Perry King
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 30, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Happiness Isn't Everything
TV · as Commander Gower · 1 ep
The Divide
Movie · as Sam Kincaid
My Saga
Movie · as Self
Eyewitness
Movie · as Sheriff Lee Decker
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Movie · as Ran'l McCoy
Drop Dead Diva
TV · as Warren Persky · 1 ep
The Mentalist
TV · as Greg Bauer · 1 ep
Framed for Murder
Movie · as Jason
Blood and Blackboards
Movie
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Curtis Jones · 1 ep
Big Love
TV · as Congressman Clark Paley · 3 eps
The Perfect Neighbor
Movie · as William Costigan
Home for the Holidays
Movie · as Cooper
Stranger at the Door
Movie · as Greg Norris
The Day After Tomorrow
Movie · as President Blake
Cold Case
TV · as Stan Williams · 1 ep
Eve
TV · as Jackson · 2 eps
Another pretty face
Movie
Without a Trace
TV · as Walter Mulligan · 1 ep
The Perfect Wife
Movie · as Dr. Robert Steward
Titans
TV · as Richard Williams · 13 eps
Her Married Lover
Movie · as Richard Mannhart
The Adventures of Ragtime
Movie · as Jerry Blue
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Movie · as Clint Barran
Will & Grace
TV · as John Marshall · 1 ep
Their Second Chance
Movie
Face of Evil
Movie · as Russell Polk
Hijacked: Flight 285
Movie · as Frank Leyton
Spin City
TV · as Tom Crandall · 5 eps
The Sentinel
TV · as William Ellison · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Senator Richard Adams · 1 ep
She Led Two Lives
Movie · as Jeffrey Madison
Good King Wenceslas
Movie · as Tunna
Burke's Law
TV · as Richard Moss · 1 ep
A Stranger in the Mirror
Movie · as Toby Temple
Jericho Fever
Movie · as Michael Whitney
The Trouble with Larry
TV · as Boyd Flatt · 7 eps
Almost Home
TV · as Brian Morgan · 13 eps
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV · as Randall (voice) · 1 ep
A Cry in the Night
Movie · as Erich
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Movie · as Mark
Melrose Place
TV · as Hayley Armstrong · 15 eps
Switch
Movie · as Steve Brooks
The Torkelsons
TV · as Brian Morgan · 13 eps
Kaleidoscope
Movie · as John Chapman
The Knife and Gun Club
Movie · as Dr. Matt Haley
Only One Survived
Movie · as Philip Asherton
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Jake (voice) · 1 ep
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Movie · as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Roger · 1 ep
Disaster at Silo 7
Movie · as Maj. Hicks
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Movie · as Philip Weber
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Movie · as Charles Stoker
Perfect People
Movie · as Ken Laxton
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Movie · as Himself
I'll Take Manhattan
TV · as Cutter Amberville · 4 eps
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Samson (voice)
Stranded
Movie · as Nick MacKenzie
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Movie · as John Macy
Riptide
TV · as Cody Allen · 56 eps
The Hasty Heart
Movie · as Yank
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Doug · 1 ep
Class of 1984
Movie · as Andrew Norris
The Clairvoyant
Movie · as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
The Quest
TV · 10 eps
Inmates: A Love Story
Movie · as Roy Matson
Golden Gate
Movie · as Jordan Kingsley
City in Fear
Movie · as Lt. John Armstrong
Search and Destroy
Movie · as Kip Moore
Love's Savage Fury
Movie · as Col. Zachary Willis
The Cracker Factory
Movie · as Dr. Edwin Alexander
The Last Convertible
TV · as Russ Currier · 3 eps
A Different Story
Movie · as Albert Walreavens
Bad
Movie · as L.T.
The Choirboys
Movie · as Baxter Slate
Aspen
TV · as Lee Bishop · 3 eps
Lipstick
Movie · as Steve Edison
The Hemingway Play
Movie · as Hem
Captains and the Kings
TV · as Rory Armagh · 8 eps
Mandingo
Movie · as Hammond Maxwell
The Wild Party
Movie · as Dale Sword
Foster & Laurie
Movie · as Rocco Laurie
The Lords of Flatbush
Movie · as Chico Tyrell
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
TV · 4 eps
The Deadly Visitor
Movie · as Jamie
Slaughterhouse-Five
Movie · as Robert
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Movie · as Joel Delaney
Short Cut to Haifa
Movie · as Nephew Daniel
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Rick, Jay Farraday · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep