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John Lazar

John Lazar

Actor

Born May 22, 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA

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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.

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Disclosure Poster

Disclosure Documentary2020Ronnie Barzell

Sado Psychiatrist Poster

Sado Psychiatrist TV Series2020Self

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Cast and Crew Q&A Poster

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Cast and Crew Q&A Documentary2016Self

Alice Jacobs Is Dead Poster

Alice Jacobs Is Dead Short Film2009Ben Jacobs

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

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy Video2006Self

Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby! Poster

Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby! Video2006Self

The Best of Beyond Poster

The Best of Beyond Video2006Self

Vic Short Film2006Ron Barzel

The Body Beautiful Poster

The Body Beautiful Feature Film2000Dr. Fez

Cult Movies TV Poster

Cult Movies TV TV Series1999Self - Guest

Maximum Revenge Poster

Maximum Revenge Feature Film1998Murdock

Click Mini-Series1997Dr. Fez

Legally Exposed Poster

Legally Exposed Video1997Dr. Fez

You Only Live Until You Die Poster

You Only Live Until You Die Feature Film1997Dr. Fez

Over the Wire Poster

Over the Wire Feature Film1996Assassin

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds Poster

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds Feature Film1995Dr. Lindstrom

Night of the Scarecrow Poster

Night of the Scarecrow Feature Film1995The Warlock

Stripteaser Poster

Stripteaser Feature Film1995Bar Patron

Eddie Presley Poster

Eddie Presley Feature Film1992Limousine Driver

Deathstalker II Poster

Deathstalker II Feature Film1987Jarek the Sorcerer

Scorpion Poster

Scorpion Feature Film19862nd Faued

Up 'n' Coming Feature Film1983Paul Fallon

Every Girl Should Have One Poster

Every Girl Should Have One Feature Film1978Chris

Greatest Heroes of the Bible Poster

Greatest Heroes of the Bible TV Series1978Palestine General

Supervixens Poster

Supervixens Feature Film1975Cal MacKinney

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Poster

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Feature Film1970Ronnie Barzell

Climax! TV Series19541 episode, 1955

The Prudential Family Playhouse TV Series19501 episode, 1950

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Box Forts Short Film2012

Flower Story Short Film2012

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