Full Name | Perry King |
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Date Of Birth | April 30, 1948 |
Place Of Birth | Alliance, Ohio, USA |
Height | 1.83 m |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Actor |
Education | Yale University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Karen Hryharrow |
Children | Louise King, Hannah King |
Parents | Dr. Robert King |
Nicknames | Perry King, King, Perry |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0455133 |
Movies | Class of 1984, Mandingo, The Lords of Flatbush, The Day After Tomorrow, The Perfect Wife, The Possession of Joel Delaney, A Different Story, The Choirboys, Slaughterhouse-Five, Bad, The Wild Party, Framed for Murder, The Perfect Neighbor, Face of Evil, A Clean Kill, The Clairvoyant, Roxanne: The Pri... |
TV Shows | Titans, The Trouble with Larry, One to Grow On, Riptide, The Quest, Captains and the Kings |
Star Sign | Taurus |
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1 | Was born April 30, the same day (six years earlier) as his "Riptide" co-star Thom Bray. |
2 | His frontal nude scene in "Mandingo" earned a 2-star rating from "The Bare Facts" - a printed guide to nudity in the movies. |
3 | He regards his role in The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) as the best part he ever had. |
4 | Daughter Louise with Karen King. Louise is presently completing a surgical fellowship at Stanford University. |
5 | Is also a race car driver who won the 1986 Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race. |
6 | Played Richard Burgi's character, "Jim Ellison",'s father "William Ellison" in The Sentinel (1996) episode, The Sentinel: Remembrance (1998), although King is only ten years older than Burgi. |
7 | Played fictional President Blake in The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Coincidentally he attended Yale at the same time as actual President Bush. |
8 | Auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Although he did not get the part, he later won the role for the NPR radio adaptations of Star Wars (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983), and Return of the Jedi (1996). |
9 | Daughter, Hannah, with Jamie Elvidge. |
10 | A Mount Union College on-campus house (Perry F. King Guest House) is named after his grandfather who was a graduate and benefactor of Mount Union. Perry King (the actor) grew up in the house, but his father (Dr. Robert King) donated the house to the college in 1981 with the understanding it would be named after his father, Dr. Perry F. King. |
11 | Graduated from Yale University with a degree in theatre, and then attended The Juilliard School, where he studied acting with John Houseman. |
12 | By way of his grandfather, literary editor Maxwell Perkins, he descends from Senator Wm. Evarts, Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and through Roger Sherman's grandfather, Roger Wellington, he descends from Edward I, King of England. |
13 | Ex-wife, Jamie Elvidge, was featured in the 1996 documentary Biker Women (1996). She works as a motorcycle journalist. Both she and Perry are avid motorcyclists. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Divide | 2016/II | post-production | Sam Kincaid |
Eyewitness | 2015 | TV Movie | Sheriff Lee Decker |
Delusional | 2014/I | | Dr. Daniel Gallagher |
Newsreaders | 2014 | TV Series | Mayhew Ketchup |
K'ina Kil: The Slaver's Son | 2014 | Short | Nasi |
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | 2012 | | Ran'l McCoy |
The Mentalist | 2012 | TV Series | Greg Bauer |
Drop Dead Diva | 2011 | TV Series | Warren Persky |
Big Love | 2010 | TV Series | Congressman Clark Paley |
Happiness Isn't Everything | 2009 | TV Movie | Commander Gower |
Brothers & Sisters | 2007 | TV Series | Curtis Jones |
Framed for Murder | 2007 | TV Movie | Jason |
Cold Case | 2007 | TV Series | Stan Williams |
Without a Trace | 2006 | TV Series | Walter Mulligan |
Home for the Holidays | 2005 | TV Movie | Jack Cooper |
The Perfect Neighbor | 2005 | TV Movie | William Costigan |
Eve | 2004 | TV Series | Jackson |
Stranger at the Door | 2004 | TV Movie | Greg Norris |
The Discontents | 2004 | | John Walker |
The Day After Tomorrow | 2004 | | President Blake |
Another Pretty Face | 2002 | TV Movie | Michael Bennet |
Spin City | 2002 | TV Series | Tom Crandall |
The Perfect Wife | 2001 | TV Movie | Dr. Robert Steward |
Titans | 2000 | TV Series | Richard Williams |
Will & Grace | 2000 | TV Series | John Marshall |
Emergency Room 2 | 1999 | Video Game | |
Her Married Lover | 1999 | | Richard Mannhart |
The Adventures of Ragtime | 1998 | | Jerry Blue |
The Cowboy and the Movie Star | 1998 | TV Movie | Clint Brannan |
The Sentinel | 1998 | TV Series | William Ellison |
Their Second Chance | 1997 | TV Movie | Larry |
Face of Evil | 1996 | TV Movie | Russell Polk |
