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| birthname = Ronald Francis Perlman
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| occupation = Actor<br />Voice actor
| birth_name = Ronald N. Perlman
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| spouse = Opal Perlman (1981-present)
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| years_active = 1975–present
| works = [[List of Ron Perlman performances|Full list]]
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'''Ronald N. <!---his middle name isn't "Francis," see https://twitter.com/perlmutations/status/425461219818864640 --->Perlman''' (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''[[Quest for Fire (film)|Quest for Fire]]'' (1981), Salvatore in ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1987–1990), for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award]], One in ''[[The City of Lost Children]]'' (1995), ''[[When the Bough Breaks (1994 film)|When the Bough Breaks]]'' (1994), Johner in ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997), Koulikov in ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), [[Hellboy]] in both ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' (2004) and its sequel ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008), [[Clay Morrow]] in the television series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' (2008–2013), Nino in ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'' (2011) and [[Benedict Drask]] in ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021). As a frequent collaborator of ''Hellboy'' director [[Guillermo del Toro]], he has had roles in the del Toro films ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993), ''[[Blade II]]'' (2002), ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013), ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]'' (2021), and ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]'' (2022). He also starred in ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' (2002) and two [[Stephen King]] adaptations, ''[[Sleepwalkers (1992 film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' (1992) and ''[[Stephen King's Desperation|Desperation]]'' (2006).


Perlman has also had a prolific career as a voice actor, including the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series ''[[Fallout (franchise)|Fallout]]'' (1997–present), [[Clayface]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (1992–2003), [[Deathstroke|Slade]] in ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|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) and its spinoff ''[[Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake]]'' (2023), Xibalba in ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'' (2014), and Optimus Primal in both the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes]]'' (2018) animated series and the film ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' (2023).
'''Ronald Francis''' "'''Ron'''" '''Perlman''' (born April 13, 1950) is an American [[television]], [[film]] and [[voice acting|voice over]] actor. He is known for playing the character Vincent in the television series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' as well as [[Clay Morrow]] in the television series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' and the comic book character [[Hellboy]] in [[Hellboy (film)|the film of the same name]] and its sequel, ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Ronald N. Perlman<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=perlmutations |number=423257897137479680 |title=N. Yes.}}</ref> was born on April 13, 1950, in [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]], New York City.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kane|first1=Paul|last2=O'Regan|first2=Marie|title=Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors|publisher=McFarland|year=2014|page=229|isbn=978-0-7864-5672-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eo12Xyraq9UC|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319235223/https://books.google.com/books?id=Eo12Xyraq9UC|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother, Dorothy (née Rosen), was a municipal employee, and his father, Bertram "Bert" Perlman, was a [[jazz]] drummer and television repairman.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zP3mBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR5 |title=Easy Street (the Hard Way) | via=google.ca|isbn=9780306823459|last1=Perlman|first1=Ron|date=September 30, 2014|publisher=Hachette Books }}</ref> His family is Jewish, originally from Hungary and Poland, and Perlman had a [[Bar and bat mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]] ceremony.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zP3mBAAAQBAJ&q=Bar+Mitzvah+is,+and+then+youre+part+of+the+whole+congregation&pg=PA28|title=Easy Street (The Hard Way): A Memoir|isbn=9780306823459|last1=Perlman|first1=Ron|date=September 30, 2014|publisher=Hachette Books|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926233909/https://books.google.com/books?id=zP3mBAAAQBAJ&q=Bar+Mitzvah+is,+and+then+youre+part+of+the+whole+congregation&pg=PA28#v=snippet&q=Bar%20Mitzvah%20is%2C%20and%20then%20youre%20part%20of%20the%20whole%20congregation&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Drew |url=http://www.screened.com/news/comic-con-2011-del-toro-and-nicolas-refn-talk-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-and-drive/2624 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201043008/http://www.screened.com/news/comic-con-2011-del-toro-and-nicolas-refn-talk-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-and-drive/2624 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |title=Movies &#124; Movie Times &#124; Tickets Online &#124; MoviesTrailers – Moviefone.com |publisher=Screened.com |access-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref>
Perlman was born in [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]], [[New York]]. His mother, Dorothy, was a municipal employee, and his father was a [[jazz]] drummer and repairman.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Ron-Perlman.html Ron Perlman Biography (1950)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Perlman stated in a 1988 interview that "It was not a bad childhood but...I had a perception of myself that was, I was terribly overweight as a young kid, and it was sort of a low self image."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfcT1j1tj8A | people = Gary Collins | title = Hour Magazine - on Ron Perlman's success on the series Beauty & The Beast | medium = video | publisher = [[YouTube]] | year2 = 1988}}</ref> Perlman continued to say that this experience is one thing that attracts him to "playing these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing."


Perlman said in 1988, "It was not a bad childhood but I had a perception of myself that was{{nbsp}}... I was terribly overweight as a young kid, and it was sort of a low [[Self-esteem|self image]]."<ref>{{YouTube|id=NfcT1j1tj8A|title=BEAUTY & THE BEAST - Ron Perlman on HOUR MAG March 1988}}</ref> He stated this experience is something that attracts him to roles where he portrays "these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing."<ref name="Ron Perlman on Becoming an Actor">{{YouTube|id=62YzvoOss-c|title=Ron Perlman on Acting}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Perlman|first1=Ron|title=Easy Street (the hard Way): A Memoir|date=2015|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0306824180|pages=29, 67}}</ref> Perlman had a "very close" relationship with his father, who convinced his son he "had to" pursue a career as an actor after seeing him perform in a college production of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''.<ref name="Ron Perlman on Becoming an Actor" />
He attended [[George Washington High School (New York City)|George Washington High School]] and later [[Lehman College]] in New York City in 1971, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Perlman states that he and his father were "very close," and that it was his father, after seeing Perlman in a college production of "[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]," who told Perlman "You have to do this...You understand this? You gotta do this." Perlman says, "So, he gave me permission to be an actor...wow."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62YzvoOss-c | people = Larry Fessenden | title = Ron Perlman on Becoming an Actor | medium = video | publisher = [[Glass Eye Pix]] | year2 = 2008}}</ref> Perlman also attended the [[University of Minnesota]], where he graduated with a master's degree in theater arts.


Perlman graduated from [[George Washington High School (New York City)|George Washington High School]] in 1967 and [[Lehman College]] in 1971. He later attended the [[University of Minnesota]], where he graduated with a [[master's degree]] in theater arts in 1973.<ref name=inm>{{cite web |url=http://cla.umn.edu/alumni/ana.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116215046/http://cla.umn.edu/alumni/ana.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2011|title=Alumni of Notable Achievement: College of Liberal Arts: University of Minnesota |publisher=[[University of Minnesota]] |access-date=January 30, 2011 }}</ref>
==Career==
Perlman made his feature film debut in [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]'s film ''[[Quest for Fire (film)|Quest for Fire]]'' (1981). After various minor and supporting roles in films and television series, his breakthrough role came when he played Vincent in the TV series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', opposite [[Linda Hamilton]] from 1987 to 1990. This earned him a [[Golden Globe]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989.<ref>[http://www.hfpa.org/browse/member/30108 Golden Globe Awards official website], last accessed October 22, 2007.</ref>


== Career ==
He went on to play roles in many films and television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s as well as the 2000s. His most notable film appearances were in films such as ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), ''[[Romeo is Bleeding]]'' (1993), ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993), ''[[Police Academy: Mission to Moscow]]'' (1994), ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995), ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' (1996), ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Blade II]]'' and ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'' (both 2002) and two Stephen King story-to-movie adaptations, ''[[Sleepwalkers (film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' and ''[[Desperation]]''. His appearances in television series include ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[The Magnificent Seven (TV series)|The Magnificent Seven]]''.
===Film and television===
[[File:RonP.jpg|thumb|Perlman at the [[41st Primetime Emmy Awards]] in September 1989]]
Perlman made his television debut in the soap opera ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'' in 1979. He made his feature film debut in [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]'s film ''[[Quest for Fire (film)|Quest for Fire]]'' (1981). Annaud later revealed that when he contacted Perlman to ask him about playing Salvatore in ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), Perlman was thinking of abandoning his career. After various minor and supporting roles in film and television, he got his breakthrough leading role as Vincent on the television series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', opposite [[Linda Hamilton]], from 1987 to 1990. This earned him a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989.<ref>[http://www.hfpa.org/browse/member/30108 Golden Globe Awards official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807075830/http://www1.hfpa.org/browse/member/30108 |date=August 7, 2007 }}, last accessed October 22, 2007.</ref>


He went on to play supporting roles in many films throughout the 1990s as well as the 2000s. His most notable film appearances were in films such as ''[[Romeo is Bleeding]]'' (1993), ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993), ''[[Police Academy: Mission to Moscow]]'' (1994), ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995), ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' (1996), ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), ''[[Blade II]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' (both 2002) and two [[Stephen King]] adaptations, ''[[Sleepwalkers (1992 film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' and ''[[Stephen King's Desperation|Desperation]]''. His appearances on television series include ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[The Magnificent Seven (TV series)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', and the [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] series ''[[Hand of God (TV series)|Hand of God]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Nikara |last=Johns |url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/dana-delany-to-star-in-amazon-pilot-hand-of-god-1201149742/ |title=Dana Delany to Star in Amazon Pilot 'Hand of God' |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 28, 2014 |access-date=March 29, 2014 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |location=Los Angeles, California |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329222344/http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/dana-delany-to-star-in-amazon-pilot-hand-of-god-1201149742/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
He played his first leading film role in 1995, when he played the gargantuan [[oaf]] "One" in [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] and [[Marc Caro]]'s ''[[La Cité des enfants perdus|The City of Lost Children]]''. In 2003, Perlman starred in a commercial for [[Stella Artois]] [[beer]]. This commercial, which was called "Devil's Island," <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OKw3_XTvro | title = Stella Artois beer commercial entitled Devil's Island | medium = video | publisher = [[YouTube]] | year2 = 2008}}</ref> won a Silver Award at the 2003 British Advertising Awards.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.creativecircle.co.uk/2003/silverhonours.htm | title = British Advertising Awards - Silver Honours 2003 | year2 = 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.perlmanpages.com/tvseries/stella1.htm | title = Ron Perlman stars in an British Advertising Award winning Stella Artois beer commercial | year2 = 2003}}</ref> He got another leading film role in 2004 when he played the title role in the [[comic book]] adaptation ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''. Perlman reprised his role as Hellboy in ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'', released on July 11, 2008.


