Zalman King
Directing
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
Directing34
movieMarch with the Devil
2014
Director
moviePleasure or Pain
2013
Director
movieBody Language
2008
Director
tvBody Language
2008
Director
Crazy Again
2006
Director
movieBarely Brooke
2002
Director
movieGypsy Love
2002
Director
movieThe Eternal
2002
Director
movieCover Me Girls
2002
Director
movieChromiumBlue.com
2002
Director
tvChromiumblue.com
2002
Director
movieWomen of the Night
2001
Director
movieShame, Shame, Shame
1999
Director
Wind on Water
1998
Director
movieIn God's Hands
1998
Director
movieDelta of Venus
1995
Director
movieBoca
1994
Director
tvRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Director
movieRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Director
movieWild Orchid
1989
Director
movieWildfire
1988
Director
movieTwo Moon Junction
1988
Director
Acting43
movieSaint Francis
2007
Dr. P. Bernard
movieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Self - Contributor
moviePlayboy: The Story of X
1998
Self - Producer
tvRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Director
movieEndangered Species
1982
Hollywood Producer
movieBlue Sunshine
1977
Jerry Zipkin
movieThe Passover Plot
1976
Yeshua of Nazareth
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Harry Owens
movieSmile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
Roy St. John
movieSome Call It Loving
1973
Robert Troy
movieThe Ski Bum
1971
Johnny Cochran
movieThe Intruders
1970
Bob Younger
movieThe Young Lawyers
1969
Aaron Silverman
tvThen Came Bronson
1969
Jack Warren
tvAdam-12
1968
The Man
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Bernie Voyt
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Evans / Meshach Tarbot
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Gregory Haymish
tvGunsmoke
1955
Billy Coe / Joey Jeffords / Jack Stone / Muley / Willy Groom
Writing27
movieIn God's Hands
1998
Screenplay
movieBusiness for Pleasure
1997
Story, Screenplay
movieReturn to Two Moon Junction
1994
Characters
tvRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Teleplay, Writer, Story
movieRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Screenplay
movieWild Orchid
1989
Screenplay
movieWildfire
1988
Writer
movieTwo Moon Junction
1988
Story, Screenplay
movieNine 1/2 Weeks
1986
Screenplay
Production21
movieChromiumBlue.com
2002
Executive Producer
Wind on Water
1998
Executive Producer
movieA Place Called Truth
1998
Executive Producer
movieIn God's Hands
1998
Executive Producer
movieBlack Sea 213
1998
Executive Producer
movieBusiness for Pleasure
1997
Producer
movieFemale Perversions
1996
Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband
1996
Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
1995
Executive Producer
movieLake Consequence
1995
Executive Producer
movieBoca
1994
Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
1994
Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
1993
Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare
1993
Executive Producer
tvRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Producer, Executive Producer
movieRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Executive Producer
movieSiesta
1987
Executive Producer
movieNine 1/2 Weeks
1986
Producer
movieEndangered Species
1982
Executive Producer
movieRoadie
1980
Executive Producer
Creator2
tvChromiumblue.com
2002
Creator