Perry Firestone King was born on the 30th April 1948, in Alliance, Ohio USA, and is an actor best known to the world as Cody Allen in the TV series “Riptide” (1984-1986), among many other differing appearances. His career started in the early ‘70s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Perry King is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that King’s net worth is as high as $8 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry.
Perry King Net Worth $8 Million
Perry is the descendant of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. His great-great-grandfather is U.S. Senator William M. Evarts, while his maternal grandfather was Maxwell Perkins, one of the editors of the publishing house Charles Scribner’s Sons.
After finished high school, Perry enrolled at Yale University, from which he obtained a degree in drama, while he also attended Julliard.
Perry’s career started with a role in the film “Slaughterhouse-Five” (1972), and the same year starred in the horror thriller “The Possession of Joel Delaney” (1972), with Shirley MacLaine and David Elliott, and then in 1975 appeared as Hammond Maxwell in the historic drama “Mandingo”, starring James Mason and Susan George. He started the ‘80s with a supporting role in the film “The Hasty Heart” (1983), for which he received a nomination for Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, then had the lead role in the film “Class of 1984” (1982), before in the same year being selected to play detective Cody Allen in the TV series “Riptide”, a role which garnered him mass popularity, and also increased his net worth to a large degree. Before the ‘80s ended, Perry featured in such films as “Stranded” (1986), “Shakedown on the Sunset Strip” (1988), and “Disaster at Silo 7” (1988).
Perry began the ‘90s with roles in films made for television, such as “The Knife and Gun” (1990), and “Switch” (1991), which continued into the second half of the decade, with films “Hijacked: Flight 285” (1996), among many others, which only increased his net worth. He started the new millennium with a role in the TV series “Titans” (2000), and then in 2001 starred in the film “The Perfect Wife”. Three years later, Perry portrayed President Blake in the sci-fi action drama “The Day After Tomorrow”, with Dennis Quaid, Emmy Rossum and Jake Gyllenhaal. From then, Perry’s career began to decline somewhat, and he landed roles in several low budget films, which aren’t even noteworthy. Most recently, he was selected to portray Sam Kincaid in the western “The Divide”, which is scheduled for release late in 2017.
Regarding his personal life, Perry has two daughters from his two marriages. His first wife was Karen Elizabeth Hryharrow; the couple was married from 1968 until 1979. His second wife was Jamie Elvidge; the couple married in 1990 but eventually divorced.
Perry is an avid motorcyclist, and since 2008 has served on Board of Directors of AMA. He has also appeared on “California’s Gold” by Huell Howser on KCET TV, speaking about his motorcycles and sidecars collection.
Class of 1984, Mandingo, The Lords of Flatbush, The Day After Tomorrow, The Perfect Wife, The Possession of Joel Delaney, A Different Story, The Choirboys, Slaughterhouse-Five, Bad, The Wild Party, Framed for Murder, The Perfect Neighbor, Face of Evil, A Clean Kill, The Clairvoyant, Roxanne: The Pri...
TV Shows
Titans, The Trouble with Larry, One to Grow On, Riptide, The Quest, Captains and the Kings
#
Fact
1
Was born April 30, the same day (six years earlier) as his "Riptide" co-star Thom Bray.
2
His frontal nude scene in "Mandingo" earned a 2-star rating from "The Bare Facts" - a printed guide to nudity in the movies.
Played fictional President Blake in The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Coincidentally he attended Yale at the same time as actual President Bush.
8
Auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Although he did not get the part, he later won the role for the NPR radio adaptations of Star Wars (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983), and Return of the Jedi (1996).
A Mount Union College on-campus house (Perry F. King Guest House) is named after his grandfather who was a graduate and benefactor of Mount Union. Perry King (the actor) grew up in the house, but his father (Dr. Robert King) donated the house to the college in 1981 with the understanding it would be named after his father, Dr. Perry F. King.
11
Graduated from Yale University with a degree in theatre, and then attended The Juilliard School, where he studied acting with John Houseman.
12
By way of his grandfather, literary editor Maxwell Perkins, he descends from Senator Wm. Evarts, Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and through Roger Sherman's grandfather, Roger Wellington, he descends from Edward I, King of England.
