Perry King
Born
April 30, 1948 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Alliance, Ohio, USA
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
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Divide
Sam Kincaid
2018
My Saga
Self
2018
Eyewitness
Sheriff Lee Decker
2015
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Ran'l McCoy
2012
Drop Dead Diva
Warren Persky · (1 episode)
2009
The Mentalist
Greg Bauer · (1 episode)
2008
Framed for Murder
Jason
2007
Brothers and Sisters
Curtis Jones · (1 episode)
2006
Big Love
Congressman Clark Paley · (3 episodes)
2006
Blood and Blackboards
2006
Home for the Holidays
Cooper
2005
The Perfect Neighbor
William Costigan
2005
Stranger at the Door
Greg Norris
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
President Blake
2004
Cold Case
Stan Williams · (1 episode)
2003
Eve
Jackson · (2 episodes)
2003
Without a Trace
Walter Mulligan · (1 episode)
2002
Another pretty face
2002
The Perfect Wife
Dr. Robert Steward
2001
Titans
Richard Williams · (13 episodes)
2000
Her Married Lover
Richard Mannhart
1999
Will & Grace
John Marshall · (1 episode)
1998
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Clint Barran
1998
The Adventures of Ragtime
Jerry Blue
1998
Their Second Chance
1997
Spin City
Tom Crandall · (5 episodes)
1996
Face of Evil
Russell Polk
1996
The Sentinel
William Ellison · (1 episode)
1996
Hijacked: Flight 285
Frank Leyton
1996
The Outer Limits
Senator Richard Adams · (1 episode)
1995
Good King Wenceslas
Tunna
1994
She Led Two Lives
Jeffrey Madison
1994
Burke's Law
Richard Moss · (1 episode)
1994
Jericho Fever
Michael Whitney
1993
A Stranger in the Mirror
Toby Temple
1993
The Trouble with Larry
Boyd Flatt · (7 episodes)
1993
Almost Home
Brian Morgan · (13 episodes)
1993
A Cry in the Night
Erich
1992
Melrose Place
Hayley Armstrong · (15 episodes)
1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Mark
1992
The Torkelsons
Brian Morgan · (13 episodes)
1991
Switch
Steve Brooks
1991
Only One Survived
Philip Asherton
1990
Kaleidoscope
John Chapman
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Ray (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
The Knife and Gun Club
Dr. Matt Haley
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Roger · (1 episode)
1989
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
1989
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Philip Weber
1988
Disaster at Silo 7
Maj. Hicks
1988
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Charles Stoker
1988
Perfect People
Ken Laxton
1988
I'll Take Manhattan
Cutter Amberville · (4 episodes)
1987
Samson and Delilah
Samson (voice)
1986
Stranded
Nick MacKenzie
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
John Macy
1984
Riptide
Cody Allen · (56 episodes)
1984
The Hasty Heart
Yank
1983
The Hitchhiker
Doug · (1 episode)
1983
The Clairvoyant
Paul 'Mac' McCormack
1982
The Quest
(10 episodes)
1982
Class of 1984
Andrew Norris
1982
Golden Gate
Jordan Kingsley
1981
Inmates: A Love Story
Roy Matson
1981
City in Fear
Lt. John Armstrong
1980
The Last Convertible
Russ Currier · (3 episodes)
1979
Search and Destroy
Kip Moore
1979
Love's Savage Fury
Col. Zachary Willis
1979
The Cracker Factory
Dr. Edwin Alexander
1979
A Different Story
Albert Walreavens
1978
The Choirboys
Baxter Slate
1977
Aspen
Lee Bishop · (3 episodes)
1977
Bad
L.T.
1977
Captains and the Kings
Rory Armagh · (8 episodes)
1976
Lipstick
Steve Edison
1976
The Hemingway Play
Hem
1976
Foster & Laurie
Rocco Laurie
1975
Mandingo
Hammond Maxwell
1975
The Wild Party
Dale Sword
1975
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
(4 episodes)
1974
The Lords of Flatbush
Chico Tyrell
1974
The Deadly Visitor
Jamie
1973
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Joel Delaney
1972
Slaughterhouse-Five
Robert
1972
Big Truck and Sister Clare
Nephew Daniel
1972
Cannon
(1 episode)
1971
Medical Center
(1 episode)
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Rick · (1 episode)
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Jay Farraday · (1 episode)
1968
Happiness Isn't Everything
Commander Gower · (1 episode)