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Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

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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

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

1986

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis

2002

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

2001

The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

1995

Hellboy

Hellboy

2004

The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates

1984

Desperation

Desperation

2006

Outlander

Outlander

2008

5ive Girls

5ive Girls

2007

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

2007

Absolon

Absolon

2003

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

Original Sins

Original Sins

1995

Fluke

Fluke

1995

Bunraku

Bunraku

2010

I Sell the Dead

I Sell the Dead

2008

Quiet Kill

Quiet Kill

2004

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

Picture Windows: Lightning

Picture Windows: Lightning

1995

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

2011

Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

2000

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

1998

Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas

1999

Dark Country

Dark Country

2009

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1997

Cronos

Cronos

1993

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

2007

Mutant Chronicles

Mutant Chronicles

2008

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

1995

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

2006

Day of the Fight

Day of the Fight

2024

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

The Innocent Butler

The Innocent Butler

2021

Missing in America

Missing in America

2005

The Job

The Job

2009

Blade II

Blade II

2002

Rats

Rats

2003

Uncross the Stars

Uncross the Stars

2008

The Instigators

The Instigators

2024

Killer by Nature

Killer by Nature

2010

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

2011

Shakedown

Shakedown

2002

Tarzan II

Tarzan II

2005

The Last Winter

The Last Winter

2006

Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire

1981

Acts of Violence

Acts of Violence

2010

Drive

Drive

2011

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

2006

The Devil's Tomb

The Devil's Tomb

2009

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

2013

Down

Down

2001

Heroes of the Golden Mask

Heroes of the Golden Mask

2023

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

2003

Crave

Crave

2013

Succubus

Succubus

2024

Dark Metropolis

Dark Metropolis

2010

The Legend of Secret Pass

The Legend of Secret Pass

2010

The Trial of Old Drum

The Trial of Old Drum

2000

Sensation

Sensation

1994

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

2012

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

2006

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

2004

Bad Ass

Bad Ass

2012

Carrier

Carrier

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

2012

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

2011

Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks

Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks

1994

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1994

13 Sins

13 Sins

2014

The Protector

The Protector

1997

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

1995

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013

Two Soldiers

Two Soldiers

2003

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

1994

Kid Cannabis

Kid Cannabis

2014

The Second Front

The Second Front

2005

Night Class

Night Class

2001

Before I Disappear

Before I Disappear

2014

Tbilisi, I Love You

Tbilisi, I Love You

2014

The Virginian

The Virginian

2014

Tangled

Tangled

2010

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000

Stonewall

Stonewall

2015

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

1997

Moonwalkers

Moonwalkers

2015

Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth

2025

The Making of 'The Last Winter'

The Making of 'The Last Winter'

2007

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

2008

The Book of Life

The Book of Life

2014

Scream Before You Die

Scream Before You Die

2024

Primal Force

Primal Force

1999

There Are No Saints

There Are No Saints

2022

Poker Night

Poker Night

2014

Desiree

Desiree

2014

Savage Mutts

Savage Mutts

2014

Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

2003

Joe Baby

Joe Baby

2024

Supreme Sanction

Supreme Sanction

1999

Houdini

Houdini

1998

A Town Has Turned to Dust

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1998

Skin Trade

Skin Trade

2014

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes

Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes

2007

Pro-Life

Pro-Life

2006

Auxiliary Man

Auxiliary Man

Absolution

Absolution

2024

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

How I Got There

How I Got There

2022

Chuck

Chuck

2017

Frogs for Snakes

Frogs for Snakes

1998

Price of Glory

Price of Glory

2000

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

Out Late

Out Late

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

2025

Mr. Stitch

Mr. Stitch

1995

Pottersville

Pottersville

2017

Stranglehold

Stranglehold

No. 6

No. 6

2007

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

2016

A Stoning in Fulham County

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988

Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom

Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom

2017

Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event

Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event

2014

Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

Working with a Master: Mick Garris

Working with a Master: Mick Garris

2006

The King's Guard

The King's Guard

2000

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

2017

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

2005

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1992

The Escape of Prisoner 614

The Escape of Prisoner 614

2018

Sergio and Sergei

Sergio and Sergei

2018

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

1995

Betty

Betty

1997

Asher

Asher

2018

The Steam Engines of Oz

The Steam Engines of Oz

2018

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

1997

Local Color

Local Color

2008

Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter

2020

After the Screaming Stops

After the Screaming Stops

2018

Hell on the Border

Hell on the Border

2019

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Run with the Hunted

Run with the Hunted

2019

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018

Forget Us Not

Forget Us Not

2013

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021

Westside vs the World

Westside vs the World

2019

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

1992

Operation Sandman

Operation Sandman

2000

Clover

Clover

2020

The Great War

The Great War

2019

Go Fish

Go Fish

2019

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular

2005

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1994

The Big Ugly

The Big Ugly

2020

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

1996

Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

2021

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

1986

La rosa dei nomi

La rosa dei nomi

1987

Hoodlum & Son

Hoodlum & Son

2003

Havana Kyrie

Havana Kyrie

2019

This Game's Called Murder

This Game's Called Murder

2021

The Baker

The Baker

2023

Saurus City

Saurus City

2025

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

A Place Among the Dead

A Place Among the Dead

2020

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

The Last Victim

The Last Victim

2022

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

2023

Come with Me

Come with Me

Chuck Zito: An American Story

Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024

Legacy

Legacy

Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

2002

The Saviors

The Saviors

2026

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

2022

The Gentleman

The Gentleman

2025

Elwood

Elwood

2014

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Paradise Records

Paradise Records

2025

À propos de 'La guerre du feu'

À propos de 'La guerre du feu'

1981

Suburban Psycho

Suburban Psycho

Horrified

Horrified

Asteroid

Asteroid

2025

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas

2010

Foster

Foster

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

2025

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

2005

Fortitude

Fortitude

Godshot

Godshot

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

2022

Sonny Lovejoy

Sonny Lovejoy

Afro Samurai the Movie

Afro Samurai the Movie

2007

The Way Things Seem to Be

The Way Things Seem to Be

2026

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

2008

Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science

1997

Teen Titans

Teen Titans

2003

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Static Shock

Static Shock

2000

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom

2004

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

2001

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Charmed

Charmed

1998

The View

The View

1997

The Batman

The Batman

2004

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

1996

Aladdin

Aladdin

1994

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

1994

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

2005

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

1996

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981

Family Law

Family Law

1999

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1998

The Tick

The Tick

2001

MacGruder and Loud

MacGruder and Loud

1985

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1995

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

Bonkers

Bonkers

1993

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

1999

Jackie Chan Adventures

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000

Justice League

Justice League

2001

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

Justice League

Justice League

2001

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

2004

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

2020

Hand of God

Hand of God

2014

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

2002

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Aladdin

Aladdin

1994

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

1997

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

1996

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

1996

StartUp

StartUp

2016

100 Scariest Movie Moments

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004

The Batman

The Batman

2004

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000

Iron Man

Iron Man

1994

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

The Frame

The Frame

2013

Turbo FAST

Turbo FAST

2013

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

1993

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2024

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002

1000 Ways to Die

1000 Ways to Die

2009

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

1992

Afro Samurai

Afro Samurai

2007

Archer

Archer

2009

The Capture

The Capture

2019

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1992

Poker Face

Poker Face

2023

Reprisal

Reprisal

2019

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Poker Face

Poker Face

2023

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

2011

New Teen Titans

New Teen Titans

2011

New Teen Titans

New Teen Titans

2011

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

1994

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

2020

Duckman

Duckman

1994

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

Fallout

Fallout

2024

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

2017

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

1993