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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.
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 1983 he starred in the seriss The Quest and 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, episode: "The Deadly Pyramid"
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. Actor Perry King Appointed To Replace Dal Smilie On AMA Board Of Directors. Road Racing World. December 1, 2008
Golden Globe Awards
Personal life
Married and divorced twice, King has two daughters and one granddaughter.
Filmography
Film
1972 Slaughterhouse-Five Robert Pilgrim The Possession of Joel Delaney Joel Delaney 1974 The Lords of Flatbush David 'Chico' Tyrell 1975 The Wild Party Dale Sword Mandingo Hammond Maxwell 1976 Lipstick Steve Edison 1977 Andy Warhol's Bad L.T. The Choirboys Baxter Slate 1978 A Different Story Albert Walreavens 1979 Search and Destroy Kip Moore 1982 Class of 1984 Andrew Norris 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 The Discontents John Walker 2012 Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood Ran'l McCoy 2014 K'ina Kil: The Slaver's Son Nasi Short Delusional Daniel Gallagher 2018 The Divide Sam Kincaid
Television
1973 Medical Center Wilson Episode: "Nightmare" 1974 Cannon Stephen Danver Episode: "Blood Money" Apple's Way Jack Gale Episode: "The Coach" 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 1979 The Cracker Factory Edwin Alexander TV movie Love's Savage Fury Zachary Willis The Last Convertible Russ Currier Miniseries 1980 City in Fear John Armstrong TV movie 1981 Inmates: A Love Story Roy Matson Golden Gate Jordan Kingsley 1982 The Quest Dan Underwood Main role 1983 The Hasty Heart Yank TV movie 1984 The Miracle Continues John Macy 1984–1986 Riptide Cody Allen Main role 1985 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 Disaster at Silo 7 Maj. Hicks 1989 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz Philip Weber Valvoline National Driving Test As himself TV special Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer TV movie The Hitchhiker Doug Episode: "Studio 3X" 1990 ''The Knife and Gun Club' Matt Haley TV movie Kaleidoscope John Chapman Only One Survived Phillip Asherton 1992 Mark A Cry in the Night Erich 1993 The Torkelsons Brian Morgan Main role Country Estates Kurt Morgan TV movie A Stranger in the Mirror Toby Temple Tales from the Crypt Roger Episode: "Came the Dawn" Jericho Fever Michael Whitney TV movie The Trouble with Larry Boyd Flatt Main role 1994 Randall (voice) Episode: "The Deadly Pyramid" Good King Wenceslas Tunna TV movie She Led Two Lives Jeffrey Madison 1995 Burke's Law Richard Moss Episode: "Who Killed the Centerfold?" The Outer Limits Richard Adams Episode: "Birthright" Melrose Place Hayley Armstrong Recurring role 1996 Hijacked: Flight 285 Frank Leyton TV movie Face of Evil Russell Polk 1997 Their Second Chance Larry 1998 The Sentinel William Ellison Episode: "Remembrance" 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" Titans Richard Williams Main role 2001 The Perfect Wife Robert Steward TV movie 2002 Spin City Tom Crandall Recurring role Another Pretty Face Michael Bennet TV movie 2004 Stranger at the Door Greg Norris Eve Jackson Episode: "Dateless in Miami" 2005 The Perfect Neighbor William Costigan TV movie Home for the Holidays Jack Cooper 2006 Without a Trace Walter Mulligan Episode: "More Than This" 2007 Cold Case Stan Williams Episode: "Blackout" Framed for Murder Jason TV movie 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
External links
Categories: 1948 Births, Living People, American Male Stage Actors, American Male Film Actors, American Male Television Actors, Juilliard School Alumni, Yale University Alumni, Male Actors From Ohio, People From Alliance, Ohio, 20th-century American Male Actors, 21st-century American Male Actors, Gardiner Family
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