It was perhaps Z'Dar's performance in "Maniac Cop" that landed him the role of "Face" in 1989's "Tango & Cash", alongside action stars Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. He went on to appear in films such as "The Final Sanction" (1990), "A Gnome Named Gnorm" (1990), "Killing American Style" (1990), "" (1991), "Mobsters" (1991), "Samurai Cop" (1991), "Return to Frogtown" (1993), "Marching Out of Time" (1993), "Death from Above" (2011), "Meltdown" (2009) and "Easter Sunday" (2014). It was Z'Dar's performance and unique appearance in "Tango and Cash" that inspired Sean Pertwee's facial technique and makeup in the film "Dog Soldiers". Sean was quoted as being inspired by Z'Dar because, "[...] like me, he has unusual features that are almost designed to portray grimacing death with profound accuracy and very little effort".