Zale Dalen
An image from Wiseguy, one of the productions that also features Zale Dalen.
Zale Dalen

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.

Airwolf

Airwolf

1984

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

1987

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

1987

Expect No Mercy

Expect No Mercy

1995

Anything to Survive

Anything to Survive

1990