John Lazar

John Lazar

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

Movies for John Lazar...

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Title: Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 2020
Type: Movie
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
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Disclosure
Title: Disclosure
Character: Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell (archive footage)
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
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Title: Sado Psychiatrist
Character: John Lazar
Released: January 27, 2020
Type: TV
Dr. Sado is a blood thirsty serial killer psychiatrist who lures hapless victims into her office lair via advertisements in smutty magazines. To assist in her perverted and horrific crimes are a weird cabal of mostly incompetent henchpersons who constantly stoke tension with their bungling.
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Alice Jacobs Is Dead
Title: Alice Jacobs Is Dead
Character: Ben Jacobs
Released: July 23, 2009
Type: Movie
A scientist races to find the cure to a horrific virus before it turns his wife into something monstrous.
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Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Title: Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Character: Self
Released: June 30, 2006
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary about the making of the 1970 cult film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."
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Title: Cult Movies TV
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 1999
Type: TV
In 1999, Cult Movies TV was inspired in part by two earlier video documentaries that Copner and Barnett produced, Bela Lugosi Then And Now and On The Trail Of Ed Wood.
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Legally Exposed
Title: Legally Exposed
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 22, 1997
Type: Movie
An archaeologist's life long search for a unique relic is rewarded when he finds an object that has the power to turn anyone into a sex-starved maniac with the push of a button, or transform them physically from one gorgeous body into another.
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Secrets Revealed
Title: Secrets Revealed
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 7, 1997
Type: Movie
The magic box is finally destroyed.
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For the Love of the Click
Title: For the Love of the Click
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Popper, a sexy detective, is in charge of finding out about the magic box. For this reason, he goes to Hawaii where he meets Jasmine, an exotic painter.
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Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
Title: Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 5, 1997
Type: Movie
Rod Steele (aka Agent 0014) is anything but the world's greatest super spy, but when diabolical villainess Tangerina threatens the world again, he's the world's last and only hope.
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Erotic Curse of Cairo
Title: Erotic Curse of Cairo
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 4, 1997
Type: Movie
The famous magic's box was stolen and the Professor Fez, a well-known sex specialist, has to go to Egypt in order to get back "the click"
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In the Heat of the Click
Title: In the Heat of the Click
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 3, 1997
Type: Movie
Dr. Fez loses the device again - this time to two girlfriends, Linda and Alsacia, who are also searching for a magic necklace
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Sex, Lies & Politics
Title: Sex, Lies & Politics
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 2, 1997
Type: Movie
Ron Slick is a Washington lobbyist who comes by Dr. Fez's "clicker" invention, which makes women errogeneously ex-tra-cited; Slick uses the clicker on a senator, a reporter, a police officer and two federal agents.
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The Body Beautiful
Title: The Body Beautiful
Character: Dr. Fez
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The "Clicker," based upon the comic book of Milo Manara, falls (literally) into the hands of Linda and Ben who use it to save the Spa at which they work.
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Maximum Security
Title: Maximum Security
Character: Murdock
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Terrorists infiltrate Innsmouth, a new maximum security prison, and inmate Mace Richter, a former police officer, is the only one who can foil their plans.
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Over the Wire
Title: Over the Wire
Character: Assassin
Released: May 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Bruce is a telephone lineman who accidentally overhears a murder plot. When 911 informs him that there is nothing that they can do about it, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets entangled in a world of sex and mystery.
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Night of the Scarecrow
Title: Night of the Scarecrow
Character: The Warlock
Released: August 8, 1995
Type: Movie
A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed the warlock a century before. A newcomer and the daughter of the mayor try to stop it before it is too late and the warlock can reincarnate...
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Stripteaser
Title: Stripteaser
Character: Bar Patron
Released: June 23, 1995
Type: Movie
As Zipper's Clown Palace (a strip bar) closes, Neil wanders in and decides to hold the dancers, bartender, and remaining customers hostage. He torments them with little tasks he wants performed, playing on their weaknesses and relying on his gun for intimidation. Eventually the hostages begin formulating plans to thwart his control. Meanwhile, two policemen are observing the outside of the strip joint, realizing that something's wrong and trying to decide if it's worth ruining their buzz to intervene.
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Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Title: Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Character: Dr. Lindstrom
Released: June 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Among the finalists for "Centerfold Of The Year" are Angel and her spiteful rival Betty. However, no one is aware of Angel's involvement in a secret medical beauty enhancement program headed by Dr. Lindstrom. Desperate to win, Angel overdoses on Lindstrom's formula, with disastrous results. Soon she has grown to monstrous but shapely proportions, causing all sorts of complications, the most dangerous being Betty's jealousy of Angel's new-found attention. Betty discovers Angel's secret and takes the formula herself, causing her to grow into an equally gorgeous giant. As the girls battle it out on Hollywood Blvd., Dr. Lindstrom races to find an antidote.
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Deathstalker II
Title: Deathstalker II
Character: Jarek the Sorcerer
Released: June 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce Amazon women.
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Up 'n' Coming
Title: Up 'n' Coming
Character: Paul Fallon
Released: January 7, 1983
Type: Movie
A rising young Country & Western singer gets a job as the opening act for a a veteran female country star. Soon the young girl is drawing much attention from the audiences and the record companies, and the older star doesn't like it one bit.
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Every Girl Should Have One
Title: Every Girl Should Have One
Character: Chris
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A merry who-done-it diamond caper unfolds after a woman's million dollar necklace is stolen while she is having her portrait done.
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Supervixens
Title: Supervixens
Character: Cal MacKinney
Released: April 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Clint Ramsey has to leave his job working at Martin Bormann's gas station and flee after his wife is murdered by psycho cop Harry Sledge, who tries to pin the murder on Clint. Crossing America, Clint gets sexually harassed on all sides by various voluptuous nymphomaniacs, and it all ends in a literally explosive climax.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Title: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Character: Ronnie Z-Man Barzell
Released: July 17, 1970
Type: Movie
An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.