Ron Perlman
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
Credits
- 2025 · Cottonmouth as Victor Cain
- 2025 · Play Dirty as Murray
- 2024 · Absolution as Charlie Conner
- 2024 · Succubus as Dr. Orion Zephyr
- 2024 · The Instigators as Mayor Miccelli
- 2024 · Joe Baby as Prentice Stanton
- 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 · Heroes of the Golden Mask as Kunyi (voice)
- 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 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters as Self
- 2020 · The Big Ugly as Preston
- 2020 · Reno 911! as DUI Detainee
- 2019 · Hell on the Border as Charlie Storm
- 2018 · Asher as Asher
- 2017 · Pottersville as Sheriff Jack
- 2017 · Chuck as Al Braverman
- 2014 · Skin Trade as Viktor Dragovic
- 2014 · Before I Disappear as Bill
- 2014 · 13 Sins as Det. Chilcoat
- 2010 · The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- 2007 · Battle for Terra as Elder Vorin (voice)
- 2006 · Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
- 2005 · Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
- 2005 · Missing in America as Red
- 2004 · Comic Book: The Movie as Ron Perlman
- 1993 · The Adventures of Huck Finn as Pap Finn
- Future · Foster as Brooks
- 2024 · Scream Before You Die as Governor Starks
- 2024 · Day of the Fight as Stevie
- 2021 · Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- 2019 · Havana Kyrie as Henry
- 2019 · Go Fish as Bernardo (voice)
- 2018 · The Steam Engines of Oz as Magnus (voice)
- 2018 · Transformers: Power of the Primes as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
- 2017 · Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom as Narrator
- 2015 · Moonwalkers as Kidman
- 2014 · Poker Night as Calabrese
- 2014 · Kid Cannabis as Barry Lerner
- 2012 · The Punisher: Dirty Laundry as Big Mike
- 2011 · New Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- 2011 · New Teen Titans as Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- 2011 · The Littlest Angel as God
- 2010 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Parker (voice)
- 2008 · Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Hellboy (voice)
- 2006 · Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Hellboy (voice)
- 2005 · The Second Front as General von Binding
- 2004 · 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- 2003 · Hoodlum & Son as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
- 2003 · Boys on the Run as Captain
- 2003 · Rats as Dr. William Winslow
- 2001 · The Tick as Fiery Blaze
- 2001 · Down as Mitchell
- 2000 · Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2000 · The King's Guard as Lord Morton
- 2000 · Price of Glory as Nick Everson
- 1999 · Happy, Texas as Marshal Nalhober
- 1999 · The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as The Director
- 1998 · Frogs for Snakes as Gascone
- Future · Carrier as Eli Pierson
- 1998 · An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Grasping (voice)
- 1997 · Body Armor as Dr. Ramsey Krago
- 1997 · Betty as Donnie Shank
- 1996 · Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff as Satan (voice)
- 1995 · Mr. Stitch as Doctor Frederick Texarian
- 1995 · Fluke as Sylvester
- 1994 · Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Konstantine Konali
- 1994 · When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Douglas Eben
- 1993 · Cronos as Angel de la Guardia
- 1985 · MacGruder and Loud as Attorney
- 1981 · Quest for Fire as Amoukar
- Future · Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life as Self
- Future · Come with Me as Dalton Kirby
- Future · Saurus City as Slade Klossus (voice)
- 2025 · The Gentleman as Theo
- 2025 · Asteroid as
- 2025 · Paradise Records as
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2021 · This Game's Called Murder as Mr. Wallendorf
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Birdie
- 2018 · After the Screaming Stops as Self
- 2018 · Sergio and Sergei as Peter
- 2014 · Desiree as Anslinger
- 2014 · Tbilisi, I Love You as
- 2012 · 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Phyllis
- 2012 · Bad Ass as Mayor Williams
- 2009 · Dark Country as Sheriff
- 2009 · The Devil's Tomb as Wesley
- 2008 · Local Color as Curtis Sunday
- 2008 · I Sell the Dead as Father Duffy
- 2008 · Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
- 2007 · Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes as Hellboy (voice)
- 1998 · Houdini as Booking Agent
- 1998 · A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
- Future · Legacy as Mr. Carter
- 2007 · 5ive Girls as Father Drake
- 2006 · Desperation as Collie Entragian
- 2006 · Working with a Master: Mick Garris as
- 2003 · One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection as Self
- 2002 · Shakedown as Christopher Bellows
- 2001 · Night Class as Morgan
- 1995 · The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Lord Vox of Vestron
- 1995 · Picture Windows: Lightning as Gambler
