# Perry King

Perry Firestone King (born April 30, 1948) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on television and in films.
King received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the television film The Hasty Heart (1983), which is a remake of the 1949 film of the same title.

## Early life

King was born in Alliance, Ohio; his father was a physician. His maternal grandfather was Maxwell Perkins, an editor for the publishing house Charles Scribner's Sons. Through Perkins, King is descended from U.S. Senator William M. Evarts, from English military engineer Lion Gardiner, and from Roger Sherman, a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence. King received a degree in drama from Yale University and also studied at Juilliard.

## Career

King made his film debut in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five. In 1974, he played the role of Chico Tyrell in The Lords of Flatbush. In 1975, he portrayed Hammond Maxwell in 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.
He has also worked as a voice actor, voice-acting for Samson in the 1985 animated feature Samson & Delilah and the character of Randall in an episode of SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron.

## Personal life

Married and divorced twice, King has two daughters and one granddaughter.
An avid motorcyclist, King was featured on Huell Howser's California's Gold where he spoke about his collection of motorcycles and sidecars. In December 2008, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) appointed King to its Board of Directors.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | Robert Pilgrim | |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Joel Delaney | |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | David 'Chico' Tyrell | |
| 1975 | The Wild Party | Dale Sword | |
| 1975 | Mandingo | Hammond Maxwell | |
| 1976 | Lipstick | Steve Edison | |
| 1977 | Andy Warhol's Bad | L.T. | |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Baxter Slate | |
| 1978 | A Different Story | Albert Walreavens | |
| 1979 | Search and Destroy | Kip Moore | |
| 1982 | Class of 1984 | Andrew Norris | |
| 1982 | The Clairvoyant | Paul 'Mac' McCormack | |
| 1991 | Switch | Steve Brooks | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Ragtime | Jerry Blue | |
| 1999 | Her Married Lover | Richard Mannhart | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | President Blake | |
| 2004 | The Discontents | John Walker | |
| 2012 | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | Ran'l McCoy | |
| 2014 | K'ina Kil: The Slaver's Son | Nasi | Short |
| 2014 | Delusional | Daniel Gallagher | |
| 2018 | The Divide | Sam Kincaid | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Medical Center | Wilson | Episode: "Nightmare" |
| 1974 | Cannon | Stephen Danver | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 1974 | Apple's Way | Jack Gale | Episode: "The Coach" |
| 1974 | Hawaii Five-O | Rick, Jay Farraday | Episodes: "The Banzai Pipeline", "We Hang Our Own" |
| 1975 | Foster and Laurie | Rocco Laurie | TV movie |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | Rory Armagh | Miniseries |
| 1977 | Aspen | Lee Bishops | Miniseries |
| 1979 | The Cracker Factory | Edwin Alexander | TV movie |
| 1979 | Love's Savage Fury | Zachary Willis | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Last Convertible | Russ Currier | Miniseries |
| 1980 | City in Fear | John Armstrong | TV movie |
| 1981 | Inmates: A Love Story | Roy Matson | TV movie |
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Jordan Kingsley | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Quest | Dan Underwood | Main role |
| 1983 | The Hasty Heart | Yank | TV movie |
| 1984 | The Miracle Continues | John Macy | TV movie |
| 1984–1986 | Riptide | Cody Allen | Main role |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Samson | Episode: "Samson and Delilah" |
| 1986 | Stranded | Nick MacKenzie | TV movie |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Cutter Amberville | Miniseries |
| 1988 | Perfect People | Ken Laxton | TV movie |
| 1988 | Shakedown on Sunset Strip | Charles Stoker | TV movie |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Maj. Hicks | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Philip Weber | TV movie |
| 1989 | Valvoline National Driving Test | As himself | TV special |
| 1989 | Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer | Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Doug | Episode: "Studio 3X" |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Club' | Matt Haley | TV movie |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope | John Chapman | TV movie |
| 1990 | Only One Survived | Phillip Asherton | TV movie |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Mark | TV movie |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Night | Erich | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Torkelsons | Brian Morgan | Main role |
| 1993 | Country Estates | Kurt Morgan | TV movie |
| 1993 | A Stranger in the Mirror | Toby Temple | TV movie |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Roger | Episode: "Came the Dawn" |
| 1993 | Jericho Fever | Michael Whitney | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry | Boyd Flatt | Main role |
| 1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Randall (voice) | Episode: "The Deadly Pyramid" |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Tunna | TV movie |
| 1994 | She Led Two Lives | Jeffrey Madison | TV movie |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Richard Moss | Episode: "Who Killed the Centerfold?" |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Richard Adams | Episode: "Birthright" |
| 1995 | Melrose Place | Hayley Armstrong | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 | Frank Leyton | TV movie |
| 1996 | Face of Evil | Russell Polk | TV movie |
| 1997 | Their Second Chance | Larry | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | William Ellison | Episode: "Remembrance" |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Star | Clint Brannan | TV movie |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | John Marshall | Episode: "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad" |
| 2000 | Titans | Richard Williams | Main role |
| 2001 | The Perfect Wife | Robert Steward | TV movie |
| 2002 | Spin City | Tom Crandall | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Another Pretty Face | Michael Bennet | TV movie |
| 2004 | Stranger at the Door | Greg Norris | TV movie |
| 2004 | Eve | Jackson | Episode: "Dateless in Miami" |
| 2005 | The Perfect Neighbor | William Costigan | TV movie |
| 2005 | Home for the Holidays | Jack Cooper | TV movie |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Walter Mulligan | Episode: "More Than This" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Stan Williams | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 2007 | Framed for Murder | Jason | TV movie |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Curtis Jones | Episode: "Game Night" |
| 2009 | Happiness Isn't Everything | Comm. Gower | TV movie |
| 2010 | Big Love | Clark Paley | Episodes: "Strange Bedfellows", "Sins of the Father", "End of Days" |
| 2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Warren Persky | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Greg Bauer | Episode: "Cheap Burgundy" |
| 2014 | Newsreaders | Mayhew Ketchup | Episode: "Band Names-R-Us: Put Me in Coach" |
| 2015 | Eyewitness | Lee Decker | TV movie |

## Award nominations

Golden Apple Award
* Nominated: Male New Star of the Year (1975)
Golden Globe Awards
* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, The Hasty Heart (1984)