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Perry King profile
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Perry King

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Acting credits

84

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 55Series: 29Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 64457

IMDb ID: nm0455133

Known for: Acting

Born: April 30, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: Alliance, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2018

Years active: 51

Average TMDB rating: 6.62

Wikidata: Q1334740

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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 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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