- 1994 · Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks as Graft
- 1987 · Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
- 1987 · La rosa dei nomi as Self
- 1981 · À propos de 'La guerre du feu' as Self
- Future · The Saviors as Mr. Harrison
- 2022 · How I Got There as The Merc
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Podesta (voice)
- 2022 · There Are No Saints as Sans
- 2022 · The Last Victim as Sheriff Hickey
- 2021 · Don't Look Up as Benedict Drask
- 2021 · Nightmare Alley as Bruno
- 2021 · The Innocent Butler as Self
- 2020 · Monster Hunter as Admiral
- 2020 · A Place Among the Dead as RP
- 2020 · Adventure Time: Distant Lands as The Lich (voice)
- 2020 · Clover as Mr. Wiley
- 2019 · The Great War as General Pershing
- 2019 · Reprisal as Big Graham
- 2019 · The Capture as Frank Napier
- 2019 · Westside vs the World as Narrator
- 2018 · The Escape of Prisoner 614 as The Sheriff
- 2017 · Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- 2016 · Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Bular (voice)
- 2016 · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Gnarlak
- 2016 · StartUp as Wes Chandler
- 2016 · Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
- 2015 · Stonewall as Ed Murphy
- 2014 · Savage Mutts as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
- 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 · Elwood as Louie the Jaw
- 2014 · Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Virginian as Judge Henry South
- 2013 · Turbo FAST as Darryl (voice)
- 2013 · Crave as Pete
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Luther Braxton
- 2013 · Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as Polyphemus (voice)
- 2013 · Forget Us Not as Narrator
- 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 · Dark Metropolis as
- 2010 · Tangled as Stabbington Brother (voice)
- 2010 · Bunraku as Nicola
- 2010 · Acts of Violence as Priest Bill
- 2010 · Killer by Nature as Dr. Julian
- 2009 · The Job as Jim
- 2009 · Archer as Ramon Limon (voice)
- 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)
- 2008 · Uncross the Stars as Bobby
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Norick
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Last Winter' as Self
- 2007 · No. 6 as The Man in the Hat
- 2007 · Afro Samurai as Justice (voice)
- 2006 · Pro-Life as Dwayne Burcell
- 2006 · The Last Winter as Ed Pollack
- 2006 · How to Go Out on a Date in Queens as Vito
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular as (voice)
- 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)
- 2004 · The Batman as Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
- 2004 · The Batman as Killer Croc (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Orion (voice)
- 2004 · Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation as Self
- 2004 · Quiet Kill as Detective Sergeant Perry
- 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 · Two Soldiers as Colonel McKellog
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
- 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 · The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' as Self
- 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 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Karl Nivor (voice)
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Sam Tucker (voice)
- 2000 · The Trial of Old Drum as Charles Burden Sr.
- 2000 · Operation Sandman as Dr. Harlan Jessup
- 1999 · Family Law as Roy
- 1999 · Primal Force as Frank Brodie
- 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 · The Magnificent Seven as Josiah Sanchez
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as Alan Manieski
- 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
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Cliff
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline (voice)
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice)
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Kurtis Striker (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 · Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery as Mr. Scratch (voice)
- 1995 · The City of Lost Children as One
- 1995 · Original Sins as Chas Bradley
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
- 1994 · Iron Man as Hulk (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Wizard/Hulk (voice)
- 1994 · Sensation as Detective Pantella
- 1994 · Double Exposure as John McClure
- 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)
- 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
- 1992 · Blind Man's Bluff as Frank Cerrillo
- 1991 · The Legend of Prince Valiant as
- 1988 · A Stoning in Fulham County as Jacob Shuler
- 1986 · The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' as Self (uncredited)
- 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 · Stranglehold as
- Future · Auxiliary Man as Maury Goldman
- Future · Horrified as
- Future · Out Late as Angelo
- Future · Suburban Psycho as