13
Ex-wife, Jamie Elvidge, was featured in the 1996 documentary Biker Women (1996). She works as a motorcycle journalist. Both she and Perry are avid motorcyclists.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Divide
2016/II
post-production
Sam Kincaid
Eyewitness
2015
TV Movie
Sheriff Lee Decker
Delusional
2014/I
Dr. Daniel Gallagher
Newsreaders
2014
TV Series
Mayhew Ketchup
K'ina Kil: The Slaver's Son
2014
Short
Nasi
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
2012
Ran'l McCoy
The Mentalist
2012
TV Series
Greg Bauer
Drop Dead Diva
2011
TV Series
Warren Persky
Big Love
2010
TV Series
Congressman Clark Paley
Happiness Isn't Everything
2009
TV Movie
Commander Gower
Brothers & Sisters
2007
TV Series
Curtis Jones
Framed for Murder
2007
TV Movie
Jason
Cold Case
2007
TV Series
Stan Williams
Without a Trace
2006
TV Series
Walter Mulligan
Home for the Holidays
2005
TV Movie
Jack Cooper
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
TV Movie
William Costigan
Eve
2004
TV Series
Jackson
Stranger at the Door
2004
TV Movie
Greg Norris
The Discontents
2004
John Walker
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
President Blake
Another Pretty Face
2002
TV Movie
Michael Bennet
Spin City
2002
TV Series
Tom Crandall
The Perfect Wife
2001
TV Movie
Dr. Robert Steward
Titans
2000
TV Series
Richard Williams
Will & Grace
2000
TV Series
John Marshall
Emergency Room 2
1999
Video Game
Her Married Lover
1999
Richard Mannhart
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998
Jerry Blue
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
TV Movie
Clint Brannan
The Sentinel
1998
TV Series
William Ellison
Their Second Chance
1997
TV Movie
Larry
Face of Evil
1996
TV Movie
Russell Polk
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
TV Movie
Frank Leyton
Melrose Place
1995
TV Series
Hayley Armstrong
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1995
TV Series
Logger
The Outer Limits
1995
TV Series
Senator Richard Adams
Burke's Law
1995
TV Series
Richard Moss
She Led Two Lives
1994
TV Movie
Jeffrey Madison
Good King Wenceslas
1994
TV Movie
Tunna
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
1994
TV Series
Randall
Jericho Fever
1993
TV Movie
Michael Whitney
Tales from the Crypt
1993
TV Series
Roger
A Stranger in the Mirror
1993
TV Movie
Toby Temple
Country Estates
1993
TV Movie
Sheriff Kurt Morgan
Almost Home
1993
TV Series
Brian Morgan
The Trouble with Larry
1993
TV Series
Boyd Flatt
A Cry in the Night
1992
TV Movie
Erich
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
TV Movie
Mark
Switch
1991
Steve Brooks
Only One Survived
1990
TV Movie
Phillip Asherton
Kaleidoscope
1990
TV Movie
John Chapman
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
TV Movie
Dr. Matt Haley
The Hitchhiker
1989
TV Series
Doug
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
TV Movie
Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1989
TV Movie
Philip Weber
Disaster at Silo 7
1988
TV Movie
Maj. Hicks
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988
TV Movie
Charles Stoker
Perfect People
1988
TV Movie
Ken Laxton
Easy Street
1987
TV Series
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
TV Mini-Series
Cutter Amberville
Stranded
1986
TV Movie
Nick MacKenzie
Riptide
1984-1986
TV Series
Cody Allen
Samson and Delilah
1986
Video short
Samson (voice)
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
TV Movie
John Macy
The Hasty Heart
1983
TV Movie
Yank
The Clairvoyant
1982
Paul 'Mac' McCormack
Class of 1984
1982
Andrew Norris
The Quest
1982
TV Series
Dan Underwood
Golden Gate
1981
TV Movie
Jordan Kingsley
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
TV Movie
Roy Matson
City in Fear
1980
TV Movie
Lt. John Armstrong
Love's Savage Fury
1979
TV Movie
Col. Zachary Willis
The Cracker Factory
1979
TV Movie
Dr. Edwin Alexander
Search and Destroy
1979
Kip Moore
The Last Convertible
1979
TV Mini-Series
Russ Currier
A Different Story
1978
Albert Walreavens
The Choirboys
1977
Baxter Slate
Aspen
1977
TV Mini-Series
Lee Bishop
Bad
1977
L.T.
Captains and the Kings
1976
TV Mini-Series
Rory Armagh
Lipstick
1976
Steve Edison
The Hemingway Play
1976
TV Movie
Foster and Laurie
1975
TV Movie
Rocco Laurie
Mandingo
1975
Hammond Maxwell
The Wild Party
1975
Dale Sword
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974-1975
TV Mini-Series
Hawaii Five-O
1974
TV Series
Jay Farraday / Rick
The Lords of Flatbush
1974
David 'Chico' Tyrell
Apple's Way
1974
TV Series
Jack Gale
Cannon
1974
TV Series
Dr. Stephen Danver
Deadly Visitor
1973
TV Movie
Medical Center
1973
TV Series
Wilson
Big Truck and Sister Clare
1972
The Nephew
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
Joel Delaney
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972
Robert Pilgrim
Rappaccini
1966
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Riptide
1986
TV Series 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Perfect Wife
2001
TV Movie associate producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Saga
2016
Documentary post-production
Himself
Classic Hollywood Cinemas
2016
Documentary
Himself
Do What You Love: Class of 1984
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Whatever Happened To?
2010
TV Series
Himself
Blood and Blackboards
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Intimate Portrait
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Motor Trend Television
1995
TV Series
Himself - Off-Road Adventure Expert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1993
TV Series
Himself - Guest
One on One with John Tesh
1992
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Live with Kelly and Michael
1990
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Hour Magazine
1984-1988
TV Series
Himself
It's Howdy Doody Time
1987
TV Special
Perry King
The 32th Annual Thalians Ball
1987
TV Movie
Himself
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration
1986
TV Special documentary
Himself
One to Grow On
1986
TV Series short
Himself
Circus of the Stars #10
1985
TV Special documentary
Himself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1985
TV Special
Himself
The NBC All Star Hour
1985
TV Movie
Himself
Today
1985
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
TV Movie
Himself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1984
TV Special
Himself
The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself
The Paul Ryan Show
1977
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary
Han Solo
Boomtown
2002
TV Series
Winston Smith
The Outer Limits
1995
TV Series
Senator Richard Adams
The Wandering Company
1984
TV Movie documentary
Dale Sword (uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1984
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Hasty Heart (1983)
1975
Golden Apple
Golden Apple Awards
Male New Star of the Year
Known for movies
Riptide (1984-1986) as Cody Allen
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as President Blake
Class of 1984 (1982) as Andrew Norris
The Lords of Flatbush (1974) as David 'Chico' Tyrell