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