* Trenton, NJ

Education:     Grinell College (anthropology)

Master of the psycho-sexual genre film who, after a stint as a professional deep-sea diver, turned to acting in the early 1970s and to filmmaking in the 80s. King made his acting debut in THE SKI BUM (1971) and frequently portrayed disillusioned idealists in such films as YOU'VE GOT TO WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT BEAT (1971); he was also featured in several horror films (BLUE SUNSHINE, 1976, GALAXY OF TERROR, 1981). He won notoriety, however, for the uncut video and European versions of his controversial erotic fantasies, NINE 1 WEEKS (1986) and WILD ORCHID (1990) on which he collaborated with his wife, screenwriter Patricia Louisiana Knop.

Filmografie:

1967   STRANGER ON THE RUN       performer

1969   THE YOUNG LAWYERS         performer

1971   THE SKI BUM  performer

1971   YOU'VE GOT TO WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT BEAT       performer

1972   NEITHER BY DAY NOR BY NIGHT     performer

1973   SOME CALL IT LOVING        performer

1974   SMILE, JENNY, YOU'RE DEAD         performer

1975   TRIP WITH THE TEACHER    performer

1976   BLUE SUNSHINE       performer

1976   THE PASSOVER PLOT          performer

1976   SAMMY SOMEBODY   performer

1979   LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE         performer

1980   ROADIE         executive producer— from story

1980   TELL ME A RIDDLE    performer

1981   GALAXY OF TERROR / MINDWARP: AN INFINITY OF TERROR /

          PLANET OF HORRORS         performer

1982   ENDANGERED SPECIES        executive producer, performer

1986   NINE 1/2 WEEKS    producer, screenwriter

Slave to Love: caught in a web of sensual obsession, art gallery assistant Elizabeth (Kim Basinger) surrenders to the will of sexually adventurous currency trader John (Mickey Rourke) in Adrian Lyne’s provocative drama Nine ½ Weeks.

1987   SIESTA         executive producer

1988   TWO-MOON JUNCTION        director— from story, screenwriter

1988   WILDFIRE      director, screenwriter

1990   WILD ORCHID director, screenwriter

1992   WILD ORCHID 2: TWO SHADES OF BLUE    director, screenwriter

1994   BOCA  executive producer