David Terrell
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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Targeted as Victor Ross
- 2023 · Legacy as Willie "Pop" Simmons
- 2021 · Them as Shorty
- 2020 · She Ball as Bishop
- 2018 · The Neighborhood as Roy
- 2018 · Boyne Falls as Fisk
- 2016 · Speechless as Ref
- 2016 · Initiation as Staff Sergeant Raynor
- 2015 · Mysterious Ways as Prison Minister
- 2014 · A Little Problem as Mr. Willie (as Terrell-David)
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Bouncer
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Eyewitness with Hat
- 2013 · Shades as Officer Dixon
- 2013 · Act Like You Love Me as Bartender
- 2013 · Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain as Dapper Guy
- 2012 · Anger Management as Cop
- 2011 · Revenge as Detective
- 2005 · Shallow Ground as Thomas Reedy
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Guard