Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Acting
Born Apr 13, 1950
From Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography — Acting

Don't Look Up
7.1
2021

Don't Look Up

Benedict Drask

Tangled
7.6
2010

Tangled

Stabbington Brother (voice)

Pacific Rim
6.9
2013

Pacific Rim

Hannibal Chau

Drive
7.6
2011

Drive

Nino

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
7.2
2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Optimus Primal (voice)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
7.3
2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Gnarlak

Alien Resurrection
6.2
1997

Alien Resurrection

Johner

Blade II
6.6
2002

Blade II

Reinhardt

Enemy at the Gates
7.4
2001

Enemy at the Gates

Koulikov

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8.0
2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Podesta (voice)

Hellboy
6.7
2004

Hellboy

Hellboy

Succubus
8.6
2024

Succubus

Dr. Orion Zephyr

Nightmare Alley
7.0
2021

Nightmare Alley

Bruno

The Book of Life
7.5
2014

The Book of Life

Xibalba (voice)

The Gentleman
6.2
2025

The Gentleman

Theo

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
6.0
2013

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Polyphemus (voice)

The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)

Conan the Barbarian
5.3
2011

Conan the Barbarian

Corin

Sleepwalkers
6.1
1992

Sleepwalkers

Captain Soames

The Name of the Rose
7.5
1986

The Name of the Rose

Salvatore

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
6.8
2008

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
4.8
2007

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Norick

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
7.9
2013

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Deathstroke / Slade (voice)

The Instigators
6.2
2024

The Instigators

Mayor Miccelli

Absolution
5.9
2024

Absolution

Charlie Conner

Season of the Witch
5.5
2011

Season of the Witch

Felson

Monster Hunter
6.5
2020

Monster Hunter

Admiral

Outlander
6.4
2008

Outlander

Gunnar

Titan A.E.
6.6
2000

Titan A.E.

Sam Tucker (voice)

Tarzan II
6.1
2005

Tarzan II

Kago (voice)

The Baker
6.3
2023

The Baker

Pappi

Star Trek: Nemesis
6.3
2002

Star Trek: Nemesis

Viceroy Vkruk

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
6.4
2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Acme VP, Never Learning

Quest for Fire
7.0
1981

Quest for Fire

Amoukar

13 Sins
6.3
2014

13 Sins

Det. Chilcoat

Cronos
6.7
1993

Cronos

Angel de la Guardia

The Ice Pirates
5.6
1984

The Ice Pirates

Zeno

Romeo Is Bleeding
6.3
1993

Romeo Is Bleeding

Jack's Attorney

Skin Trade
6.0
2014

Skin Trade

Viktor Dragovic

Bunraku
5.8
2010

Bunraku

Nicola

Bad Ass
5.8
2012

Bad Ass

Mayor Williams

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
4.6
1994

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Konstantine Konali

Stonewall
6.0
2015

Stonewall

Ed Murphy

The City of Lost Children
7.2
1995

The City of Lost Children

One

Fluke
7.1
1995

Fluke

Sylvester

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
4.6
2012

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

Horus

The Retirement Plan
5.9
2023

The Retirement Plan

Bobo

The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9
1996

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Sayer of the Law

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
7.4
2005

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)

Battle for Terra
6.1
2007

Battle for Terra

Elder Vorin (voice)

Down
5.0
2001

Down

Mitchell

Sensation
3.6
1994

Sensation

Detective Pantella

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
7.5
2006

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)

Chuck
6.2
2017

Chuck

Al Braverman

Night Class
2.9
2001

Night Class

Morgan

5ive Girls
5.4
2007

5ive Girls

Father Drake

I Sell the Dead
6.0
2008

I Sell the Dead

Father Duffy

Moonwalkers
6.1
2015

Moonwalkers

Kidman

Dark Country
5.4
2009

Dark Country

Sheriff

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
6.4
2007

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

Hellboy (voice)

