A former deep-sea diver, Zalman King made his first public impression as an actor. In the "relevant" 1970 TV series The Young Lawyers, King won as many detractors as fans for his abrasive portrayal of idealistic law student Aaron Silverman. King's first starring feature film, The Ski Bum (1971), was a mistake from the word "go," and before long he was playing standard psycho villains. In 1976, he was cast as Jesus in The Passover Plot, another project that looked better on paper than it did on screen. From 1980 onward, King devoted his time to behind-the-camera activities, beginning with the inexpensive "sleeper" Roadie, which he produced and co-wrote. King made his biggest cinematic impact in the realm of soft-core erotica, first as co-producer and co-scripter of 9 1/2 Weeks (1982), then as writer/director of such heavy-breathers as Two Moon Junction (1988) and Wild Orchid (1990). He often wrote in collaboration with his wife, Patricia Knop. For cable television, Zalman King produced, directed and occasionally wrote for the softcore anthology Red Shoe Diaries.
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The Beaches of Agnès
Participant |
2008 | |||
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Zalman King's The Naked Truth
Director, Producer |
2008 | |||
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Saint Francis
Actor |
2007 | |||
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Crazy Again
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
2006 | |||
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Barely Brooke
Director, Executive Producer |
2002 | |||
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Red Shoe Diaries: Forbidden Zone
Executive Producer |
2000 | |||
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Red Shoe Diaries: Temple of Flesh
Executive Producer |
2000 | |||
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Women of the Night
Director |
2000 | |||
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In God's Hands
Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter |
1998 | |||
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Wind on Water
Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter |
1998 | |||
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Shame, Shame, Shame
Director |
1997 | |||
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Female Perversions
Producer |
1996 | |||
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Red Shoe Diaries: Strip Poker
Director, Executive Producer |
1996 | |||
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Boca
Director, Executive Producer |
1994 | |||
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Delta of Venus
Director |
1994 | |||
| 1993 | ||||
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Lake Consequence
Executive Producer, Screenwriter |
1992 | |||
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Red Shoe Diaries
Director, Executive Producer |
1992 | |||
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Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue
Director, Screenwriter |
1992 | |||
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Wild Orchid
Director, Screenwriter |
1990 | |||
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Two Moon Junction
Director, Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
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Wildfire
Director, Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
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Siesta
Executive Producer |
1987 | |||
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9 1/2 Weeks
Producer, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Endangered Species
Actor, Executive Producer, Screenwriter |
1982 | |||
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Galaxy of Terror
Actor |
1981 | |||
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Roadie
Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter |
1980 | |||
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Tell Me a Riddle
Actor |
1980 | |||
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Like Normal People
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Blue Sunshine
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Sammy Somebody
Actor |
1976 | |||
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The Passover Plot
Actor |
1975 | |||
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Trip with the Teacher
Actor |
1975 | |||
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Deadly Fieldtrip
Actor |
1974 | |||
| 1974 | ||||
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Harry-O: Such Dust
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Ironside: The Hidden Man
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Some Call It Loving
Actor |
1973 | |||
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The F.B.I.: Ransom
Actor |
1973 | |||
| 1972 | ||||
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The Ski Bum
Actor |
1971 | |||
| 1971 | ||||
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The Intruders
Actor |
1970 | |||
| 1968 | ||||
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Stranger on the Run
Actor |
1967 | |||
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Bonanza: The Code
Actor |
1966 | |||
| 1965 | ||||
| 1965 | ||||
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