Zalman King
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1942 – 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. He was born Zalman Lefkovitz in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. As a young man in 1963 he played a gang member on Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Memo from Purgatory" written by Harlan Ellison) with James Caan and Walter Koenig. In 1967 he played the outlaw Muley in "Muley", an episode of the TV show Gunsmoke. His character shoots Marshall Matt Dillon as part of a plan to rob the Dodge City Bank, but as he and his gang are waiting for Dillon to recover (so they can try again to kill him), Muley falls in love with one of the girls at the Long Branch Saloon, which thwarts the plan. 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 Trip with the Teacher (1975), portraying the psychopathic Al, a narcoleptic murdering motorbiker. King has directed several commercially successful films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), and Red Shoe Diaries (1992), which became a long-running television series for Showtime network. It spawned many sequels. He is perhaps best known for his collaboration 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 appeared in Lee Grant's directorial debut feature film Tell Me a Riddle. Other work as director includes the 1995 film Delta of Venus based on the book by Anaïs Nin and starring Audie England. The film about an American girl living in Paris in 1939 is in many ways reminiscent of European art house films where erotica forms a centerpiece to a plot which is nevertheless about greater issues. He is married to writer/producer Patricia Louisianna Knop. They have collaborated on many projects, such as writing Wild Orchid, Delta of Venus and 9½ Weeks as well as many episodes of Red Shoe Diaries. They have two daughters, Chloe King and Gillian Lefkowitz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zalman King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self
Saint Francis
as Dr. P. Bernard
Saint Francis
as Dr. P. Bernard
The Foreign Eye
as Self
The Foreign Eye
as Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self - Contributor
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self - Contributor
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self - Producer
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self - Producer
Endangered Species
as Hollywood Producer
Endangered Species
as Hollywood Producer
Galaxy of Terror
as Baelon
Galaxy of Terror
as Baelon
Tell Me a Riddle
as Paul
Tell Me a Riddle
as Paul
Like Normal People
as Bill Stein
Like Normal People
as Bill Stein
Blue Sunshine
as Jerry Zipkin
Blue Sunshine
as Jerry Zipkin
The Passover Plot
as Yeshua of Nazareth
The Passover Plot
as Yeshua of Nazareth
Sammy Somebody
Sammy Somebody
Trip with the Teacher
as Al
Trip with the Teacher
as Al
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Roy St. John
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Roy St. John
Some Call It Loving
as Robert Troy
Some Call It Loving
as Robert Troy
Neither by Day Nor by Night
as Adam
Neither by Day Nor by Night
as Adam
The Love Song of Charles Faberman
as TV Star
The Love Song of Charles Faberman
as TV Star
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Carter Fields
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Carter Fields
The Ski Bum
as Johnny Cochran
The Ski Bum
as Johnny Cochran
The Intruders
as Bob Younger
The Intruders
as Bob Younger
The Young Lawyers
as Aaron Silverman
The Young Lawyers
as Aaron Silverman
Whiskey Flats
Whiskey Flats
Stranger on the Run
as Larkin
Stranger on the Run
as Larkin
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
as Jesse
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
as Jesse