John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is an American actor of both stage and screen, best remembered for his lead role as Ronnie 'Z-man' Barzell in the Russ Meyer film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert.[1]
John LaZar | |
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| Born | May 22, 1946 |
| Occupation | Actor |
LaZar grew up in San Francisco, California and is of Mediterranean and Native American heritage. He trained at the American Conservatory Theater and has studied acting with Uta Hagen.[citation needed] A veteran of many Shakespearean stage productions, Lazar is also a martial arts expert and fencer.[citation needed]
LaZar later appeared in Russ Meyer's Supervixens (1975) and Roger Corman's Deathstalker II (1987).
Selected credits
edit- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) (director Russ Meyer)
- Supervixens (1975) (director Russ Meyer)
- Every Girl Should Have One (1978)
- Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series) (1978)
- Up 'n' Coming (1983) (X-rated film starring Marilyn Chambers) (Non-sexual role)
- Scorpion (1986)
- Deathstalker II (1987) (producer Roger Corman)
- Eddie Presley (1992) (director Jeff Burr)
- Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold (1995) (director Fred Olen Ray)
- Stripteaser (1995)
- Night of the Scarecrow (1995) (director Jeff Burr)
- Over the Wire (1996)
- Click (TV series) (1997)
- Maximum Revenge (1997)
- Vic (2006) short film (director Sage Stallone)
- Alice Jacobs is Dead (2009) short film
References
editExternal links
edit- John LaZar at IMDb
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