Perry King

Acting

April 30, 1948 (78 years old)

Alliance, Ohio, USA

Male

63 Movies

33 TV Shows

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.

Class of 1984

1982 6.4

as Andrew Norris

Age 34 (now 78)

Mandingo

1975 6.6

as Hammond Maxwell

Age 27 (now 78)

The Lords of Flatbush

1974 5.8

as Chico Tyrell

Age 26 (now 78)

Riptide

1984 6.8

as Cody Allen

Age 35 (now 78) 56 eps

56 eps

Bad

1977 6.5

as L.T.

Age 29 (now 78)

Switch

1991 5.9

as Steve Brooks

Age 43 (now 78)

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972 6.5

as Robert

Age 23 (now 78)

Melrose Place

1992 5.9

as Hayley Armstrong

Age 44 (now 78) 15 eps

15 eps

Lipstick

1976 5.3

as Steve Edison

Age 27 (now 78)

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972 5.6

as Joel Delaney

Age 24 (now 78)

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

2012 6.1

as Ran'l McCoy

Age 64 (now 78)

The Day After Tomorrow

2004 6.6

as President Blake

Age 56 (now 78)

The Choirboys

1977 5.5

as Baxter Slate

Age 29 (now 78)

Spin City

1996 7.0

as Tom Crandall

Age 48 (now 78) 5 eps

5 eps

Face of Evil

1996 6.3

as Russell Polk

Age 47 (now 78)

The Clairvoyant

1982 5.4

as Paul 'Mac' McCormack

Age 34 (now 78)

The Divide

2018 6.4

as Sam Kincaid

Age 70 (now 78)

The Divide

2018 6.4

Director

Age 70 (now 78)

My Saga

2018

as Self

Age 70 (now 78)

Eyewitness

2015 5.1

as Sheriff Lee Decker

Age 67 (now 78)

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

2012 6.1

as Ran'l McCoy

Age 64 (now 78)

Framed for Murder

2007 3.8

as Jason

Age 58 (now 78)

Blood and Blackboards

2006

Age 57 (now 78)

Home for the Holidays

2005 6.1

as Cooper

Age 57 (now 78)

The Perfect Neighbor

2005 5.6

as William Costigan

Age 57 (now 78)

Stranger at the Door

2004 5.2

as Greg Norris

Age 56 (now 78)

The Day After Tomorrow

2004 6.6

as President Blake

Age 56 (now 78)

Another pretty face

2002 4.7

Age 54 (now 78)

The Perfect Wife

2001 4.8

Associate Producer

Age 53 (now 78)

The Perfect Wife

2001 4.8

as Dr. Robert Steward

Age 53 (now 78)

Her Married Lover

1999 3.1

as Richard Mannhart

Age 51 (now 78)

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

1998 9.3

as Clint Barran

Age 50 (now 78)

The Adventures of Ragtime

1998 10.0

as Jerry Blue

Age 49 (now 78)

Their Second Chance

1997 5.3

Age 48 (now 78)

Face of Evil

1996 6.3

as Russell Polk

Age 47 (now 78)

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996 5.6

as Frank Leyton

Age 47 (now 78)

Good King Wenceslas

1994 4.4

as Tunna

Age 46 (now 78)

She Led Two Lives

1994 4.8

as Jeffrey Madison

Age 46 (now 78)

Jericho Fever

1993 6.0

as Michael Whitney

Age 45 (now 78)

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993 3.5

as Toby Temple

Age 45 (now 78)

A Cry in the Night

1992 4.4

as Erich

Age 44 (now 78)

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992 5.8

as Mark

Age 43 (now 78)

Switch

1991 5.9

as Steve Brooks

Age 43 (now 78)

Only One Survived

1990 8.0

as Philip Asherton

Age 42 (now 78)

Kaleidoscope

1990 4.6

as John Chapman

Age 42 (now 78)

The Knife and Gun Club

1990 4.3

as Dr. Matt Haley

Age 42 (now 78)

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

1989 3.7

as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer

Age 41 (now 78)

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988 4.3

as Philip Weber

Age 40 (now 78)

Disaster at Silo 7

1988 7.3

as Maj. Hicks

Age 40 (now 78)

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988

as Charles Stoker

Age 39 (now 78)

Perfect People

1988 4.7

as Ken Laxton

Age 39 (now 78)

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

1987 7.0

as Himself

Age 39 (now 78)

Samson and Delilah

1986 5.5

as Samson (voice)

Age 38 (now 78)

Stranded

1986 8.0

as Nick MacKenzie

Age 38 (now 78)

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

1985

Age 37 (now 78)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 8.0

as Self

Age 36 (now 78)

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984 7.0

as John Macy

Age 35 (now 78)

The Hasty Heart

1983 9.0

as Yank

Age 35 (now 78)

The Clairvoyant

1982 5.4

as Paul 'Mac' McCormack

Age 34 (now 78)

Class of 1984

1982 6.4

as Andrew Norris

Age 34 (now 78)

Golden Gate

1981 9.0

as Jordan Kingsley

Age 33 (now 78)

Inmates: A Love Story

1981 8.0

as Roy Matson

Age 32 (now 78)

City in Fear

1980 5.7

as Lt. John Armstrong

Age 31 (now 78)

Search and Destroy

1979 7.1

as Kip Moore

Age 31 (now 78)

Love's Savage Fury

1979 5.3

as Col. Zachary Willis

Age 31 (now 78)

The Cracker Factory

1979 9.3

as Dr. Edwin Alexander

Age 30 (now 78)

A Different Story

1978 5.3

as Albert Walreavens

Age 30 (now 78)

The Choirboys

1977 5.5

as Baxter Slate

Age 29 (now 78)

Bad

1977 6.5

as L.T.

Age 29 (now 78)

Lipstick

1976 5.3

as Steve Edison

Age 27 (now 78)

The Hemingway Play

1976 7.0

as Hem

Age 27 (now 78)

Foster & Laurie

1975 8.5

as Rocco Laurie

Age 27 (now 78)

Mandingo

1975 6.6

as Hammond Maxwell

Age 27 (now 78)

The Wild Party

1975 4.9

as Dale Sword

Age 26 (now 78)

The Lords of Flatbush

1974 5.8

as Chico Tyrell

Age 26 (now 78)

The Deadly Visitor

1973 6.4

as Jamie

Age 25 (now 78)

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972 5.6

as Joel Delaney

Age 24 (now 78)

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972 6.5

as Robert

Age 23 (now 78)

Short Cut to Haifa

1972 5.0

as Nephew Daniel

Age 23 (now 78)