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Perry King

1948-04-30

The 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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Movies

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The Day After Tomorrow

6.5 average rating
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The Choirboys

5.45 average rating
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Switch

5.9 average rating
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Sly

7.222 average rating
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Mandingo

6.685 average rating
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Class of 1984

6.4 average rating
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Home for the Holidays

5.9 average rating
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Slaughterhouse-Five

6.5 average rating
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Hijacked: Flight 285

5.727 average rating
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Bad

6.346 average rating
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Lipstick

5.2 average rating
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The Divide

6 average rating
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The Lords of Flatbush

5.7 average rating
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Her Married Lover

2.833 average rating
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Perfect People

4.2 average rating
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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

5.75 average rating
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The Adventures of Ragtime

0 average rating
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Night of 100 Stars II

8 average rating
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Framed for Murder

3.4 average rating
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Kaleidoscope

4 average rating