Perry King
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-04-30 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Alliance, Ohio, USA
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.
Acting
(2023)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2018)
The Divide
as Sam Kincaid
(2018)
My Saga
as Himself
(2015)
Eyewitness
as Sheriff Lee Decker
(2012)
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
as Ran'l McCoy
(2007)
Framed for Murder
as Jason
(2006)
(2005)
Home for the Holidays
as Cooper
(2005)
The Perfect Neighbor
as William Costigan
(2004)
The Day After Tomorrow
as President Blake
(2004)
Stranger at the Door
as Greg Norris
(2002)
(2001)
The Perfect Wife
as Dr. Robert Steward
(1999)
Her Married Lover
as Richard Mannhart
(1998)
The Adventures of Ragtime
as Jerry Blue
(1998)
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
as Clint Barran
(1997)
(1996)
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Frank Leyton
(1996)
Face of Evil
as Russell Polk
(1994)
Good King Wenceslas
as Tunna
(1994)
She Led Two Lives
as Jeffrey Madison
(1993)
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Toby Temple
(1993)
Jericho Fever
as Michael Whitney
(1992)
(1992)
A Cry in the Night
as Erich
(1991)
Switch
as Steve Brooks
(1990)
Kaleidoscope
as John Chapman
(1990)
Only One Survived
as Philip Asherton
(1990)
The Knife and Gun Club
as Dr. Matt Haley
(1989)
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
(1988)
Disaster at Silo 7
as Maj. Hicks
(1988)
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
as Charles Stoker
(1988)
Perfect People
as Ken Laxton
(1988)
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Philip Weber
(1986)
Samson and Delilah
as Samson (voice)
(1986)
Stranded
as Nick MacKenzie
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1984)
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as John Macy
(1983)
The Hasty Heart
as Yank
(1982)
Class of 1984
as Andrew Norris
(1982)
The Clairvoyant
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
(1981)
Inmates: A Love Story
as Roy Matson
(1981)
Golden Gate
as Jordan Kingsley
(1980)
City in Fear
as Lt. John Armstrong
(1979)
The Cracker Factory
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
(1979)
Search and Destroy
as Kip Moore
(1979)
Love's Savage Fury
as Col. Zachary Willis
(1978)
A Different Story
as Albert Walreavens
(1977)
Bad
as L.T.
(1977)
The Choirboys
as Baxter Slate
(1976)
Lipstick
as Steve Edison
(1976)
The Hemingway Play
as Hem
(1975)
Mandingo
as Hammond Maxwell
(1975)
The Wild Party
as Dale Sword
(1975)
Foster & Laurie
as Rocco Laurie
(1974)
The Lords of Flatbush
as Chico Tyrell
(1973)
The Deadly Visitor
as Jamie
(1972)
Slaughterhouse-Five
as Robert
(1972)
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Joel Delaney
(1972)
Big Truck and Sister Clare
as Nephew Daniel
Crew
(2018)
The Divide
Director
(2001)
The Perfect Wife
Associate Producer