Perry King
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 30, 1948 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Alliance, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 93
Perry King, born Perry Firestone King, made his film debut, aged around 23, in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five. In 1975, he portrayed Hammond Maxwell in the exploitation film Mandingo. Since the 1970s, he has appeared in dozens of feature films, television series and television movies. He auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars, but the role ultimately went to Harrison Ford. However, he played the character in the radio adaptations of Star Wars and both its sequels.
In 1984, King was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his role in the TV movie The Hasty Heart. That same year, he landed the role of Cody Allen on the series Riptide.
In 1993, he starred in the television adaptation of Sidney Sheldon's novel A Stranger in the Mirror, which is a roman à clef on Groucho Marx. In 1995, he portrayed the role of Hayley Armstrong on Melrose Place. He also appeared as Richard Williams in the NBC TV series Titans with Yasmine Bleeth in 2000 and as the President of the United States in the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow.
King has made guest appearances on TV shows including Spin City, Will & Grace, Eve, and Cold Case.
Known for
Filmography
The Divide
2018Movie
Sam Kincaid
My Saga
2018Movie
Self
Eyewitness
2015Movie
Sheriff Lee Decker
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012Movie
Ran'l McCoy
Drop Dead Diva
2009TV
Warren Persky
The Mentalist
2008TV
Greg Bauer
Framed for Murder
2007Movie
Jason
Brothers and Sisters
2006TV
Curtis Jones
Big Love
2006TV
Congressman Clark Paley
Blood and Blackboards
2006Movie
Home for the Holidays
2005Movie
Cooper
The Perfect Neighbor
2005Movie
William Costigan
Stranger at the Door
2004Movie
Greg Norris
The Day After Tomorrow
2004Movie
President Blake
Cold Case
2003TV
Stan Williams
Eve
2003TV
Jackson
Without a Trace
2002TV
Walter Mulligan
Another pretty face
2002Movie
The Perfect Wife
2001Movie
Dr. Robert Steward
Titans
2000TV
Richard Williams
Her Married Lover
1999Movie
Richard Mannhart
Will & Grace
1998TV
John Marshall
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998Movie
Clint Barran
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998Movie
Jerry Blue
Their Second Chance
1997Movie
Spin City
1996TV
Tom Crandall
Face of Evil
1996Movie
Russell Polk
The Sentinel
1996TV
William Ellison
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996Movie
Frank Leyton
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Senator Richard Adams
Good King Wenceslas
1994Movie
Tunna
She Led Two Lives
1994Movie
Jeffrey Madison
Burke's Law
1994TV
Richard Moss
Jericho Fever
1993Movie
Michael Whitney
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993Movie
Toby Temple
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993TV
Randall (voice)
The Trouble with Larry
1993TV
Boyd Flatt
Almost Home
1993TV
Brian Morgan
A Cry in the Night
1992Movie
Erich
Melrose Place
1992TV
Hayley Armstrong
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992Movie
Mark
The Torkelsons
1991TV
Brian Morgan
Switch
1991Movie
Steve Brooks
Only One Survived
1990Movie
Philip Asherton
Kaleidoscope
1990Movie
John Chapman
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990TV
Jake (voice)
The Knife and Gun Club
1990Movie
Dr. Matt Haley
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989Movie
Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Roger
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988Movie
Philip Weber
Disaster at Silo 7
1988Movie
Maj. Hicks
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988Movie
Charles Stoker
Perfect People
1988Movie
Ken Laxton
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987Movie
Himself
I'll Take Manhattan
1987TV
Cutter Amberville
Samson and Delilah
1986Movie
Samson (voice)
Stranded
1986Movie
Nick MacKenzie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984Movie
John Macy
Riptide
1984TV
Cody Allen
The Hasty Heart
1983Movie
Yank
The Hitchhiker
1983TV
Doug
The Clairvoyant
1982Movie
Paul 'Mac' McCormack
The Quest
1982TV
Class of 1984
1982Movie
Andrew Norris
Golden Gate
1981Movie
Jordan Kingsley
Inmates: A Love Story
1981Movie
Roy Matson
City in Fear
1980Movie
Lt. John Armstrong
The Last Convertible
1979TV
Russ Currier
Search and Destroy
1979Movie
Kip Moore
Love's Savage Fury
1979Movie
Col. Zachary Willis
The Cracker Factory
1979Movie
Dr. Edwin Alexander
A Different Story
1978Movie
Albert Walreavens
The Choirboys
1977Movie
Baxter Slate
Aspen
1977TV
Lee Bishop
Bad
1977Movie
L.T.
Captains and the Kings
1976TV
Rory Armagh
Lipstick
1976Movie
Steve Edison
The Hemingway Play
1976Movie
Hem
Foster & Laurie
1975Movie
Rocco Laurie
Mandingo
1975Movie
Hammond Maxwell
The Wild Party
1975Movie
Dale Sword
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974TV
The Lords of Flatbush
1974Movie
Chico Tyrell
The Deadly Visitor
1973Movie
Jamie
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972Movie
Joel Delaney
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972Movie
Robert
Short Cut to Haifa
1972Movie
Nephew Daniel
Cannon
1971TV
Medical Center
1969TV
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Rick, Jay Farraday
Happiness Isn't Everything
TV
Commander Gower