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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 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.

IMDB Wikipedia $8 Million 1.83 m 1948 1948-04-30 Actor Alliance American April 30 David Elliott Dennis Quaid Dr. Robert King Emmy Rossum Hannah King Huell Howser Jake Gyllenhaal James Mason Karen Elizabeth Hryharrow Karen Hryharrow (m. 1967–1979) Louise King Maxwell Perkins Ohio Perry King Perry King Net Worth Shirley MacLaine Susan George United States William M. Evarts Yale University

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Perry King Important Facts

• Was born April 30, the same day (six years earlier) as his “Riptide” co-star Thom Bray.
• His frontal nude scene in “Mandingo” earned a 2-star rating from “The Bare Facts” – a printed guide to nudity in the movies.
• He regards his role in The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) as the best part he ever had.
• Daughter Louise with Karen King. Louise is presently completing a surgical fellowship at Stanford University.
• Is also a race car driver who won the 1986 Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race.
• Played Richard Burgi’s character, “Jim Ellison”,’s father “William Ellison” in The Sentinel (1996) episode, The Sentinel: Remembrance (1998), although King is only ten years older than Burgi.
• Played fictional President Blake in The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Coincidentally he attended Yale at the same time as actual President Bush.
• 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).
• Daughter, Hannah, with Jamie Elvidge.
• 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.
• Graduated from Yale University with a degree in theatre, and then attended The Juilliard School, where he studied acting with John Houseman.
• 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.
• 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.

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