Cast
Perry King
Acting
Cast
Perry King
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-04-30
From
Alliance, Ohio, USA
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.
The Day After Tomorrow
as President Blake
Mandingo
as Hammond Maxwell
Switch
as Steve Brooks
Class of 1984
as Andrew Norris
Slaughterhouse-Five
as Robert
Stranded
as Nick MacKenzie
Eyewitness
as Sheriff Lee Decker
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
The Lords of Flatbush
as Chico Tyrell
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Frank Leyton
Lipstick
as Steve Edison
The Perfect Wife
as Dr. Robert Steward
Disaster at Silo 7
as Maj. Hicks
The Choirboys
as Baxter Slate
Kaleidoscope
as John Chapman
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Mark
Bad
as L.T.
Face of Evil
as Russell Polk
The Perfect Neighbor
as William Costigan
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
as Ran'l McCoy
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as John Macy
Framed for Murder
as Jason
The Deadly Visitor
as Jamie
Samson and Delilah
as Samson (voice)
Perfect People
as Ken Laxton
Golden Gate
as Jordan Kingsley
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Joel Delaney
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Toby Temple
Love's Savage Fury
as Col. Zachary Willis
The Cracker Factory
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
The Clairvoyant
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
Home for the Holidays
as Cooper
Inmates: A Love Story
as Roy Matson
Search and Destroy
as Kip Moore
Foster & Laurie
as Rocco Laurie
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Philip Weber
A Different Story
as Albert Walreavens
City in Fear
as Lt. John Armstrong
The Adventures of Ragtime
as Jerry Blue
A Cry in the Night
as Erich
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
as Clint Barran
The Hemingway Play
as Hem
The Wild Party
as Dale Sword
Stranger at the Door
as Greg Norris
Their Second Chance
Her Married Lover
as Richard Mannhart
Short Cut to Haifa
as Nephew Daniel
Another pretty face
The Hasty Heart
as Yank
My Saga
as Self
Jericho Fever
as Michael Whitney
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
as Charles Stoker
Only One Survived
as Philip Asherton
Good King Wenceslas
as Tunna
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
She Led Two Lives
as Jeffrey Madison
The Knife and Gun Club
as Dr. Matt Haley
The Divide
as Sam Kincaid