1948-04-30 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.
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Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-09-16 |
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The Divide | Sam Kincaid | 2018-11-09 |
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My Saga | Himself | 2018-06-13 |
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Eyewitness | Sheriff Lee Decker | 2015-09-05 |
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Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | Ran'l McCoy | 2012-06-05 |
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Framed for Murder | Jason | 2007-03-18 |
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Blood and Blackboards | 2006-02-21 | |
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The Perfect Neighbor | William Costigan | 2005-09-13 |
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Home for the Holidays | Cooper | 2005-12-15 |
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Stranger at the Door | Greg Norris | 2004-06-21 |
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The Day After Tomorrow | President Blake | 2004-05-26 |
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Another pretty face | 2002-06-20 | |
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The Perfect Wife | Dr. Robert Steward | 2001-05-21 |
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Her Married Lover | Richard Mannhart | 1999-10-07 |
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The Cowboy and the Movie Star | Clint Barran | 1998-06-07 |
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The Adventures of Ragtime | Jerry Blue | 1998-01-01 |
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Face of Evil | Russell Polk | 1996-04-09 |
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Hijacked: Flight 285 | Frank Leyton | 1996-02-04 |
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She Led Two Lives | Jeffrey Madison | 1994-11-20 |
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Good King Wenceslas | Tunna | 1994-11-26 |
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A Stranger in the Mirror | Toby Temple | 1993-10-24 |
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Jericho Fever | Michael Whitney | 1993-12-16 |
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A Cry in the Night | Erich | 1992-09-17 |
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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Mark | 1992-03-26 |
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Switch | Steve Brooks | 1991-05-10 |
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Only One Survived | Philip Asherton | 1990-10-27 |
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The Knife and Gun Club | Dr. Matt Haley | 1990-07-30 |
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Kaleidoscope | John Chapman | 1990-10-15 |
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Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer | Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer | 1989-01-01 |
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Perfect People | Ken Laxton | 1988-02-29 |
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Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Charles Stoker | 1988-04-22 |
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Disaster at Silo 7 | Maj. Hicks | 1988-11-27 |
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The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Philip Weber | 1988-11-28 |
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Stranded | Nick MacKenzie | 1986-09-22 |
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Samson and Delilah | Samson (voice) | 1986-12-30 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | John Macy | 1984-04-23 |
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The Hasty Heart | Yank | 1983-12-01 |
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Class of 1984 | Andrew Norris | 1982-08-20 |
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The Clairvoyant | Paul 'Mac' McCormack | 1982-10-24 |
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Inmates: A Love Story | Roy Matson | 1981-02-13 |
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Golden Gate | Jordan Kingsley | 1981-09-25 |
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City in Fear | Lt. John Armstrong | 1980-03-30 |
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Search and Destroy | Kip Moore | 1979-07-05 |
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The Cracker Factory | Dr. Edwin Alexander | 1979-03-16 |
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Love's Savage Fury | Col. Zachary Willis | 1979-05-20 |
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A Different Story | Albert Walreavens | 1978-05-10 |
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Bad | L.T. | 1977-05-04 |
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The Choirboys | Baxter Slate | 1977-12-23 |
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The Hemingway Play | 1976-03-11 | |
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Lipstick | Steve Edison | 1976-04-02 |
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Foster & Laurie | Rocco Laurie | 1975-11-13 |
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The Wild Party | Dale Sword | 1975-03-01 |
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Mandingo | Hammond Maxwell | 1975-06-06 |
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The Lords of Flatbush | Chico Tyrell | 1974-05-01 |
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Deadly Visitor | Jamie | 1973-07-03 |
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Big Truck and Sister Clare | Nephew Daniel | 1972-01-01 |
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The Possession of Joel Delaney | Joel Delaney | 1972-05-24 |
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Slaughterhouse-Five | Robert | 1972-03-15 |
