Perry King
Acting
Born April 30, 1948 · Alliance, Ohio, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Mentalist
Without a Trace
Melrose Place
Hawaii Five-O
Cold Case
Brothers and Sisters
Will & Grace
The Outer Limits
Spin City
Tales from the Crypt
Cannon
Big Love
Drop Dead Diva
The Sentinel
Medical Center
The Hitchhiker
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Eve
The Day After Tomorrow
Burke's Law
The Torkelsons
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Riptide
Mandingo
Class of 1984
Titans
Captains and the Kings
Switch
Almost Home
Bad
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Stranded
The Trouble with Larry
Aspen
Short Cut to Haifa
Her Married Lover
Night of 100 Stars II
The Lords of Flatbush
I'll Take Manhattan