Hijacked: Flight 285 | 1996 | TV Movie | Frank Leyton |
Melrose Place | 1995 | TV Series | Hayley Armstrong |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1995 | TV Series | Logger |
The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Senator Richard Adams |
Burke's Law | 1995 | TV Series | Richard Moss |
She Led Two Lives | 1994 | TV Movie | Jeffrey Madison |
Good King Wenceslas | 1994 | TV Movie | Tunna |
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron | 1994 | TV Series | Randall |
Jericho Fever | 1993 | TV Movie | Michael Whitney |
Tales from the Crypt | 1993 | TV Series | Roger |
A Stranger in the Mirror | 1993 | TV Movie | Toby Temple |
Country Estates | 1993 | TV Movie | Sheriff Kurt Morgan |
Almost Home | 1993 | TV Series | Brian Morgan |
The Trouble with Larry | 1993 | TV Series | Boyd Flatt |
A Cry in the Night | 1992 | TV Movie | Erich |
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Mark |
Switch | 1991 | | Steve Brooks |
Only One Survived | 1990 | TV Movie | Phillip Asherton |
Kaleidoscope | 1990 | TV Movie | John Chapman |
The Knife and Gun Club | 1990 | TV Movie | Dr. Matt Haley |
The Hitchhiker | 1989 | TV Series | Doug |
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer | 1989 | TV Movie | Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer |
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | 1989 | TV Movie | Philip Weber |
Disaster at Silo 7 | 1988 | TV Movie | Maj. Hicks |
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | 1988 | TV Movie | Charles Stoker |
Perfect People | 1988 | TV Movie | Ken Laxton |
Easy Street | 1987 | TV Series | |
I'll Take Manhattan | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Cutter Amberville |
Stranded | 1986 | TV Movie | Nick MacKenzie |
Riptide | 1984-1986 | TV Series | Cody Allen |
Samson and Delilah | 1986 | Video short | Samson (voice) |
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | 1984 | TV Movie | John Macy |
The Hasty Heart | 1983 | TV Movie | Yank |
The Clairvoyant | 1982 | | Paul 'Mac' McCormack |
Class of 1984 | 1982 | | Andrew Norris |
The Quest | 1982 | TV Series | Dan Underwood |
Golden Gate | 1981 | TV Movie | Jordan Kingsley |
Inmates: A Love Story | 1981 | TV Movie | Roy Matson |
City in Fear | 1980 | TV Movie | Lt. John Armstrong |
Love's Savage Fury | 1979 | TV Movie | Col. Zachary Willis |
The Cracker Factory | 1979 | TV Movie | Dr. Edwin Alexander |
Search and Destroy | 1979 | | Kip Moore |
The Last Convertible | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Russ Currier |
A Different Story | 1978 | | Albert Walreavens |
The Choirboys | 1977 | | Baxter Slate |
Aspen | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Lee Bishop |
Bad | 1977 | | L.T. |
Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Rory Armagh |
Lipstick | 1976 | | Steve Edison |
The Hemingway Play | 1976 | TV Movie | |
Foster and Laurie | 1975 | TV Movie | Rocco Laurie |
Mandingo | 1975 | | Hammond Maxwell |
The Wild Party | 1975 | | Dale Sword |
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | 1974-1975 | TV Mini-Series | |
Hawaii Five-O | 1974 | TV Series | Jay Farraday / Rick |
The Lords of Flatbush | 1974 | | David 'Chico' Tyrell |
Apple's Way | 1974 | TV Series | Jack Gale |
Cannon | 1974 | TV Series | Dr. Stephen Danver |
Deadly Visitor | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Medical Center | 1973 | TV Series | Wilson |
Big Truck and Sister Clare | 1972 | | The Nephew |
The Possession of Joel Delaney | 1972 | | Joel Delaney |
Slaughterhouse-Five | 1972 | | Robert Pilgrim |
Rappaccini | 1966 | | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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My Saga | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
Classic Hollywood Cinemas | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
Do What You Love: Class of 1984 | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself |
Whatever Happened To? | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Blood and Blackboards | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Intimate Portrait | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Motor Trend Television | 1995 | TV Series | Himself - Off-Road Adventure Expert |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 1990 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Hour Magazine | 1984-1988 | TV Series | Himself |
It's Howdy Doody Time | 1987 | TV Special | Perry King |
The 32th Annual Thalians Ball | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
One to Grow On | 1986 | TV Series short | Himself |
Circus of the Stars #10 | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
The NBC All Star Hour | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
Today | 1985 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |