Career
Born in the small town of Coolidge, Georgia, Terrell attended Georgia Technical 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.