Robert Z'Dar was born Robert James Zdarsky on June 3, 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 ...
Proviso West High School, Arizona State University
Star Sign
Gemini
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Trademark
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Enormous face and gigantic jaw
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Quote
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People come up to me and say, 'You are such a great BAD guy.' The fact is that the antagonist in a movie is usually the most fun to play. You can stretch the role and do so much with it. You can be boisterous. You can be insane. You can have a temper. You can do nothing but sit there and give a look and still be the bad guy. It's open to so much creativity. I try to change my physical appearance for every role.
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It's important for a villain to be as threatening as possible, whether physically, mentally or emotionally ... however you want to do it. If you can combine all three, well that's the ultimate villain.
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Fact
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Survived by his brother Billy Zdarsky.
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Suffered a serious back injury while doing a stunt on a movie set in 2002. He was forced to use a cane or motor scooter to get around until he made an almost-complete recovery by 2006.
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Began his career as a singer/keyboardist/guitar player for the Chicago-based rock band Nova Express. The band performed as an opening act for such groups as Jefferson Airplane, The Who. and the Electric Prunes.
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Briefly worked as a Chippendale's dancer.
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A former Chicago police officer.
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Graduated in 1968 from Proviso West H.S., Hillside, IL.
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Born of Lithuanian descent.
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Well known for having an extra large face; i.e. the role of "Face" in Tango & Cash (1989).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quiet Fire
1991
Video
Russo
Mobsters
1991
Rocco
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
Zavic
The Big Sweat
1991
Video
Troudou
The Killers Edge
1991
Video
Miller
The Flash
1991
TV Series
Bodey Nuff
Dragonfight
1990
Lochaber
Killing American Style
1990
Tony Stone
The Final Sanction
1990
Sgt. Sergi Schvackov
Soultaker
1990
Angel of Death
Gypsy
1990
Video
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1990
Reggie
Maniac Cop 2
1990
Matt Cordell
Tango & Cash
1989
Face
Young Rebels
1989
Joey Vincenzo
Trained to Kill
1989
Walter Majyk
Growing Pains
1989
TV Series
Cliff
Dead End City
1988
Maximum
Evil Altar
1988
Sheriff O'Connell (as Robert Zdar)
Fresh Kill
1988
Manny (as Robert Zdar)
Grotesque
1988
Eric
The Killing Game
1988
Antonio
Maniac Cop
1988
Matt Cordell
Code Name: Zebra
1987
Shigaru (as Robert Zdar)
Cherry 2000
1987
Chet (as Robert Zdar)
The Night Stalker
1986
Chuck Sommers
Flesh and Bullets
1985
Dan (as Robert West)
Moonlighting
1985
TV Series
Security Guard
Hot Chili
1985
Bruno (as Robert Zdar)
Hellhole
1985
Brad (as Robert Darcy)
High on the Hog
completed
The Mayor
Precious Mettle
2016
Roger Gleason
A Blood Story
2015
Gerry the Jaw
Easter Sunday
2014/I
Sheriff Arkin
Super Hell 3: Dreams of Horror
2014
Video
Granny Bob
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
2014
Dieter
Monsters on Main Street
2014
Harvey Seth
Mike and Corey in LaLa Land
2013
TV Series
Uncle Robert (rumored)
The Perfect Candidate
2012
Short
Robert Z'Dar
Death from Above
2012
Bronson
Little Creeps
2012
Video
Professor Cordell
The Voices from Beyond
2012
Albert Graves
Mountain Mafia
2012
Sheriff Dumas
Rogue Assassin
2012
Lester Malick
The Girl
2011
Officer Ben Maynor
Not Another B Movie
2010
Actor #2
Salvador's Deli
2010
Salvador
Post-Mortem
2010
Cameron
La Femme Vampir Volume 2
2010
Video
Carl
The Waiter
2010
Lester Maleck
Meltdown
2009/II
Crazy Eddie
Blood, Bullets and Babes
2009
Video
Jacoby
La Femme Vampir
2009
Carl
Untitled Horror Comedy
2009
Smokes Callahan
Deeflowered
2008
Video
Det. Chavez
Yin Yang Insane
2007
Video short
The Gangster
Voices from the Graves
2006
Albert Graves
Spaced Out
2006
Video
Smilie
Drawing Blood
2005
James Burns
Super Hell
2005
Video
Granny Bob
The Rockville Slayer
2004
The Man
Vampire Blvd.
2004
Frankenblade
Zombiegeddon
2003
Video
Det. Bobby Romero
Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins
2003
Video
Dieter
Scary Tales: The Return of Mr. Longfellow
2003
Video
Officer Cordell (segment "The Return of Mr. Longfellow")