He played his first leading film role in 1995, when he played "One" in [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] and [[Marc Caro]]'s French-language ''[[La Cité des enfants perdus|The City of Lost Children]]''. In 2003, Perlman starred in a commercial for [[Stella Artois]] beer. This commercial, which was called "Devil's Island",<ref>{{YouTube|id=iDkJVIsDRaE|title=Stella Artois "Devil's Island"}}</ref> won a Silver Award at the 2003 British Advertising Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.creativecircle.co.uk/2003/silverhonours.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929234438/http://www.creativecircle.co.uk/2003/silverhonours.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 29, 2006 | title = British Advertising Awards – Silver Honours 2003 | year = 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.perlmanpages.com/tvseries/stella1.htm | title = Ron Perlman stars in a British Advertising Award winning Stella Artois beer commercial | year = 2003}}{{Dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> He got another leading film role in 2004 when he played the [[Hellboy (comics)|title role]] in the [[comic book]] adaptation ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]''. Perlman reprised his role as Hellboy in the straight to DVD animated features ''Hellboy: Sword of Storms'' (2006) and ''Hellboy: Blood and Iron'' (2007) as well as ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008).
In 2008, Perlman joined the cast of the TV show ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' on [[FX (TV network)|FX]]. He plays [[Clay Morrow]], the president of the motorcycle club and stepfather of the main character.
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In 2008, Perlman joined the cast of the television series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] playing [[Clay Morrow]], the national president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. He also played Wes Chandler in the second and third seasons of ''[[StartUp (TV series)|StartUp]]'' in 2017–2018.
===Roles that required make-up===
[[Image:Hellboy Shot 2.jpg|thumb|right|Perlman as [[Hellboy]]]]
He is known for playing roles which require make-up, some to the point where his entire body is covered or his face requires full facial prosthetics. Some examples include ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' where he plays a disfigured hunchback, ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and The Beast]]'', where he plays Vincent, a man with the face of a half-man half-lion-like beast, ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' where he plays a half man/half animal and the [[Hellboy (film)|''Hellboy'' films]] where he plays a [[demon]]. He was made to look like a chinaman in a recent commercial for ''Pearl River Shipping'', in which he advises "Don't use other shipping companies, be a man, be a PEARL man". The commercial has become somewhat of a cultural hit with young Chinese people. He even gave his ''Beauty and The Beast'' co-star [[Armin Shimerman]] advice when Shimerman was going to be in full-facial prosthetics for ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He also might play the role of the character "Larson" for [[Guillermo del Toro]]'s film adaptation of the [[H. P. Lovecraft]] story ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]''. Del Toro, in a chat session discussing his plans for ''[[The Hobbit films|The Hobbit]]'' movies, has indicated that Perlman will have some role in the films.<ref>[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/05/24/28882-hobbit-chat-peppered-with-big-news-and-little-details/ Hobbit chat with Peter Jackson and G. del Toro peppered with big news (and little details about both films) | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net | The Hobbit and L...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


In 2022, Perlman starred in [[Steven Brand]]'s noir thriller ''Joe Baby'' alongside [[Dichen Lachman]], [[Willa Fitzgerald]] and [[Harvey Keitel]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Grobar | first=Matt | title='Severance's Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald, Ron Perlman & Harvey Keitel To Topline Noir 'Joe Baby' | website=Deadline | date=June 27, 2022 | url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/dichen-lachman-willa-fitzgerald-ron-perlman-harvey-keitel-set-for-joe-baby-1235052908/ | access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, Perlman starred in the Western thriller ''[[Cottonmouth (film)|Cottonmouth]]'', which is set for release in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/ron-perlman-martin-sensmeier-western-cottonmouth-filming-oklahoma-sag-agreement-1235558479/ |title= Martin Sensmeier, Ron Perlman, Esai Morales & Eric Nelsen Lead Western 'Cottonmouth'; Filming Underway In Oklahoma |access-date= September 28, 2023 |author= Andreas Wiseman |date= September 28, 2023 |work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref> Perlman starred in the 2024 horror film ''Succubus'', written and directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Archstone Entertainment Acquires International Rights to Ron Perlman Horror Film 'Succubus,' Vanessa Del Rio Biopic (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/archstone-entertainment-international-rights-ron-perlman-horror-film-succubus-vanessa-del-rio-film-1236000465/ |access-date=September 26, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731163600/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/archstone-entertainment-international-rights-ron-perlman-horror-film-succubus-vanessa-del-rio-film-1236000465/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Voice-over work===
Perlman also has a successful career as a voice actor in addition to his onscreen acting, having portrayed characters in numerous video games and animated series. These include Vice Principal Lancer in ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', [[Kurtis Stryker]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'', Justice in ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' and various characters in [[DC Comics]] based series such as the villainous Slade, a version of DC character [[Deathstroke the Terminator]], in the ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' animated series, [[Clayface]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', [[Jax-Ur]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', [[Orion (comics)|Orion]] in ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', [[Killer Croc]], [[List of The Batman villains#Rumor|Rumor]], [[Bane (comics)|Bane]] in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' and [[Doctor Double X]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''.


