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.
Acting
- 2009Drop Dead DivaWarren Persky1 ep.
- 2006Brothers and SistersCurtis Jones1 ep.
- 2006Big LoveCongressman Clark Paley3 ep.
- 2003EveJackson2 ep.
- 2000TitansRichard Williams13 ep.
- 1998Will & GraceJohn Marshall1 ep.
- 1996Spin CityTom Crandall5 ep.
- 1993SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronRandall (voice)1 ep.
- 1993The Trouble with LarryBoyd Flatt7 ep.
- 1993Almost HomeBrian Morgan13 ep.
- 1992Melrose PlaceHayley Armstrong15 ep.
- 1991The TorkelsonsBrian Morgan13 ep.
- 1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersJake (voice)1 ep.
- 1989Tales from the CryptRoger1 ep.
- 1987I'll Take ManhattanCutter Amberville4 ep.
- 1984RiptideCody Allen56 ep.
- 1983The HitchhikerDoug1 ep.
- 1982The Quest10 ep.
- 1979The Last ConvertibleRuss Currier3 ep.
- 1977AspenLee Bishop3 ep.
- 1976Captains and the KingsRory Armagh8 ep.
- 1974The Lives of Benjamin Franklin4 ep.
- 1969Medical Center1 ep.
- —Happiness Isn't EverythingCommander Gower1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2012The MentalistGreg Bauer1 ep.
- 2011Drop Dead DivaWarren Persky1 ep.
- 2010Big LoveCongressman Clark Paley3 ep.
- 2007Brothers and SistersCurtis Jones1 ep.
- 2007Cold CaseStan Williams1 ep.
- 2006Without a TraceWalter Mulligan1 ep.
- 2004EveJackson2 ep.
- 2002Spin CityTom Crandall5 ep.
- 2000Will & GraceJohn Marshall1 ep.
- 1998The SentinelWilliam Ellison1 ep.
- 1995Melrose PlaceHayley Armstrong15 ep.
- 1995Captain Planet and the PlaneteersJake (voice)1 ep.
- 1995The Outer LimitsSenator Richard Adams1 ep.
- 1995Burke's LawRichard Moss1 ep.
- 1994SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronRandall (voice)1 ep.
- 1993Tales from the CryptRoger1 ep.
- 1989The HitchhikerDoug1 ep.
- 1974Hawaii Five-OJay Farraday, Rick2 ep.
- 1974Cannon1 ep.
- 1973Medical Center1 ep.