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    Perry King

    1948-04-30 (76 years old) in Alliance, Ohio, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Sly
    72.78 %|Sep 16, 2023
    Documentary
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    The Divide
    60 %|Nov 9, 2018
    Western
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    My Saga
    0 %|Jun 13, 2018
    Documentary
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    Eyewitness
    51 %|Sep 5, 2015
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
    63 %|Jun 5, 2012
    Drama, Action, Adventure
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    Framed for Murder
    34 %|Mar 18, 2007
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Blood and Blackboards
    0 %|Feb 21, 2006
    Documentary
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    Home for the Holidays
    62 %|Dec 15, 2005
    Drama, Family, TV Movie
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    The Perfect Neighbor
    59 %|Sep 13, 2005
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
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    Stranger at the Door
    46 %|Jun 21, 2004
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Day After Tomorrow
    65 %|May 26, 2004
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Another pretty face
    60 %|Jun 20, 2002
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    The Perfect Wife
    44 %|May 21, 2001
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Her Married Lover
    32 %|Oct 7, 1999
    Thriller, Crime, Romance, TV Movie
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    The Cowboy and the Movie Star
    90 %|Jun 7, 1998
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Adventures of Ragtime
    0 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Comedy, Family
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    Face of Evil
    63 %|Apr 9, 1996
    Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
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    Hijacked: Flight 285
    53 %|Feb 4, 1996
    Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Good King Wenceslas
    30 %|Nov 26, 1994
    TV Movie, Action
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    She Led Two Lives
    40 %|Nov 20, 1994
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Jericho Fever
    50 %|Dec 16, 1993
    Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    A Stranger in the Mirror
    37 %|Oct 24, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
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    A Cry in the Night
    38 %|Sep 17, 1992
    TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
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    Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
    52 %|Mar 26, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Switch
    59 %|May 10, 1991
    Fantasy, Comedy
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    Only One Survived
    0 %|Oct 27, 1990
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Kaleidoscope
    48 %|Oct 15, 1990
    TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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    The Knife and Gun Club
    0 %|Jul 30, 1990
    Drama
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    Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
    10 %|Jan 1, 1989
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
    40 %|Nov 28, 1988
    TV Movie, Drama, War
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    Disaster at Silo 7
    63 %|Nov 27, 1988
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
    actor
    Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
    0 %|Apr 22, 1988
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Perfect People
    42 %|Feb 29, 1988
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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    Samson and Delilah
    55 %|Dec 30, 1986
    Animation
    actor
    Stranded
    60 %|Sep 22, 1986
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Night of 100 Stars II
    80 %|Mar 10, 1985
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
    actor
    The Hasty Heart
    0 %|Dec 1, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Clairvoyant
    53 %|Oct 24, 1982
    Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy, Crime
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    Class of 1984
    64 %|Aug 20, 1982
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Golden Gate
    0 %|Sep 25, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Inmates: A Love Story
    0 %|Feb 13, 1981
    TV Movie, Drama, Crime
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    City in Fear
    62 %|Mar 30, 1980
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Search and Destroy
    68 %|Jul 5, 1979
    Action, Thriller, War
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    Love's Savage Fury
    43 %|May 20, 1979
    Drama, War, TV Movie
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    The Cracker Factory
    95 %|Mar 16, 1979
    TV Movie, Drama
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    A Different Story
    54 %|May 10, 1978
    Romance, Drama
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    The Choirboys
    53 %|Dec 23, 1977
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Bad
    64 %|May 4, 1977
    Horror, Comedy, Crime
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    Lipstick
    53 %|Apr 2, 1976
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Hemingway Play
    0 %|Mar 11, 1976
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Foster & Laurie
    0 %|Nov 13, 1975
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Mandingo
    67 %|Jun 6, 1975
    Romance, Drama, History
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    The Wild Party
    51 %|Mar 1, 1975
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Lords of Flatbush
    57 %|May 1, 1974
    Drama
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    The Deadly Visitor
    60 %|Jul 3, 1973
    Horror, TV Movie
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    The Possession of Joel Delaney
    57 %|May 24, 1972
    Horror
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    Slaughterhouse-Five
    65 %|Mar 15, 1972
    Drama, Science Fiction, War
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    Big Truck and Sister Clare
    50 %|Jan 1, 1972
    Drama

    Series

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    Drop Dead Diva
    77.18 %|Jul 12, 2009
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Mentalist
    83.67000000000002 %|Sep 23, 2008
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Brothers and Sisters
    71 %|Sep 24, 2006
    Drama
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    Cold Case
    77.57 %|Sep 28, 2003
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Eve
    93 %|Sep 15, 2003
    Comedy
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    Without a Trace
    73 %|Sep 26, 2002
    Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Titans
    53 %|Oct 4, 2000
    Soap, Drama
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    Will & Grace
    68.27 %|Sep 21, 1998
    Comedy
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    Spin City
    70.39 %|Sep 17, 1996
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Sentinel
    71.33 %|Mar 20, 1996
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Burke's Law
    67 %|Jan 7, 1994
    Drama, Crime
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    The Trouble with Larry
    0 %|Aug 25, 1993
    Comedy
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    Almost Home
    55 %|Feb 6, 1993
    Comedy, Family
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    Melrose Place
    58 %|Jul 8, 1992
    Drama, Soap
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    The Torkelsons
    78 %|Sep 21, 1991
    Comedy
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    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    67.61999999999999 %|Sep 15, 1990
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    Tales from the Crypt
    79.57 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    I'll Take Manhattan
    58 %|Mar 1, 1987
    Drama
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    Riptide
    68 %|Jan 3, 1984
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Hitchhiker
    61 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    The Quest
    0 %|Oct 22, 1982
    Western
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    The Last Convertible
    0 %|Sep 24, 1979
    Drama
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    Aspen
    60 %|Nov 5, 1977
    Drama
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    Captains and the Kings
    83 %|Sep 30, 1976
    Drama
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    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
    0 %|Jan 1, 1974
    Drama
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    Cannon
    64.55 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama