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Terry Alexander

Actor

Terry Alexander

Born March 23, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA24 films

Terry Alexander is an African American actor, who is best known for his role as John in George A. Romero's 1985 film Day of the Dead. He had a regular role on the soap opera One Life to Live in the early 1990s, as police chief Troy Nichols. Wikipedia

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All That Jazz posterFirst watchAll That Jazz19797.5as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession…View film

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Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Last CallHarry Cunningham
  2. TBANight of the Living Dead IIJohn
  3. TBASundownGhost Dad
  4. 2024StreamDetective Hart
  5. 2021Romero's Elegyvoice
  6. 2021The Dark OfferingsDr. Mantis Tobogan
  7. 1999Double Platinum
  8. 1999GloriaTransit Cop
  9. 1997Conspiracy TheoryFlip
  10. 1997Hurricane StreetsDuane
  11. 1995Cagney & Lacey: Together AgainJacques
  12. 1994AmateurFrank, the Cook
  13. 1990Hot HippoNarrator (voice)
  14. 1989The Horror ShowCasey
  15. 1989Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African TaleNarrator
  16. 1985Day of the DeadJohn
  17. 1984FlashpointPeterson
  18. 1982The First TimeChief Duty Officer
  19. 1982Benny's PlaceJason MacWilliams
  20. 1982Desperate LivesRobert Walsh
  21. 1982Fantasies
  22. 1980Angel on My ShoulderLuke
  23. 1979All That JazzHospital Orderly (uncredited)
  24. 1973The Werewolf of WashingtonGuard