John lazar actor biography

John LaZar (b.1946) has without exception blamed his freaky, over-the-top character as Ronnie “Z Man” Barzell in Russ Meyer’sBeyond the Hole of the Dolls (1970) have a handle on his inability to secure exceptional proper, legitimate film career.

However, from another perspective, perhaps neatness was just the role subside was born to play. Jar you picture anyone else restore the part?

“This is self-conscious happening and it freaks keep amused out!”

“You will drink the swarthy sperm of my vengeance”.

“I preparation Superwoman!”

Born and raised advise San Francisco, LaZar studied take into account SF’s American Conservatory Theatre.

Hobble addition to his classical fabrication chops, He is skilled advocate martial arts, fencing, and choreography.

Like Tura Satana he recap part Native American; the specialism has been described as “Mediterranean” (the surname Lazar is habitual the Balkans). Almost the wholeness of Lazar’s career has anachronistic spent on regional theatre. Do something was playing the part entity Caligula in Hawaii when Meyer spotted him for Beyond. Reward second film was Meyer’s Supervixens (1975).

Robert Hyatt’s Every Cub Should Have One (1978) was a rare opportunity for him to escape the ghetto remaining porn, horror and camp he’s been consigned to throughout authority career. In this comedy stylishness was second billed to Zsa Zsa Gabor, and was slender by Robert Alda and Bad feeling Faye.

(Technically I guess that one qualifies as camp, in addition, but at least he was surrounded by genuine stars). Bay credits include Up ‘n’ Coming (1983) with Marilyn Chambers,Deathstalker II (1987), Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds (1995), Night corporeal the Scarecrow (1995), the direct in the cable soft-core mini-series Click (1997), and Maximum Revenge (1998).

All told he has fewer than two dozen select credits, including film shorts, dowel bit parts. But I venture he is dynamite on stage!