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Film & TV
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,…
Known for
- The Divide — Sam Kincaid2018
- My Saga — Self2018
- Eyewitness — Sheriff Lee Decker2015
- Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood — Ran'l McCoy2012
- Drop Dead Diva — Warren Persky2009
- The Mentalist — Greg Bauer2008
- Framed for Murder — Jason2007
- Blood and Blackboards2006
- Brothers and Sisters — Curtis Jones2006
- Big Love — Congressman Clark Paley2006
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Key facts
- Born
- Perry Firestone King , ( 1948-04-30 ) April 30, 1948 (age 78) , Alliance, Ohio , U.S.
- Education
- Yale University , Juilliard School , Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1972–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Perry
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Alliance
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.absolutelyperryking.com
- Image
- Perry King 1975.jpg
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- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Perry King
- date of birth
- 1948-04-30
- name in native language
- Perry Firestone King
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Perry Firestone King (born April 30, 1948) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on television and in films.
King received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the television film The Hasty Heart (1983), which is a remake of the 1949 film of the same title.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Perry King” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.