
Perry King
Born
1948-04-30
Place of birth
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

The Day After Tomorrow
President Blake

The Mentalist
Greg Bauer

Tales from the Crypt
Roger

Will & Grace
John Marshall

Cold Case
Stan Williams

Class of 1984
Andrew Norris

Spin City
Tom Crandall

Drop Dead Diva
Warren Persky

Without a Trace
Walter Mulligan

Switch
Steve Brooks

Slaughterhouse-Five
Robert

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Ray (voice)

The Outer Limits
Senator Richard Adams

Brothers and Sisters
Curtis Jones

Melrose Place
Hayley Armstrong