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Zalman King

Zalman King

Known For Directing
Birthday May 23, 1942
Died Feb 03, 2012 (69)
Birthplace Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​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.

Known For

Filmography

Saint Francis

Saint Francis

2007

as Dr. P. Bernard

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

1982

as Hollywood Producer

Galaxy of Terror

Galaxy of Terror

1981

as Baelon

Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

as Paul

Like Normal People

Like Normal People

1979

as Bill Stein

Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine

1978

as Jerry Zipkin

The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

1976

as Yeshua of Nazareth

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

1974

as Roy St. John

Some Call It Loving

Some Call It Loving

1973

as Robert Troy

The Ski Bum

The Ski Bum

1971

as Johnny Cochran

The Intruders

The Intruders

1970

as Bob Younger

The Young Lawyers

The Young Lawyers

1969

as Aaron Silverman

Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

1967

as Larkin

Pleasure or Pain

Pleasure or Pain

2013

Writer

Women of the Night

Women of the Night

2001

Writer

In God's Hands

In God's Hands

1998

Screenplay

Black Sea 213

Black Sea 213

1998

Story

Business for Pleasure

Business for Pleasure

1997

Story, Screenplay

Return to Two Moon Junction

Return to Two Moon Junction

1994

Characters

Lake Consequence

Lake Consequence

1993

Screenplay

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

1992

Screenplay

Wild Orchid

Wild Orchid

1989

Screenplay

Wildfire

Wildfire

1988

Writer

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

1988

Story, Screenplay

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Screenplay

Pleasure or Pain

Pleasure or Pain

2013

Director

Body Language

Body Language

2008

Director

Crazy Again

Crazy Again

2006

Director

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

2006

Director

Zalman King's Sex, Y & Z

Zalman King's Sex, Y & Z

2003

Director

ChromiumBlue.com

ChromiumBlue.com

2002

Director

Women of the Night

Women of the Night

2001

Director

Shame, Shame, Shame

Shame, Shame, Shame

1999

Director

In God's Hands

In God's Hands

1998

Director

Delta of Venus

Delta of Venus

1995

Director

Boca

Boca

1994

Director

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

1992

Director

Wild Orchid

Wild Orchid

1989

Director

Wildfire

Wildfire

1988

Director

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

1988

Director

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

2006

Producer

ChromiumBlue.com

ChromiumBlue.com

2002

Executive Producer

A Place Called Truth

A Place Called Truth

1998

Executive Producer

In God's Hands

In God's Hands

1998

Executive Producer

Black Sea 213

Black Sea 213

1998

Executive Producer

Female Perversions

Female Perversions

1997

Executive Producer

Business for Pleasure

Business for Pleasure

1997

Producer

Boca

Boca

1994

Executive Producer

Lake Consequence

Lake Consequence

1993

Executive Producer

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

1992

Executive Producer

Siesta

Siesta

1987

Executive Producer

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Producer

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

1982

Executive Producer

Roadie

Roadie

1980

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The F.B.I.

as Bernie Voyt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Land of the Giants

as Nick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1968

Charlie's Angels

as Harry Owens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Gunsmoke

as Billy Coe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Daniel Boone

as Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Legend of Jesse James

as Cincy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Joey Jeffords

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Jack Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Adam-12

as The Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Gunsmoke

as Muley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Willy Groom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Red Shoe Diaries

as Director

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 1992

Daniel Boone

as Meshach Tarbot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Fish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Young Lawyers

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 21, 1970

The Munsters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

Then Came Bronson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1969

The Loner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

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