Knox, Terence 1946–

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Knox, Terence 1946–

(Terrence Knox, Terry Knox)

PERSONAL

Original name, Terry Davis; born December 16, 1946, in Richland, WA; father, a construction worker; mother, a secretary; married Susie Davis (divorced). Education: Earned an English degree from Washington State University.

Addresses:

Agent—House of Representatives, 400 South Beverly Dr., Suite 101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor. Was a former Inland Gloves champion.

Awards, Honors:

Founder's Award, Viewers for Quality Television, 1989, for Tour of Duty.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Terrence Knox) Reese, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980.

Jack's friend, Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Circle of Power (also known as Brainwash, Mystique, and The Naked Weekend), 1983.

Eric Macklin, Lies, Alpha, 1984.

Buddy, Truckin' Buddy McCoy, Bedford Entertainment, 1984.

Hightower and McHugh, Rebel Love (also known as Shadow Waltz), Troma, 1986.

Burt, The Offspring (also known as From a Whisper to a Scream), 1986.

Paul Elliott, Distortions, Cori, 1988.

Twist of Fate, 1990.

Jack DeForest, Tripwire, 1990.

Wallace Reid, Forever, 1993.

John Garrett, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (also known as Children of the Corn: Deadly Harvest), Miramax, 1993.

Jonathan "J. B." Brandels, The Spy Within (also known as Flight of the Dove), Tanglewood, 1995.

Construction foreman, At Face Value, 1999.

Fardum Gaspro the Bounty Hunter, Space Banda, 2001.

Detective Ben Bannister, An Ordinary Killer, Anthem Pictures, 2003.

Himself, Beyond Ordinary: The Making of "An Ordinary Killer" (documentary), Anthem Pictures, 2004.

Sam Preston, Obsession (short), 2006.

Mayor Emerson Rogers, Ghost Town: The Obsession, 2007.

Grandpa Jack, The House That Jack Built, FourTwoFive Films, 2007.

Himself, Interviews "Ghost Town: The Movie" (documentary), 2007.

Himself, Behind the Scenes of "Ghost Town: The Movie" (documentary), Collective Development, 2007.

Also appeared in Violent Blade.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Peter White, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-85.

Matt Russell, All Is Forgiven, NBC, 1986.

Sergeant Zeke Anderson, Tour of Duty, CBS, 1987-90.

Jack Matson, The Road Home, CBS, 1994.

Matt "Siggy" Sigalos, Under One Roof, CBS, 1995.

Griffith, Rescue 77, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Martin Anderson, Murder Ordained (also known as Broken Commandments and Kansas Gothic), CBS, 1987.

Coyle, The Invaders, Fox, 1995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Leo Kalb, City Killer, NBC, 1984.

Craig Phelan, Chase, CBS, 1985.

Dan Casey, Unspeakable Acts, ABC, 1990.

Clayton Thorpe, Snow Kill (also known as Over the Edge), USA Network, 1990.

Vince Slade, Angel of Death (also known as Intimate Terror: "Angel of Death"), CBS, 1990.

Nick Moore, Lucky Day, ABC, 1991.

Nick Kasten, Overexposed, ABC, 1992.

Dr. Eric Foretich, A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (also known as With Reason to Suspect and Shattered Silence), ABC, 1992.

Frank Del Pzzo, Nick's Game, 1993.

Bobby Ballew, Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (also known as Blind Angel and Murder So Sweet), CBS, 1993.

Jed Harris, Stolen Innocence, CBS, 1995.

919 Fifth Avenue (also known as Dominick Dunne's "919 Fifth Avenue"), 1995.

University Blues, 1996.

Mike, Love in Another Town (also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Love in Another Town"), CBS, 1997.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dr. Michael Rourke, J.O.E. and the Colonel (also known as Humanoid Defender), ABC, 1985.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Steve Grenowski, "Mighty Pawns," Wonderworks, PBS, 1987.

Host (Toronto), CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1989.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Officer Bright, "The Hitchhiker," Knots Landing, 1980.

Rafe Logan, "New Deputy in Town," The Dukes of Hazzard, 1981.

Himself, Just Men, 1983.

Alan Davis, "The Rescue," V (also known as V: The Series), 1985.

Fred Hampton, "Bystanders," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), 1985.

Steve Pascal, "Murder Takes the Bus," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

Mr. Teckett, "The Next Best Thing to Winning," Sidekicks, 1987.

Thomas Bartin, "The Cold Equations," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), 1988.

Attitudes, 1989.

"Life Without Possibility: Parts 1 & 2," Midnight Caller, 1990.

Leon, "Made in Paris," The Hitchhiker (also known as Deadly Nightmares and Le Voyageur), 1990.

Elroy Bunch, "Lifelines: Parts 1 & 2," Reasonable Doubts, 1992.

Jason Trask, "Strange Visitor (From Another Planet)," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1993.

Jason Trask, "The Green, Green Glow of Home," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993.

Jack, "Nowhere to Run," Cobra, 1993.

John Penner, "Love Never Dies," Silk Stalkings, 1993.

Bobby Noonan, Traps, CBS, 1994.

Commander Van Camp, "Second Chance," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995.

Martin Cavanaugh, "University Blues: Parts 1 & 2," High Tide, 1996.

Douglas Fournier, "Chapter Nineteen," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

Douglas Fournier, "Chapter Twenty-Two," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

Tom Matthews, "Flyer," The Pretender, NBC, 1996.

Martin Cavanaugh, "University Blues: Parts 1 & 2," High Tide, 1996.

Major Reed, "Secret in the Neighborhood," The Burning Zone, UPN, 1997.

Zack Torrence, "Soft Targets," Pacific Blues, USA Network, 1997.

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Ballinger, "Yesterday, Upon the Stairs: Part 1," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1997.

Coach Marsh, Push, 1998.

"Don't Say Anything," Any Day Now, 1999.

Garrett Pope, "Desperate Measures," Walker, Texas Ranger (also known as Walker), CBS, 2001.

Larry Wadd, "An Open Book," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001.

Porter, "Val in Space," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001.

Detective Al Stein, "Live and Leg Die," Philly, ABC, 2001.

(As Terrence Knox) "Moo," The Agency, 2002.

"Sex Pistols," Wanted, TNT, 2005.

Also appeared in The Pat Sajack Show.

Stage Appearances:

Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, 1985.

Teddy, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Coconut Grove Playhouse, 1985.

Also appeared in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; A Streetcar Named Desire.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Dr. D. Boss, Emergency Room 2, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Terence Knox Website,http://www.terenceknox.com, December 7, 2007.

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