Ron Perlman
Born: 1950-04-13 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- The Gentleman as Theo
- Saurus City as Slade Klossus (voice)
- Asteroid
- Paradise Records
- Cottonmouth as Victor Cain
- Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- Play Dirty as Murray
2024
- Succubus as Dr. Orion Zephyr
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Toby Hellinger
- Absolution as Charlie Conner
- The Instigators as Mayor Miccelli
- Joe Baby as Prentice Stanton
- Day of the Fight as Stevie
- Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- Scream Before You Die as Governor Starks
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Lich (voice)
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Optimus Primal (voice)
- Poker Face as Sterling Frost Sr.
- The Retirement Plan as Bobo
- Heroes of the Golden Mask as Kunyi (voice)
- The Baker as Pappi
2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Podesta (voice)
- There Are No Saints as Sans
- The Last Victim as Sheriff Hickey
- Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- How I Got There as The Merc
2021
- Don't Look Up as Benedict Drask
- Nightmare Alley as Bruno
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- This Game's Called Murder as Mr. Wallendorf
- The Innocent Butler as Self
2020
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands as The Lich (voice)
- Monster Hunter as Admiral
- Reno 911! as DUI Detainee
- The Big Ugly as Preston
- A Place Among the Dead as RP
- Clover as Mr. Wiley
2019
- The Capture as Frank Napier
- To Dust ... (Producer)
- Go Fish as Bernardo (voice)
- Havana Kyrie as Henry
- Hell on the Border as Charlie Storm
- The Great War as General Pershing
- Run with the Hunted as Birdie
- Reprisal as Big Graham
- Westside vs the World as Narrator
2018
- Asher as Asher
- The Escape of Prisoner 614 as The Sheriff
- Transformers: Power of the Primes as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
- The Steam Engines of Oz as Magnus (voice)
- Sergio and Sergei as Peter
- After the Screaming Stops as Self
2017
- Pottersville as Sheriff Jack
- All I See Is You ... (Executive Producer)
- Chuck as Al Braverman
- Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom as Narrator
- All Nighter ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- StartUp as Wes Chandler
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Bular (voice)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Gnarlak
- Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
2015
- Stonewall as Ed Murphy
- Moonwalkers as Kidman
2014
- The Book of Life as Xibalba (voice)
- Hand of God as Judge Pernell Harris
- Kid Cannabis as Barry Lerner
- Skin Trade as Viktor Dragovic
- Desiree as Anslinger
- Poker Night as Calabrese
- 13 Sins as Det. Chilcoat
- Before I Disappear as Bill
- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau as Self (archive footage)
- The Virginian as Judge Henry South
- Tbilisi, I Love You
- Savage Mutts as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
- Elwood as Louie the Jaw
- Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event as Narrator (voice)
2013
- The Blacklist as Luther Braxton
- Pacific Rim as Hannibal Chau
- Turbo FAST as Darryl (voice)
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as Polyphemus (voice)
- The Frame as Hannibal Chau
- Forget Us Not as Narrator
- Crave as Pete
2012
- The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as Horus
- 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Phyllis
- The Punisher: Dirty Laundry as Big Mike
- Bad Ass as Mayor Williams
2011
- Drive as Nino
- Conan the Barbarian as Corin
- Season of the Witch as Felson
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Sinestro (voice)
- New Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- The Littlest Angel as God
2010
- Tangled as Stabbington Brother (voice)
- Bunraku as Nicola
- The Legend of Secret Pass as Parker (voice)
- Killer by Nature as Dr. Julian
- The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- Acts of Violence as Priest Bill
- Dark Metropolis
2009
- Archer as Ramon Limon (voice)
- 1000 Ways to Die as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Devil's Tomb as Wesley
- Dark Country as Sheriff
- The Job as Jim
2008
- Sons of Anarchy as Clay Morrow
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Gha Nachkt (voice)
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Hellboy
- The Spiderwick Chronicles as Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
- Mutant Chronicles as Brother Samuel
- Outlander as Gunnar
- Local Color as Curtis Sunday
- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
- I Sell the Dead as Father Duffy
- Uncross the Stars as Bobby
2007
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Norick
- Battle for Terra as Elder Vorin (voice)
- Afro Samurai as Justice (voice)
- Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Hellboy (voice)
- The Making of 'The Last Winter' as Self
- 5ive Girls as Father Drake
- Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes as Hellboy (voice)
- No. 6 as The Man in the Hat
2006
- Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
- Desperation as Collie Entragian
- Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Hellboy (voice)
- The Last Winter as Ed Pollack
- Working with a Master: Mick Garris
- How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Vito
- Pro-Life as Dwayne Burcell
2005
- American Dad! as Monster Hunter (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Sozin (voice)
- Masters of Horror
- Tarzan II as Kago (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
- The Second Front as General von Binding
- Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- Missing in America as Red
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular as (voice)
2004
- The Batman as Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
- Danny Phantom as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited as Orion (voice)
- Hellboy as Hellboy
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- Comic Book: The Movie as Ron Perlman
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- Quiet Kill as Detective Sergeant Perry
2003
- Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Never Learning
- Absolon as Murchison
- Rats as Dr. William Winslow
- Boys on the Run as Captain
- One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection as Self
- Two Soldiers as Colonel McKellog
- Hoodlum & Son as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
2002
- Kim Possible as Warhawk (voice)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
- Blade II as Reinhardt
- Star Trek: Nemesis as Viceroy Vkruk
- The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' as Self
- Shakedown as Christopher Bellows
2001
- The Legend of Tarzan as Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
- Enemy at the Gates as Koulikov
- Justice League as Orion (voice)
- Down as Mitchell
- The Tick as Fiery Blaze
- Night Class as Morgan
2000
- Jackie Chan Adventures as Karl Nivor (voice)
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Leader (voice)
- Static Shock as Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
- Titan A.E. as Sam Tucker (voice)
- Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The King's Guard as Lord Morton
- The Trial of Old Drum as Charles Burden Sr.
- Price of Glory as Nick Everson
- Operation Sandman as Dr. Harlan Jessup
1999
- Family Law as Roy
- Happy, Texas as Marshal Nalhober
- Supreme Sanction as The Director
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
- Primal Force as Frank Brodie
1998
- Charmed as Mr. Kellman
- The Wild Thornberrys as Wild Horse (voice)
- The Magnificent Seven as Josiah Sanchez
- An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Grasping (voice)
- Houdini as Booking Agent
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Cemetery Caretaker
- A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
- Frogs for Snakes as Gascone
1997
- The View as Self
- Alien Resurrection as Johner
- The New Batman Adventures as Clayface (voice)
- Prince Valiant as Boltar
- Betty as Donnie Shank
- Perversions of Science as 40132
- The Second Civil War as Alan Manieski
- The Protector as Dr. Ramsey Krago
- Tinseltown as Cliff
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline (voice)
- Superman: The Animated Series as Jax-Ur (voice)
- Tracey Takes On... as Stuart
- The Island of Dr. Moreau as Sayer of the Law
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Kurtis Striker (voice)
- Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff as Satan (voice)
1995
- The Outer Limits as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
- Mr. Stitch as Doctor Frederick Texarian
- Fluke as Sylvester
- The City of Lost Children as One
- The Last Supper as Norman Arbuthnot
- Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery as Mr. Scratch (voice)
- The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Lord Vox of Vestron
- Picture Windows: Lightning as Gambler
- Original Sins as Chas Bradley
1994
- Aladdin
- Duckman as Roland Thompson (voice)
- Sensation as Detective Pantella
- Fantastic Four as Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
- Iron Man as Hulk (voice)
- When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Douglas Eben
- The Cisco Kid as Lt. Col. Delacroix
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Konstantine Konali
- Double Exposure as John McClure
- Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks as Graft
1993
- Animaniacs as Satan (voice)
- Bonkers as Sgt. Grating (voice)
- Cronos as Angel de la Guardia
- Romeo Is Bleeding as Jack's Attorney
- The Adventures of Huck Finn as Pap Finn
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Driller (voice)
- Highlander: The Series as The Messenger
- The Little Mermaid as Apollo (voice)
- Sleepwalkers as Captain Soames
- Blind Man's Bluff as Frank Cerrillo
1988
- A Stoning in Fulham County as Jacob Shuler
1987
- La rosa dei nomi as Self
- Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
1986
- The Name of the Rose as Salvatore
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' as Self (uncredited)
1985
- MacGruder and Loud as Attorney
1984
- Miami Vice as John Ruger
- The Ice Pirates as Zeno
1981
- The Fall Guy
- Quest for Fire as Amoukar
- À propos de 'La guerre du feu' as Self