Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Tex Terry
Born	Edward Earl Terry (1902-08-22)August 22, 1902 Coxville, Indiana
Died	May 18, 1985(1985-05-18) (aged 82) Terre Haute, Indiana
Resting place	Coxville Cemetery, Coxville, Indiana
Occupation(s)	film and television actor
Spouse	Isabel Draesemer Terry

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Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies.

He died in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana.

• Tex Terry at IMDb
• Tex Terry at AllMovie
• Tex Terry at Find a Grave
• Tex Terry Official website
• B-Westerns.com The Henchies -Tex Terry
• Parke County, Indiana website, Tex Terry – "the bad man of the movies", Parke County, Indiana