
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/22/1946
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
John La ZarJohn La Zarre
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 perf...
Known For

Supervixens
as Cal MacKinney

The Body Beautiful
as Dr. Fez

Maximum Security
as Murdock

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
as Jarek the Sorcerer

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
as Ronnie Z-Man Barzell

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
as Dr. Fez

Night of the Scarecrow
as The Warlock

In the Heat of the Click
as Dr. Fez

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
as Dr. Lindstrom

Stripteaser
as Bar Patron

Erotic Curse of Cairo
as Dr. Fez

Alice Jacobs Is Dead
as Ben Jacobs

Every Girl Should Have One
as Chris

For the Love of the Click
as Dr. Fez

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self

Over the Wire
as Assassin

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
as Self

Sex, Lies & Politics
as Dr. Fez

Eddie Presley
as Limousine Driver

Secrets Revealed
as Dr. Fez
Career Timeline
1997
Legally Exposed
as Dr. Fez
Secrets Revealed
as Dr. Fez
For the Love of the Click
as Dr. Fez
Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
as Dr. Fez
Erotic Curse of Cairo
as Dr. Fez
In the Heat of the Click
as Dr. Fez
Sex, Lies & Politics
as Dr. Fez
Maximum Security
as Murdock
The Body Beautiful
as Dr. Fez