Ron Perlman
Highest Rated: 100% DCU: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Lowest Rated: 0% Pottersville (2017)
Birthday: Apr 13, 1950
Birthplace: Washington Heights, New York
Ron Perlman grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City, where his father was a radio/TV repairman and his mother an employee with the city's Department of Health. A profoundly unhandsome youth, Perlman was nonetheless very active in high school theater by virtue of his height (6-foot-2) and his deep, rolling voice. He continued studying drama at Lehman College and later at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a master's degree in theater arts. He went to work with New York's Classic Stage Company, an organization specializing in Elizabethan and Restoration plays. Perlman starred in several Manhattan and touring productions staged by Tom O'Horgan of Hair fame before accepting his first film role as a Neanderthal man in 1981's Quest for Fire. Emotionally drained, Perlman backed off from acting after finishing the movie, but was soon back in the groove, essaying such attention-getting roles as the hunchbacked Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986). Most often cast as brooding, inarticulate, villainous characters in films (such as Pap in 1993's The Adventures of Huck Finn), Perlman became best known for his performance as the beneficent, albeit hideously ugly, sewer-dwelling Vincent in the late-'80s TV series Beauty and the Beast. Though this remained the actor's defining role for years after the show's run had drawn to a close, he was busier than ever through the '90s. Appearing in everything from obscure arthouse hits (Cronos [1993] and The City of Lost Children [1995]) to voice-over work for television (Aladdin) and video games (Fallout, A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game) to overblown Hollywood blockbusters (Alien Resurrection), Perlman left few stones unturned in terms of flexibility and experimentation in new media. He continued this trend into the early 2000s, alternating between various arenas with remarkable ease and refusing to be pigeonholed, appearing in such high-profile releases as Titan A.E. (2000), Enemy at the Gates (2001), and Blade II (2002). Though his recognition factor seemed higher than ever, few could foresee the opportunity just ahead when Blade II and Cronos director Guillermo del Toro announced that Perlman would star in the film adaptation of Mike Mignola's popular comic book Hellboy, although it seemed highly unlikely that studios would invest the millions of dollars needed to bring the comic to life with an actor of such minimal "marquee value." They wanted Vin Diesel for the role, but del Toro, with the blessing and encouragement of character originator Mignola, eventually won out to have Perlman play the Nazi-creation-turned-superhero in the 2004 fantasy-action film.

