9.5
9.5
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
Perry King
Also known as: Perry Firestone King
Acting
Born:April 30, 1948(age 78)
Birthplace:Alliance, Ohio, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Juilliard School, Yale University, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Alliance High School
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CommunityBiography
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 (57 movies)
9.3
9.3
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
as Clint Barran
7.0
7.0
Foster & Laurie
1975
as Rocco Laurie
6.8
6.8
Search and Destroy
1979
as Kip Moore
6.6
6.6
Mandingo
1975
as Hammond Maxwell
6.5
6.5
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972
as Robert
6.5
6.5
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as John Macy
6.4
6.4
Class of 1984
1982
as Andrew Norris
6.3
6.3
Disaster at Silo 7
1988
as Maj. Hicks
6.3
6.3
Bad
1977
as L.T.
6.2
6.2
Face of Evil
1996
as Russell Polk
6.1
6.1
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012
as Ran'l McCoy
6.0
6.0
Stranded
1986
as Nick MacKenzie
6.0
6.0
The Deadly Visitor
1973
as Jamie
6.0
6.0
The Divide
2018
Director
5.9
5.9
Switch
1991
as Steve Brooks
5.9
5.9
Home for the Holidays
2005
as Cooper
5.7
5.7
The Lords of Flatbush
1974
as Chico Tyrell
5.6
5.6
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Joel Delaney
5.5
5.5
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Frank Leyton
5.5
5.5
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Mark
5.3
5.3
The Choirboys
1977
as Baxter Slate
5.3
5.3
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
as William Costigan
5.2
5.2
Lipstick
1976
as Steve Edison
5.1
5.1
City in Fear
1980
as Lt. John Armstrong
5.1
5.1
Eyewitness
2015
as Sheriff Lee Decker
5.0
5.0
The Clairvoyant
1982
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
5.0
5.0
A Different Story
1978
as Albert Walreavens
5.0
5.0
Jericho Fever
1993
as Michael Whitney
5.0
5.0
Big Truck and Sister Clare
1972
as Nephew Daniel
4.7
4.7
The Wild Party
1975
as Dale Sword
4.6
4.6
Stranger at the Door
2004
as Greg Norris
4.4
4.4
The Perfect Wife
2001
as Dr. Robert Steward
4.3
4.3
Samson and Delilah
1986
as Samson (voice)
4.3
4.3
Love's Savage Fury
1979
as Col. Zachary Willis
4.2
4.2
Perfect People
1988
as Ken Laxton
4.0
4.0
Kaleidoscope
1990
as John Chapman
4.0
4.0
She Led Two Lives
1994
as Jeffrey Madison
3.8
3.8
A Cry in the Night
1992
as Erich
3.5
3.5
Another pretty face
2002
3.3
3.3
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Philip Weber
3.1
3.1
Framed for Murder
2007
as Jason
3.0
3.0
Good King Wenceslas
1994
as Tunna
3.0
3.0
Their Second Chance
1997
2.6
2.6
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
as Toby Temple
2.6
2.6
Her Married Lover
1999
as Richard Mannhart
2.0
2.0
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Dr. Matt Haley
1.0
1.0
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998
as Jerry Blue
My Saga
2018
as Self
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Roy Matson
Golden Gate
1981
as Jordan Kingsley
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988
as Charles Stoker
The Hasty Heart
1983
as Yank
The Hemingway Play
1976
as Hem
Blood and Blackboards
2006
Only One Survived
1990
as Philip Asherton
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