6.6
Movie
Acting
Perry King
- Born
- (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Alliance, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 93 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.6
Movie
8.4
TV
The Mentalist
8.0
TV
Tales from the Crypt
6.9
TV
Will & Grace
7.7
TV
Cold Case
6.4
Movie
Class of 1984
7.0
TV
Spin City
7.7
TV
Drop Dead Diva
7.2
TV
Without a Trace
6.5
Movie
Slaughterhouse-Five
5.9
Movie
Switch
6.9
TV
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
7.7
TV
The Outer Limits
7.1
TV
Brothers and Sisters
5.9
TV
Melrose Place
7.2
TV
Hawaii Five-O
6.6
Movie
Mandingo
6.9
TV
Big Love
Acting credits 93
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Happiness Isn't Everything TV | Commander Gower (1 ep) |
| 2018 | The Divide Film | Sam Kincaid |
| 2018 | My Saga Film | Self |
| 2015 | Eyewitness Film | Sheriff Lee Decker |
| 2012 | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood Film | Ran'l McCoy |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva TV | Warren Persky (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Mentalist TV | Greg Bauer (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Framed for Murder Film | Jason |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters TV | Curtis Jones (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Big Love TV | Congressman Clark Paley (3 ep) |
| 2006 | Blood and Blackboards Film | |
| 2005 | Home for the Holidays Film | Cooper |
| 2005 | The Perfect Neighbor Film | William Costigan |
| 2004 | Stranger at the Door Film | Greg Norris |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow Film | President Blake |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Stan Williams (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Eve TV | Jackson (2 ep) |
| 2002 | Without a Trace TV | Walter Mulligan (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Another pretty face Film | |
| 2001 | The Perfect Wife Film | Dr. Robert Steward |
| 2000 | Titans TV | Richard Williams (13 ep) |
| 1999 | Her Married Lover Film | Richard Mannhart |
| 1998 | Will & Grace TV | John Marshall (1 ep) |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Star Film | Clint Barran |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Ragtime Film | Jerry Blue |
| 1997 | Their Second Chance Film | |
| 1996 | Spin City TV | Tom Crandall (5 ep) |
| 1996 | Face of Evil Film | Russell Polk |
| 1996 | The Sentinel TV | William Ellison (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 Film | Frank Leyton |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits TV | Senator Richard Adams (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas Film | Tunna |
| 1994 | She Led Two Lives Film | Jeffrey Madison |
| 1994 | Burke's Law TV | Richard Moss (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Jericho Fever Film | Michael Whitney |
| 1993 | A Stranger in the Mirror Film | Toby Temple |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron TV | Randall (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry TV | Boyd Flatt (7 ep) |
| 1993 | Almost Home TV | Brian Morgan (13 ep) |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Night Film | Erich |
| 1992 | Melrose Place TV | Hayley Armstrong (15 ep) |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Film | Mark |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons TV | Brian Morgan (13 ep) |
| 1991 | Switch Film | Steve Brooks |
| 1990 | Only One Survived Film | Philip Asherton |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope Film | John Chapman |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers TV | Jake (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Club Film | Dr. Matt Haley |
| 1989 | Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer Film | Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt TV | Roger (1 ep) |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz Film | Philip Weber |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 Film | Maj. Hicks |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip Film | Charles Stoker |
| 1988 | Perfect People Film | Ken Laxton |
| 1987 | It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration Film | Himself |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan TV | Cutter Amberville (4 ep) |
| 1986 | Samson and Delilah Film | Samson (voice) |
| 1986 | Stranded Film | Nick MacKenzie |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There Film | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II Film | Self |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Divide Film | Director |
| 2001 | The Perfect Wife Film | Associate Producer |