Photos

View All Photos

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

CREDIT
No Score Yet Westside vs. The World Narrator — 2019
46% Asher Asher — 2018
20% The Escape of Prisoner 614 The Sheriff — 2018
0% Pottersville Actor — 2017
74% Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Gnarlak $234.1M 2016
42% Moonwalkers Kidman — 2016
No Score Yet Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom Actor — 2016
10% Stonewall Ed Murphy — 2015
29% Skin Trade Viktor Dragovic $1.7K 2015
No Score Yet Nfinity Champions League Vol. 2 Actor — 2015
50% Poker Night Calabrese — 2014
38% Before I Disappear Bill $3.2K 2014
82% The Book of Life Xibalba — 2014
73% Thunder and the House of Magic Actor $1.7M 2014
71% Kid Cannabis Barry Lerner — 2014
63% 13 Sins Chilcoat — 2014
No Score Yet Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event Encore Actor — 2014
31% Crave Pete — 2013
42% Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Polyphemus $68.6M 2013
72% Pacific Rim Hannibal Chau $101.8M 2013
No Score Yet Tbilisi, I Love You Actor — 2013
No Score Yet The Virginian Judge Henry — 2013
100% DCU: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Slade Wilson / Deathstroke — 2013
No Score Yet Savage Mutts Actor — 2013
42% 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Phyllis — 2012
20% Bad Ass Mayor Williams — 2012
No Score Yet Killer By Nature Dr. Julian — 2012
No Score Yet The Scorpion King 3: Battle For Redemption Horus — 2012
17% Bunraku Nicola — 2011
92% Drive Nino $34.4M 2011
25% Conan the Barbarian Corin $21.4M 2011
10% Season of the Witch Felson $24.9M 2011
No Score Yet The Littlest Angel God — 2011
No Score Yet Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the She-Vampires Actor — 2011
89% Tangled Stabbington Brother $200.9M 2010
No Score Yet Acts Of Violence Priest Bill — 2010
No Score Yet The Job Actor — 2010
No Score Yet Conan: Red Nails Actor — 2010
No Score Yet Dark Country Dep. Thompson — 2009
No Score Yet The Job Jim — 2009
49% Battle For Terra Elder Vorin $1.7M 2009
37% Outlander Gunnar $60.1K 2009
73% I Sell the Dead Father Francis Duffy — 2008
18% Mutant Chronicles Samuel — 2008
86% Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) Hellboy $75.8M 2008
No Score Yet Uncross the Stars Bobby Walden — 2008
No Score Yet The Legend of Secret Pass Actor — 2008
No Score Yet The Devil's Tomb Wesley — 2008
No Score Yet Spirit of the Forest (Espíritu del bosque) Carballo — 2008
76% The Last Winter Ed Pollack — 2007
No Score Yet Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes Actor — 2007
No Score Yet Hellboy: Blood and Iron Hellboy — 2007
No Score Yet Alien Resurrection (Special Edition) Actor — 2007
4% In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Norick $4.6M 2006
No Score Yet Hellboy: Sword of Storms Hellboy — 2006
No Score Yet Scooby-Doo: Pirates Ahoy! Capt. Skunkbeard/Biff Wellington — 2006
No Score Yet Stephen King's 'Desperation' Collie Entragian — 2006
No Score Yet How to Go Out on a Date in Queens Dmitri — 2006
35% Local Color Curtis Sunday — 2006
No Score Yet The Second Front General Binding — 2006
No Score Yet Masters of Horror Dwayne — 2006
No Score Yet 5ive Girls Actor — 2006
No Score Yet Scooby Doo! Pirates Ahoy! Actor — 2006
No Score Yet Scooby-Doo! Where's My Mummy? Actor — 2005
33% Tarzan II Kago — 2005
No Score Yet Missing in America Red — 2005
No Score Yet Scooby Doo In Where's My Mummy? Actor — 2005
No Score Yet Quiet Kill Actor — 2004
81% Hellboy Hellboy $59.1M 2004
No Score Yet Nightmare Boulevard Perry — 2004
56% Looney Tunes: Back in Action Acme VP, Never Learning $21.1M 2003
No Score Yet Two Soldiers Actor — 2003
43% L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin Narrator — 2003
No Score Yet Killer Rats Dr. Winslow — 2003
No Score Yet Shakedown St. Joy — 2003
No Score Yet Absolon Murchison — 2003
No Score Yet Hoodlum & Son Ugly Jim McCrae — 2003
37% Star Trek - Nemesis Reman Viceroy $43.1M 2002
57% Blade II Reinhardt $82.1M 2002
No Score Yet Jóvenes Delincuentes Captain — 2001
20% Down (The Shaft) Mitchell — 2001
67% Bread and Roses Himself (uncredited) — 2001
54% Enemy at the Gates Koulikov $50.6M 2001
No Score Yet The King's Guard Lord Morton — 2000
No Score Yet The Trial of Old Drum Charles Burden Sr. — 2000
51% Titan A.E. Prof. Sam Tucker — 2000
33% Price of Glory Nick Everson — 2000
No Score Yet Operation Sandman: Warriors in Hell Jessup — 2000
81% Happy, Texas Nalhober — 1999
27% Frogs for Snakes Gascone — 1999
No Score Yet Supreme Sanction Actor — 1999
No Score Yet Tinseltown Cliff — 1999
No Score Yet Primal Force Actor — 1999
27% I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Cemetery Caretaker — 1998
No Score Yet Betty Donnie Shank — 1998
No Score Yet Magnificent Seven Actor — 1998
No Score Yet Houdini Booking Agent — 1998
No Score Yet Town Has Turned to Dust Jerry Paul — 1998
No Score Yet Prince Valiant Boltar — 1997
No Score Yet The Protector (Body Armor) Dr. Ramsey Krago — 1997
No Score Yet The Second Civil War Alan Manieski — 1997
24% The Island of Dr. Moreau Sayer Of The Law — 1996
63% The Last Supper Norman Arbuthnot — 1996
79% The City of Lost Children (La Cité des Enfants Perdus) One — 1995
27% Fluke Sylvester — 1995
No Score Yet Mr. Stitch Dr. Texarian — 1995
No Score Yet Original Sins Chas Brawley — 1995
No Score Yet Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks Actor — 1994
0% Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow Konali — 1994
No Score Yet Sensation Detective Pantella — 1994
No Score Yet When the Bough Breaks Dr. Douglas Eben — 1994
90% Cronos Angel de la Guardia — 1994
No Score Yet The Cisco Kid Delacroix — 1994
No Score Yet Phantom 2040 - The Ghost Who Walk Actor — 1994
No Score Yet Double Exposure John McClure — 1993
73% The Adventures of Huck Finn Pap Finn — 1993
22% Romeo Is Bleeding US Attorney/Jack's Attorney — 1993
20% Stephen King's 'Sleepwalkers' Soames — 1992
No Score Yet Blind Man's Bluff Frank Cerrillo — 1991
74% The Name of the Rose (Der Name der Rose) Salvatore — 1986
9% The Ice Pirates Zeno — 1984
84% Quest for Fire Amoukar — 1981
No Score Yet Hellboy Animated: The Phantom Claw Actor —

