William Zabka Biography (1965-)

Born October 20, 1965, in New York, NY; son of Stan (a director, writer, andcomposer) and Nancy (a producer, production assistant, and business liaison)Zabka.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 20, 1965; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Billy Zabka) And They Were Five (short film), c. 1970
Johnny Lawrence, The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
Gregory "Greg" Tolan, Just One of the Guys, Columbia, 1985
Jack, National Lampoon's "European Vacation" (also known as European Vacation), Warner Bros., 1985
Chas Osborne, Back to School, Orion, 1986
Johnny Lawrence, The Karate Kid, Part II, Columbia, 1986
Randy, A Tiger's Tale, Atlantic Releasing, 1987
(In archive footage) Johnny Lawrence, The Karate Kid, Part III, Columbia, 1989
Ted, For Parents Only, Nova Plus Entertainment, 1991
Ruben Patterson, Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (also known as Shootfighter), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1993
Howie, Unlawful Passage, York Home Video, 1994
Raymond Vonn, The Power Within (also known as Power Man), PM Entertainment Group, 1995
Alexander, To the Ends of Time, Imperial Entertainment, 1996
Ruben Patterson, Shootfighter 2: Kill or Be Killed (also known asShootfighter II), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1996
Dave, Interceptors (also known as Interceptor Force and The Last Line of Defence), United Filmmakers Organization/Planet DVD, 1999
Greg Larsen, Python, New City Releasing, 2000
Rojack, Mindstorm (also known as Project: Human Weapon), United Filmmakers Organization, 2000
Security guard John, Falcon Down, New City Releasing, 2000
Curt Peters, Ablaze, New City Releasing, 2001
(As Billy Zabka) Bob Bailey, Landspeed, Landspeed Productions, 2002

Executive, Hyper Sonic, Air Race Productions, 2002
Marty (in opening credits), Dark Descent (also known as Descentinto Darkness), United Filmmakers Organization/Dark Descent Productions,2002
Rance, Gale Force, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Slick salesperson, Roomies (also known as Wild Roomies), American World Pictures, 2004
Sam, Cake, 2006
Film Work
Director, B Movie, 1997
Producer, Most (short film; also known as The Bridge), Eastwind Films, 2003
Producer, The Untitled Bobby Garabedian Project, Warner Independent Pictures, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Scott McCall, The Equalizer, CBS, 1986-89
Movies
Emergency Room, syndicated, 1983
Kim Fisher, Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story, CBS, 1986
Bulldog, High Voltage, HBO, 1997
Joe, Epoch, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
(As Billy Zabka) Greg Larson, Python 2 (also known as Pythons 2), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Otto Emmerick, Antibody, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Specials
Rick Peterson, "Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1984
Episodic
(As Billy Zabka) Clarence Mortner, Jr., "Space Ranger," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1983
Kid involved with drugs, "Son of Sheinfeld," E/R, CBS, 1984
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Gimme a Break, NBC; and The Love Boat, ABC.
Pilots
Scott McCall, The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
Russell Cooper, Protect and Surf (also known as Monster Manor), ABC, 1989
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Most (short film; also known as The Bridge), Eastwind Films, 2003
The Untitled Bobby Garabedian Project, Warner Independent Pictures, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

ICON, April, 1999, pp. 110, 120, 121

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:

forum