Zale Dalen
Zale Dalen, AKA David James Scott, started his career in the film business as a script writer (“Another Smith for Paradise” directed by Tom Shandell in 1972) assistant editor, soundman, editor, and sponsored/educational film director. His big break came in 1976 with the funding of his first feature film, “Skip Tracer”. Since then he has directed four more Canadian features – “The Hounds of Notre Dame”, “Terminal City Ricochet”, “Expect No Mercy”, and “Passion” – two of which are considered Canadian classics, one of which was a job of work made for the exploitation market in third world countries, and one of which, “Passion”. is a work of pure genius that remains totally unrecognized. Along the way he directed two made for TV movies – “Anything to Survive” and “On Thin Ice, the Tai Babalonia Story” – and quite a few episodes of television series like Alfred Hitchcock, Wiseguy, Scene of the Crime, Friday’s Curse, Kung Fu the Legend Continues, Beachcombers and For the Record.
Crew
TV
Airwolf
Director
1984
TV
Friday the 13th: The Series
Director
1987
TV
21 Jump Street
Director
1987
TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
1985
TV
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Director
1993
TV
Wiseguy
Director
1987
Movie
Expect No Mercy
Director
1995
Movie
Skip Tracer
Director
1977
Movie
Anything to Survive
Director
1990
TV
Danger Bay
Director
1985
Movie
Terminal City Ricochet
Director
1990
TV
Street Justice
Director
1991