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John Lazar‌

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Birthday

calendar1946-05-22

Popularity

star1.7

John Lazar

San Francisco, California, USA

John Lazar

San Francisco, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1946-05-22

Popularity

star1.7

Biography

John La Zar was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He trained at the American Conservatory Theatre and has studied acting with Uta Hagen, Bill Ball, Jack Kosslyn, and Paul Shenar. La Zar was portraying the titular role in a University of Hawaii stage production of "Caligula" when he was approached by 20th Century Fox studio casting agent Phil Benjamin to audition for the part of deranged and debauched rock'n'roll music producer Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell in Russ Meyer's delightfully outrageous camp cult classic "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." John's wonderfully wild and eccentric performance as 'Z-Man' should have led to bigger and better things, but alas did not. A majority of La Zar's subsequent roles have been decidedly minor: funny as sleazy pimp Carl McKinney in Meyer's typically off-the-wall "Supervixens," a Palestine general in the "David & Goliath" episode of "Greatest Heroes of the Bible," a limousine driver in "Eddie Presley," a warlock in "Night of the Scarecrow," and a strip club patron in "Stripteaser." However, on occasion John has landed a more substantial part; he's especially memorable as evil sorcerer Jarek in the enjoyably silly tongue-in-cheek sword and sorcery fantasy hoot "Deathstalker II." La Zar had a recurring role as scientist Dr. Fez on the soft-core cable TV series "Click." In addition to his regrettably sparse film and TV credits, John has acted in stage productions of such plays as "The Crucible," "Macbeth," "Carnival," "High Mass," "No Exit," and "Everyman." Outside of acting, La Zar is also a ballet dancer, master swordsman, and expert martial artist. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Movie Credits

Maximum Security

Maximum Security‌
star2.0
calendar 1997

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls‌
star6.2
calendar 1970

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Deathstalker II

Deathstalker II‌
star5.8
calendar 1987

Alice Jacobs Is Dead

Alice Jacobs Is Dead‌
star6.2
calendar 2009

Over the Wire

Over the Wire‌
star3.3
calendar 1996

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp‌
star6.8
calendar 2020

Disclosure

Disclosure‌
star8.0
calendar 2020

Up 'n' Coming

Up 'n' Coming‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

Legally Exposed

Legally Exposed‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

The Body Beautiful

The Body Beautiful‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Every Girl Should Have One

Every Girl Should Have One‌
star1.0
calendar 1978

Stripteaser

Stripteaser‌
star4.5
calendar 1995

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold‌
star3.7
calendar 1995

Night of the Scarecrow

Night of the Scarecrow‌
star4.6
calendar 1995

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy‌
star8.0
calendar 2006

Supervixens

Supervixens‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

In the Heat of the Click

In the Heat of the Click‌
star5.4
calendar 1997

Erotic Curse of Cairo

Erotic Curse of Cairo‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

For the Love of the Click

For the Love of the Click‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Sex, Lies & Politics

Sex, Lies & Politics‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Secrets Revealed

Secrets Revealed‌
star4.3
calendar 1997

Tv Credits

Cult Movies TV

Cult Movies TV‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Sado Psychiatrist

Sado Psychiatrist‌
star0.0
calendar 2020