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Perry
King’s versatile
career includes
starring roles
in film,
television and
on Broadway.
King first
became a
favorite with
American TV
audiences as
private eye Cody
Allen in
“Riptide” from
1984 to 1987. In
1995, he starred
as Haley
Armstrong on
“Melrose Place.”
Some recent
television
credits include
a recurring role
as Heather
Locklear’s love
interest on
ABC’s “Spin
City”, a
hilarious Guest
Star on the NBC
hit comedy “Will
& Grace”, a
starring role in
the television
movie “The
Cowboy and the
Movie Star”
opposite Sean
Young, the
Lifetime
telefilm “Her
Married Lover”,
the independent
feature film
“The Perfect
Wife” and the
Patriarch of a
wealthy Beverly
Hills family in
the Aaron
Spelling
produced series
“Titans” for
NBC.
Most recently, King has Guest Starred on the hit shows COLD CASE, WITHOUT A TRACE, HBO’s BIG LOVE and BROTHERS AND SISTERS, ABC’s newest hit series.
King starred as
“President Blake”, the
President of the
United States, in
Roland Emmerich’s
action-adventure film
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
from 20th Century Fox
Studios. The film was
one of the highest
grossing films of 2004
and starred Dennis
Quaid, Jake Gylenhall
and Sela Ward.
King made his feature film debut in 1970 starring as Shirley MacLaine’s brother in “The Possession of Joel Delaney.” Next he played a street gang leader in “The Lords of Flatbush”. He then co-stared in Andy Warhol’s “Bad.” Other film credits include “Mandingo”, “Lipstick” (with Margaux and Mariel Hemingway) and “Class of 1984.” In 1991, he co-starred in Blake Edward’s feature comedy “Switch”. In television, King played the hero in “Danger Adrift” (CBS/RAI). In 1984, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Showtime’s remake of the classic “The Hasty Heart,” then filmed “Helen Keller, The Miracle Continues.” Additional credits include “She Led Two Lives,” “The Good King Wenceslas”, “Hijacked”, “Face of Evil” with Tracey Gold and “Their Second Chance” with Lindsay Wagner. After graduating from Yale with a B.A. in Theatre, King headed for New York, with a scholarship from the Julliard School, where he studied with John Houseman. King made his professional debut on Broadway, replacing the lead in “Child’s Play.” He appeared again on Broadway in Aaron Sorkin’s “A Few Good Men.” He performed in the off-Broadway productions “Knuckle,” “The Trouble with Europe,” and the country-western musical “Jesse James.” Additional stage work includes roles as Cassio in a Washington D.C. production of “Othello,” and Bassario in the Old Globe production of “The Merchant of Venice” in Los Angeles. He also starred with Sandy Dennis in a L.A. production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale,” and then with Sandy Duncan in “Love Letters” at the Pasadena Playhouse. In 1997 King received a Robbie award for Best Actor for his performance in Doug Heyes, Jr.’s “Seven Out” at the Globe Playhouse in Los Angeles. Radio drama is also part of King’s repertory. He starred in all three of the National Public Radio “Star Wars” programs as the voice of Han Solo, and in several “Earplay” dramas for NPR. King divides his time between his ranch outside Sacramento and his home in Los Angeles where he spends time with his two daughters. While not working, King enjoys restoring old cars and motorcycles – his personal fleet includes a 1936 BMW motorcycle with sidecar – and raising money and awareness for Olive Crest Homes for Abused Children. Perry is a past Director for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). "Perry King is more than a Hollywood personality, he is a lifelong motorcyclist and one of the most poised and dedicated representatives of the motorcycling community," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman in a recent association press release. "Perry is not only passionate about motorcycling but is passionate about the AMA, as well. He recognizes the importance of the AMA in protecting the future of motorcycling." Most recently, Perry achieved a decades old dream: making his own film. "The Divide" is a lifelong dream come true for Perry -- making a film the way HE wants, not the way Hollywood dictates. It is now making its rounds winning numerous awards at different film festivals across the United States and at Cannes. More than
forty years after his debut in The
Possession of Joel Delaney, Perry
King is still performing a multitude of
different roles for television and film
and sums up his career as an actor in this
manner: "Even if I never work again
I'm one of the luckiest actors who's ever
lived."
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