Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1941 – 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.[1]
Zalman King Lefkowitz dropped his last name at the beginning of his acting career.[1] In 1964, he played a gang member in "Memo from Purgatory", an episode of the television series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour written by Harlan Ellison and featuring actors James Caan and Walter Koenig. In 1965, he appeared with the rock band The Standells playing a beatnik in The Munsters (S1E26).[4] Between 1965 and 1967 King appeared in five episodes of the TV show Gunsmoke, once as the title character “Muley” (S12E18).[5]
King played "The Man" in the 3rd episode of the first season of Adam-12. His character was an apparent drug addict who kidnaps an infant at gunpoint and Officer Malloy disarms him by some reverse psychology.[6]
King was married for 46 years to writer/producer Patricia Louisianna Knop, with whom he collaborated on many projects, including the scripts for Wild Orchid and 9½ Weeks. The couple had two daughters.[1]
He died on February 3, 2012, aged 70, from cancer.[11]
Filmography
1964: The Munsters, "Far Out Munsters" – The man with the beard
