Zalman King
Zalman King | |
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Born | Zalman King Lefkowitz May 23, 1941 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 2012 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 70)
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Years active | 1964–2012 |
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Children | 2 |
Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1941 – February 3, 2012) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. His films are known for incorporating sexuality, and are often categorized as erotica.[1]
Early life
Zalman King Lefkowitz was born in
Acting
Zalman King Lefkowitz dropped his last name at the beginning of his acting career.
King played "The Man" in the 3rd episode of the first season of Adam-12. His character was an apparent drug addict who kidnaps an infant at gunpoint and Officer Malloy disarms him by some reverse psychology.[6]
From September 1970 until May 1971, King played attorney Aaron Silverman on the drama The Young Lawyers, broadcast on the ABC television network.
King later contributed a unique delivery to
Directing
King directed several films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)[8] and Red Shoe Diaries (1992), which became a long-running television series for Showtime network. It spawned many sequels. He directed and co-wrote the movie In God's Hands (1998).[9]
He collaborated with director Adrian Lyne on the film 9½ Weeks which starred Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke. He produced (and usually directed) the television series and film ChromiumBlue.com and Showtime series Body Language. He directed the 1995 film Delta of Venus based on the book by Anaïs Nin.[10] His last film before his death was Pleasure or Pain.
Personal life
King was married for 46 years to writer/producer Patricia Louisianna Knop, with whom he collaborated on many projects, including the scripts for Wild Orchid and 9½ Weeks. The couple had two daughters.[1]
He died on February 3, 2012, aged 70, from cancer.[11]
Filmography
- 1964: The Munsters, "Far Out Munsters" – The man with the beard
- 1964: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, "Memo for Purgatory" – gang member
- 1965–67: Gunsmoke, 5 episodes
- 1967: Stranger on the Run – Larkin
- 1968: Adam-12
- 1969: Land of the Giants (TV series), "The Lost Ones" – Nick
- 1970: The Intruders – Bob Younger
- 1971: You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat – Carter Fields
- 1971: The Ski Bum – Johnny
- 1972: Neither by Day nor by Night – Adam
- 1973: Some Call It Loving – Robert Troy
- 1975: Trip with the Teacher – Al
- 1976: The Passover Plot – Yeshua
- 1977: Blue Sunshine – Jerry Zipkin
- 1979: Charlie's Angels (TV series), "Disco Angels" – Harry Owens
- 1981: Galaxy of Terror – Baelon
- 1988: Two Moon Junction (Director)
- 1988: Wildfire (Director)
- 1989: Wild Orchid (Director)
- 1991: Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (Director)
- 1992–1997: Red Shoe Diaries (TV series) (11 episodes)
- 1994: Boca (Director, parts of "Wild Orchid")
- 1995: Delta of Venus (Director)
- 1997 : Business for Pleasure (TV) (Co-writer)
- 1998 : Black Sea 213 (Co-writer)
- 1998 : A Place Called Truth (Co-writer)
- 1998 : In God's Hands (Director)
- 1998 : Wind on Water (Director)
- 2000 : Red Shoe Diaries, "Girl on a Bike" (Co-writer)
- 2002 : Barely Brooke (TV) (Director)
- 2003 : Chromiumblue.com (TV) (Director)
- 2005 : Forty Deuce (TV Series) (Director)
- 2006 : Crazy Again(Director)
- 2006 : Dance with the Devil (Director)
- 2013 : Pleasure or Pain (Director)
References
- ^ a b c Zalman King, creator of soft-core films, dies at 70 New York Times 2012
- Independent.co.uk. April 28, 2020. Archivedfrom the original on May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Soft-core filmmaker Zalman King dies at 70 (Or maybe 69)". February 9, 2012.
- ^ "The Munsters: Far Out Munster". IMDB. Internet Movie Database. 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Zalman King". IMDb.
- ^ "Welcome to the World of Zalman King". Zalmanking.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Shayne, Bob (February 28, 1971). "Leading Man Named Zalman?". The New York Times.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (May 8, 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : Failing Grade for High School Romance". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "In God's Hands (1998)". IMDb.
- ^ "Delta of Venus (1995)". IMDb.
- ^ Jack Hannah (February 4, 2012). "'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70 - CNN.com". CNN.
External links
- Zalman King at IMDb