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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
May 23, 1942Deathday
February 3, 2012Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
63Place of birth
Trenton, New Jersey, USACast credits
Playboy: The Story of X
Self - ProducerBlue Sunshine
Jerry ZipkinGalaxy of Terror
BaelonTrip with the Teacher
AlThe Foreign Eye
SelfSmile Jenny, You're Dead
Roy St. JohnSaint Francis
Dr. P. BernardThe Passover Plot
Yeshua of NazarethSome Call It Loving
Robert TroyThe Young Lawyers
Aaron SilvermanNeither by Day Nor by Night
AdamThe Ski Bum
Johnny CochranThe Intruders
Bob YoungerTell Me a Riddle
PaulYou've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Carter FieldsLike Normal People
Bill SteinEndangered Species
Hollywood ProducerStranger on the Run
LarkinThe Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
JesseCrew credits
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Producer, ScreenplayWild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Screenplay, DirectorWild Orchid
Director, ScreenplayRed Shoe Diaries
Screenplay, Director, Executive ProducerShame, Shame, Shame
DirectorIn God's Hands
Director, Screenplay, Executive ProducerDelta of Venus
DirectorWomen of the Night
Director, WriterBoca
Director, Executive ProducerPleasure or Pain
Director, WriterWildfire
Director, WriterBusiness for Pleasure
Screenplay, Story, ProducerChromiumBlue.com
Director, Executive ProducerBlack Sea 213
Executive Producer, StoryA Place Called Truth
Story, Executive ProducerRed Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
Director, Executive Producer, TeleplayRed Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
Teleplay, Executive ProducerRed Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
Executive Producer, DirectorRed Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare
Teleplay, Executive Producer, DirectorSiesta
Executive ProducerRed Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband
Executive Producer, Story