Terry Mross

Terry Mross

actor

Terry Mross was born on Apr 27, 1951 in USA. Terry Mross's big-screen debut came with Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind directed by Bill Bixby in 1991, strarring Texas Ranger (uncredited). Terry Mross is known for Dazed and Confused directed by Richard Linklater, Jason London stars as Pink and Joey Lauren Adams as Simone. The upcoming new movie Terry Mross plays is High Five which will be released on Mar 09, 2008.

Terry Mross was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas, a rural farming community, in 1951. He is the youngest of four children and graduated from T.A. Futrall High School in Marianna, Arkansas. Mross' first role was in Merhcant/Ivory's The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) starring 'Vanessa Redgrave'_. It was Ms. Redgrave who encouraged him to pursue acting as a career. Cast by Don Phillips as "Coach Conrad" in Dazed and Confused (1993)_ (directed by Richard Linklater) is the role for which he is best known. His most fun role was that of "Sheriff Cooper" in the Phil Cruz directed indie entitled Andre the Butcher. Mross is also a Country and Western and R&B singer, plays electric guitar and owns a Fender Telecastor.In 1973 Terry worked as a DJ at KFFA Radio in Helena, Arkansas. At various times he guest hosted the King Biscuit Time Radio Show, sitting in for "Sunshine" Sonny Payne. Mross was a guest on the show in September of 2016 and was interviewed by Payne. Sonny begins each show with "Pass the biscuits 'cause it's King Biscuit Time". A play on this line was in the movie "O' Brother, Where Art Thou? The show originally featured Sonny Boy Williamson playing live every day at noon. It is the longest running show in history having been broadcast more than 17,000 times. B.B. King, Levon Helm and others credit this program as a big influence on their musical style while growing up in the Delta. Levon said when he was a child he'd go to town at noon and buy some donuts and a coke then go to the radio station to watch the show live.

  • Birthday

    Apr 27, 1951
  • Place of Birth

    Harrisburg, Arkansas, USA
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