Acting · Alliance, Ohio, USA · Born April 30, 1948
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.
MovieThe Divide
2018
as Sam Kincaid
MovieMy Saga
2018
as Self
MovieEyewitness
2015
as Sheriff Lee Decker
MovieHatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012
as Ran'l McCoy
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Warren Persky
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Greg Bauer
MovieFramed for Murder
2007
as Jason
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Curtis Jones
TVBig Love
2006
as Congressman Clark Paley
Blood and Blackboards
2006
MovieHome for the Holidays
2005
as Cooper
MovieThe Perfect Neighbor
2005
as William Costigan
MovieStranger at the Door
2004
as Greg Norris
MovieThe Day After Tomorrow
2004
as President Blake
TVCold Case
2003
as Stan Williams
TVEve
2003
as Jackson
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Walter Mulligan
MovieAnother pretty face
2002
MovieThe Perfect Wife
2001
as Dr. Robert Steward
TVTitans
2000
as Richard Williams
MovieHer Married Lover
1999
as Richard Mannhart
TVWill & Grace
1998
as John Marshall
MovieThe Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
as Clint Barran
MovieThe Adventures of Ragtime
1998
as Jerry Blue
MovieTheir Second Chance
1997
TVSpin City
1996
as Tom Crandall
MovieFace of Evil
1996
as Russell Polk
TVThe Sentinel
1996
as William Ellison
MovieHijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Frank Leyton
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Senator Richard Adams
MovieGood King Wenceslas
1994
as Tunna
MovieShe Led Two Lives
1994
as Jeffrey Madison
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Richard Moss
MovieJericho Fever
1993
as Michael Whitney
MovieA Stranger in the Mirror
1993
as Toby Temple
TVSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Randall (voice)
TVThe Trouble with Larry
1993
as Boyd Flatt
TVAlmost Home
1993
as Brian Morgan
MovieA Cry in the Night
1992
as Erich
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Hayley Armstrong
MovieSomething to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Mark
TVThe Torkelsons
1991
as Brian Morgan
MovieSwitch
1991
as Steve Brooks
MovieOnly One Survived
1990
as Philip Asherton
MovieKaleidoscope
1990
as John Chapman
TVCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Jake (voice)
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Dr. Matt Haley
MovieRoxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Roger
MovieThe Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Philip Weber
MovieDisaster at Silo 7
1988
as Maj. Hicks
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988
as Charles Stoker
MoviePerfect People
1988
as Ken Laxton
MovieIt's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987
as Himself
TVI'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Cutter Amberville
MovieSamson and Delilah
1986
as Samson (voice)
Stranded
1986
as Nick MacKenzie
MovieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as John Macy
TVRiptide
1984
as Cody Allen
The Hasty Heart
1983
as Yank
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Doug
MovieThe Clairvoyant
1982
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
TVThe Quest
1982
MovieClass of 1984
1982
as Andrew Norris
MovieGolden Gate
1981
as Jordan Kingsley
MovieInmates: A Love Story
1981
as Roy Matson
MovieCity in Fear
1980
as Lt. John Armstrong
TVThe Last Convertible
1979
as Russ Currier
MovieSearch and Destroy
1979
as Kip Moore
MovieLove's Savage Fury
1979
as Col. Zachary Willis
MovieThe Cracker Factory
1979
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
MovieA Different Story
1978
as Albert Walreavens
MovieThe Choirboys
1977
as Baxter Slate
TVAspen
1977
as Lee Bishop
MovieBad
1977
as L.T.
TVCaptains and the Kings
1976
as Rory Armagh
MovieLipstick
1976
as Steve Edison
MovieThe Hemingway Play
1976
as Hem
MovieFoster & Laurie
1975
as Rocco Laurie
MovieMandingo
1975
as Hammond Maxwell
MovieThe Wild Party
1975
as Dale Sword
TVThe Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
MovieThe Lords of Flatbush
1974
as Chico Tyrell
MovieThe Deadly Visitor
1973
as Jamie
MovieThe Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Joel Delaney
MovieSlaughterhouse-Five
1972
as Robert
MovieShort Cut to Haifa
1972
as Nephew Daniel
TVCannon
1971
TVMedical Center
1969
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Rick
Happiness Isn't Everything
as Commander Gower
