“Maniac Cop” star Robert Z’Dar died on Monday night in Pensacola, Florida, after being hospitalized for chest pains and going into cardiac arrest, according to his manager. He was 64.
The cult actor was due toย appear atย Pensacon, the Pensacola Comic Com convention, his long-time manager and friend Jim Decker told the Pesacola News Journal.
Born Robert J. Zdarsky in Chicago, Z’Dar appeared in 121 films, including the first three “Maniac Cop” movies, “Soultaker,” “The Final Sanction” and “Samurai Cop.” He also hadย roles in “Tango & Cash,” “Growing Pains” and 1990 series, “The Flash.”
In 1991, he appeared with Christian Slater andย Lara Flynn Boyleย in “Mobsters.”