Perry King
Biography
Perry King is a male actor born on April 30, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio, USA. He made his film debut around the age of 23 in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five. King has appeared in dozens of feature films, television series, and television movies since the 1970s. He auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars but the role went to Harrison Ford. King played the character in the radio adaptations of Star Wars and its sequels. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his role in the 1984 TV movie The Hasty Heart and landed the role of Cody Allen on the series Riptide that same year.
Career overview
Perry King made his film debut at the age of 23 in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five. He went on to appear in numerous feature films, television series, and television movies throughout the 1970s. King auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the film Star Wars, but the role ultimately went to Harrison Ford. However, he did play the character in the radio adaptations of Star Wars and its sequels.
In 1984, King landed the role of Cody Allen on the series Riptide. He also appeared in the TV movie The Hasty Heart that same year, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. King's extensive acting career spans over four decades, with dozens of known credits.
King's filmography includes a range of genres and titles, such as Mandingo, a 1975 exploitation film, and various other films and television shows. He has appeared in at least 93 known credits, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
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- The Divide (2018) as Sam Kincaid
- The Divide (2018) Director
- My Saga (2018) as Self
- Eyewitness (2015) as Sheriff Lee Decker
- Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012) as Ran'l McCoy
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) as Warren Persky
- The Mentalist (2008) as Greg Bauer
- Framed for Murder (2007) as Jason
- Brothers and Sisters (2006) as Curtis Jones
- Big Love (2006) as Congressman Clark Paley
- Blood and Blackboards (2006)
- Home for the Holidays (2005) as Cooper
- The Perfect Neighbor (2005) as William Costigan
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as President Blake
- Stranger at the Door (2004) as Greg Norris
- Cold Case (2003) as Stan Williams
- Eve (2003) as Jackson
- Without a Trace (2002) as Walter Mulligan
- Another pretty face (2002)
- The Perfect Wife (2001) as Dr. Robert Steward
- The Perfect Wife (2001) Associate Producer
- Titans (2000) as Richard Williams
- Her Married Lover (1999) as Richard Mannhart
- Will & Grace (1998) as John Marshall
- The Adventures of Ragtime (1998) as Jerry Blue
- The Cowboy and the Movie Star (1998) as Clint Barran
- Their Second Chance (1997)
- Spin City (1996) as Tom Crandall
- The Sentinel (1996) as William Ellison
- Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996) as Frank Leyton
- Face of Evil (1996) as Russell Polk
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Senator Richard Adams
- Burke's Law (1994) as Richard Moss
- Good King Wenceslas (1994) as Tunna
- She Led Two Lives (1994) as Jeffrey Madison
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993) as Randall (voice)
- Almost Home (1993) as Brian Morgan
- The Trouble with Larry (1993) as Boyd Flatt
- A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) as Toby Temple
- Jericho Fever (1993) as Michael Whitney
- Melrose Place (1992) as Hayley Armstrong
- Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) as Mark
- A Cry in the Night (1992) as Erich
- The Torkelsons (1991) as Brian Morgan
- Switch (1991) as Steve Brooks
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as Jake (voice)
- Kaleidoscope (1990) as John Chapman
- The Knife and Gun Club (1990) as Dr. Matt Haley
- Only One Survived (1990) as Philip Asherton
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Roger
- Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (1989) as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
- Disaster at Silo 7 (1988) as Maj. Hicks
- The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988) as Philip Weber
- Perfect People (1988) as Ken Laxton
- Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988) as Charles Stoker
- It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration (1987) as Himself
- I'll Take Manhattan (1987) as Cutter Amberville
- Stranded (1986) as Nick MacKenzie
- Samson and Delilah (1986) as Samson (voice)
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
- Riptide (1984) as Cody Allen
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984) as John Macy
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Doug
- The Hasty Heart (1983) as Yank
- Class of 1984 (1982) as Andrew Norris
- The Clairvoyant (1982) as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
- The Quest (1982)
- Inmates: A Love Story (1981) as Roy Matson
- Golden Gate (1981) as Jordan Kingsley
- City in Fear (1980) as Lt. John Armstrong
- The Last Convertible (1979) as Russ Currier
- Love's Savage Fury (1979) as Col. Zachary Willis
- Search and Destroy (1979) as Kip Moore
- The Cracker Factory (1979) as Dr. Edwin Alexander
- A Different Story (1978) as Albert Walreavens
- Bad (1977) as L.T.
- Aspen (1977) as Lee Bishop
- The Choirboys (1977) as Baxter Slate
- Captains and the Kings (1976) as Rory Armagh
- Lipstick (1976) as Steve Edison
- The Hemingway Play (1976) as Hem
- Mandingo (1975) as Hammond Maxwell
- The Wild Party (1975) as Dale Sword
- Foster & Laurie (1975) as Rocco Laurie
- The Lords of Flatbush (1974) as Chico Tyrell
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
- The Deadly Visitor (1973) as Jamie
- Short Cut to Haifa (1972) as Nephew Daniel
- Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) as Robert
- The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) as Joel Delaney
- Cannon (1971)
- Medical Center (1969)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Rick
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Jay Farraday
- Happiness Isn't Everything as Commander Gower