Ron Perlman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1950
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- Kodak Super-XX
Kodak Super-XX TBA
Executive Producer
- Angels in Darkness
Angels in Darkness TBA
as Vernon Hale
- Renew
Renew TBA
Actor
- We Could Be Heroes
We Could Be Heroes TBA
Actor
- Live 2 Die
Live 2 Die TBA
Actor
- Lies We Follow
Lies We Follow TBA
as Beau
- Beg The Devil
Beg The Devil TBA
Actor
- I Passed This Way
I Passed This Way TBA
Actor
I, Chihuahua TBA
as Rock Powers (voice)
- Hellhound
Hellhound TBA
Actor
- Sonny Lovejoy
Sonny Lovejoy TBA
as Father Carlton
- Godshot
Godshot TBA
as Rabbi Schumann
Fortitude TBA
Actor
- Horrified
Horrified TBA
Actor, Executive Producer
- Suburban Psycho
Suburban Psycho TBA
Actor
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life TBA
as Self
Legacy TBA
as Mr. Carter
- Out Late
Out Late TBA
as Angelo
Auxiliary Man TBA
as Maury Goldman, Producer
- Carrier
Carrier TBA
as Eli Pierson
- Seasons
Seasons 2027
Actor
- The Saviors
The Saviors 2027
as Mr. Harrison
Stranglehold 2026
as Roger
Foster 2026
as Brooks
Come with Me 2026
as Dalton Kirby
The Way Things Seem to Be 2026
as Self
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich 2025
as Self
The Gentleman 2025
as Theo
Asteroid 2025
Actor
- The Ride
The Ride 2025
as The Ride (voice)
Cottonmouth 2025
as Victor Cain
Paradise Records 2025
as The Chief
Saurus City 2025
as Slade Klossus (voice)
Play Dirty 2025
as Murray
Scream Before You Die 2024
as Governor Starks
Day of the Fight 2024
as Stevie
Absolution 2024
as Charlie Conner
Succubus 2024
as Dr. Orion Zephyr
The Instigators 2024
as Mayor Miccelli
Joe Baby 2024
as Prentice Stanton
Chuck Zito: An American Story 2024
as Self
The Retirement Plan 2023
as Bobo
The Baker 2023
as Pappi
Heroes of the Golden Mask 2023
as Kunyi (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023
as Optimus Primal (voice)
How I Got There 2022
as The Merc
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022
as Podesta (voice)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective 2022
as Self
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters 2022
as Self
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2022
as Self
There Are No Saints 2022
as Sans
The Last Victim 2022
as Sheriff Hickey
Don't Look Up 2021
as Benedict Drask
This Game's Called Murder 2021
as Mr. Wallendorf
Nightmare Alley 2021
as Bruno
The Innocent Butler 2021
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2021
as Self
Val 2021
as Self (archive)
Monster Hunter 2020
as Admiral
A Place Among the Dead 2020
as RP
The Big Ugly 2020
as Preston, Executive Producer
Clover 2020
as Mr. Wiley
Havana Kyrie 2019
as Henry
The Great War 2019
as General Pershing
Hell on the Border 2019
as Charlie Storm
Go Fish 2019
as Bernardo (voice)
Run with the Hunted 2019
as Birdie, Executive Producer
Westside vs the World 2019
as Narrator
To Dust 2019
Producer
Asher 2018
as Asher, Producer
After the Screaming Stops 2018
as Self
The Steam Engines of Oz 2018
as Magnus (voice)
Transformers: Power of the Primes 2018
as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
The Escape of Prisoner 614 2018
as The Sheriff, Executive Producer
Sergio and Sergei 2018
as Peter, Executive Producer
Pottersville 2017
as Sheriff Jack, Producer
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom 2017
as Shoggoth (voice)
All I See Is You 2017
Executive Producer
Chuck 2017
as Al Braverman
All Nighter 2017
Executive Producer
Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom 2017
as Narrator
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016
as Gnarlak
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom 2016
as Shoggoth (voice)
Stonewall 2015
as Ed Murphy
Bone in the Throat 2015
Executive Producer
Moonwalkers 2015
as Kidman
- Savage Mutts
Savage Mutts 2014
as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
Poker Night 2014
as Calabrese
Skin Trade 2014
as Viktor Dragovic
Before I Disappear 2014
as Bill
The Book of Life 2014
as Xibalba (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Desiree 2014
as Anslinger
Elwood 2014
as Louie the Jaw
Kid Cannabis 2014
as Barry Lerner
13 Sins 2014
as Det. Chilcoat
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event 2014
as Narrator (voice)
Tbilisi, I Love You 2014
as nameless rider
The Virginian 2014
as Judge Henry South
Crave 2013
as Pete
Forget Us Not 2013
as Narrator
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 2013
as Polyphemus (voice)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 2013
as Deathstroke / Slade (voice)
Pacific Rim 2013
as Hannibal Chau
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom 2012
as Phyllis
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America 2012
as Gene Krupa (voice)
Bad Ass 2012
as Mayor Williams
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption 2012
as Horus
The Littlest Angel 2011
as God
Drive 2011
as Nino
Conan the Barbarian 2011
as Corin
Season of the Witch 2011
as Felson
Dark Metropolis 2010
Actor
Tangled 2010
as Stabbington Brother (voice)
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas 2010
as Self
The Legend of Secret Pass 2010
