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Ron Perlman

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 13, 1950 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice-over actor. His best known roles are as Clay Morrow on Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Hellboy in Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Vincent on the series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) for which he won a Golden Globe Award, Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Nino in Drive (2011), and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021). Perlman is also known as a collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, having roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013) and Nightmare Alley (2021). His voice-over work includes the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout (1997–present), Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Slade in Teen Titans (2003–2006), Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Lord Hood in the video games Halo 2 (2004) and Halo 3 (2007), the Stabbington brothers in Tangled (2010), The Lich in Adventure Time (2011–2017), Xibalba in The Book of Life (2014) and Optimus Prime in both the Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018) animated series, and the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).

Known For

Acting
2026The SaviorsMr. Harrison
2026The Way Things Seem to BeSelf
2025CottonmouthVictor Cain
2025Play DirtyMurray
2025Saurus CitySlade Klossus (voice)
2025The GentlemanTheo
2025Asteroid
2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichSelf
2024Day of the FightStevie
2024The InstigatorsMayor Miccelli
2024SuccubusDr. Orion Zephyr
2024Scream Before You DieGovernor Starks
2024Joe BabyPrentice Stanton
2024AbsolutionCharlie Conner
2024Chuck Zito: An American StorySelf
2024Mr. & Mrs. SmithToby Hellinger
2024FalloutSuper Mutant
2023Heroes of the Golden MaskKunyi (voice)
2023The BakerPappi
2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsOptimus Primal (voice)
2023The Retirement PlanBobo
2023Adventure Time: Fionna and CakeLich (voice)
2023Poker FaceSterling Frost Sr.
2023Poker FaceSterling Frost Sr. (voice)
2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf
2022There Are No SaintsSans
2022How I Got ThereThe Merc
2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioPodesta (voice)
2022The Last VictimSheriff Hickey
2022Mike Mignola: Drawing MonstersSelf
2022An Oral History of: The Name of the RoseSelf
2021The Innocent ButlerSelf
2021Nightmare AlleyBruno
2021Don't Look UpBenedict Drask
2021This Game's Called MurderMr. Wallendorf
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf
2020Monster HunterAdmiral
2020CloverMr. Wiley
2020The Big UglyPreston
2020A Place Among the DeadRP
2020Adventure Time: Distant LandsThe Lich (voice)
2020Reno 911!DUI Detainee
2019Hell on the BorderCharlie Storm
2019Run with the HuntedBirdie
2019Westside vs the WorldNarrator
2019The Great WarGeneral Pershing
2019Go FishBernardo (voice)
2019Havana KyrieHenry
2019The CaptureFrank Napier
2019ReprisalBig Graham
2018The Escape of Prisoner 614The Sheriff
2018Sergio and SergeiPeter
2018AsherAsher
2018The Steam Engines of OzMagnus (voice)
2018After the Screaming StopsSelf
2018Transformers: Power of the PrimesOptimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
2017ChuckAl Braverman
2017PottersvilleSheriff Jack
2017Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to FreedomNarrator
2017Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea KingdomShoggoth (voice)
2017Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureThe Stabbington Brothers (voice)
2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemGnarlak
2016Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen KingdomShoggoth (voice)
2016Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaBular (voice)
2016StartUpWes Chandler
2015StonewallEd Murphy
2015MoonwalkersKidman
201413 SinsDet. Chilcoat
2014Kid CannabisBarry Lerner
2014Before I DisappearBill
2014Tbilisi, I Love Younameless rider
2014The VirginianJudge Henry South
2014The Book of LifeXibalba (voice)
2014Savage MuttsTerry 'Shotgun' Coburn
2014DesireeAnslinger
2014Poker NightCalabrese
2014Skin TradeViktor Dragovic
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)
2014Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading EventNarrator (voice)
2014ElwoodLouie the Jaw
2014Hand of GodJudge Pernell Harris
2013Pacific RimHannibal Chau
2013CravePete
2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersPolyphemus (voice)
2013Justice League: The Flashpoint ParadoxDeathstroke / Slade (voice)
2013Forget Us NotNarrator
2013The BlacklistLuther Braxton
2013The FrameHannibal Chau
2013Turbo FASTDarryl (voice)
20123, 2, 1... Frankie Go BoomPhyllis
2012Bad AssMayor Williams
2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionHorus
2011Season of the WitchFelson
2011Conan the BarbarianCorin
2011DriveNino
2011The Littlest AngelGod
2011Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesSinestro (voice)
2011New Teen TitansSlade (voice)
2011New Teen TitansSlade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2010BunrakuNicola
2010Killer by NatureDr. Julian
2010Acts of ViolencePriest Bill
2010Dark Metropolis
2010The Legend of Secret PassParker (voice)
2010TangledStabbington Brother (voice)
2010The Making of Fallout: New VegasSelf
2009Dark CountrySheriff
2009The JobJim
2009The Devil's TombWesley
20091000 Ways to DieSelf - Narrator (voice)
2009ArcherRamon Limon (voice)
2008OutlanderGunnar
2008I Sell the DeadFather Duffy
2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyHellboy
2008Mutant ChroniclesBrother Samuel
2008Uncross the StarsBobby
2008Starz Inside: Comic Books UnboundSelf - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
2008Hellboy: In Service of the DemonSelf
2008Local ColorCurtis Sunday
2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesRed Cap (voice) (uncredited)
2008Sons of AnarchyClay Morrow
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsGha Nachkt (voice)
2008Batman: The Brave and the BoldDouble X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
20075ive GirlsFather Drake
2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleNorick
2007Hellboy Animated: Blood and IronHellboy (voice)
2007The Making of 'The Last Winter'Self
2007Hellboy Animated: Iron ShoesHellboy (voice)
2007No. 6The Man in the Hat
2007Battle for TerraElder Vorin (voice)
2007Afro Samurai the Movie
2007Afro SamuraiJustice (voice)
2006DesperationCollie Entragian
2006Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
2006The Last WinterEd Pollack
2006Hellboy Animated: Sword of StormsHellboy (voice)
2006How to Go Out on a Date in QueensVito
2006Pro-LifeDwayne Burcell
2006Working with a Master: Mick Garris
2005Missing in AmericaRed
2005Tarzan IIKago (voice)
2005The Second FrontGeneral von Binding
2005Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
2005What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular(voice)
2005Danny Phantom: The Ultimate EnemyVice Principal Lancer (voice)
2005American Dad!Monster Hunter (voice)
2005Masters of Horror
2005American Dad!Colonel (voice)
2005American Dad!Fang (voice)
2005American Dad!Bandit (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderSozin (voice)
2004HellboyHellboy
2004Quiet KillDetective Sergeant Perry
2004Hellboy: The Seeds of CreationSelf
2004Comic Book: The MovieRon Perlman
2004Danny PhantomVice Principal Lancer (voice)
2004The BatmanRumor / Killer Croc (voice)
2004Justice League UnlimitedOrion (voice)
2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf
2004The BatmanKiller Croc (voice)
2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
2003AbsolonMurchison
2003RatsDr. William Winslow
2003One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien ResurrectionSelf
2003Two SoldiersColonel McKellog
2003Boys on the RunCaptain
2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionAcme VP, Never Learning
2003Hoodlum & Son'Ugly' Jim McCrae
2003Teen TitansSlade (voice)
2002Star Trek: NemesisViceroy Vkruk
2002Blade IIReinhardt
2002ShakedownChristopher Bellows
2002The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'Self
2002Kim PossibleWarhawk (voice)
2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
2001Enemy at the GatesKoulikov
2001DownMitchell
2001Night ClassMorgan
2001The Legend of TarzanColonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
2001The TickFiery Blaze
2001Justice LeagueOrion (voice)
2001Justice LeagueClayface (voice)
2000Titan A.E.Sam Tucker (voice)
2000The Trial of Old DrumCharles Burden Sr.
