David Terrell
Known For: Acting
Biography
David R. Terrell was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the oldest of his mother's five children. David attended Thomas Jefferson High School and was a highly competitive two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball. He was one of the highest ranked pitchers in the Los Angeles Southern League. Don Newcomb (Cy Young award winner), of the Dodgers, scouted several of his games and offered young David a walk on opportunity with the Dodgers. However, his good pitching skills and youthful arrogance led him to believe the Dodgers would wait on him, so after showing up two weeks late to camp, he was quickly shown the exit door. He learned a valuable lesson from that experience. David now lives life at full throttle. He went on to drive buses for 25 years with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, formerly known as RTD. Simultaneously, he danced on Soul Train for 9 years (1982-1991) and was considered one of Don Cornelius' favorite featured Soul Train line dancers.
Filmography
2024
- Targeted as Victor Ross
2023
- Legacy as Willie "Pop" Simmons
2022
- The Saga of Enipheres as Ocicpoc
2021
- Them as Shorty
2019
- The Fix as Arresting Officer
2018
- The Neighborhood as Roy
- Boyne Falls as Fisk
2016
- Speechless as Ref
- Initiation as Staff Sergeant Raynor
2015
- Mysterious Ways as Prison Minister
2014
- A Little Problem as Mr. Willie (as Terrell-David)
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Eyewitness with Hat
- The Goldbergs as Bouncer
- Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain as Dapper Guy
- Act Like You Love Me as Bartender
- Shades as Officer Dixon
2012
- Anger Management as Cop
2011
- Revenge as Detective
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Guard
- Shallow Ground as Thomas Reedy
1984
- Breakin' as Additional Street Dancer (as 'The Dominoes' David Terrells)