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

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Drop Dead Diva

    Drop Dead Diva

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

  • Eve

    Eve

  • Slaughterhouse-Five

    Slaughterhouse-Five

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Mandingo

    Mandingo

  • The Torkelsons

    The Torkelsons

  • The Choirboys

    The Choirboys

  • Riptide

    Riptide

  • Class of 1984

    Class of 1984

  • Bad

    Bad

  • Foster & Laurie

    Foster & Laurie

  • The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

  • Kaleidoscope

    Kaleidoscope

  • Titans

    Titans

  • A Different Story

    A Different Story

  • A Stranger in the Mirror

    A Stranger in the Mirror

  • She Led Two Lives

    She Led Two Lives

  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    The Possession of Joel Delaney

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • The Lords of Flatbush

    The Lords of Flatbush

  • Captains and the Kings

    Captains and the Kings

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • Disaster at Silo 7

    Disaster at Silo 7

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • City in Fear

    City in Fear

  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Hijacked: Flight 285

  • Good King Wenceslas

    Good King Wenceslas

  • Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

    Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

  • Face of Evil

    Face of Evil

  • The Perfect Wife

    The Perfect Wife

  • Love's Savage Fury

    Love's Savage Fury

  • The Deadly Visitor

    The Deadly Visitor

  • Almost Home

    Almost Home

  • The Cowboy and the Movie Star

    The Cowboy and the Movie Star

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

    Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

  • The Perfect Neighbor

    The Perfect Neighbor

  • The Adventures of Ragtime

    The Adventures of Ragtime

  • Inmates: A Love Story

    Inmates: A Love Story

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • A Cry in the Night

    A Cry in the Night

  • Her Married Lover

    Her Married Lover

  • Aspen

    Aspen

  • The Divide

    The Divide

  • The Last Convertible

    The Last Convertible

  • The Knife and Gun Club

    The Knife and Gun Club

  • The Hemingway Play

    The Hemingway Play

  • Another pretty face

    Another pretty face

  • Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

    Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

  • I'll Take Manhattan

    I'll Take Manhattan

  • Perfect People

    Perfect People

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

    Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

  • Only One Survived

    Only One Survived

  • Jericho Fever

    Jericho Fever

  • Happiness Isn't Everything

    Happiness Isn't Everything

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • The Trouble with Larry

    The Trouble with Larry

  • Big Truck and Sister Clare

    Big Truck and Sister Clare

  • Their Second Chance

    Their Second Chance

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • Framed for Murder

    Framed for Murder

  • Blood and Blackboards

    Blood and Blackboards

  • The Hasty Heart

    The Hasty Heart

  • Stranger at the Door

    Stranger at the Door

  • Search and Destroy

    Search and Destroy

  • Golden Gate

    Golden Gate

  • The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

  • My Saga

    My Saga