Perry King

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

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.

Known For

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Drop Dead Diva

    Drop Dead Diva

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Eve

    Eve

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Riptide

    Riptide

  • A Different Story

    A Different Story

  • Inmates: A Love Story

    Inmates: A Love Story

  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

  • The Torkelsons

    The Torkelsons

  • Slaughterhouse-Five

    Slaughterhouse-Five

  • Disaster at Silo 7

    Disaster at Silo 7

  • Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

    Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

  • Jericho Fever

    Jericho Fever

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Hijacked: Flight 285

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Captains and the Kings

    Captains and the Kings

  • She Led Two Lives

    She Led Two Lives

  • Titans

    Titans

  • Class of 1984

    Class of 1984

  • Foster & Laurie

    Foster & Laurie

  • Mandingo

    Mandingo

  • Good King Wenceslas

    Good King Wenceslas

  • The Hemingway Play

    The Hemingway Play

  • Love's Savage Fury

    Love's Savage Fury

  • The Perfect Neighbor

    The Perfect Neighbor

  • Almost Home

    Almost Home

  • The Deadly Visitor

    The Deadly Visitor

  • A Stranger in the Mirror

    A Stranger in the Mirror

  • City in Fear

    City in Fear

  • The Lords of Flatbush

    The Lords of Flatbush

  • Perfect People

    Perfect People

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Face of Evil

    Face of Evil

  • Their Second Chance

    Their Second Chance

  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    The Possession of Joel Delaney

  • The Trouble with Larry

    The Trouble with Larry

  • Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

    Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Bad

    Bad

  • The Cowboy and the Movie Star

    The Cowboy and the Movie Star

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • The Last Convertible

    The Last Convertible

  • Kaleidoscope

    Kaleidoscope

  • Aspen

    Aspen

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • The Perfect Wife

    The Perfect Wife

  • Happiness Isn't Everything

    Happiness Isn't Everything

  • Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

    Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

    Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

  • The Knife and Gun Club

    The Knife and Gun Club

  • The Adventures of Ragtime

    The Adventures of Ragtime

  • I'll Take Manhattan

    I'll Take Manhattan

  • A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • Another pretty face

    Another pretty face

  • Only One Survived

    Only One Survived

  • The Choirboys

    The Choirboys

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

  • Big Truck and Sister Clare

    Big Truck and Sister Clare

  • Stranger at the Door

    Stranger at the Door

  • Framed for Murder

    Framed for Murder

  • Her Married Lover

    Her Married Lover

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • The Divide

    The Divide

  • The Hasty Heart

    The Hasty Heart

  • Search and Destroy

    Search and Destroy

  • Golden Gate

    Golden Gate

  • Blood and Blackboards

    Blood and Blackboards

  • My Saga

    My Saga