TV

CREDIT
38% Splitting Up Together
2018
Brock
  • 2019
No Score Yet StartUp
2016
Wes Chandler
  • 2018
No Score Yet Trollhunters
2016-2018
Bular
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
30% Hand of God
2014-2016
Pernell Harris
  • 2017
  • 2015
  • 2014
No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly
2007
Guest
  • 2017
  • 2015
  • 2010
  • 2009
No Score Yet SuperMansion
2015-2018
Voice
  • 2015
100% The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
2015-2016
Panelist
  • 2015
91% The Blacklist
2013
Luther Braxton
  • 2015
  • 2013
89% Sons of Anarchy
2008-2014
Clay Morrow
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
No Score Yet The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
2005-2014
Guest
  • 2013
No Score Yet American Dad (target for inaccurate feed data)
2005
Voice
  • 2013
  • 2012
No Score Yet Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
2010-2011
Appearing
  • 2011
  • 2010
89% Archer
2009
Voice
  • 2010
100% Afro Samurai
2007-2009
Voice
  • 2009
  • 2007
No Score Yet Danny Phantom
2004-2007
Voice
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
96% Justice League Unlimited
2004-2006
Voice
  • 2006
63% Masters of Horror
2005-2007
Dwayne
  • 2006
  • 2005
95% Justice League
2004
Voice Clayface
  • 2003
  • 2002
88% The Tick
2001-2002
Fiery Blaze
  • 2001
33% The Magnificent Seven
1998-2000
Josiah Sanchez
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
97% Batman: The Animated Series
1992-1995
Voice
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1993
  • 1992
No Score Yet Tracey Takes On...
1996-1999
  • 1997
No Score Yet Highlander
1992-1998
Immortal
  • 1996
No Score Yet Beauty and the Beast
1987-1990
Director Vincent
  • 1990
  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1987
No Score Yet Miami Vice
1984-1990
Ruger
  • 1986
No Score Yet The Batman
2004-2008
Voice

QUOTES FROM Ron Perlman CHARACTERS