=== Voice-over work ===
His video game credits include [[List of Halo characters#Fleet Admiral Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]], Fleet Admiral in command of Earth's space defences against the [[Covenant (Halo)|Covenant]] in the games ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', Jagger Valance in ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'', and [[Batman]] in ''[[Justice League Heroes]]''. He is well-known by ''[[Fallout series|Fallout]]'' fans for narrating the introductory movies in the series, including uttering the famous phrase "War. War never changes." in each installment. He also voices supporting character Slade in the 2008 ''[[Turok (video game)|Turok]]'' game.
[[File:Ron Perlman by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Perlman at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in July 2011]]
Perlman also has a successful career as a [[voice actor]]. He has portrayed characters in numerous video games and animated series, and done voice-over work for television commercials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wLa7/2018-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-the-truth|title=2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon TV Commercial, 'The Truth'|website=iSpot.tv|language=en|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> These include Casper High English teacher and vice-principal [[List of Danny Phantom characters#Mr. Lancer|Mr. Lancer]] in ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', "Mickey Kaline" in ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', The Lich in ''[[Adventure Time]]'', [[Kurtis Stryker]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'', Justice in ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' and various characters in [[DC Comics]] based series such as the villainous Slade, a version of DC character [[Deathstroke]] in the ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' animated series and again in ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]'', [[Clayface]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', [[Jax-Ur]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', [[Orion (comics)|Orion]] in ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (the former in which he reprised his role as Clayface as well as voice Orion), Sozin in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', several villains ([[Killer Croc]], [[Rumor (The Batman)|Rumor]] and [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]) in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'', [[Doctor Double X]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', and [[Sinestro]] in ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]. ''In addition, he served as the narrator for ''[[1000 Ways to Die]]'' from 2009 to 2012.


His video game credits include Terrence Hood in the games ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', Jagger Valance in ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'', and [[Batman]] in ''[[Justice League Heroes]]''. He is well known by ''[[Fallout series|Fallout]]'' fans for narrating the introductory movies in the series, including uttering the famous phrase "War. War never changes." He also voices "Slade" in the 2008 ''[[Turok (video game)|Turok]]'' game, and [[Abomination (character)|Emil Blonsky / Abomination]] in ''[[Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'', ''[[Conan (2007 video game)|Conan]]'' for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and voices the fast-talking Mayor Hoodoo Brown in the [[Neversoft]] game ''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]''. He also made an appearance in ''[[Payday 2]]'' as "Rust", part of the "Biker Pack" DLC.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/ron-perlman-stars-in-payday-2s-biker-packs-dlc-out-this-week/ |title=Ron Perlman stars in Payday 2's Biker Packs DLC, out this week |journal=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=December 30, 2017 |date=June 13, 2016 |first=Tom |last=Sykes |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926233835/https://www.pcgamer.com/ron-perlman-stars-in-payday-2s-biker-packs-dlc-out-this-week/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]'' (2016), Perlman offered his likeness and voice to one of the lead playable characters in the game's popular Zombies mode.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Alice |date=July 10, 2015 |title=Jeff Goldblum & Ron Perlman Star In Cod Blops 3 Zombies |language=en |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cod-blops-3-zombies-jeff-goldblum-ron-perlman |access-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716201723/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cod-blops-3-zombies-jeff-goldblum-ron-perlman |url-status=live }}</ref>
Perlman is soon to be the voice of [[Conan the Barbarian]] in the upcoming animated film of [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''[[Red Nails]]''. He provides the voice to the same character in the video game ''[[Conan (2007 video game)|Conan]]''.


Perlman has also provided narration for a number of audiobooks, including [[City of Thieves (novel)|''City of Thieves'']] by [[David Benioff]]. Perlman also does narration in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]'s cold open promos for pay-per-view events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okoh|first=Joseph|title=How long has Hellboy actor Ron Perlman been working with the UFC?|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-long-hellboy-actor-ron-perlman-working-ufc|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=January 16, 2021|language=en-us|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811193558/https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-long-hellboy-actor-ron-perlman-working-ufc|url-status=live}}</ref>
Perlman also lent his solitary voice to the audio version of the 2009 book "The Strain."


