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John Lazar
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John Lazar
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-05-22,San Francisco, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Maximum Security

2

Maximum Security
1997-01-01

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

6.1

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970-06-17

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die

5.167

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
1997-01-05

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

5.7

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
1987-06-03

Alice Jacobs Is Dead

6.5

Alice Jacobs Is Dead
2009-07-23

2.4

Over the Wire
1996-05-21

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

6.8

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020-06-23

6

Up 'n' Coming
1983-01-07

Legally Exposed

3.857

Legally Exposed
1997-01-22

The Body Beautiful

4.2

The Body Beautiful
1997-01-01

Every Girl Should Have One

1

Every Girl Should Have One
1978-01-01

4.208

Stripteaser
1995-06-23

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

3.655

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995-06-02

Night of the Scarecrow

4.763

Night of the Scarecrow
1995-08-08

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

8

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
2006-06-30

5.7

Supervixens
1975-04-02

In the Heat of the Click

4.071

In the Heat of the Click
1997-01-03

Erotic Curse of Cairo

5.667

Erotic Curse of Cairo
1997-01-04

For the Love of the Click

3

For the Love of the Click
1997-01-06

Sex, Lies & Politics

4.667

Sex, Lies & Politics
1997-01-02

Secrets Revealed

3.5

Secrets Revealed
1997-01-07

3.375

Eddie Presley
1993-05-20

Sado Psychiatrist

0

Sado Psychiatrist
2020-01-27

0

Cult Movies TV
1999-01-02

1

The Click