John Lazar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-05-22 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

John Lazar

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.

Known For

  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

  • Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

    Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

  • 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

  • Over the Wire

    Over the Wire

  • Supervixens

    Supervixens

  • Night of the Scarecrow

    Night of the Scarecrow

  • In the Heat of the Click

    In the Heat of the Click

  • Eddie Presley

    Eddie Presley

  • Maximum Security

    Maximum Security

  • Sado Psychiatrist

    Sado Psychiatrist

  • Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

    Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

  • For the Love of the Click

    For the Love of the Click

  • The Body Beautiful

    The Body Beautiful

  • Sex, Lies & Politics

    Sex, Lies & Politics

  • Erotic Curse of Cairo

    Erotic Curse of Cairo

  • Alice Jacobs Is Dead

    Alice Jacobs Is Dead

  • Every Girl Should Have One

    Every Girl Should Have One

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • Stripteaser

    Stripteaser

  • Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die

    Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die

  • Legally Exposed

    Legally Exposed

  • Cult Movies TV

    Cult Movies TV

  • Secrets Revealed

    Secrets Revealed

  • Up 'n' Coming

    Up 'n' Coming

  • The Click

    The Click