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Perlman married Opal Stone, an Afro-Jamaican jewelry designer, on Valentine's Day 1981 and they had two children together: daughter Blake Amanda (b. 1984) and son Brandon Avery (b. 1990).<ref name="memoir">{{cite book |last=Perlman |first=Ron |date=2015 |title= Easy Street (the Hard Way) |location=Boston |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |isbn= 978-0306824180 |author-link=Ron Perlman}}</ref> They separated in May 2019 and Perlman later filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Alexia |title=Ron Perlman Files for Divorce from Wife of 38 Years, 5 Months After He Was Seen Kissing Costar |url=https://people.com/movies/ron-perlman-files-divorce-wife-38-years/ |access-date=November 9, 2019 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 5, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108231705/https://people.com/movies/ron-perlman-files-divorce-wife-38-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Perlman married his ''StartUp'' co-star Allison Dunbar in Italy after three years of dating.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2022 |first=Juliana |last=Perri |title=Ron Perlman Marries Fiancée Allison Dunbar in Italy: 'Spring Has Indeed Sprung' |url=https://people.com/movies/ron-perlman-marries-fiancee-allison-dunbar-in-italy/ |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=people.com |language=en}}</ref> His son Brandon produces electronic music under the stage name [[Delroy Edwards (musician)|Delroy Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://interviewly.com/i/ron-perlman-apr-2014-reddit |title=Interviewly |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203130406/http://interviewly.com/i/ron-perlman-apr-2014-reddit |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
He has been married to Opal Perlman since February 14, 1981, and he has two children, daughter Blake Amanda (born 1984), and son Brandon Avery (born 1990). Perlman has volunteered as an actor with the [[Young storytellers program|Young Storytellers Program]].


Perlman is a lifelong [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Ron Perlman|author-link=Ron Perlman|user=perlmutations|number=797302123700617216|date=November 11, 2016|title=I am a lifelong Democrat. Because I believe that when Government is at its best, it is meant to help the average Joe!|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> He has been a vocal critic of former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moran|first=Lee|date=July 3, 2020|title=Ron Perlman Names 'Sick And Twisted' Part Of Trump Presidency That Blows His Mind|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-perlman-donald-trump-blows-mind_n_5efeff73c5b612083c5a4fef|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=HuffPost|language=en|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820140308/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-perlman-donald-trump-blows-mind_n_5efeff73c5b612083c5a4fef|url-status=live}}</ref> whose son [[Donald Trump Jr.]] called Perlman "a coward" for allegedly being aware of [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|Weinstein's sexual abuses on several women in the entertainment industry]] and staying silent about it.<ref name="indiewire.com"/> In 2018, Perlman claimed that he intentionally urinated on his hand prior to shaking [[Harvey Weinstein]]'s hand followed by the message "I think about that every time lil Donnie opens up his [[KFC]]."<ref name="indiewire.com">{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=June 26, 2018|title=Donald Trump Jr. Suggests Ron Perlman Knew About Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Abuse, Calls Him a 'Coward' For Being Silent|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/donald-trump-jr-accuses-ron-perlman-harvey-weinstein-piss-handshake-1201978877/|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820140308/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/donald-trump-jr-accuses-ron-perlman-harvey-weinstein-piss-handshake-1201978877/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film===
*''[[Quest for Fire (film)|Quest for Fire]]'' (1981) &mdash; Amoukar
*''[[The Ice Pirates]]'' (1984) &mdash; Zeno
*''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986) &mdash; Salvatore
*''[[Sleepwalkers (film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' (1992) &mdash; Captain Soames
*''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993) &mdash; Angel De La Guardia
*''[[Romeo Is Bleeding]]'' (1993) &mdash; Jack's attorney
*''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' (1993) &mdash; Pap Finn
*''[[Police Academy: Mission to Moscow]]'' (1994) &mdash; Konstantine Konali
*''[[The City of Lost Children]]'' (1995) &mdash; One
*''[[The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space]]'' (1995) (TV) &mdash; Lord Vox
*''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995) &mdash; Norman Arbuthnot
*''[[Fluke (film)|Fluke]]'' (1995) &mdash; Sylvester
*''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' (1996) &mdash; Sayer of the Law
*''[[The Second Civil War]]'' (1997) (TV) &mdash; Alan Manieski
*''[[Prince Valiant (1997 film)|Prince Valiant]]'' (1997) &mdash; Boltar
*''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997) &mdash; Johner
*''[[I Woke Up Early the Day I Died]]'' (1998) &mdash; Cemetery Caretaker
*''[[Happy, Texas (film)|Happy, Texas]]'' (1999) &mdash; Marshal Nalhober
*''[[Primal Force]]'' (1999) &mdash; Frank Brodie
*''[[Price of Glory]]'' (2000) &mdash; Nick Everson
*''[[Down (film)|Down]]'' (aka ''The Shaft'') (2001) &mdash; Mitchell
*''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001) &mdash; Koulikov
*''[[Blade II]]'' (2002) &mdash; Dieter Reinhardt
*''[[Crime and Punishment#Film adaptations|Crime and Punishment]]'' (2002) &mdash; Dusharo
*''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'' (2002) &mdash; Reman Viceroy
*''[[Hoodlum & Son]]'' (2003) &mdash; 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
*''[[Absolon]]'' (2003) &mdash; Murchison
*''[[Two Soldiers]]'' (2003) &mdash; Colonel McKellog
*''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003) &mdash; VP for Never Learning
*''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' (2004) &mdash; [[Hellboy]]
*''[[Missing in America]]'' (2005) &mdash; Red
*''[[Local Color (film)|Local Color]]'' (2006) &mdash; Curtis Sunday
*''[[The Last Winter]]'' (2006) &mdash; Ed Pollack
*''[[Desperation#TV movie|Desperation]]'' (2006) (TV) &mdash; Deputy Collie Entragian
*''[[5ive Girls]]'' (2006) &mdash; Father Drake
*''[[In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale]]'' (2007) &mdash; Norick
*''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008) &mdash; Hellboy
*''[[Mutant Chronicles (film)|Mutant Chronicles]]'' (2008) &mdash; Brother Samuel
*''[[Outlander (film)|Outlander]]'' (2008) &mdash; Gunnar
*''[[Uncross the Stars]]'' (2008) &mdash; Bobby Walden
*''[[The Devil's Tomb]]'' (2009) &mdash; Wesley
*''[[Dark Country]]'' (2009) &mdash; Deputy Thompson
*''[[I Sell The Dead]]'' (2009) &mdash; Father Duffy
*''[[The Job (2009 film)|The Job]]'' (2009) &mdash; Jim
*''[[Season of the Witch (2010 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' (2010) &mdash; Felson
*''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]'' (2010) &mdash; Nicola
*''[[Crave (2010 film)|Crave]]'' (2010) &mdash; Pete
*''[[Conan (film)|Conan]]'' (2011) &mdash; Corin


