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.
as Commander Gower(1 ep)
as Sam Kincaid
as Self
as Sheriff Lee Decker
as Ran'l McCoy
as Warren Persky(1 ep)
as Greg Bauer(1 ep)
as Jason
as Curtis Jones(1 ep)
as Congressman Clark Paley(3 eps)
as Cooper
as William Costigan
as Greg Norris
as President Blake
as Stan Williams(1 ep)
as Jackson(2 eps)
as Walter Mulligan(1 ep)
as Dr. Robert Steward
as Richard Williams(13 eps)
as Richard Mannhart
as John Marshall(1 ep)
as Clint Barran
as Jerry Blue
as Tom Crandall(5 eps)
as Russell Polk
as William Ellison(1 ep)
as Frank Leyton
as Senator Richard Adams(1 ep)
as Tunna
as Jeffrey Madison
as Richard Moss(1 ep)
as Michael Whitney
as Toby Temple
as Randall (voice)(1 ep)
as Boyd Flatt(7 eps)
as Brian Morgan(13 eps)
as Erich
as Hayley Armstrong(15 eps)
as Brian Morgan(13 eps)
as Steve Brooks
as Philip Asherton
as John Chapman
as Jake (voice)(1 ep)
as Dr. Matt Haley
as Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
as Roger(1 ep)
as Philip Weber
as Maj. Hicks
as Charles Stoker
as Ken Laxton
as Cutter Amberville(4 eps)
as Samson (voice)
as Nick MacKenzie
as Self
as John Macy
as Cody Allen(56 eps)
as Yank
as Doug(1 ep)
as Paul 'Mac' McCormack
as Andrew Norris
as Jordan Kingsley
as Roy Matson
as Lt. John Armstrong
as Russ Currier(3 eps)
as Kip Moore
as Col. Zachary Willis
as Dr. Edwin Alexander
as Albert Walreavens
as Baxter Slate
as Lee Bishop(3 eps)
as L.T.
as Rory Armagh(8 eps)
as Steve Edison
as Hem
as Rocco Laurie
as Hammond Maxwell
as Dale Sword
as Chico Tyrell
as Jamie
as Joel Delaney
as Robert
as Nephew Daniel
as Rick(1 ep)
as Jay Farraday(1 ep)