FLIXREC
Perry King

Perry King

Acting April 30, 1948 (78 years old) Alliance, Ohio, USA

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.

Movies 61

The Day After Tomorrow 6.6

The Day After Tomorrow

as President Blake

2004
Mandingo 6.6

Mandingo

as Hammond Maxwell

1975
Switch 5.9

Switch

as Steve Brooks

1991
Slaughterhouse-Five 6.5

Slaughterhouse-Five

as Robert

1972
The Lords of Flatbush 5.8

The Lords of Flatbush

as Chico Tyrell

1974
Class of 1984 6.4

Class of 1984

as Andrew Norris

1982
Lipstick 5.4

Lipstick

as Steve Edison

1976
Bad 6.5

Bad

as L.T.

1977
Home for the Holidays 6.1

Home for the Holidays

as Cooper

2005
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story 5.8

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

as Mark

1992
The Choirboys 5.4

The Choirboys

as Baxter Slate

1977
The Possession of Joel Delaney 5.6

The Possession of Joel Delaney

as Joel Delaney

1972
Night of 100 Stars II 6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985
Face of Evil 6.6

Face of Evil

as Russell Polk

1996
The Clairvoyant 5.7

The Clairvoyant

as Paul 'Mac' McCormack

1982
Hijacked: Flight 285 5.5

Hijacked: Flight 285

as Frank Leyton

1996
Hatfields and McCoys:  Bad Blood 6.1

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

as Ran'l McCoy

2012
The Perfect Wife 5.0

The Perfect Wife

as Dr. Robert Steward

2001
Disaster at Silo 7 7.2

Disaster at Silo 7

as Maj. Hicks

1988
Her Married Lover 3.1

Her Married Lover

as Richard Mannhart

1999
A Stranger in the Mirror 4.4

A Stranger in the Mirror

as Toby Temple

1993
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer 3.7

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer

1989
Short Cut to Haifa 5.0

Short Cut to Haifa

as Nephew Daniel

1972
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985
She Led Two Lives 4.8

She Led Two Lives

as Jeffrey Madison

1994
Good King Wenceslas 4.7

Good King Wenceslas

as Tunna

1994
Love's Savage Fury 5.2

Love's Savage Fury

as Col. Zachary Willis

1979
A Cry in the Night 4.4

A Cry in the Night

as Erich

1992
The Perfect Neighbor 5.6

The Perfect Neighbor

as William Costigan

2005
Eyewitness 4.6

Eyewitness

as Sheriff Lee Decker

2015
The Wild Party 4.9

The Wild Party

as Dale Sword

1975
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues 7.0

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as John Macy

1984
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

as Charles Stoker

1988
Stranger at the Door 5.2

Stranger at the Door

as Greg Norris

2004
Kaleidoscope 4.6

Kaleidoscope

as John Chapman

1990
A Different Story 5.5

A Different Story

as Albert Walreavens

1978
The Adventures of Ragtime 10.0

The Adventures of Ragtime

as Jerry Blue

1998
The Knife and Gun Club 4.3

The Knife and Gun Club

as Dr. Matt Haley

1990
The Cracker Factory 9.3

The Cracker Factory

as Dr. Edwin Alexander

1979
Inmates: A Love Story 8.0

Inmates: A Love Story

as Roy Matson

1981
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 4.2

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as Philip Weber

1988
The Divide 6.4

The Divide

as Sam Kincaid

2018
Samson and Delilah 5.5

Samson and Delilah

as Samson (voice)

1986
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration 7.0

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration

as Himself

1987
Framed for Murder 3.8

Framed for Murder

as Jason

2007
The Cowboy and the Movie Star 9.2

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

as Clint Barran

1998
Only One Survived 8.0

Only One Survived

as Philip Asherton

1990
The Deadly Visitor 6.3

The Deadly Visitor

as Jamie

1973
Blood and Blackboards

Blood and Blackboards

2006
Stranded 8.0

Stranded

as Nick MacKenzie

1986
City in Fear 5.7

City in Fear

as Lt. John Armstrong

1980
Foster & Laurie 8.5

Foster & Laurie

as Rocco Laurie

1975
The Hemingway Play 7.0

The Hemingway Play

as Hem

1976
Perfect People 4.7

Perfect People

as Ken Laxton

1988
Golden Gate 9.0

Golden Gate

as Jordan Kingsley

1981
Another pretty face 4.7

Another pretty face

2002
Jericho Fever 6.0

Jericho Fever

as Michael Whitney

1993
The Hasty Heart 9.0

The Hasty Heart

as Yank

1983
Their Second Chance 5.3

Their Second Chance

1997
My Saga

My Saga

as Self

2018
Search and Destroy 7.1

Search and Destroy

as Kip Moore

1979

TV Shows 33

Reviews

Loading reviews...