On November 9, 2016, Perlman announced via Facebook his intention to run for U.S. President in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Karen|last=Brill|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/ron-perlman-announces-2020-presidential-run.html|title=Ron Perlman Announces Intention to Run for President in 2020, Seemingly Beats You to Being Able to Laugh About Any of This|website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2017|language=en|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220102705/http://www.vulture.com/2016/11/ron-perlman-announces-2020-presidential-run.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2019, he endorsed the candidacy of [[Kamala Harris]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aris|last=Folley|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/426885-ron-perlman-says-kamala-harris-already-has-his-vote-for-2020|title=Ron Perlman Says Kamala Harris Already Has His Vote For 2020|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414150357/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/426885-ron-perlman-says-kamala-harris-already-has-his-vote-for-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Perlman spoke in support of the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike|2023 SAG-AFTRA]] and [[2023 WGA strike|WGA strikes]] and criticized an executive from the [[Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers]] who said that the association should delay negotiations with striking workers until they began to lose their homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Emlyn |date=July 15, 2023 |title=Ron Perlman clarifies remarks warning studio exec about their home |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/ron-perlman-clarifies-remarks-warning-studio-exec-about-home-sag-wag-strikes/ |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716192711/https://ew.com/celebrity/ron-perlman-clarifies-remarks-warning-studio-exec-about-home-sag-wag-strikes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Television===
*''[[Our Family Honor]]'' (1985) &mdash; Bausch
*''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1987–1990) &mdash; Vincent
*''[[Arly Hanks]]'' (1993) &mdash; Jim-Bob Buchanan
*''[[Highlander: The Series]]'' (1996) &mdash; The Messenger (one episode)
*''[[A Town Has Turned to Dust]]'' (1998) &mdash; Jerry Paul
*''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' (1998) &mdash; Lt. Col. Brandon Grace (one episode)
*''[[The Magnificent Seven (TV series)|The Magnificent Seven]]'' (1998–2000) &mdash; Josiah Sanchez
*''[[Charmed]]'' (2000) &mdash; Mr Kellerman (one episode)
*''[[The Tick (live action TV series)|The Tick]]'' (2001) &mdash; Fiery Blaze (one episode)
*''[[Masters of Horror]]'' (2006) &mdash; Dwayne Burcell (one episode)
*''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' (2008–present) &mdash; [[Clarence "Clay" Morrow]]
*''[[1000 Ways to Die]]'' (2009-present) &mdash; Narrator


