Zalman King

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Zalman King born Zalman King Lefkowitz May 23 1942 February 3 2012 was an American film director writer actor and producer His films are known for incorporating sexuality and are often categorized as erotica He was born Zalman Lefkovitz in Trenton New Jersey US As a young man in 1963 he played a gang member on Alfred Hitchcock Presents Memo from Purgatory written by Harlan Ellison with James Caan and Walter Koenig In 1967 he played the outlaw Muley in Muley an episode of the TV show Gunsmoke His character shoots Marshall Matt Dillon as part of a plan to rob the Dodge City Bank but as he and his gang are waiting for Dillon to recover so they can try again to kill him Muley falls in love with one of the girls at the Long Branch Saloon which thwarts the plan From September 1970 until May 1971 King played attorney Aaron Silverman on the drama The Young Lawyers broadcast on the ABC television network King later contributed a unique delivery to Trip with the Teacher 1975 portraying the psychopathic Al a narcoleptic murdering motorbiker King has directed several commercially successful films including Two Moon Junction 1988 Wild Orchid 1990 and Red Shoe Diaries 1992 which became a longrunning television series for Showtime network It spawned many sequels He is perhaps best known for his collaboration with director Adrian Lyne on the film 9½ Weeks which starred Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke He produced and usually directed the television series and film ChromiumBluecom and Showtime series Body Language He appeared in Lee Grants directorial debut feature film Tell Me a Riddle Other work as director includes the 1995 film Delta of Venus based on the book by Anaïs Nin and starring Audie England The film about an American girl living in Paris in 1939 is in many ways reminiscent of European art house films where erotica forms a centerpiece to a plot which is nevertheless about greater issues He is married to writerproducer Patricia Louisianna Knop They have collaborated on many projects such as writing Wild Orchid Delta of Venus and 9½ Weeks as well as many episodes of Red Shoe Diaries They have two daughters Chloe King and Gillian Lefkowitz Description above from the Wikipedia article Zalman King licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia