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
2026
- The Saviors as Mr. Harrison
- The Way Things Seem to Be as Self
2025
- The Gentleman as Theo
- Paradise Records as The Chief
- Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- Play Dirty as Murray
- Cottonmouth as Victor Cain
- Saurus City as Slade Klossus (voice)
- Asteroid
2024
- Fallout as Super Mutant
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Toby Hellinger
- Succubus as Dr. Orion Zephyr
- 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 and Cake as Lich (voice)
- Poker Face as Sterling Frost Sr.
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Optimus Primal (voice)
- The Baker as Pappi
- The Retirement Plan as Bobo
- Heroes of the Golden Mask as Kunyi (voice)
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
- An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose as Self
2021
- Don't Look Up as Benedict Drask
- Nightmare Alley as Bruno
- This Game's Called Murder as Mr. Wallendorf
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- 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
- Clover as Mr. Wiley
- A Place Among the Dead as RP
2019
- The Capture as Frank Napier
- Reprisal as Big Graham
- Hell on the Border as Charlie Storm
- Run with the Hunted as Birdie
- To Dust ... (Producer)
- The Great War as General Pershing
- Go Fish as Bernardo (voice)
- Westside vs the World as Narrator
- Havana Kyrie as Henry
2018
- Asher as Asher
- Transformers: Power of the Primes as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
- Sergio and Sergei as Peter
- The Steam Engines of Oz as Magnus (voice)
- The Escape of Prisoner 614 as The Sheriff
- After the Screaming Stops as Self
2017
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as The Stabbington Brothers (voice)
- Chuck as Al Braverman
- All I See Is You ... (Executive Producer)
- All Nighter ... (Executive Producer)
- Pottersville as Sheriff Jack
- Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom as Narrator
2016
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Bular (voice)
- StartUp as Wes Chandler
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Gnarlak
- Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
2015
- The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as Self - Guest Panelist
- Stonewall as Ed Murphy
- Moonwalkers as Kidman
- Bone in the Throat ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Hand of God as Judge Pernell Harris
- The Book of Life as Xibalba (voice)
- 13 Sins as Det. Chilcoat
- Skin Trade as Viktor Dragovic
- Kid Cannabis as Barry Lerner
- 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
- Poker Night as Calabrese
- Tbilisi, I Love You as nameless rider
- Elwood as Louie the Jaw
- Desiree as Anslinger
- Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event as Narrator (voice)
- Savage Mutts as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
2013
- The Blacklist as Luther Braxton
- Pacific Rim as Hannibal Chau
- Turbo FAST as Darryl (voice)
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as Polyphemus (voice)
- Maron as Mel
- The Frame as Hannibal Chau
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Deathstroke / Slade (voice)
- Crave as Pete
- Forget Us Not as Narrator
2012
- The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as Horus
- Bad Ass as Mayor Williams
- Dirty Laundry as Big Mike
- 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Phyllis
2011
- Drive as Nino
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Sinestro (voice)
- Conan the Barbarian as Corin
- Season of the Witch as Felson
- 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)
- Acts of Violence as Priest Bill
- Killer by Nature as Dr. Julian
- The Making of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- 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)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles as Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Hellboy
- Outlander as Gunnar
- Mutant Chronicles as Brother Samuel
- I Sell the Dead as Father Duffy
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
- Uncross the Stars as Bobby
- Local Color as Curtis Sunday
- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
2007
- Chowder as Arbor (voice)
- Afro Samurai as Justice (voice)
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Norick
- Battle for Terra as Elder Vorin (voice)
- Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Hellboy (voice)
- 5ive Girls as Father Drake
- The Making of 'The Last Winter' as Self
- Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes as Hellboy (voice)
- Afro Samurai the Movie
- 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
- Pro-Life as Dwayne Burcell
- How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Vito
- Working with a Master: Mick Garris
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)
- Missing in America as Red
- The Second Front as General von Binding
- Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular as (voice)
2004
- The Batman as Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited as Orion (voice)
- Danny Phantom as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Hellboy as Hellboy
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- Comic Book: The Movie as Ron Perlman
- Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation 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
- One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection as Self
- Two Soldiers as Colonel McKellog
- Hoodlum & Son as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
- Boys on the Run as Captain
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
- Shakedown as Christopher Bellows
- The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' as Self
2001
- The Legend of Tarzan as Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
- Justice League as Orion (voice)
- Enemy at the Gates as Koulikov
- The Tick as Fiery Blaze
- Down as Mitchell
- 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)
- Operation Sandman as Dr. Harlan Jessup
- Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The King's Guard as Lord Morton
- Price of Glory as Nick Everson
- The Trial of Old Drum as Charles Burden Sr.
1999
- Family Law as Roy
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
- Happy, Texas as Marshal Nalhober
- Supreme Sanction as The Director
- 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)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Cemetery Caretaker
- Frogs for Snakes as Gascone
- Houdini as Booking Agent
- A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
1997
- The View as Self
- The New Batman Adventures as Clayface (voice)
- Alien Resurrection as Johner
- Perversions of Science as 40132
- Prince Valiant as Boltar
- The Second Civil War as Alan Manieski
- The Protector as Dr. Ramsey Krago
- Tinseltown as Cliff
- Betty as Donnie Shank
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline (voice)
- Superman: The Animated Series as Jax-Ur (voice)
- Tracey Takes On... as Stuart
- Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Kurtis Striker (voice)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau as Sayer of the Law
- Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff as Satan (voice)
1995
- The Outer Limits as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
- The City of Lost Children as One
- Fluke as Sylvester
- The Last Supper as Norman Arbuthnot
- Mr. Stitch as Doctor Frederick Texarian
- Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery as Mr. Scratch (voice)
- Original Sins as Chas Bradley
- The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Lord Vox of Vestron
- Picture Windows: Lightning as Gambler
1994
- Aladdin
- Duckman as Roland Thompson (voice)
- Iron Man as Hulk (voice)
- Fantastic Four as Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Konstantine Konali
- Sensation as Detective Pantella
- Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks as Graft
- When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Douglas Eben
- The Cisco Kid as Lt. Col. Delacroix
- Double Exposure as John McClure
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
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- A Stoning in Fulham County as Jacob Shuler
1987
- Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
- La rosa dei nomi as Self
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