Perry King
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.
Acted in
Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Divide
2018
as Sam Kincaid
My Saga
2018
as Himself
Eyewitness
2015
as Sheriff Lee Decker
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012
as Ran'l McCoy
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Warren Persky
The Mentalist
2008
as Greg Bauer
Framed for Murder
2007
as Jason
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Curtis Jones
Blood and Blackboards
2006
Home for the Holidays
2005
as Cooper
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
as William Costigan
Stranger at the Door
2004
as Greg Norris
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as President Blake
Cold Case
2003
as Stan Williams
Eve
2003
as Jackson
Without a Trace
2002
as Walter Mulligan
Another pretty face
2002
The Perfect Wife
2001
as Dr. Robert Steward
Titans
2000
as Richard Williams
Her Married Lover
1999
as Richard Mannhart
Will & Grace
1998
as John Marshall
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
as Clint Barran
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998
as Jerry Blue
Spin City
1996
as Tom Crandall
Face of Evil
1996
as Russell Polk
The Sentinel
1996
as William Ellison
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Frank Leyton
The Outer Limits
1995
as Senator Richard Adams
Good King Wenceslas
1994
as Tunna
She Led Two Lives
1994
as Jeffrey Madison
Burke's Law
1994
as Richard Moss
Jericho Fever
1993
as Michael Whitney
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
as Toby Temple
The Trouble with Larry
1993
as Boyd Flatt
Almost Home
1993
as Brian Morgan
A Cry in the Night
1992
as Erich
Melrose Place
1992
as Hayley Armstrong
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Mark
The Torkelsons
1991
as Brian Morgan
Switch
1991
as Steve Brooks
Only One Survived
1990
as Philip Asherton
Kaleidoscope
1990
as John Chapman
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Ray (voice)
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Dr. Matt Haley
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Roger
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Philip Weber
Disaster at Silo 7
1988
as Maj. Hicks
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988
as Charles Stoker
Perfect People
1988
as Ken Laxton
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Cutter Amberville
Samson and Delilah
1986
as Samson (voice)
Stranded
1986
as Nick MacKenzie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as John Macy
Riptide
1984
as Cody Allen
The Hasty Heart
1983
as Yank
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Doug
The Clairvoyant
1982
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
The Quest
1982
Class of 1984
1982
as Andrew Norris
Golden Gate
1981
as Jordan Kingsley
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Roy Matson
City in Fear
1980
as Lt. John Armstrong
The Last Convertible
1979
as Russ Currier
Search and Destroy
1979
as Kip Moore
Love's Savage Fury
1979
as Col. Zachary Willis
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
A Different Story
1978
as Albert Walreavens
The Choirboys
1977
as Baxter Slate
Aspen
1977
as Lee Bishop
Bad
1977
as L.T.
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Rory Armagh
Lipstick
1976
as Steve Edison
The Hemingway Play
1976
as Hem
Foster & Laurie
1975
as Rocco Laurie
Mandingo
1975
as Hammond Maxwell
The Wild Party
1975
as Dale Sword
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
The Lords of Flatbush
1974
as Chico Tyrell
The Deadly Visitor
1973
as Jamie
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Joel Delaney
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972
as Robert
Big Truck and Sister Clare
1972
as Nephew Daniel
Cannon
1971
Medical Center
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Rick
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Jay Farraday
Happiness Isn't Everything
as Commander Gower