Robert Z’Dar Net Worth
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Updated on January 13, 2026
Robert Z’Dar net worth is
$17 Million
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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 ... | Net Worth | $17 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 3, 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Enormous face and gigantic jaw |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | 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. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Survived by his brother Billy Zdarsky. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | Briefly worked as a Chippendale's dancer. |
| 5 | A former Chicago police officer. |
| 6 | Graduated in 1968 from Proviso West H.S., Hillside, IL. |
| 7 | Born of Lithuanian descent. |
| 8 | Well known for having an extra large face; i.e. the role of "Face" in Tango & Cash (1989). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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") |
| Body Shop | 2002 | Market Owner | |
| When Heaven Comes Down | 2002 | Video | Doyle McGinty |
| Mob Daze | 2002 | Bobby | |
| Trance | 2002 | Bongo | |
| Broken Rose | 2000 | Video | Anthony |
| The Thief & the Stripper | 2000 | Ralph | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | 2000 | TV Series | Jake / carnival worker |
| Tyrone | 1999 | Assface | |
| No Rest for the Wicked | 1998 | Dino | |
| The Waterfront | 1998 | Turk | |
| Crimes of the Chupacabra | 1998 | Video | Z-Man Lord Invader |
| Decay | 1998 | Turk | |
| Guns of El Chupacabra II: The Unseen | 1998 | Video | Z-Man Lord Invader |
| Deadly Currency | 1998 | Video | Moz |
| Hollywood Cops | 1997 | Sergeant Dieter | |
| Total Force | 1997 | Test subject (as Robert Zdar) | |
| Pocket Ninjas | 1997 | Video | Cobra Khan |
| Guns of El Chupacabra | 1997 | Video | Z-Man Lord Invader |
| Future War | 1997 | Video | Cyborg Master |
| American Chinatown | 1996 | Eric | |
| Cyberkidz | 1996 | TV Series | Zeist (1996) |
| Dangerous Cargo | 1996 | Igor | |
| Shotgun Boulevard | 1996 | The Gangster | |
| Stormy Nights | 1996 | Alan | |
| The Searcher | 1996 | ||
| Fugitive X: Innocent Target | 1996 | TV Movie | Brutis |
| Lone Tiger | 1996 | King Coach | |
| Destination Vegas | 1995 | Killer Cop | |
| Enter the Blood Ring | 1995 | Mob Boss | |
| Equal Impact | 1995 | Ray Tobin | |
| Fatal Pursuit | 1995 | Franco | |
| Point Dume | 1995 | ||
| Run Like Hell | 1995 | Warden | |
| Red Line | 1995 | Video | Gene |
| Professional Affair | 1995 | Video | Serano |
| Naturally Bad | 1995 | Video | Jacoby |
| Ill Met by Moonlight | 1994 | Theseus | |
| Night Realm | 1994 | Lord Jonquin (as Bobby Z'Dar) | |
| Silent Fury | 1994 | ||
| The Devil's Pet | 1994 | ||
| The Mosaic Project | 1994 | Video | Harry |
| Double Blast | 1994 | Video | Mongoose |
| It's Showtime | 1993 | Jack | |
| Marching Out of Time | 1993 | Muck | |
| Wild Cactus | 1993 | Officer Grady | |
| In a Moment of Passion | 1993 | Fritz Brumbacher | |
| Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence | 1993 | Matt Cordell | |
| Marked for Murder | 1993 | TV Movie | Biker Convict |
| Frogtown II | 1992 | Sam Hell | |
| Shadow of the Dragon | 1992 | Capt. Washington | |
| The Summoned | 1992 | Walsh | |
| The Legend of Wolf Mountain | 1992 | Jocko Painter | |
| The Divine Enforcer | 1992 | Video | Kain |
| Samurai Cop | 1991 | Yamashita | |
| 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) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled Horror Comedy | 2009 | associate producer | |
| Voices from the Graves | 2006 | co-producer | |
| The Rockville Slayer | 2004 | associate producer | |
| Scary Tales: The Return of Mr. Longfellow | 2003 | Video associate producer | |
| Body Shop | 2002 | associate producer | |
| When Heaven Comes Down | 2002 | Video associate producer | |
| Red Line | 1995 | Video associate producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Massacre | 2016 | in memory of | |
| Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance | 2015 | dedicatee | |
| The Freddy Jenkins Show | 2015 | TV Mini-Series short in memory of - 1 episode | |
| When Heaven Comes Down | 2002 | Video special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Film School | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas | 2012 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Cinematografia Obsesion | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Indie Gathering Award | Indie Gathering International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Waiter (2010) |
Known for movies
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Face
Maniac Cop (1988)
as Matt Cordell
Soultaker (1990)
as Angel of Death
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
as Matt Cordell