Terry Becker


Terry Becker was an American film and television actor, director and producer.

Career

Becker portrayed Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey in seasons 2 through 4 of the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Becker took the role after the death of actor Henry Kulky, who had played the submarine's Chief during the first season of the series. Becker also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1958 he played murder victim Philip Larkin in "The Case of the Prodigal Parent", and in 1960 he played Prosecuting Attorney Everett Ransome in "The Case of the Violent Village."
Becker's work behind the camera began with the TV series Room 222, on which he was associate producer. He also directed eight episodes of the series. Becker went on to directing assignments on many other TV series, including Mission: Impossible, M*A*S*H, Love, American Style, The Brady Bunch and others, plus a motion picture, The Thirsty Dead, which he also produced. In 1973, he partnered with actor Carroll O'Connor to form O'Connor-Becker Productions. In 1983, the partnership split up and Becker continued producing as a solo producer under his own Becker Productions and Becker Enterprises banners.

Partial filmography as actor

Danger .... LouShort Short Dramas Teacher's Pet .... Mr. Appino The Fiend Who Walked the West .... Lew Lane Compulsion .... Benson, Angry Reporter Wanted Dead or Alive .... Deputy Fred Kimball Perry Mason .... Everett Ransome / Philip LarkinGunsmoke .... EmmettCode of Silence .... Mike StoryThe Asphalt Jungle .... Ira FallonSea Hunt .... Putnam's Agent / Alcott - Newspaper ReporterCombat!, Season 2 Episode:15 "The Party" .... / Sgt ClaybourneThe Twilight Zone .... JaggerRawhide .... Burt / Seth WarnerVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea .... Chief Francis Ethelbert SharkeyThe Writer .... Dr. Norman SolomonNeighborhood Watch .... Judd SowellFinishing the Game .... Breeze's DadIn Case of Emergency .... JudgeInfection: The Invasion Begins .... Grandpa Sy

Partial filmography as producer-director

The Thirsty Dead, motion picture, producer-director, 1974Bronk, executive producer TV series 1975-76