===Voice work===
== Filmography ==
{{main|List of Ron Perlman performances}}
*''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (1992–1993) (TV series) &mdash; Clayface
*''[[Animaniacs]]'' (1993) (TV series) &mdash; [[Satan]], Sgt. Sweete
*''[[Phantom 2040]]'' (1994) (TV series) &mdash; Graft
*''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' (1995) (TV series) &mdash; [[Stryker (Mortal Kombat)|Kurtis Stryker]]
*''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1995) (TV series) &mdash; [[Wizard (Marvel Comics)|Wizard]], [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]]
*''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]'' (1994) (TV series) &mdash; [[Arbutus (Aladdin)|Arbutus]]
*''[[Iron Man (1994 TV series)|Iron Man]]'' (1995) (TV series) &mdash; [[Hulk (comics)|Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk]]
*''[[Chronomaster]]'' (1995) (video game) &mdash; Rene Korda
*''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (1996) (TV series) &mdash; Mickey Kaline
*''[[Duckman]]'' (1996) (TV series) Roland Thompson
*''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]'' (1997) (video game) &mdash; Butch Harris, narrator
*''[[An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island]]'' (1998) &mdash; Grasping
*''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' (1997–1998) (TV series) &mdash; Clayface
*''[[Fallout 2]]'' (1998) (video game) &mdash; Narrator
*''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1999) (TV series) &mdash; [[Jax-Ur]]
*''[[Titan A.E.]]'' (2000) &mdash; Professor Sam Tucker
*''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' (2001) (video game) &mdash; Narrator
*''[[Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter]]'' (2001) (video game) &mdash; Wylfdene
*''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]'' (2003) (video game) &mdash; [[Clayface]]
*''[[True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' (2003) (video game) &mdash; Misha
*''[[Lords of EverQuest]]'' (2003) (video game) &mdash; Lord Skass
*''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (2004–2006) (TV series) &mdash; [[Clayface]], [[Orion (comics)|Orion]]
*''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' (2004–2006) (TV series) &mdash; [[Deathstroke|Slade]]
*''[[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]]'' (2004) (video game) &mdash; Jagger Valance
*''[[Danny Phantom]]'' (2004–2007) (TV series) &mdash; Mr. Lancer
*''[[Halo 2]]'' (2004) (video game) &mdash; Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
*''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]'' (2005) (video game) &mdash; [[Hoodoo Brown|Mayor Hoodoo Brown]]
*''[[Tarzan II]]'' (2005) &mdash; Kago
*''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' (2005) (video game) &mdash; [[Abomination (comics)|Emil Blonsky/The Abomination]]
*''[[Teen Titans (console game)|Teen Titans]]'' (2005) (video game) &mdash; Slade
*''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' (2005) [[Killer Croc]]
*''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]'' (2005) &mdash; Hotep/Ancient One #2
*''[[The Outfit (video game)|The Outfit]]'' (2005) (video game) &mdash; Tommy Mac
*''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'' (2006) &mdash; Captain Skunkbeard/Biff Wellington
*''[[Justice League Heroes]]'' (2006) (video game) &mdash; [[Batman|Bruce Wayne/Batman]]
*''[[Hellboy: Sword of Storms]]'' (2006) (TV) &mdash; Hellboy
*''[[Afro Samurai]]'' (2007) (TV) &mdash; Justice
*''[[Hellboy: Blood and Iron]]'' (2007) (TV) &mdash; Hellboy
*''[[Battle for Terra]]'' (2007) &mdash; Elder Vorin
*''[[Halo 3]]'' (2007) (video game) &mdash; Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
*''[[Conan (2007 video game)|Conan]]'' (2007) (video game) &mdash; Conan of Cimmeria
*''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' (2007) (TV series) &mdash; Fire Lord Sozin
*''[[Hellboy: The Science of Evil]]'' (2008) (video game) &mdash; Hellboy
*''[[Fallout 3]]'' (2008) (video game) &mdash; Narrator
*''[[Turok (video game)|Turok]]'' (2008) (video game) &mdash; Slade
*''[[Spirit of the Forest (film)|Spirit of the Forest]]'' (2008) &mdash; Oak
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' (2008) (TV series) &mdash; Gha Nachkt
*''[[Afro Samurai (video game)|Afro Samurai]]'' (2009) (video game) &mdash; Justice
*''[[The Strain]]'' (2009) (audio book) &mdash; Narrator
*''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' (2010) (video game) &mdash; Narrator
*''[[Archer (TV series)|Archer]]'' (2010) (TV Series) &mdash; Ramon Limon
*''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (2010) (TV series) &mdash; [[Doctor Double X]]


==References==
== Books ==
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| 2014 || ''Easy Street (the Hard Way): A Memoir''<ref>{{cite news |last=Klimek |first=Chris |date=October 3, 2014 |title=Review: 'Easy Street (The Hard Way),' a memoir by actor Ron Perlman |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/review-easy-street-the-hard-way-a-memoir-by-actor-ron-perlman/2014/10/02/15e94604-441e-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720012546/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/review-easy-street-the-hard-way-a-memoir-by-actor-ron-perlman/2014/10/02/15e94604-441e-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links==
== References ==
{{Commons|Ron Perlman}}
{{Reflist|30em}}
*{{imdb|0000579|Ron Perlman}}
{{memoryalpha}}
*[http://television.aol.com/tv-celebrity-interviews/ron-perlman Ron Perlman interview]
*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ron_perlman/ Ron Perlman at Rotten Tomatoes]


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For the businessman, see Ronald Perelman.