2000Bread and RosesParty Guest (uncredited)
2000Price of GloryNick Everson
2000The King's GuardLord Morton
2000Operation SandmanDr. Harlan Jessup
2000Static ShockHeavyman / Koenig (voice)
2000Jackie Chan AdventuresKarl Nivor (voice)
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandLeader (voice)
1999Happy, TexasMarshal Nalhober
1999Primal ForceFrank Brodie
1999Supreme SanctionThe Director
1999Family LawRoy
1999The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedCemetery Caretaker
1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandGrasping (voice)
1998HoudiniBooking Agent
1998A Town Has Turned to DustJerry Paul
1998Frogs for SnakesGascone
1998CharmedMr. Kellman
1998The Magnificent SevenJosiah Sanchez
1998The Wild ThornberrysWild Horse (voice)
1997Prince ValiantBoltar
1997Alien ResurrectionJohner
1997The ProtectorDr. Ramsey Krago
1997The Second Civil WarAlan Manieski
1997BettyDonnie Shank
1997TinseltownCliff
1997Perversions of Science40132
1997The ViewSelf
1997The New Batman AdventuresClayface (voice)
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauSayer of the Law
1996Animaniacs: Spooky StuffSatan (voice)
1996Tracey Takes On...Stuart
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesJax-Ur (voice)
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the RealmKurtis Striker (voice)
1996Hey Arnold!Mickey Kaline (voice)
1996Hey Arnold!Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice)
1995The City of Lost ChildrenOne
1995Original SinsChas Bradley
1995FlukeSylvester
1995Picture Windows: LightningGambler
1995The Last SupperNorman Arbuthnot
1995The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer SpaceLord Vox of Vestron
1995Mr. StitchDoctor Frederick Texarian
1995Tiny Toon Night GhouleryMr. Scratch (voice)
1995The Outer LimitsLt. Col. Brandon Grace
1994Police Academy: Mission to MoscowKonstantine Konali
1994SensationDetective Pantella
1994Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who WalksGraft
1994When the Bough BreaksDr. Douglas Eben
1994The Cisco KidLt. Col. Delacroix
1994Double ExposureJohn McClure
1994Aladdin
1994Fantastic FourHulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
1994AladdinArbutus (voice)
1994Iron ManHulk (voice)
1994Fantastic FourWizard/Hulk (voice)
1994DuckmanRoland Thompson (voice)
1993CronosAngel de la Guardia
1993The Adventures of Huck FinnPap Finn
1993Romeo Is BleedingJack's Attorney
1993BonkersSgt. Grating (voice)
1993AnimaniacsSatan (voice)
1993AnimaniacsSgt. Sweete (voice)
1992Blind Man's BluffFrank Cerrillo
1992SleepwalkersCaptain Soames
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesDriller (voice)
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesClayface (voice)
1992Highlander: The SeriesThe Messenger
1992The Little MermaidApollo (voice)
1991The Legend of Prince Valiant
1988A Stoning in Fulham CountyJacob Shuler
1987La rosa dei nomiSelf
1987Beauty and the BeastVincent
1986The Name of the RoseSalvatore
1986The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'Self (uncredited)
1985MacGruder and LoudAttorney
1984The Ice PiratesZeno
1984Miami ViceJohn Ruger
1981Quest for FireAmoukar
1981À propos de 'La guerre du feu'Self
1981The Fall Guy
-CarrierEli Pierson
-Auxiliary ManMaury Goldman
-Out LateAngelo
-Stranglehold
-Come with MeDalton Kirby
-LegacyMr. Carter
-Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's LifeSelf
-Suburban Psycho
-Horrified
-FosterBrooks
-Fortitude
-Godshot
-Sonny LovejoyFather Carlton
Production
2020The Big UglyExecutive Producer
2019Run with the HuntedExecutive Producer
2019To DustProducer
2018Sergio and SergeiExecutive Producer
2018AsherProducer
2018The Escape of Prisoner 614Executive Producer
2017All NighterExecutive Producer
2017All I See Is YouExecutive Producer
2017PottersvilleProducer
2016StartUpProducer
2015Bone in the ThroatExecutive Producer
-Auxiliary ManProducer
-HorrifiedExecutive Producer
-Kodak Super-XXExecutive Producer
Directing
1987Beauty and the BeastDirector