Terry Melcher

Is portrayed by Jeffrey Johnson in Helter Skelter (2004)

He was a producer, known for Cocktail (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Move Over, Darling (1963). He was married to Terese Edwards, Jacqueline Carlin and Melissa E. Brown.

Was a producer for Columbia Records who once auditioned and turned down Charles Manson for a recording contract. Initially, Melcher was believed to have been the original intended victim of the grisly Manson murders on Aug 9, 1969 at a house at 10050 Cielo Drive, Beverly Hills, where Melcher had previously lived with then-girlfriend Candice Bergen. Manson had previously visited Melcher there, and on a subsequent visit had learned that Melcher had moved. Nevertheless, Manson told his followers to kill anyone they found in the house on the night Sharon Tate and her house guests died, to send Melcher a "message". The house has since been demolished, and the location's address changed.

Produced The Byrds' number one smash hit songs, "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", both in 1965.

As a member of the musical group The Rip Chords, scored a big hit in 1964 with the song "Hey Little Cobra.".

In the early 1960s, he formed the duo Bruce & Terry with Bruce Johnston, who later joined The Beach Boys. A couple of their minor hits were "Custom Machine" and "Summer Means Fun".

Son of Doris Day and her first husband, musician Al Jorden. He was adopted by her third husband, Martin Melcher, when he was 10 years old in 1952.

Terry Melcher was born on February 8, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA as Terrence Paul Jorden.