 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” and internationally when 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 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 Arnold 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.” 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.
In the independent film STRANGER AT THE DOOR King and Linda Purl play two parents who are led to believe a young man was the son they gave up for adoption many years before, only to realize they have unknowingly brought a manipulative sociopath into their home. He also starred in the PAX Original telefilm, TIME AND AGAIN, in which he played a network news anchor opposite Mel Harris.
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.
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