Zalman King

Zalman King

Born

May 23, 1942

Died

February 3, 2012 (69 years old)

Known For

Directing

Place of Birth

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

​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.

The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès

Self

7.7

2008

Saint Francis

Saint Francis

Dr. P. Bernard

2.4

2007

The Foreign Eye

The Foreign Eye

Self

6.1

2006

Playboy: The Story of X

Playboy: The Story of X

Self - Producer

6.3

1998

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

(1 episode)

8.1

1996

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

Director · (1 episode)

6.0

1992

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Hollywood Producer

4.9

1982

Galaxy of Terror

Galaxy of Terror

Baelon

5.3

1981

Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle

Paul

6.0

1980

Like Normal People

Bill Stein

6.0

1979

Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine

Jerry Zipkin

5.6

1977

The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

Yeshua of Nazareth

3.8

1976

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Harry Owens · (1 episode)

6.7

1976

Sammy Somebody

0.0

1976

Trip with the Teacher

Trip with the Teacher

Al

4.4

1975

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Roy St. John

6.1

1974

Some Call It Loving

Some Call It Loving

Robert Troy

4.9

1973

Neither by Day Nor by Night

Neither by Day Nor by Night

Adam

0.0

1972

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

Carter Fields

8.5

1971

The Ski Bum

The Ski Bum

Johnny Cochran

4.8

1971

The Intruders

The Intruders

Bob Younger

4.5

1970

The Young Lawyers

The Young Lawyers

(24 episodes)

5.0

1970

The Young Lawyers

The Young Lawyers

Aaron Silverman

0.0

1969

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

(1 episode)

4.8

1969

Whiskey Flats

0.0

1969

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

Nick · (1 episode)

6.7

1968

Adam-12

Adam-12

The Man · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

Larkin

5.4

1967

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

(1 episode)

7.5

1967

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

(1 episode)

5.0

1967

Ironside

Ironside

(1 episode)

6.8

1967

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

Jesse

6.0

1966

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Bernie Voyt · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The Loner

The Loner

(1 episode)

5.7

1965

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

Cincy · (1 episode)

4.8

1965

The Munsters

The Munsters

(1 episode)

7.9

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Evans · (1 episode)

6.9

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Meshach Tarbot · (1 episode)

6.9

1964

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Fish · (1 episode)

7.8

1962

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Billy Coe · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Joey Jeffords · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Jack Stone · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Muley · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Willy Groom · (1 episode)

6.6

1955