Jason King (TV series) Jason King (TV series) Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany. The series featured the further adventures of the title character who had first appeared in "Department S" (1969). In that series he was a dilettante dandy and author of a series of adventure novels, working
Perry King one of the signers of the Declaration of independence. King received a degree in drama from Yale University, and also studied at Juilliard. King made his film debut, aged around 23, in the 1972 film "Slaughterhouse-Five". In 1975, he portrayed Hammond Maxwell in the exploitation film "Mandingo". Since the 1970s, he has appeared in dozens of feature films, television series and television movies. He auditioned for the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars", but the role ultimately went to Harrison Ford. However, he played the character in the radio adaptations of "Star Wars" and both its sequels. In 1984,