BIOGRAPHY:
Robert Z'Dar was born Robert J. Zdarsky
on June 3rd, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois.
He caught the acting bug while attending
Proviso West High School in Hillside. He
received a BFA from Arizona State
University.
Prior to acting Z'Dar was a
singer/keyboardist/guitar player for the
Chicago-based rock band Nova Express,
which performed as an opening act for
such groups as Jefferson Airplane, the
Who and the Electric Prunes. Other early
jobs include a jingle writer for the Leo
Burnett and J. Walter Thompson ad
agencies, a Chicago police officer, and
even a brief stint as a Chippendales
dancer.
Big, brawny and imposing, with
an enormous face, gigantic jaw and a
massive, muscular physique, the hulking
6'2" Z'Dar projects a strong, aggressive
and intimidating screen presence that's
ideally suited for the steady succession
of mean, nasty and extremely scary
larger-than-life villains he's often
portrayed throughout the years since the
mid 80s.
Z'Dar made his film debut in
"Code Name: Zebra." He achieved his
greatest and most enduring cult movie
fame as the vengeful, relentless and
seemingly indestructible undead New York
City police officer Matt Cordell in the
immensely entertaining "Maniac Cop"
pictures. Among Z'Dar's other memorable
roles are a prison guard in the
enjoyably sleazy "Hellhole," a crazed
prostitute-murdering serial killer in
"The Night Stalker" (this part directly
led to Z'Dar being cast as Matt
Cordell), a vicious criminal who
savagely beats up Sylvestor Stallone in
"Tango and Cash," the Angel of Death in
"Soultaker," a smooth drug dealer in the
delightfully outrageous "The Divine
Enforcer," and Linnea Quigley's abusive
husband in "The Rockville Slayer."
A
popular frequent guest at horror film
conventions, Robert Z'Dar has also
produced several movies and continues to
act with pleasing regularity in a slew
of features.
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