Perry King
Perry King is known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Class of 1984 (1982), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).
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.
Questions about Perry King
How many Perry King films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 52 films with Perry King, from 1972 to 2015.
What is the best rated Perry King film?
The best rated Perry King film in the catalogue is The Day After Tomorrow (2004), rated 6.6.
What was the first Perry King film?
The first Perry King film in the catalogue is Slaughterhouse-Five, from 1972.
Who has Perry King worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Perry King shares the most credits with Maria Smith (2 films) and Renee Paris (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · television director · film producer · comedian
- Studied at
- Juilliard School · Yale University · Stella Adler Studio of Acting · Alliance High School
- Mother
- Louisa Elvira Perkins
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
61 films — 52 in the catalogue
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6.4 The Divide
2018 · Sam Kincaid
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My Saga
2018 · Self
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5.1 Eyewitness
2015 · Sheriff Lee Decker
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6.1 Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012 · Ran'l McCoy
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3.8 Conspiração Para A Morte
2007 · Jason
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Blood and Blackboards
2006
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6.1 Home for the Holidays
2005 · Cooper
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5.6 The Perfect Neighbor
2005 · William Costigan
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5.2 Rastros do Passado
2004 · Greg Norris
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6.6 The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · President Blake
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4.7 Another pretty face
2002
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4.9 The Perfect Wife
2001 · Dr. Robert Steward
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3.1 Her Married Lover
1999 · Richard Mannhart
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9.3 The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998 · Clint Barran
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10.0 The Adventures of Ragtime
1998 · Jerry Blue
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5.3 Their Second Chance
1997
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6.3 Face of Evil
1996 · Russell Polk
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5.6 Hijacked: Flight 285
1996 · Frank Leyton
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4.4 Good King Wenceslas
1994 · Tunna
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4.8 She Led Two Lives
1994 · Jeffrey Madison
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6.0 Jericho Fever
1993 · Michael Whitney
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3.5 A Stranger in the Mirror
1993 · Toby Temple
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4.4 A Cry in the Night
1992 · Erich
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5.8 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992 · Mark
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5.9 Switch
1991 · Steve Brooks
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8.0 Only One Survived
1990 · Philip Asherton
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4.6 Kaleidoscope
1990 · John Chapman
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4.3
The Knife and Gun Club
1990 · Dr. Matt Haley
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3.7 Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989 · Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
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4.3 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 · Philip Weber
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7.3 Disaster at Silo 7
1988 · Maj. Hicks
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Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988 · Charles Stoker
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4.7 Perfect People
1988 · Ken Laxton
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7.0 It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987 · Himself
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5.5 Samson and Delilah
1986 · Samson (voice)
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8.0
Stranded
1986 · Nick MacKenzie
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The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
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6.8 Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
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7.0
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984 · John Macy
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9.0
The Hasty Heart
1983 · Yank
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5.6 The Clairvoyant
1982 · Paul 'Mac' McCormack
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6.4 Class of 1984
1982 · Andrew Norris
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9.0 Golden Gate
1981 · Jordan Kingsley
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8.0 Inmates: A Love Story
1981 · Roy Matson
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5.7 City in Fear
1980 · Lt. John Armstrong
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7.1 Search and Destroy
1979 · Kip Moore
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5.3 Love's Savage Fury
1979 · Col. Zachary Willis
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9.3 The Cracker Factory
1979 · Dr. Edwin Alexander
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5.5 A Different Story
1978 · Albert Walreavens
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5.4 The Choirboys
1977 · Baxter Slate
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6.5 Bad
1977 · L.T.
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5.4 Lipstick
1976 · Steve Edison
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7.0 The Hemingway Play
1976 · Hem
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8.5 Foster & Laurie
1975 · Rocco Laurie
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6.6 Mandingo
1975 · Hammond Maxwell
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4.9 The Wild Party
1975 · Dale Sword
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5.8 The Lords of Flatbush
1974 · Chico Tyrell
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6.4 The Deadly Visitor
1973 · Jamie
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5.6 The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972 · Joel Delaney
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6.5 Slaughterhouse-Five
1972 · Robert
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5.0 Short Cut to Haifa
1972 · Nephew Daniel
Series and TV shows
18 titles
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7.7
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Warren Persky
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8.4
The Mentalist
2008 · Greg Bauer
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6.9
Big Love
2006 · Congressman Clark Paley · 3 ep.
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7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Curtis Jones
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7.7
Cold Case
2003 · Stan Williams
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7.2
Without a Trace
2002 · Walter Mulligan
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6.9
Will & Grace
1998 · John Marshall
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7.0
Spin City
1996 · Tom Crandall · 5 ep.
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7.2
The Sentinel
1996 · William Ellison
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7.7
The Outer Limits
1995 · Senator Richard Adams
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8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 · Randall (voice)
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5.9
Melrose Place
1992 · Hayley Armstrong · 15 ep.
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7.0
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Jake (voice)
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8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Roger
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6.8
Riptide
1984 · Cody Allen · 56 ep.
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6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Doug
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6.7
Cannon
1971 · Cast
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7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Jay Farraday
People data: TMDb.
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