Ron Perlman
Ronald Perlman 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
Credits
- 2024 · Absolution as Charlie Conner
- 2024 · Succubus as Dr. Orion Zephyr
- 2024 · The Instigators as Mayor Miccelli
- 2024 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Toby Hellinger
- 2023 · Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Lich (voice)
- 2023 · The Retirement Plan as Bobo
- 2023 · The Baker as Pappi
- 2023 · Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Optimus Primal (voice)
- 2023 · Poker Face as Sterling Frost Sr.
- 2023 · Poker Face as Sterling Frost Sr. (voice)
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Podesta (voice)
- 2022 · The Last Victim as Sheriff Hickey
- 2021 · Don't Look Up as Benedict Drask
- 2021 · Nightmare Alley as Bruno
- 2020 · Monster Hunter as Admiral
- 2020 · A Place Among the Dead as RP
- 2020 · Adventure Time: Distant Lands as The Lich (voice)
- 2020 · Reno 911! as DUI Detainee
- 2019 · The Great War as General Pershing
- 2019 · Hell on the Border as Charlie Storm
- 2019 · The Capture as Frank Napier
- 2018 · Asher as Asher
- 2017 · Pottersville as Sheriff Jack
- 2017 · Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- 2017 · Chuck as Al Braverman
- 2016 · Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Bular (voice)
- 2016 · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Gnarlak
- 2016 · StartUp as Wes Chandler
- 2015 · Stonewall as Ed Murphy
- 2015 · Moonwalkers as Kidman
- 2014 · The Book of Life as Xibalba (voice)
- 2014 · Hand of God as Judge Pernell Harris
- 2014 · Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Kid Cannabis as Barry Lerner
- 2014 · The Virginian as Judge Henry South
- 2013 · Turbo FAST as Darryl (voice)
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Luther Braxton
- 2013 · Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as Polyphemus (voice)
- 2013 · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
- 2013 · Pacific Rim as Hannibal Chau
- 2013 · The Frame as Hannibal Chau
- 2012 · The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as Horus
- 2011 · Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Sinestro (voice)
- 2011 · Drive as Nino
- 2011 · Conan the Barbarian as Corin
- 2011 · Season of the Witch as Felson
- 2010 · Tangled as Stabbington Brother (voice)
- 2010 · Bunraku as Nicola
- 2009 · Archer as Ramon Limon (voice)
- 2009 · The Devil's Tomb as Wesley
- 2009 · 1000 Ways to Die as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
- 2008 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Gha Nachkt (voice)
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Clay Morrow
- 2008 · Mutant Chronicles as Brother Samuel
- 2008 · Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Hellboy
- 2008 · Outlander as Gunnar
- 2008 · The Spiderwick Chronicles as Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Norick
- 2007 · Afro Samurai as Justice (voice)
- 2006 · Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Hellboy (voice)
- 2006 · The Last Winter as Ed Pollack
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · Tarzan II as Kago (voice)
- 2005 · Avatar: The Last Airbender as Sozin (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Monster Hunter (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Colonel (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Fang (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Bandit (voice)
- 2005 · Missing in America as Red
- 2004 · The Batman as Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
- 2004 · The Batman as Killer Croc (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Orion (voice)
- 2004 · Danny Phantom as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- 2004 · Hellboy as Hellboy
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Never Learning
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- 2003 · Boys on the Run as Captain
- 2003 · Absolon as Murchison
- 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Viceroy Vkruk
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Warhawk (voice)
- 2002 · Blade II as Reinhardt
- 2001 · Justice League as Orion (voice)
- 2001 · Justice League as Clayface (voice)
- 2001 · The Legend of Tarzan as Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
- 2001 · Enemy at the Gates as Koulikov
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Static Shock as Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
- 2000 · Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Karl Nivor (voice)
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Sam Tucker (voice)
- 1999 · Family Law as Roy
- 1998 · Charmed as Mr. Kellman
- 1998 · I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Cemetery Caretaker
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Wild Horse (voice)
- 1998 · Frogs for Snakes as Gascone
- 1998 · The Magnificent Seven as Josiah Sanchez
- 1997 · Alien Resurrection as Johner
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Clayface (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Boltar
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as 40132
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline (voice)
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Jax-Ur (voice)
- 1996 · The Island of Dr. Moreau as Sayer of the Law
- 1996 · Tracey Takes On... as Stuart
- 1995 · The Last Supper as Norman Arbuthnot
- 1995 · Fluke as Sylvester
- 1995 · The City of Lost Children as One
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Wizard/Hulk (voice)
- 1994 · Iron Man as Hulk (voice)
- 1994 · Sensation as Detective Pantella
- 1994 · Duckman as Roland Thompson (voice)
- 1994 · Aladdin as
- 1994 · Aladdin as Arbutus (voice)
- 1994 · The Cisco Kid as Lt. Col. Delacroix
- 1993 · Animaniacs as Satan (voice)
- 1993 · Romeo Is Bleeding as Jack's Attorney
- 1993 · Bonkers as Sgt. Grating (voice)
- 1993 · The Adventures of Huck Finn as Pap Finn
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as The Messenger
- 1992 · The Little Mermaid as Apollo (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Driller (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Clayface (voice)
- 1992 · Sleepwalkers as Captain Soames
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1986 · The Name of the Rose as Salvatore
- 1984 · Miami Vice as John Ruger
- 1984 · The Ice Pirates as Zeno
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as
