Episode 52 – Close Up On “Riptide” Star Perry King & His Fantastic 50-Plus Year Career - Part 2
During the second part of Tony’s riveting conversation with legendary leading man Perry King, they discuss how he was brought in by George Lucas to audition for the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars”, what it was like starring in the hit 1980s TV detective series “Riptide” alongside Joe Penny and Thom Bray for three seasons, his friendship with producer Aaron Spelling, his memories of playing the role of Hayley Armstrong on the Fox primetime soap "Melrose Place", and how his final film “The Divide” - which he directed and played the lead role in – was (in his opinion) the best performance of his career!
PERRY KING
Perry King is a veteran American actor, director & producer, whose versatile career includes starring roles in film, television and on Broadway. King first became a favorite with American TV audiences as Cody Allen in “Riptide” from 1984 - 1987. He also starred as Haley Armstrong on “Melrose Place”.
King has Guest Starred on the hit shows “Cold Case”, “Without a Trace”, HBO’s “Big Love”, “Brothers and Sisters”, and “The Mentalist”. Altogether in his career King has starred in about 85 films, TV shows, & mini-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, & received a Golden Globe nomination for his work in Showtime’s “The Hasty Hearty”. 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-starred 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”.
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. He 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 L. A. He also starred with Sandy Dennis in a L.A. production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale”, working directly with Tennessee Williams.
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. When not working, King focuses on raising money and awareness for Olive Crest Homes for Abused Children as their National Spokesperson. Perry was also recently appointed as a Director for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).
Perry’s latest project, “The Divide” where he is the lead actor and director, is in post-production and was the winner of 14 film festival awards.
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Perry King
Actor / Director / Producer
Perry King is a veteran American actor, director & producer, whose versatile career includes starring roles in film, television and on Broadway. King first became a favorite with American TV audiences as Cody Allen in “Riptide” from 1984 - 1987. He also starred as Haley Armstrong on “Melrose Place”.
King has Guest Starred on the hit shows “Cold Case”, “Without a Trace”, HBO’s “Big Love”, “Brothers and Sisters”, and “The Mentalist”. Altogether in his career King has starred in about 85 films, TV shows, & mini-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, & received a Golden Globe nomination for his work in Showtime’s “The Hasty Hearty”. 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-starred 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”.
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. He 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… Read More
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