Kenneth Jones Terrell (April 29, 1904 – March 8, 1966) was an American

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actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcelli in the 1956 film ''

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Terrell, Ken 1966 deaths 1904 births American male film actors Burials at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) 20th-century American male actors