- Future · Cottonmouth as Victor Cain
- 2024 · Joe Baby as Prentice Stanton
- 2023 · Heroes of the Golden Mask as Kunyi (voice)
- 2022 · There Are No Saints as Sans
- 2021 · Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- 2020 · The Big Ugly as Preston
- 2019 · Reprisal as Big Graham
- 2018 · The Steam Engines of Oz as Magnus (voice)
- 2014 · Skin Trade as Viktor Dragovic
- 2010 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Parker (voice)
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2006 · Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
- 2006 · Working with a Master: Mick Garris as
- 2005 · Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
- 2005 · The Second Front as General von Binding
- 2004 · Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 2003 · Rats as Dr. William Winslow
- 2002 · The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' as Self
- 2001 · The Tick as Fiery Blaze
- 2001 · Down as Mitchell
- 2000 · The King's Guard as Lord Morton
- 1999 · Happy, Texas as Marshal Nalhober
- 1999 · The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as
- 1998 · A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
- 1997 · Body Armor as Dr. Ramsey Krago
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as Alan Manieski
- 1995 · Mr. Stitch as Doctor Frederick Texarian
- 1995 · Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery as Mr. Scratch (voice)
- 1994 · Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Konstantine Konali
- 1994 · When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Douglas Eben
- 1994 · Double Exposure as John McClure
- 1993 · Cronos as Angel de la Guardia
- 1992 · Blind Man's Bluff as Frank Cerrillo
- 1981 · Quest for Fire as Amoukar
- Future · Carrier as Eli Pierson
- 2024 · Day of the Fight as Stevie
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2019 · Havana Kyrie as Henry
- 2019 · Go Fish as Bernardo (voice)
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Birdie
- 2018 · The Escape of Prisoner 614 as The Sheriff
- 2016 · Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- 2014 · Poker Night as Calabrese
- 2014 · Before I Disappear as Bill
- 2014 · 13 Sins as Det. Chilcoat
- 2012 · The Punisher: Dirty Laundry as Big Mike
- 2012 · Bad Ass as Mayor Williams
- 2011 · New Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- 2011 · New Teen Titans as Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- 2011 · The Littlest Angel as God
- 2010 · The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- 2010 · Killer by Nature as Dr. Julian
- 2009 · Dark Country as Sheriff
- 2008 · Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Last Winter' as Self
- 2007 · Battle for Terra as Elder Vorin (voice)
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Hellboy (voice)
- 2004 · 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- 2004 · Comic Book: The Movie as Ron Perlman
- 2003 · Hoodlum & Son as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
- 2000 · The Trial of Old Drum as Charles Burden Sr.
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as The Director
- 1998 · An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Grasping (voice)
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Kurtis Striker (voice)
- 1995 · The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Lord Vox of Vestron
- 1995 · Picture Windows: Lightning as Gambler
- 1985 · MacGruder and Loud as Attorney
- Future · Come with Me as Dalton Kirby
- 2025 · The Gentleman as Theo
- 2025 · Asteroid as
- 2025 · Paradise Records as
- 2025 · Play Dirty as Murray
- 2024 · Scream Before You Die as Governor Starks
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2022 · How I Got There as The Merc
- 2021 · This Game's Called Murder as Mr. Wallendorf
- 2020 · Clover as Mr. Wiley
- 2018 · Transformers: Power of the Primes as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
- 2018 · Sergio and Sergei as Peter
- 2017 · Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom as Narrator
- 2012 · 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Phyllis
- 2008 · I Sell the Dead as Father Duffy
- 2006 · Desperation as Collie Entragian
- Future · Saurus City as Slade Klossus (voice)
- 2014 · Desiree as Anslinger
- 2009 · The Job as Jim
- 2008 · Local Color as Curtis Sunday
- 2007 · 5ive Girls as Father Drake
- 2003 · One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection as Self
- 2000 · Price of Glory as Nick Everson
- 1997 · Betty as Donnie Shank
- Future · Legacy as Mr. Carter
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes as Hellboy (voice)
- 2006 · Pro-Life as Dwayne Burcell
- 2002 · Shakedown as Christopher Bellows
- 1998 · Houdini as Booking Agent
- 1996 · Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff as Satan (voice)
- Future · Foster as
- 1988 · A Stoning in Fulham County as Jacob Shuler
- 1987 · Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
- 1987 · La rosa dei nomi as Self
- Future · Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life as Self
- 2021 · The Innocent Butler as Self
- 2019 · Westside vs the World as Narrator
- 2018 · After the Screaming Stops as Self
- 2014 · Savage Mutts as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
- 2014 · Elwood as Louie the Jaw
- 2014 · Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Tbilisi, I Love You as
- 2013 · Crave as Pete
- 2013 · Forget Us Not as Narrator
- 2010 · Dark Metropolis as
- 2010 · Acts of Violence as Priest Bill
- 2008 · Uncross the Stars as Bobby
- 2007 · No. 6 as The Man in the Hat
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Vito
- 2005 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular as (voice)
- 2004 · Quiet Kill as Detective Sergeant Perry
- 2003 · Two Soldiers as Colonel McKellog
- 2001 · Night Class as Morgan
- 2000 · Operation Sandman as Dr. Harlan Jessup
- 1999 · Primal Force as Frank Brodie
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Cliff
- 1995 · Original Sins as Chas Bradley
- 1994 · Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks as Graft
- 1986 · The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' as Self (uncredited)
- Future · Suburban Psycho as
- Future · The Saviors as Mr. Harrison
- Future · Horrified as
- Future · Stranglehold as
- 1981 · À propos de 'La guerre du feu' as Self
- Future · Auxiliary Man as Maury Goldman
- Future · Out Late as Angelo