About
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...
Known for
The MentalistSeries • 2008
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Will & GraceSeries • 1998
Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Spin CitySeries • 1996
CannonSeries • 1971
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Big LoveSeries • 2006
The SentinelSeries • 1996
Drop Dead DivaSeries • 2009
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
The HitchhikerSeries • 1983
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries • 1990
SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSeries • 1993
Burke's LawSeries • 1994
EveSeries • 2003
The Day After TomorrowMovie • 2004
RiptideSeries • 1984
The TorkelsonsSeries • 1991
Class of 1984Movie • 1982