as Parker (voice)
Bunraku 2010
as Nicola
Acts of Violence 2010
as Priest Bill
Killer by Nature 2010
as Dr. Julian
Dark Country 2009
as Sheriff
The Job 2009
as Jim
The Devil's Tomb 2009
as Wesley
Local Color 2008
as Curtis Sunday
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon 2008
as Self
Mutant Chronicles 2008
as Brother Samuel
I Sell the Dead 2008
as Father Duffy
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
as Hellboy
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound 2008
as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
Outlander 2008
as Gunnar
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008
as Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
Uncross the Stars 2008
as Bobby
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale 2007
as Norick
Afro Samurai the Movie 2007
Actor
The Making of 'The Last Winter' 2007
as Self
Battle for Terra 2007
as Elder Vorin (voice)
No. 6 2007
as The Man in the Hat
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes 2007
as Hellboy (voice)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron 2007
as Hellboy (voice)
5ive Girls 2007
as Father Drake
Pro-Life 2006
as Dwayne Burcell
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms 2006
as Hellboy (voice)
The Last Winter 2006
as Ed Pollack
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! 2006
as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens 2006
as Vito
Desperation 2006
as Collie Entragian
Working with a Master: Mick Garris 2006
Actor
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy 2005
as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular 2005
as (voice)
Tarzan II 2005
as Kago (voice)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? 2005
as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
The Second Front 2005
as General von Binding
Missing in America 2005
as Red
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation 2004
as Self
Quiet Kill 2004
as Detective Sergeant Perry
Hellboy 2004
as Hellboy
Comic Book: The Movie 2004
as Ron Perlman
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection 2003
as Self
Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2003
as Acme VP, Never Learning
Hoodlum & Son 2003
as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
Two Soldiers 2003
as Colonel McKellog
Boys on the Run 2003
as Captain
Absolon 2003
as Murchison
- L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin
L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin 2003
as Self - Narrator
Rats 2003
as Dr. William Winslow
Shakedown 2002
as Christopher Bellows
Star Trek: Nemesis 2002
as Viceroy Vkruk
The Blood Pact: The Making of Blade II 2002
as Self
Blade II 2002
as Reinhardt
Night Class 2001
as Morgan
Down 2001
as Mitchell
Enemy at the Gates 2001
as Koulikov
Bread and Roses 2000
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The King's Guard 2000
as Lord Morton
Titan A.E. 2000
as Sam Tucker (voice)
The Trial of Old Drum 2000
as Charles Burden Sr.
Price of Glory 2000
as Nick Everson
Operation Sandman 2000
as Dr. Harlan Jessup
Happy, Texas 1999
as Marshal Nalhober
Primal Force 1999
as Frank Brodie
Supreme Sanction 1999
as The Director
Houdini 1998
as Booking Agent
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died 1998
as Cemetery Caretaker
Frogs for Snakes 1998
as Gascone
A Town Has Turned to Dust 1998
as Jerry Paul
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island 1998
as Grasping (voice)
The Protector 1997
as Dr. Ramsey Krago
The Second Civil War 1997
as Alan Manieski
Alien Resurrection 1997
as Johner
Prince Valiant 1997
as Boltar
Tinseltown 1997
as Cliff
Betty 1997
as Donnie Shank
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996
as Sayer of the Law
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff 1996
as Satan (voice)
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space 1995
as Lord Vox of Vestron
Mr. Stitch 1995
as Doctor Frederick Texarian
Picture Windows: Lightning 1995
as Gambler
The Last Supper 1995
as Norman Arbuthnot
Fluke 1995
as Sylvester
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery 1995
as Mr. Scratch (voice)
The City of Lost Children 1995
as One
Original Sins 1995
as Chas Bradley
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks 1994
as Graft
Sensation 1994
as Detective Pantella
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow 1994
as Konstantine Konali
When the Bough Breaks 1994
as Dr. Douglas Eben
Double Exposure 1994
as John McClure
The Cisco Kid 1994
as Lt. Col. Delacroix
Cronos 1993
as Angel de la Guardia
Romeo Is Bleeding 1993
as Jack's Attorney
The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993
as Pap Finn
Sleepwalkers 1992
as Captain Soames
Blind Man's Bluff 1992
as Frank Cerrillo
A Stoning in Fulham County 1988
as Jacob Shuler
La rosa dei nomi 1987
as Self
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' 1986
as Self (uncredited)
The Name of the Rose 1986
as Salvatore
The Ice Pirates 1984
as Zeno
The Quest for Fire Adventure 1982
as Self
Quest for Fire 1981
as Amoukar
- À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
À propos de 'La guerre du feu' 1981
as Self
Credits from TMDB.