Perry King
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
Credits
- 2023 · Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012 · Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood as Ran'l McCoy
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Warren Persky
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Greg Bauer
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Curtis Jones
- 2004 · The Day After Tomorrow as President Blake
- 2003 · Cold Case as Stan Williams
- 2003 · Eve as Jackson
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Walter Mulligan
- 2001 · The Perfect Wife as Dr. Robert Steward
- 2000 · Titans as Richard Williams
- 1998 · Will & Grace as John Marshall
- 1996 · Spin City as Tom Crandall
- 1996 · The Sentinel as William Ellison
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Senator Richard Adams
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Richard Moss
- 1993 · Almost Home as Brian Morgan
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Hayley Armstrong
- 1992 · Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story as Mark
- 1991 · The Torkelsons as Brian Morgan
- 1991 · Switch as Steve Brooks
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Ray (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Roger
- 1987 · I'll Take Manhattan as Cutter Amberville
- 1984 · Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues as John Macy
- 1984 · Riptide as Cody Allen
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Doug
- 1982 · The Quest as
- 1982 · Class of 1984 as Andrew Norris
- 1979 · The Last Convertible as Russ Currier
- 1978 · A Different Story as Albert Walreavens
- 1977 · Aspen as Lee Bishop
- 1976 · Captains and the Kings as Rory Armagh
- 1976 · Lipstick as Steve Edison
- 1975 · Mandingo as Hammond Maxwell
- 1975 · The Wild Party as Dale Sword
- 1974 · The Lords of Flatbush as Chico Tyrell
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as
- 1972 · The Possession of Joel Delaney as Joel Delaney
- 1972 · Slaughterhouse-Five as Robert
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Rick
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Jay Farraday
- Future · Happiness Isn't Everything as Commander Gower
- 2018 · The Divide as Sam Kincaid
- 2018 · My Saga as Himself
- 2015 · Eyewitness as Sheriff Lee Decker
- 2007 · Framed for Murder as Jason
- 2006 · Blood and Blackboards as
- 2005 · Home for the Holidays as Cooper
- 2005 · The Perfect Neighbor as William Costigan
- 2004 · Stranger at the Door as Greg Norris
- 2002 · Another pretty face as
- 1999 · Her Married Lover as Richard Mannhart
- 1998 · The Cowboy and the Movie Star as Clint Barran
- 1998 · The Adventures of Ragtime as Jerry Blue
- 1996 · Face of Evil as Russell Polk
- 1996 · Hijacked: Flight 285 as Frank Leyton
- 1994 · Good King Wenceslas as Tunna
- 1994 · She Led Two Lives as Jeffrey Madison
- 1993 · Jericho Fever as Michael Whitney
- 1993 · A Stranger in the Mirror as Toby Temple
- 1993 · The Trouble with Larry as Boyd Flatt
- 1992 · A Cry in the Night as Erich
- 1990 · Only One Survived as Philip Asherton
- 1990 · Kaleidoscope as John Chapman
- 1990 · The Knife and Gun Club as Dr. Matt Haley
- 1989 · Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
- 1988 · The Man Who Lived at the Ritz as Philip Weber
- 1988 · Disaster at Silo 7 as Maj. Hicks
- 1988 · Shakedown on the Sunset Strip as Charles Stoker
- 1988 · Perfect People as Ken Laxton
- 1986 · Samson and Delilah as Samson (voice)
- 1986 · Stranded as Nick MacKenzie
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1983 · The Hasty Heart as Yank
- 1982 · The Clairvoyant as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
- 1981 · Golden Gate as Jordan Kingsley
- 1981 · Inmates: A Love Story as Roy Matson
- 1980 · City in Fear as Lt. John Armstrong
- 1979 · Search and Destroy as Kip Moore
- 1979 · Love's Savage Fury as Col. Zachary Willis
- 1979 · The Cracker Factory as Dr. Edwin Alexander
- 1977 · The Choirboys as Baxter Slate
- 1977 · Bad as L.T.
- 1976 · The Hemingway Play as Hem
- 1975 · Foster & Laurie as Rocco Laurie
- 1973 · The Deadly Visitor as Jamie
- 1972 · Big Truck and Sister Clare as Nephew Daniel