Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-04-30 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Alliance, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

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 Cracker Factory

The Cracker Factory

Sly

Sly

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

Acting

Switch

1991

Switch

as

Steve Brooks

Class of 1984

1982

Class of 1984

as

Andrew Norris

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

Slaughterhouse-Five

as

Robert

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

The Possession of Joel Delaney

as

Joel Delaney

Framed for Murder

2007

Framed for Murder

as

Jason

Mandingo

1975

Mandingo

as

Hammond Maxwell

The Perfect Neighbor

2005

The Perfect Neighbor

as

William Costigan

The Lords of Flatbush

1974

The Lords of Flatbush

as

Chico Tyrell

Bad

1977

Bad

as

L.T.

The Choirboys

1977

The Choirboys

as

Baxter Slate

Home for the Holidays

2005

Home for the Holidays

as

Cooper

City in Fear

1980

City in Fear

as

Lt. John Armstrong

Search and Destroy

1979

Search and Destroy

as

Kip Moore

Lipstick

1976

Lipstick

as

Steve Edison

Her Married Lover

1999

Her Married Lover

as

Richard Mannhart

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as

John Macy

Samson and Delilah

1986

Samson and Delilah

as

Samson (voice)

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

2012

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

as

Ran'l McCoy

The Wild Party

1975

The Wild Party

as

Dale Sword

Disaster at Silo 7

1988

Disaster at Silo 7

as

Maj. Hicks

A Cry in the Night

1992

A Cry in the Night

as

Erich

Kaleidoscope

1990

Kaleidoscope

as

John Chapman

A Different Story

1978

A Different Story

as

Albert Walreavens

The Perfect Wife

2001

The Perfect Wife

as

Dr. Robert Steward

Stranger at the Door

2004

Stranger at the Door

as

Greg Norris

Face of Evil

1996

Face of Evil

as

Russell Polk

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996

Hijacked: Flight 285

as

Frank Leyton

She Led Two Lives

1994

She Led Two Lives

as

Jeffrey Madison

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

The Day After Tomorrow

as

President Blake

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as

Philip Weber

Love's Savage Fury

1979

Love's Savage Fury

as

Col. Zachary Willis

The Adventures of Ragtime

1998

The Adventures of Ragtime

as

Jerry Blue

The Cracker Factory

1979

The Cracker Factory

as

Dr. Edwin Alexander

Sly

2023

Sly

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

as

Charles Stoker

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

Another pretty face

2002

Another pretty face

as

Big Truck and Sister Clare

1972

Big Truck and Sister Clare

as

Nephew Daniel

The Hasty Heart

1983

The Hasty Heart

as

Yank

Stranded

1986

Stranded

as

Nick MacKenzie

Perfect People

1988

Perfect People

as

Ken Laxton

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

1989

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

as

Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer

Good King Wenceslas

1994

Good King Wenceslas

as

Tunna

The Clairvoyant

1982

The Clairvoyant

as

Paul 'Mac' McCormack

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

A Stranger in the Mirror

as

Toby Temple

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

as

Mark

The Divide

2018

The Divide

as

Sam Kincaid

My Saga

2018

My Saga

as

Himself

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

1998

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

as

Clint Barran

The Deadly Visitor

1973

The Deadly Visitor

as

Jamie

Jericho Fever

1993

Jericho Fever

as

Michael Whitney

Eyewitness

2015

Eyewitness

as

Sheriff Lee Decker

Blood and Blackboards

2006

Blood and Blackboards

as

Inmates: A Love Story

1981

Inmates: A Love Story

as

Roy Matson

Golden Gate

1981

Golden Gate

as

Jordan Kingsley

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

The Knife and Gun Club

as

Dr. Matt Haley

Foster & Laurie

1975

Foster & Laurie

as

Rocco Laurie

The Hemingway Play

1976

The Hemingway Play

as

Hem

Only One Survived

1990

Only One Survived

as

Philip Asherton

Their Second Chance

1997

Their Second Chance

as

Titans

Titans

as

Richard Williams

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

as

Curtis Jones

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Rick

Spin City

Spin City

as

Tom Crandall

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Stan Williams

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Roger

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Walter Mulligan

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

as

Hayley Armstrong

Cannon

Cannon

as

Riptide

Riptide

as

Cody Allen

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

John Marshall

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Doug

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

as

Cutter Amberville

Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings

as

Rory Armagh

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Senator Richard Adams

The Trouble with Larry

The Trouble with Larry

as

Boyd Flatt

The Quest

The Quest

as

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Greg Bauer

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

as

Warren Persky

The Last Convertible

The Last Convertible

as

Russ Currier

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Jay Farraday

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as

Ray (voice)

Eve

Eve

as

Jackson

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Richard Moss

Happiness Isn't Everything

Happiness Isn't Everything

as

Commander Gower

The Torkelsons

The Torkelsons

as

Brian Morgan

Almost Home

Almost Home

as

Brian Morgan

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

as

William Ellison

Aspen

Aspen

as

Lee Bishop

Production

The Perfect Wife

2001

The Perfect Wife

as

Crew

Directing

The Divide

2018

The Divide

as