Perry King, born in 1948, began his acting career with a notable role in The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972). He gained further recognition in the exploitation film Mandingo (1975), where he portrayed Hammond Maxwell, and later made waves in Class of 1984 (1982) as a high school teacher confronting violence. Throughout the 1970s and beyond, King became a familiar face in cult cinema, contributing to the genre's exploration of societal issues through films like Lipstick (1976) and Bad (1977). His performances remain a significant part of the conversation around exploitation and grindhouse films.
The Possession of Joel Delaney
An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.
