Perry King
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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
Credits
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as President Blake
Mandingo (1975)
as Hammond Maxwell
Bad (1977)
as L.T.
Stranded (1986)
as Nick MacKenzie
Lipstick (1976)
as Steve Edison
Switch (1991)
as Steve Brooks
Class of 1984 (1982)
as Andrew Norris
The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
as Chico Tyrell
Short Cut to Haifa (1972)
as Nephew Daniel
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
as John Macy
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
as Robert
Kaleidoscope (1990)
as John Chapman
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Clairvoyant (1982)
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
Her Married Lover (1999)
as Richard Mannhart
The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
as Joel Delaney
The Wild Party (1975)
as Dale Sword
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012)
as Ran'l McCoy
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration (1987)
as Himself
The Choirboys (1977)
as Baxter Slate
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
as Mark
Love's Savage Fury (1979)
as Col. Zachary Willis
Blood and Blackboards (2006)
Actor
City in Fear (1980)
as Lt. John Armstrong
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
as Frank Leyton
Home for the Holidays (2005)
as Cooper
A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)
as Toby Temple
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
The Knife and Gun Club (1990)
as Dr. Matt Haley
Only One Survived (1990)
as Philip Asherton
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (1989)
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
The Deadly Visitor (1973)
as Jamie
The Perfect Wife (2001)
as Dr. Robert Steward
Another pretty face (2002)
Actor
Eyewitness (2015)
as Sheriff Lee Decker
Disaster at Silo 7 (1988)
as Maj. Hicks
Samson and Delilah (1986)
as Samson (voice)
A Different Story (1978)
as Albert Walreavens
Framed for Murder (2007)
as Jason
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
as Philip Weber
The Perfect Neighbor (2005)
as William Costigan
The Hemingway Play (1976)
as Hem
Face of Evil (1996)
as Russell Polk
A Cry in the Night (1992)
as Erich
The Cowboy and the Movie Star (1998)
as Clint Barran
The Divide (2018)
as Sam Kincaid
Perfect People (1988)
as Ken Laxton
The Adventures of Ragtime (1998)
as Jerry Blue
Good King Wenceslas (1994)
as Tunna
Inmates: A Love Story (1981)
as Roy Matson
Jericho Fever (1993)
as Michael Whitney
Foster & Laurie (1975)
as Rocco Laurie
Their Second Chance (1997)
Actor
She Led Two Lives (1994)
as Jeffrey Madison
Stranger at the Door (2004)
as Greg Norris
The Cracker Factory (1979)
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
Search and Destroy (1979)
as Kip Moore
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)
as Charles Stoker
Golden Gate (1981)
as Jordan Kingsley
The Hasty Heart (1983)
as Yank
My Saga (2018)
as Self