Terence Dickson
Terence Dickson is known for Step Up 3D (2010), Footloose (2011) and The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010).
Terence Elliott
Terence Elliott is an independent writer and actor based in Ringwood in the South of the UK. Terence began his acting career with small roles in Peter Goddard films 'Any Minute Now' and 'Season of the Witch', before co-writing the screenplay for 'Harvest of the Dead', where he also went on to play the pivotal role of the physically imposing Plague Doctor. Whilst also co-writing 'Blood will have Blood' with Goddard, and appearing in a number of shorts, most notably 'The Powertool Rapist', T.S. Elliott has next gone on to co-write and reprise his role in Goddard's 'Harvest of the Dead: Halloween Night'.
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher was born in Maida Vale, England, in 1904. Raised by his grandmother in a strict Christian Scientist environment, Fisher left school while still in his teens to join the Merchant Marine. By his own account he soon discovered that a life at sea was not for him, so he left the service and tried his hand at a succession of jobs ashore. It was during this time that he discovered the cinema, entering the film industry as "the oldest clapper boy in the business." One day, almost as a lark, he applied to J. Arthur Rank Studios to become a film editor. To his astonishment, he was accepted. In 1947, at the age of 43, he made his directorial debut with a supernatural comedy called Colonel Bogey (1948)--a foreshadowing of things to come. For the next few years he switched between "A"-film assignments (Noël Coward's _The Astonished Heart (1948)_, So Long at the Fair (1950) with Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde and Portrait from Life (1949) with Herbert Lom) and a succession of "B" films, which enabled him to support his wife and daughter. Typical of these programmers are Blood Orange (1953) and Spaceways (1953), efficient but uninspired films that show little in the way of personality. His break came in 1956 when, at the age of 52, he was asked to helm Hammer Studios' remake of Frankenstein (1931). The result, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), broke box-office records and enraged critics worldwide who were unaccustomed to its plethora of hearty bloodletting. The Eastmancolor shocker set a new standard for horror films and helped to make Fisher, Hammer and stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee into bankable commodities. With its emphasis on realistic character interplay over melodramatic conventions, the film established Fisher's personal approach to horror, which stood in direct defiance to the old Universal films--in fact, Fisher flatly refused to watch James Whale's 1931 version for fear that it might influence his vision. More remakes followed. Fisher actively sought to remake Dracula (1931), and the results proved to be both aesthetically and commercially superior to "Curse of Frankenstein". Dracula (1958) proved to be universally popular and is commonly held as Fisher's--and Hammer's--finest work. It may or may not be, but it does remain the freshest and most vibrant big-screen reworking of the story; even Francis Ford Coppola in his remake failed to recapture its vigor and sense of urgency. Fisher's subsequent films tended to place less emphasis on shock effects and more on complex emotional interplay. For example, the titular characters of The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Phantom of the Opera (1962) are more sympathetic than the so-called "normal" characters, while Fisher's fascinating Freudian take on the Dr. Jekyll story--The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)--offers a homely old Dr. Jekyll who transforms into a virile man about town named Edward Hyde. Similarly, The Gorgon (1964) disappointed schlock fans by offering a haunting story of doomed love in place of the conventional Hammer-style shocker. Following the commercial failure of "Phantom"--Hammer's most expensive film to that point--Fisher was booted out for a brief period. During this time lesser talents like Freddie Francis were entrusted with the franchises that Fisher had helped to establish. Invariably the results were inferior. Despite his hatred for sci-fi, which stood in contrast to his confessed love for horror, Fisher made good work of The Devil Rides Out (1968) precursor The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) (with Dennis Price), while Night of the Big Heat (1967) (again with Lee and Cushing) benefited from his ability to suggest pent-up passion and paranoia. Back at Hammer after this brief hiatus, Fisher resurrected Christopher Lee's count in the under-rated, poetic Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) before detailing the further adventures of Baron Frankenstein in Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and his last film, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). All three films offer subtle variations on the character of the Baron, played by the impeccable Cushing, thus emphasizing Fisher's unique ability to lend complex, credible characterization to seemingly formula-bound material. "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed", an unusually bitter film which mirrors the nihilism of the late 1960s, remains Fisher's finest, most multi-layered work, despite its lack of popularity. At the center of Fisher's work is a fascinating moral dilemma: the seductive appeal of evil vs. the overzealous, frequently close-minded representatives of good. The consistency of theme in Fisher's work, coupled with a distinctive style achieved through precise framing and a dynamic editing style, refutes the idea that he was merely a hack for hire, while lending his films a recognizable signature. Best films: "So Long at the Fair", Portrait from Life (1949), "Dracula", The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), "Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll", The Brides of Dracula (1960), "Curse of the Werewolf", The Phantom of the Opera (1962), "The Gorgon", "The Earth Dies Screaming", "Dracula--Prince of Darkness" and "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed". Terence Fisher died in 1980 at the age of 76.
Terence Frisby
Terence Frisby was born on November 28, 1932 in New Cross, London, England. He was a writer and actor, known for There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) and First Night (1963). He was married to Christine Doppelt. He died on April 22, 2020 in the UK.
Terence Gilbank
Terence Gilbank is an actor, known for Love On The Cards (2018), The Love Letter (2019) and In Her Place (2019).
Terence Gleeson
Terence Gleeson is a Philadelphia-based Equity actor who trained at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Most of his professional work has been with regional theater companies such as the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison, NJ and the Arden Theatre in Philadelphia; he has also performed in Edinburgh, Scotland with NYC's Gorilla Repertory Theater Company. Terry taught theater arts at Neumann University in Aston, PA, where he founded and for several decades directed the university's theater troupe, staging scores of plays and musicals. Now retired from teaching and directing, Terry is able to focus on his acting career, work on his musical performance, hang out with his children and seven grandchildren, and travel with his wife JoAnn.
Terence Goodman
Terence Goodman was born on November 15, 1950 in Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Ode to Billy Joe (1976), Final Rinse (1999) and Small Town Crime (2017).
Terence H. Winkless
Born in Massachusetts, raised in Kenilworth, Illinois and went to New Trier High School, like alumni Ann-Margaret, Charlton Heston, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen, among many others. USC Film School alumnus, and American Film Institute intern on "Soylent Green". Worked on the original "Gone In 60 Seconds", and played the guitar and sang on "Benson, Arizona" in the cult classic "Dark Star". First American director to make a theatrical feature in Bulgaria following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Terence has dual US and Canadian citizenship.
Terence Hall
Terence Hall is an actor and producer, known for Voyeur (2016), Trapped in Amber (2017) and Two Cents From a Pariah (2021).
Terence Hammond
Terence Hammond is known for Last Dance (2012), Four Corners (2013) and Girl at the Window (2022).
