Perry King
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1948-04-30 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Alliance, Ohio, USA
Biography
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
TV Shows (32)
The Mentalist
2008
as Greg Bauer
Without a Trace
2002
as Walter Mulligan
Melrose Place
1992
as Hayley Armstrong
Cold Case
2003
as Stan Williams
Will & Grace
1998
as John Marshall
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Rick / Jay Farraday
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Curtis Jones
Spin City
1996
as Tom Crandall
The Outer Limits
1995
as Senator Richard Adams
Big Love
2006
as Congressman Clark Paley
Cannon
1971
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Warren Persky
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Roger
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Doug
The Sentinel
1996
as William Ellison
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Jake (voice)
Medical Center
1969
Burke's Law
1994
as Richard Moss
Eve
2003
as Jackson
Riptide
1984
as Cody Allen
The Torkelsons
1991
as Brian Morgan
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Randall (voice)
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Rory Armagh
Titans
2000
as Richard Williams
Almost Home
1993
as Brian Morgan
The Quest
1982
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
The Last Convertible
1979
as Russ Currier
The Trouble with Larry
1993
as Boyd Flatt
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Cutter Amberville
Aspen
1977
as Lee Bishop
Happiness Isn't Everything
as Commander Gower
Movies (61)
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as President Blake
Mandingo
1975
as Hammond Maxwell
Bad
1977
as L.T.
Stranded
1986
as Nick MacKenzie
Lipstick
1976
as Steve Edison
Switch
1991
as Steve Brooks
Class of 1984
1982
as Andrew Norris
The Lords of Flatbush
1974
as Chico Tyrell
Short Cut to Haifa
1972
as Nephew Daniel
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as John Macy
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972
as Robert
Kaleidoscope
1990
as John Chapman
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Clairvoyant
1982
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
Her Married Lover
1999
as Richard Mannhart
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Joel Delaney
The Wild Party
1975
as Dale Sword
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012
as Ran'l McCoy
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987
as Himself
The Choirboys
1977
as Baxter Slate
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Mark
Love's Savage Fury
1979
as Col. Zachary Willis
Blood and Blackboards
2006
City in Fear
1980
as Lt. John Armstrong
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Frank Leyton
Home for the Holidays
2005
as Cooper
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
as Toby Temple
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Dr. Matt Haley
Only One Survived
1990
as Philip Asherton
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
The Deadly Visitor
1973
as Jamie
The Perfect Wife
2001
as Dr. Robert Steward
Another pretty face
2002
Eyewitness
2015
as Sheriff Lee Decker
Disaster at Silo 7
1988
as Maj. Hicks
Samson and Delilah
1986
as Samson (voice)
A Different Story
1978
as Albert Walreavens
Framed for Murder
2007
as Jason
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Philip Weber
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
as William Costigan
The Hemingway Play
1976
as Hem
Face of Evil
1996
as Russell Polk
A Cry in the Night
1992
as Erich
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
as Clint Barran
The Divide
2018
as Sam Kincaid
Perfect People
1988
as Ken Laxton
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998
as Jerry Blue
Good King Wenceslas
1994
as Tunna
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Roy Matson
Jericho Fever
1993
as Michael Whitney
Foster & Laurie
1975
as Rocco Laurie
Their Second Chance
1997
She Led Two Lives
1994
as Jeffrey Madison
Stranger at the Door
2004
as Greg Norris
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
Search and Destroy
1979
as Kip Moore
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988
as Charles Stoker
Golden Gate
1981
as Jordan Kingsley
The Hasty Heart
1983
as Yank
My Saga
2018
as Self
About Perry King
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 i… With 93 credits spanning from 1968 to 2018, Perry King has appeared in 61 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Perry King Movies
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — as President Blake
- Mandingo (1975) — as Hammond Maxwell
- Bad (1977) — as L.T.
- Stranded (1986) — as Nick MacKenzie
- Lipstick (1976) — as Steve Edison
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