Perry King
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
Steve Brooks
Switch
Andrew Norris
Class of 1984
Robert
Slaughterhouse-Five
Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Jason
Framed for Murder
Hammond Maxwell
Mandingo
William Costigan
The Perfect Neighbor
Chico Tyrell
The Lords of Flatbush
L.T.
Bad
Baxter Slate
The Choirboys
Cooper
Home for the Holidays
Lt. John Armstrong
City in Fear
Kip Moore
Search and Destroy
Steve Edison
Lipstick
Richard Mannhart
Her Married Lover
John Macy
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Samson (voice)
Samson and Delilah
Ran'l McCoy
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Dale Sword
The Wild Party
Maj. Hicks
Disaster at Silo 7
Erich
A Cry in the Night
John Chapman
Kaleidoscope
Albert Walreavens
A Different Story
Dr. Robert Steward
The Perfect Wife
Greg Norris
Stranger at the Door
Russell Polk
Face of Evil
Frank Leyton
Hijacked: Flight 285
Jeffrey Madison
She Led Two Lives
President Blake
The Day After Tomorrow
Philip Weber
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Col. Zachary Willis
Love's Savage Fury
Jerry Blue
The Adventures of Ragtime
Dr. Edwin Alexander
The Cracker Factory
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sly
Charles Stoker
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Another pretty face
Nephew Daniel
Big Truck and Sister Clare
Yank
The Hasty Heart
Nick MacKenzie
Stranded
Ken Laxton
Perfect People
Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Tunna
Good King Wenceslas
Paul 'Mac' McCormack
The Clairvoyant
Toby Temple
A Stranger in the Mirror
Mark
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Sam Kincaid
The Divide
Self
My Saga
Clint Barran
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Jamie
The Deadly Visitor
Michael Whitney
Jericho Fever
Sheriff Lee Decker
Eyewitness
Blood and Blackboards
Roy Matson
Inmates: A Love Story
Jordan Kingsley
Golden Gate
Dr. Matt Haley
The Knife and Gun Club
Rocco Laurie
Foster & Laurie
Hem
The Hemingway Play
Philip Asherton
Only One Survived
Their Second Chance
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-04-30
Place of Birth
Alliance, Ohio, USA
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