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Perry King

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Perry King

Born April 30, 1948 in Alliance, Ohio, USA57 films

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.

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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.

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Mandingo posterFirst watchMandingo19756.6as Hammond MaxwellWarren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation.View film

Essential films

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The Day After Tomorrow poster6.6The Day After Tomorrow2004Class of 1984 poster6.4Class of 19841982Slaughterhouse-Five poster6.5Slaughterhouse-Five1972Switch poster5.9Switch1991The Lords of Flatbush poster5.8The Lords of Flatbush1974Bad poster6.5Bad1977Lipstick poster5.4Lipstick1976

Filmography

57 films as actor
  1. 2018The DivideSam Kincaid
  2. 2015EyewitnessSheriff Lee Decker
  3. 2012Hatfields and McCoys: Bad BloodRan'l McCoy
  4. 2007Framed for MurderJason
  5. 2005Home for the HolidaysCooper
  6. 2005The Perfect NeighborWilliam Costigan
  7. 2004Stranger at the DoorGreg Norris
  8. 2004The Day After TomorrowPresident Blake
  9. 2002Another pretty face
  10. 2001The Perfect WifeDr. Robert Steward
  11. 1999Her Married LoverRichard Mannhart
  12. 1998The Cowboy and the Movie StarClint Barran
  13. 1998The Adventures of RagtimeJerry Blue
  14. 1997Their Second Chance
  15. 1996Face of EvilRussell Polk
  16. 1996Hijacked: Flight 285Frank Leyton
  17. 1994Good King WenceslasTunna
  18. 1994She Led Two LivesJeffrey Madison
  19. 1993Jericho FeverMichael Whitney
  20. 1993A Stranger in the MirrorToby Temple
  21. 1992A Cry in the NightErich
  22. 1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryMark
  23. 1991SwitchSteve Brooks
  24. 1990Only One SurvivedPhilip Asherton
  25. 1990KaleidoscopeJohn Chapman
  26. 1990The Knife and Gun ClubDr. Matt Haley
  27. 1989Roxanne: The Prize PulitzerHerbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
  28. 1988The Man Who Lived at the RitzPhilip Weber
  29. 1988Disaster at Silo 7Maj. Hicks
  30. 1988Shakedown on the Sunset StripCharles Stoker
  31. 1988Perfect PeopleKen Laxton
  32. 1986Samson and DelilahSamson (voice)
  33. 1986StrandedNick MacKenzie
  34. 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
  35. 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesJohn Macy
  36. 1983The Hasty HeartYank
  37. 1982The ClairvoyantPaul 'Mac' McCormack
  38. 1982Class of 1984Andrew Norris
  39. 1981Golden GateJordan Kingsley
  40. 1981Inmates: A Love StoryRoy Matson
  41. 1980City in FearLt. John Armstrong
  42. 1979Search and DestroyKip Moore
  43. 1979Love's Savage FuryCol. Zachary Willis
  44. 1979The Cracker FactoryDr. Edwin Alexander
  45. 1978A Different StoryAlbert Walreavens
  46. 1977The ChoirboysBaxter Slate
  47. 1977BadL.T.
  48. 1976LipstickSteve Edison
  49. 1976The Hemingway PlayHem
  50. 1975Foster & LaurieRocco Laurie
  51. 1975MandingoHammond Maxwell
  52. 1975The Wild PartyDale Sword
  53. 1974The Lords of FlatbushChico Tyrell
  54. 1973The Deadly VisitorJamie
  55. 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyJoel Delaney
  56. 1972Slaughterhouse-FiveRobert
  57. 1972Short Cut to HaifaNephew Daniel