Mutant Chronicles
5.3
2008

Mutant Chronicles

Brother Samuel

Bread and Roses
6.3
2000

Bread and Roses

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rats
4.2
2003

Rats

Dr. William Winslow

Asher
5.8
2018

Asher

Asher

The Last Supper
6.5
1995

The Last Supper

Norman Arbuthnot

Desperation
5.5
2006

Desperation

Collie Entragian

Joe Baby
5.8
2024

Joe Baby

Prentice Stanton

Prince Valiant
5.1
1997

Prince Valiant

Boltar

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
6.5
2008

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2

The Saviors
2026

The Saviors

Mr. Harrison

The Devil's Tomb
4.7
2009

The Devil's Tomb

Wesley

Kid Cannabis
6.2
2014

Kid Cannabis

Barry Lerner

The Adventures of Huck Finn
6.2
1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Pap Finn

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
6.3
2006

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

Hellboy (voice)

Hell on the Border
5.5
2019

Hell on the Border

Charlie Storm

Comic Book: The Movie
5.8
2004

Comic Book: The Movie

Ron Perlman

The Big Ugly
5.0
2020

The Big Ugly

Preston

The Second Civil War
6.0
1997

The Second Civil War

Alan Manieski

Pottersville
4.9
2017

Pottersville

Sheriff Jack

Local Color
6.3
2008

Local Color

Curtis Sunday

Happy, Texas
5.7
1999

Happy, Texas

Marshal Nalhober

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
9.5
2005

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

Vice Principal Lancer (voice)

Mr. Stitch
4.6
1995

Mr. Stitch

Doctor Frederick Texarian

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
6.3
1998

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

Grasping (voice)

There Are No Saints
5.2
2022

There Are No Saints

Sans

Desiree
6.3
2014

Desiree

Anslinger

Clover
4.8
2020

Clover

Mr. Wiley

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
6.3
1995

Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery

Mr. Scratch (voice)

Transformers: Power of the Primes
8.7
2018

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)

The King's Guard
3.0
2000

The King's Guard

Lord Morton

Cottonmouth
2025

Cottonmouth

Victor Cain

The Last Winter
5.3
2006

The Last Winter

Ed Pollack

The Last Victim
5.1
2022

The Last Victim

Sheriff Hickey

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Self

Acts of Violence
3.0
2010

Acts of Violence

Priest Bill

Poker Night
5.9
2014

Poker Night

Calabrese

Absolon
4.1
2003

Absolon

Murchison

Houdini
5.7
1998

Houdini

Booking Agent

Run with the Hunted
4.7
2019

Run with the Hunted

Birdie

Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
4.3
1994

Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks

Graft

Shakedown
4.0
2002

Shakedown

Christopher Bellows

Missing in America
5.8
2005

Missing in America

Red

The Job
4.1
2009

The Job

Jim

Crave
4.4
2013

Crave

Pete

Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
7.0
2007

Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes

Hellboy (voice)

Sergio and Sergei
5.8
2018

Sergio and Sergei

Peter

The Trial of Old Drum
6.9
2000

The Trial of Old Drum

Charles Burden Sr.

Two Soldiers
6.4
2003

Two Soldiers

Colonel McKellog

Fortitude

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
5.0
1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Cemetery Caretaker

The Second Front
2.3
2005

The Second Front

General von Binding

Play Dirty
3.2
2025

Play Dirty

Murray

Day of the Fight
6.8
2024

Day of the Fight

Stevie

The Virginian
4.6
2014

The Virginian

Judge Henry South

Chuck Zito: An American Story
2.0
2024

Chuck Zito: An American Story

Self

Foster

Brooks

Legacy

Legacy

Mr. Carter

The Legend of Secret Pass
5.7
2010

The Legend of Secret Pass

Parker (voice)

Tbilisi, I Love You
2.7
2014

Tbilisi, I Love You

nameless rider

How I Got There
2.0
2022

How I Got There

The Merc

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
3.0
2002

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

Self

A Stoning in Fulham County
5.5
1988

A Stoning in Fulham County

Jacob Shuler

Saurus City
2025

Saurus City

Slade Klossus (voice)

Before I Disappear
6.8
2014

Before I Disappear

Bill

A Place Among the Dead
2.5
2020

A Place Among the Dead

RP

Original Sins
3.8
1995

Original Sins

Chas Bradley

When the Bough Breaks
5.8
1994

When the Bough Breaks

Dr. Douglas Eben

Boys on the Run
4.3
2003

Boys on the Run

Captain

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
6.7
2014

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

Self (archive footage)

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
7.0
2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Self

