Perry King

Perry Firestone King is an American actor born on April 30, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio. 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), a remake of the 1949 film. His father was a physician, and his maternal grandfather was Maxwell Perkins, an editor for Charles Scribner's Sons. King is descended from U.S. Senator William M. Evarts and Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He earned a degree in drama from Yale University and studied at Juilliard. King made his film debut in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and has since appeared in numerous films, television series, and TV movies.