Identity), Harrison Ford (Crossing Over), Beau Bridges (Rushlights), and Ben Stiller, Shirley McClaine and Kristen Wiig (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) Matt Damon (Stuck on You) and the late Ed Asner. Terence was born and raised in Detroit's notoriously tough west side. At the age of 14 he was attacked by a neighborhood gang and wound up flat-lining on the hospital table before suddenly recovering. Humor had a hand in his further recovery and has since remained an integral part of his life. As an adult, Terence relocated to LA, where he was cast in a short film called "Red Zone" by a friend in acting class. 6 months later, Terence came home to a message on his answering machine from director Peter Farrelly saying he'd seen him in the short, and thought he'd be "perfect" for a major role in a new movie he and his brother were preparing to shoot. Terence returned the call promptly, nailed the meeting with them and before he knew it, found himself on set with Oscar winners and nominees Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Greg Kinnear along with Cher in "Stuck On You". He has since been in dozens of other films and television projects with Sean Penn, Brad Garrett, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jon Cusack, and Katherine Hahn along with nearly 100 national and international commercials. His "I Feel Great" Nutrigrain commercial spoof has been seen and or downloaded millions of times worldwide on YouTube including going viral in Asia after the Japanese version was released in Asia. Recently, Terence has been writing and or producing several short films that have gone on to win numerous awards around the world - while continuing to act in features and TV.
Terence Blanchard
A world renowned trumpeter/composer/band leader and Blue Note recording artist, Terence Blanchard is the most prolific jazz musician to ever compose for motion pictures. Blanchard was born and raised in New Orleans where he studied with the Marsalis brothers at the famed New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. In 1980, he won a scholarship to Rutgers University and immediately began performing in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Two years later, he succeeded Wynton Marsalis in the legendary Jazz Messengers before forming his own influential groups. Blanchard originally began performing on Spike Lee's soundtracks, including "Mo Better Blues" in which he ghosted the trumpet for Denzel Washington. Blanchard lives in New Orleans with his wife, Robin, and his four children.
Terence Booth
Terence Booth is known for The Phantom of the Open (2021), The Rise of the Krays (2015) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