Heroes of the Golden Mask
7.0
2023

Heroes of the Golden Mask

Kunyi (voice)

Killer by Nature
3.3
2010

Killer by Nature

Dr. Julian

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
6.9
2008

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

Self

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
5.8
2012

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Phyllis

Primal Force
4.3
1999

Primal Force

Frank Brodie

The Protector
2.4
1997

The Protector

Dr. Ramsey Krago

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
5.3
1995

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

Lord Vox of Vestron

Uncross the Stars
5.4
2008

Uncross the Stars

Bobby

Quiet Kill
2.5
2004

Quiet Kill

Detective Sergeant Perry

2025

Asteroid

La rosa dei nomi
5.7
1987

La rosa dei nomi

Self

The Cisco Kid
3.8
1994

The Cisco Kid

Lt. Col. Delacroix

The Steam Engines of Oz
5.7
2018

The Steam Engines of Oz

Magnus (voice)

Frogs for Snakes
2.4
1998

Frogs for Snakes

Gascone

Pro-Life
5.5
2006

Pro-Life

Dwayne Burcell

Carrier

Eli Pierson

Elwood
2.3
2014

Elwood

Louie the Jaw

6.5
1986

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

Self (uncredited)

No. 6
2.0
2007

No. 6

The Man in the Hat

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
4.6
2017

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

Shoggoth (voice)

Price of Glory
4.5
2000

Price of Glory

Nick Everson

Betty
2.0
1997

Betty

Donnie Shank

Havana Kyrie
6.0
2019

Havana Kyrie

Henry

Go Fish
5.0
2019

Go Fish

Bernardo (voice)

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
6.5
2003

One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection

Self

Come with Me

Dalton Kirby

Operation Sandman
3.5
2000

Operation Sandman

Dr. Harlan Jessup

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
6.1
2022

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Self

This Game's Called Murder
3.6
2021

This Game's Called Murder

Mr. Wallendorf

Tinseltown
3.0
1997

Tinseltown

Cliff

The Great War
6.6
2019

The Great War

General Pershing

Hoodlum & Son
3.6
2003

Hoodlum & Son

'Ugly' Jim McCrae

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
8.7
2010

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas

Self

The Making of 'The Last Winter'
2.0
2007

The Making of 'The Last Winter'

Self

Blind Man's Bluff
5.8
1992

Blind Man's Bluff

Frank Cerrillo

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
9.9
2005

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

(voice)

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
7.2
2004

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

Self

After the Screaming Stops
6.4
2018

After the Screaming Stops

Self

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2.2
2006

How to Go Out on a Date in Queens

Vito

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
4.9
2016

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Shoggoth (voice)

Supreme Sanction
5.1
1999

Supreme Sanction

The Director

A Town Has Turned to Dust
3.6
1998

A Town Has Turned to Dust

Jerry Paul

Double Exposure
3.7
1994

Double Exposure

John McClure

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
5.5
2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Self

The Escape of Prisoner 614
4.8
2018

The Escape of Prisoner 614

The Sheriff

The Way Things Seem to Be
2026

The Way Things Seem to Be

Self

Working with a Master: Mick Garris
2.0
2006

Working with a Master: Mick Garris

Dark Metropolis
1.5
2010

Dark Metropolis

The Littlest Angel
4.3
2011

The Littlest Angel

God

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Self

Horrified

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
7.1
1996

Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff

Satan (voice)

Suburban Psycho

2.0
1981

À propos de 'La guerre du feu'

Self

Stranglehold

Forget Us Not
6.7
2013

Forget Us Not

Narrator

2022

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Self

Scream Before You Die
1.5
2024

Scream Before You Die

Governor Starks

Auxiliary Man

Auxiliary Man

Maury Goldman

Picture Windows: Lightning
2.0
1995

Picture Windows: Lightning

Gambler

2.0
2014

Savage Mutts

Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn

Godshot

Out Late

Angelo

Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
5.8
2017

Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom

Narrator

Westside vs the World
6.3
2019

Westside vs the World

Narrator

The Innocent Butler
2.0
2021

The Innocent Butler

Self

Afro Samurai the Movie
2007

Afro Samurai the Movie

Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
6.0
2014

Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event

Narrator (voice)

Sonny Lovejoy

Father Carlton

Filmography — Crew