Perry King
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1948-04-30 (76 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
Actor
as Commander Gower
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Sam Kincaid
as Himself
as Sheriff Lee Decker
as Ran'l McCoy
as Warren Persky
as Greg Bauer
as Jason
as Curtis Jones
as Cooper
as William Costigan
as Greg Norris
as President Blake
as Stan Williams
as Jackson
as Walter Mulligan
as Dr. Robert Steward
as Richard Williams
as Richard Mannhart
as Clint Barran
as Jerry Blue
as John Marshall
as Russell Polk
as Frank Leyton
as Tom Crandall
as William Ellison
as Senator Richard Adams
as Tunna
as Jeffrey Madison
as Richard Moss
as Michael Whitney
as Toby Temple
as Boyd Flatt
as Brian Morgan
as Erich
as Hayley Armstrong
as Steve Brooks
as Brian Morgan
as Philip Asherton
as John Chapman
as Dr. Matt Haley
as Ray (voice)
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
as Roger
as Philip Weber
as Maj. Hicks
as Charles Stoker
as Ken Laxton
as Cutter Amberville
as Samson (voice)
as Nick MacKenzie
as Self
as John Macy
as Cody Allen
as Yank
as Doug
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
as Andrew Norris
as Jordan Kingsley
as Roy Matson
as Lt. John Armstrong
as Kip Moore
as Col. Zachary Willis
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
as Russ Currier
as Albert Walreavens
as Baxter Slate
as L.T.
as Lee Bishop
as Steve Edison
as Hem
as Rory Armagh
as Rocco Laurie
as Hammond Maxwell
as Dale Sword
as Chico Tyrell
as Jamie
as Joel Delaney
as Robert
as Nephew Daniel
as Rick
as Jay Farraday
Producer
as Associate Producer
Director
as Director