Actor profile

Perry King

30th April 1948 Alliance, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

60 Movies 32 TV Shows 92 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Divide poster

The Divide 9th November 2018 as Sam Kincaid

My Saga poster

My Saga 13th June 2018 as Self

Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness 5th September 2015 as Sheriff Lee Decker

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood poster

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood 5th June 2012 as Ran'l McCoy

Framed for Murder poster

Framed for Murder 18th March 2007 as Jason

Blood and Blackboards 21st February 2006

Home for the Holidays poster

Home for the Holidays 15th December 2005 as Cooper

The Perfect Neighbor poster

The Perfect Neighbor 13th September 2005 as William Costigan

Stranger at the Door poster

Stranger at the Door 21st June 2004 as Greg Norris

The Day After Tomorrow poster

The Day After Tomorrow 26th May 2004 as President Blake

Another pretty face poster

Another pretty face 20th June 2002

The Perfect Wife poster

The Perfect Wife 21st May 2001 as Dr. Robert Steward

Her Married Lover poster

Her Married Lover 7th October 1999 as Richard Mannhart

The Cowboy and the Movie Star poster

The Cowboy and the Movie Star 7th June 1998 as Clint Barran

The Adventures of Ragtime poster

The Adventures of Ragtime 1st January 1998 as Jerry Blue

Their Second Chance poster

Their Second Chance 9th February 1997

Face of Evil poster

Face of Evil 9th April 1996 as Russell Polk

Hijacked: Flight 285 poster

Hijacked: Flight 285 4th February 1996 as Frank Leyton

Good King Wenceslas poster

Good King Wenceslas 26th November 1994 as Tunna

She Led Two Lives poster

She Led Two Lives 20th November 1994 as Jeffrey Madison

Jericho Fever poster

Jericho Fever 16th December 1993 as Michael Whitney

A Stranger in the Mirror poster

A Stranger in the Mirror 24th October 1993 as Toby Temple

A Cry in the Night poster

A Cry in the Night 17th September 1992 as Erich

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story poster

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story 26th March 1992 as Mark

Switch poster

Switch 10th May 1991 as Steve Brooks

Only One Survived poster

Only One Survived 27th October 1990 as Philip Asherton

Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope 15th October 1990 as John Chapman

The Knife and Gun Club 30th July 1990 as Dr. Matt Haley

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer poster

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer 16th October 1989 as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz poster

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 28th November 1988 as Philip Weber

Disaster at Silo 7 poster

Disaster at Silo 7 27th November 1988 as Maj. Hicks

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip 22nd April 1988 as Charles Stoker

Perfect People poster

Perfect People 29th February 1988 as Ken Laxton

Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah 30th December 1986 as Samson (voice)

Stranded 22nd September 1986 as Nick MacKenzie

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There poster

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There 16th September 1985

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues 23rd April 1984 as John Macy

The Hasty Heart 1st December 1983 as Yank

The Clairvoyant poster

The Clairvoyant 24th October 1982 as Paul 'Mac' McCormack

Class of 1984 poster

Class of 1984 20th August 1982 as Andrew Norris

Golden Gate poster

Golden Gate 25th September 1981 as Jordan Kingsley

Inmates: A Love Story poster

Inmates: A Love Story 13th February 1981 as Roy Matson

City in Fear poster

City in Fear 30th March 1980 as Lt. John Armstrong

Search and Destroy poster

Search and Destroy 5th July 1979 as Kip Moore

Love's Savage Fury poster

Love's Savage Fury 20th May 1979 as Col. Zachary Willis

The Cracker Factory poster

The Cracker Factory 16th March 1979 as Dr. Edwin Alexander

A Different Story poster

A Different Story 10th May 1978 as Albert Walreavens

The Choirboys poster

The Choirboys 23rd December 1977 as Baxter Slate

Bad poster

Bad 4th May 1977 as L.T.

Lipstick poster

Lipstick 2nd April 1976 as Steve Edison

The Hemingway Play poster

The Hemingway Play 11th March 1976 as Hem

Foster & Laurie poster

Foster & Laurie 13th November 1975 as Rocco Laurie

Mandingo poster

Mandingo 6th June 1975 as Hammond Maxwell

The Wild Party poster

The Wild Party 1st March 1975 as Dale Sword

The Lords of Flatbush poster

The Lords of Flatbush 1st May 1974 as Chico Tyrell

The Deadly Visitor poster

The Deadly Visitor 3rd July 1973 as Jamie

The Possession of Joel Delaney poster

The Possession of Joel Delaney 24th May 1972 as Joel Delaney

Slaughterhouse-Five poster

Slaughterhouse-Five 15th March 1972 as Robert

Short Cut to Haifa poster

Short Cut to Haifa 1st January 1972 as Nephew Daniel

Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva 12th July 2009 as Warren Persky

The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist 23rd September 2008 as Greg Bauer

Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters 24th September 2006 as Curtis Jones

Big Love poster

Big Love 12th March 2006 as Congressman Clark Paley

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Stan Williams

Eve poster

Eve 15th September 2003 as Jackson

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Walter Mulligan

Titans poster

Titans 4th October 2000 as Richard Williams

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as John Marshall

Spin City poster

Spin City 17th September 1996 as Tom Crandall

The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel 20th March 1996 as William Ellison

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Senator Richard Adams

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Richard Moss

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron poster

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron 11th September 1993 as Randall (voice)

The Trouble with Larry 25th August 1993 as Boyd Flatt

Almost Home poster

Almost Home 6th February 1993 as Brian Morgan

Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place 8th July 1992 as Hayley Armstrong

The Torkelsons poster

The Torkelsons 21st September 1991 as Brian Morgan

Captain Planet and the Planeteers poster

Captain Planet and the Planeteers 15th September 1990 as Jake (voice)

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Roger

I'll Take Manhattan poster

I'll Take Manhattan 1st March 1987 as Cutter Amberville

Riptide poster

Riptide 3rd January 1984 as Cody Allen

The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker 23rd November 1983 as Doug

The Quest poster

The Quest 22nd October 1982

The Last Convertible poster

The Last Convertible 24th September 1979 as Russ Currier

Aspen poster

Aspen 5th November 1977 as Lee Bishop

Captains and the Kings poster

Captains and the Kings 30th September 1976 as Rory Armagh

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin poster

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin 21st November 1974

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Jay Farraday

Happiness Isn't Everything as Commander Gower