Acting
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.
Filmography
The Divide
Film · 2018
My Saga
Film · 2018
Eyewitness
Film · 2015
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Film · 2012
Drop Dead Diva
Series · 2009
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
Framed for Murder
Film · 2007
Blood and Blackboards
Film · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Series · 2006
Big Love
Series · 2006
The Perfect Neighbor
Film · 2005
Home for the Holidays
Film · 2005
Stranger at the Door
Film · 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Film · 2004
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Eve
Series · 2003
Another pretty face
Film · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
The Perfect Wife
Film · 2001
Titans
Series · 2000
Her Married Lover
Film · 1999
The Adventures of Ragtime
Film · 1998
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Film · 1998
Will & Grace
Series · 1998
Their Second Chance
Film · 1997
Face of Evil
Film · 1996
Hijacked: Flight 285
Film · 1996
Spin City
Series · 1996
The Sentinel
Series · 1996
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
She Led Two Lives
Film · 1994
Good King Wenceslas
Film · 1994
Burke's Law
Series · 1994
A Stranger in the Mirror
Film · 1993
Jericho Fever
Film · 1993
The Trouble with Larry
Series · 1993
Almost Home
Series · 1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Series · 1993
A Cry in the Night
Film · 1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Film · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
Switch
Film · 1991
The Torkelsons
Series · 1991
Kaleidoscope
Film · 1990
The Knife and Gun Club
Film · 1990
Only One Survived
Film · 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Series · 1990
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Disaster at Silo 7
Film · 1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Film · 1988
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Film · 1988
Perfect People
Film · 1988
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Film · 1987
I'll Take Manhattan
Series · 1987
Samson and Delilah
Film · 1986
Stranded
Film · 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Film · 1985
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Film · 1984
Riptide
Series · 1984
The Hasty Heart
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Class of 1984
Film · 1982
The Clairvoyant
Film · 1982
The Quest
Series · 1982
Inmates: A Love Story
Film · 1981
Golden Gate
Film · 1981
City in Fear
Film · 1980
Search and Destroy
Film · 1979
Love's Savage Fury
Film · 1979
The Cracker Factory
Film · 1979
The Last Convertible
Series · 1979
A Different Story
Film · 1978
Bad
Film · 1977
The Choirboys
Film · 1977
Aspen
Series · 1977
Lipstick
Film · 1976
The Hemingway Play
Film · 1976
Captains and the Kings
Series · 1976
Mandingo
Film · 1975
The Wild Party
Film · 1975
Foster & Laurie
Film · 1975
The Lords of Flatbush
Film · 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Series · 1974
The Deadly Visitor
Film · 1973
Slaughterhouse-Five
Film · 1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Film · 1972
Short Cut to Haifa
Film · 1972
Cannon
Series · 1971
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Happiness Isn't Everything
Series