Zack Norman (born Howard Jerrold Zuker; May 27, 1940) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, comedian, musician, film financier, painter, art collector and real estate developer. Born in Boston and raised in nearby Revere, at the age of 13, he attended the oldest independent boarding school in the United States, The Governor's Academy, and by the age of 25 he was on the board of directors of a Massachusetts bank, though he is best known for his role as Ira in 20th Century Fox's Romancing the Stone (1984) and as Kaz Naiman in Paramount Classics' Festival in Cannes (2001).
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 27, 1940
- April 28, 2024 (aged 83)
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Actor, also producer, director and writer
- 19 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Zack Norman's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 4 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Herald: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Heraldas Gene in Tracks (1976)
- Shapeshifteras Ira in Romancing the Stone (1984)
- Allyas Sammy Brooks in Chief Zabu (1988)
- Shapeshifteras Kaz Naiman in Festival in Cannes (2001)
- Heraldas Kaz Naiman in Festival in Cannes (2001)
- Allyas Kaz Naiman in Queen of the Lot (2010)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Zack Norman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Zack Norman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Chief Zabu(1988)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Ovation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The M Word(2014)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Queen of the Lot(2010)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Hollywood Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Festival in Cannes(2001)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Get a Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mojave Moon(1996)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Crosscut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Babyfever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Nanny(1993)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Lush Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
At Home with the Webbers(1993)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Flash(1990)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Cadillac Man(1990)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Az aranyifjú (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Romancing the Stone(1984)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The A-Team(1983)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Ragtime(1981)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Sitting Ducks(1980)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Tracks(1976)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Gums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
And the Bombs Keep Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
To Kill the King(1974)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Monk(1972)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Plot Against Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Daughters of Darkness(1971)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Zenabel(1969)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1971 to 2016; peak year 1984.
Film career
Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1984Screen debut· Romancing the Stone
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Zack Norman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Zack Norman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Zack Norman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zack Norman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Jaglom shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Henry JaglomShared titles: The M Word (2014), Queen of the Lot (2010), Festival in Cannes (2001), Sitting Ducks (1980), Tracks (1976)See all 5 shared titles with Henry Jaglom
Actors
- Michael EmilShared titles: The M Word (2014), Sitting Ducks (1980), Tracks (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Emil
- Tanna FrederickShared titles: The M Word (2014), Queen of the Lot (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Tanna Frederick
- Peter BogdanovichShared titles: Queen of the Lot (2010), Festival in Cannes (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Bogdanovich
- Susan TyrrellShared titles: To Kill the King (1974), Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Tyrrell
Cinematographers and editors
- Hanania BaerShared titles: The M Word (2014), Queen of the Lot (2010), Festival in Cannes (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Hanania Baer
- Ron VignoneShared titles: The M Word (2014), Queen of the Lot (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Vignone
- Paul GlickmanShared titles: Sitting Ducks (1980), Tracks (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Glickman
Producers
- Rosemary MarksShared titles: The M Word (2014), Queen of the Lot (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Rosemary Marks
- Henry LangeShared titles: The Monk (1972), Daughters of Darkness (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Lange