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. Perry King(1948년생, Alliance, Ohio, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 만딩고, Bad, 폭력 교실 1984가 있으며, 그 외에도 멘탈리스트, Melrose Place, 콜드 케이스, FBI 실종수사대, Hawaii Five-O, 윌 앤 그레이스, 제3의 눈, Spin City, 브라더스 앤 시스터스, Cannon, 빅 러브, 테일즈 프롬 더 크립트 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2018년 The Divide에서 Sam Kincaid 역을 맡았다. 2018년 The Divide 연출을 맡았다. 2018년 My Saga에 출연했다.