Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 30, 1948 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2018 | The Divideas Sam Kincaid | |
| 2018 | My Sagaas Self | |
| 2015 | Eyewitnessas Sheriff Lee Decker | |
| 2012 | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Bloodas Ran'l McCoy | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Divaas Warren Persky | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Greg Bauer | |
| 2007 | Framed for Murderas Jason | |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sistersas Curtis Jones | |
| 2006 | Big Loveas Congressman Clark Paley | |
| 2006 | Blood and Blackboardsas | |
| 2005 | Home for the Holidaysas Cooper | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Neighboras William Costigan | |
| 2004 | Stranger at the Dooras Greg Norris | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrowas President Blake | |
| 2003 | Cold Caseas Stan Williams | |
| 2003 | Eveas Jackson | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Walter Mulligan | |
| 2002 | Another pretty faceas | |
| 2001 | The Perfect Wifeas Dr. Robert Steward | |
| 2000 | Titansas Richard Williams | |
| 1999 | Her Married Loveras Richard Mannhart | |
| 1998 | Will & Graceas John Marshall | |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Staras Clint Barran | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Ragtimeas Jerry Blue | |
| 1997 | Their Second Chanceas | |
| 1996 | Spin Cityas Tom Crandall | |
| 1996 | Face of Evilas Russell Polk | |
| 1996 | The Sentinelas William Ellison | |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285as Frank Leyton | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limitsas Senator Richard Adams | |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslasas Tunna | |
| 1994 | She Led Two Livesas Jeffrey Madison | |
| 1994 | Burke's Lawas Richard Moss | |
| 1993 | Jericho Feveras Michael Whitney | |
| 1993 | A Stranger in the Mirroras Toby Temple | |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Randall (voice) | |
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larryas Boyd Flatt | |
| 1993 | Almost Homeas Brian Morgan | |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Nightas Erich | |
| 1992 | Melrose Placeas Hayley Armstrong | |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Storyas Mark | |
| 1991 | The Torkelsonsas Brian Morgan | |
| 1991 | Switchas Steve Brooks | |
| 1990 | Only One Survivedas Philip Asherton | |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscopeas John Chapman | |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Jake (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Clubas Dr. Matt Haley | |
| 1989 | Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzeras Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Roger | |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritzas Philip Weber | |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7as Maj. Hicks | |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Stripas Charles Stoker | |
| 1988 | Perfect Peopleas Ken Laxton | |
| 1987 | It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebrationas Himself | |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattanas Cutter Amberville | |
| 1986 | Samson and Delilahas Samson (voice) | |
| 1986 | Strandedas Nick MacKenzie | |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be Thereas | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIas Self | |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continuesas John Macy | |
| 1984 | Riptideas Cody Allen | |
| 1983 | The Hasty Heartas Yank | |
| 1983 | The Hitchhikeras Doug | |
| 1982 | The Clairvoyantas Paul 'Mac' McCormack | |
| 1982 | The Questas | |
| 1982 | Class of 1984as Andrew Norris | |
| 1981 | Golden Gateas Jordan Kingsley | |
| 1981 | Inmates: A Love Storyas Roy Matson | |
| 1980 | City in Fearas Lt. John Armstrong | |
| 1979 | The Last Convertibleas Russ Currier | |
| 1979 | Search and Destroyas Kip Moore | |
| 1979 | Love's Savage Furyas Col. Zachary Willis | |
| 1979 | The Cracker Factoryas Dr. Edwin Alexander | |
| 1978 | A Different Storyas Albert Walreavens | |
| 1977 | The Choirboysas Baxter Slate | |
| 1977 | Aspenas Lee Bishop | |
| 1977 | Badas L.T. | |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kingsas Rory Armagh | |
| 1976 | Lipstickas Steve Edison | |
| 1976 | The Hemingway Playas Hem | |
| 1975 | Foster & Laurieas Rocco Laurie | |
| 1975 | Mandingoas Hammond Maxwell | |
| 1975 | The Wild Partyas Dale Sword | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklinas | |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbushas Chico Tyrell | |
| 1973 | The Deadly Visitoras Jamie | |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaneyas Joel Delaney | |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Fiveas Robert | |
| 1972 | Short Cut to Haifaas Nephew Daniel | |
| 1971 | Cannonas | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Jay Farraday | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Rick | |
| Happiness Isn't Everythingas Commander Gower |
| 2018 | The Divide...Director | |
| 2001 | The Perfect Wife...Associate Producer |
