Perry King
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Greg Bauer
2008
Series
Without a Trace
Walter Mulligan
2002
Series
Melrose Place
Hayley Armstrong
1992
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Rick
1968
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Jay Farraday
1968
Series
Cold Case
Stan Williams
2003
Series
Will & Grace
John Marshall
1998
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Curtis Jones
2006
Series
Spin City
Tom Crandall
1996
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
The Outer Limits
Senator Richard Adams
1995
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Roger
1989
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Warren Persky
2009
Series
Big Love
Congressman Clark Paley
2006
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
The Sentinel
William Ellison
1996
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Jake (voice)
1990
Series
The Hitchhiker
Doug
1983
Series
Eve
Jackson
2003
Series
Burke's Law
Richard Moss
1994
Series
The Torkelsons
Brian Morgan
1991
Series
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Randall (voice)
1993
Film
The Day After Tomorrow
President Blake
2004
Series
Riptide
Cody Allen
1984
Series
Titans
Richard Williams
2000
Film
Mandingo
Hammond Maxwell
1975
Series
Captains and the Kings
Rory Armagh
1976
Series
Almost Home
Brian Morgan
1993
Film
Switch
Steve Brooks
1991
Film
Class of 1984
Andrew Norris
1982
Film
Slaughterhouse-Five
Robert
1972
Stranded
Nick MacKenzie
1986
Series
Aspen
Lee Bishop
1977
Series
The Last Convertible
Russ Currier
1979
Series
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
Film
Eyewitness
Sheriff Lee Decker
2015
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
The Lords of Flatbush
Chico Tyrell
1974
Happiness Isn't Everything
Commander Gower
Film
Hijacked: Flight 285
Frank Leyton
1996
Film
Lipstick
Steve Edison
1976
Series
I'll Take Manhattan
Cutter Amberville
1987
Film
The Perfect Wife
Dr. Robert Steward
2001
Film
Disaster at Silo 7
Maj. Hicks
1988
Series
The Trouble with Larry
Boyd Flatt
1993
Film
The Choirboys
Baxter Slate
1977
Film
Kaleidoscope
John Chapman
1990
Film
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Mark
1992
Series
The Quest
1982
Film
Bad
L.T.
1977
Film
Face of Evil
Russell Polk
1996
Film
The Perfect Neighbor
William Costigan
2005
Film
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Ran'l McCoy
2012
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
John Macy
1984
Film
Framed for Murder
Jason
2007
Film
The Deadly Visitor
Jamie
1973
Film
Samson and Delilah
Samson (voice)
1986
Film
Perfect People
Ken Laxton
1988
Film
Golden Gate
Jordan Kingsley
1981
Film
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Joel Delaney
1972
Film
A Stranger in the Mirror
Toby Temple
1993
Film
Love's Savage Fury
Col. Zachary Willis
1979
Film
The Cracker Factory
Dr. Edwin Alexander
1979
Film
The Clairvoyant
Paul 'Mac' McCormack
1982
Film
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
1989
Film
Home for the Holidays
Cooper
2005
Film
Inmates: A Love Story
Roy Matson
1981
Film
Search and Destroy
Kip Moore
1979
Film
Foster & Laurie
Rocco Laurie
1975
Film
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Philip Weber
1988
Film
A Different Story
Albert Walreavens
1978
Film
City in Fear
Lt. John Armstrong
1980
Film
The Adventures of Ragtime
Jerry Blue
1998
Film
A Cry in the Night
Erich
1992
Film
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Clint Barran
1998
Film
The Hemingway Play
Hem
1976
Film
The Wild Party
Dale Sword
1975
Film
Stranger at the Door
Greg Norris
2004
Film
Their Second Chance
1997
Film
Her Married Lover
Richard Mannhart
1999
Film
Short Cut to Haifa
Nephew Daniel
1972
Film
Another pretty face
2002
The Hasty Heart
Yank
1983
Film
My Saga
Self
2018
Film
Jericho Fever
Michael Whitney
1993
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Charles Stoker
1988
Film
Only One Survived
Philip Asherton
1990
Film
Good King Wenceslas
Tunna
1994
Film
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Film
She Led Two Lives
Jeffrey Madison
1994
The Knife and Gun Club
Dr. Matt Haley
1990
Film
The Divide
Sam Kincaid
2018
Blood and Blackboards
2006