About
Perry King
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2023 | Sly | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | The Divide | Actor | Sam Kincaid | 59 Average |
| 2018 | My Saga | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Eyewitness | Actor | Sheriff Lee Decker | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | Actor | Ran'l McCoy | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Framed for Murder | Actor | Jason | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Blood and Blackboards | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2005 | Home for the Holidays | Actor | Cooper | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Perfect Neighbor | Actor | William Costigan | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Stranger at the Door | Actor | Greg Norris | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Actor | President Blake | 65 Fair |
| 2002 | Another pretty face | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2001 | The Perfect Wife | Actor | Dr. Robert Steward | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Titans | Actor | Richard Williams | 67 Fair |
| 1999 | Her Married Lover | Actor | Richard Mannhart | 58 Average |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Star | Actor | Clint Barran | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Ragtime | Actor | Jerry Blue | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Face of Evil | Actor | Russell Polk | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 | Actor | Frank Leyton | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Actor | Tunna | 58 Average |
| 1994 | She Led Two Lives | Actor | Jeffrey Madison | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Jericho Fever | Actor | Michael Whitney | 58 Average |
| 1993 | A Stranger in the Mirror | Actor | Toby Temple | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry | Actor | Boyd Flatt | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Almost Home | Actor | Brian Morgan | 69 Fair |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Night | Actor | Erich | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Actor | Mark | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons | Actor | Brian Morgan | 70 Good |
| 1991 | Switch | Actor | Steve Brooks | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Only One Survived | Actor | Philip Asherton | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope | Actor | John Chapman | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Club | Actor | Dr. Matt Haley | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer | Actor | Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Actor | Philip Weber | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Actor | Maj. Hicks | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Actor | Charles Stoker | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Perfect People | Actor | Ken Laxton | 59 Average |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Actor | Cutter Amberville | 68 Fair |
| 1986 | Samson and Delilah | Actor | Samson (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Stranded | Actor | Nick MacKenzie | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Actor | John Macy | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Riptide | Actor | Cody Allen | 68 Fair |
| 1983 | The Hasty Heart | Actor | Yank | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | The Clairvoyant | Actor | Paul 'Mac' McCormack | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Quest | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1982 | Class of 1984 | Actor | Andrew Norris | 60 Fair |
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Actor | Jordan Kingsley | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Inmates: A Love Story | Actor | Roy Matson | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | City in Fear | Actor | Lt. John Armstrong | 59 Average |
| 1979 | The Last Convertible | Actor | Russ Currier | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Search and Destroy | Actor | Kip Moore | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Love's Savage Fury | Actor | Col. Zachary Willis | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The Cracker Factory | Actor | Dr. Edwin Alexander | 59 Average |
| 1978 | A Different Story | Actor | Albert Walreavens | 58 Average |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Actor | Baxter Slate | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Aspen | Actor | Lee Bishop | 69 Fair |
| 1977 | Bad | Actor | L.T. | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | Actor | Rory Armagh | 70 Good |
| 1976 | Lipstick | Actor | Steve Edison | 58 Average |
| 1976 | The Hemingway Play | Actor | Hem | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Foster & Laurie | Actor | Rocco Laurie | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Mandingo | Actor | Hammond Maxwell | 60 Fair |
| 1975 | The Wild Party | Actor | Dale Sword | 58 Average |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | Actor | Chico Tyrell | 58 Average |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1973 | The Deadly Visitor | Actor | Jamie | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Actor | Joel Delaney | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | Actor | Robert | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | Big Truck and Sister Clare | Actor | Nephew Daniel | 58 Average |
| Happiness Isn't Everything | Actor | Commander Gower | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2018 | The Divide | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2001 | The Perfect Wife | Production | Associate Producer | 58 Average |