Friday, October 4, 2013

MOVIE AND TV LEGENDS: Zalman King, of King directed several films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), and Red Shoe Diaries (1992)


Zalman King

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Not to be confused with Salmaan King.
Zalman King
King with Judy Pace and Lee J. Cobb
King (right) with Judy Pace and Lee J. Cobb in The Young Lawyers (1970)
BornZalman King Lefkowitz
(1942-05-23)May 23, 1942
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 2012(2012-02-03) (aged 69)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, director, writer, producer
Spouse(s)Patricia Louisianna Knop (2 children)
Zalman King (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.

Acting[edit]

In 1964, King played a gang member in "Memo from Purgatory", an episode of the television series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour written by Harlan Ellison and featuring actors James Caan and Walter Koenig. In 1967 he played the title character, the outlaw "Muley", an episode of the TV show Gunsmoke. His character shoots Marshal 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.
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.[1] 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 murderous motorbiker. He appeared in Lee Grant's directorial debut feature film Tell Me a Riddle.

Directing

King directed several 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 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 also directed the 1995 film Delta of Venus based on the book by Anaïs Nin.

Personal life

King was married to writer/producer Patricia Louisiana Knop, with whom he collaborated on many projects, such as writing Wild Orchid, Delta of Venus and 9½ Weeks as well as many episodes of Red Shoe Diaries; the couple had two daughters.[citation needed]

Death

Zalman King died on February 3, 2012, aged 70, from cancer.[2]

References

  1. Jump up ^ "Welcome to the World of Zalman King". Zalmanking.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04. 
  2. Jump up ^ http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/showbiz/california-zalman-king-dies

External links

Authority control
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zalman_King&oldid=567230023"
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)