Ron Perlman
Perlman looking towards a camera
Perlman in 2022
Born
Ronald N. Perlman

(1950-04-13) April 13, 1950 (age 74)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1975–present
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Opal Stone
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Allison Dunbar
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(m. 2022)​
Children2, including Delroy Edwards

Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire (1981), Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in The City of Lost Children (1995), When the Bough Breaks (1994), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Koulikov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Hellboy in both Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Clay Morrow in the television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Nino in Drive (2011) and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021). As a frequent collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, he has had roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). He also starred in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and two Stephen King adaptations, Sleepwalkers (1992) and Desperation (2006).

Perlman has also had a prolific career as a voice actor, including the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout (1997–present), Clayface in the DC Animated Universe (1992–2003), 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) and its spinoff Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023), Xibalba in The Book of Life (2014), and Optimus Primal in both the Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018) animated series and the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).

Early life and education

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Ronald N. Perlman[1] was born on April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York City.[2] His mother, Dorothy (née Rosen), was a municipal employee, and his father, Bertram "Bert" Perlman, was a jazz drummer and television repairman.[3] His family is Jewish, originally from Hungary and Poland, and Perlman had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.[4][5]

Perlman said in 1988, "It was not a bad childhood but I had a perception of myself that was ... I was terribly overweight as a young kid, and it was sort of a low self image."[6] He stated this experience is something that attracts him to roles where he portrays "these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing."[7][8] Perlman had a "very close" relationship with his father, who convinced his son he "had to" pursue a career as an actor after seeing him perform in a college production of Guys and Dolls.[7]

Perlman graduated from George Washington High School in 1967 and Lehman College in 1971. He later attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a master's degree in theater arts in 1973.[9]

Career

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Film and television

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Perlman at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 1989

Perlman made his television debut in the soap opera Ryan's Hope in 1979. He made his feature film debut in Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Quest for Fire (1981). Annaud later revealed that when he contacted Perlman to ask him about playing Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Perlman was thinking of abandoning his career. After various minor and supporting roles in film and television, he got his breakthrough leading role as Vincent on the television series Beauty and the Beast, opposite Linda Hamilton, from 1987 to 1990. This earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989.[10]

He went on to play supporting roles in many films throughout the 1990s as well as the 2000s. His most notable film appearances were in films such as Romeo is Bleeding (1993), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994), The Last Supper (1995), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Blade II and Star Trek: Nemesis (both 2002) and two Stephen King adaptations, Sleepwalkers and Desperation. His appearances on television series include Highlander: The Series, The Outer Limits, The Magnificent Seven, and the Amazon series Hand of God.[11]

He played his first leading film role in 1995, when he played "One" in Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's French-language The City of Lost Children. In 2003, Perlman starred in a commercial for Stella Artois beer. This commercial, which was called "Devil's Island",[12] won a Silver Award at the 2003 British Advertising Awards.[13][14] He got another leading film role in 2004 when he played the title role in the comic book adaptation Hellboy. Perlman reprised his role as Hellboy in the straight to DVD animated features Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) and Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) as well as Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).

In 2008, Perlman joined the cast of the television series Sons of Anarchy on FX playing Clay Morrow, the national president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. He also played Wes Chandler in the second and third seasons of StartUp in 2017–2018.

In 2022, Perlman starred in Steven Brand's noir thriller Joe Baby alongside Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald and Harvey Keitel.[15] In 2023, Perlman starred in the Western thriller Cottonmouth, which is set for release in 2024.[16] Perlman starred in the 2024 horror film Succubus, written and directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna.[17]

Voice-over work

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Perlman at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011

Perlman also has a successful career as a voice actor. He has portrayed characters in numerous video games and animated series, and done voice-over work for television commercials.[18] These include Casper High English teacher and vice-principal Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom, "Mickey Kaline" in Hey Arnold!, The Lich in Adventure Time, Kurtis Stryker in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Justice in Afro Samurai and various characters in DC Comics based series such as the villainous Slade, a version of DC character Deathstroke in the Teen Titans animated series and again in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, Jax-Ur in Superman: The Animated Series, Orion in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited (the former in which he reprised his role as Clayface as well as voice Orion), Sozin in Avatar: The Last Airbender, several villains (Killer Croc, Rumor and Bane) in The Batman, Doctor Double X in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Sinestro in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. In addition, he served as the narrator for 1000 Ways to Die from 2009 to 2012.

His video game credits include Terrence Hood in the games Halo 2 and Halo 3, Jagger Valance in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and Batman in Justice League Heroes. He is well known by Fallout fans for narrating the introductory movies in the series, including uttering the famous phrase "War. War never changes." He also voices "Slade" in the 2008 Turok game, and Emil Blonsky / Abomination in Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Conan for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and voices the fast-talking Mayor Hoodoo Brown in the Neversoft game Gun. He also made an appearance in Payday 2 as "Rust", part of the "Biker Pack" DLC.[19] In Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2016), Perlman offered his likeness and voice to one of the lead playable characters in the game's popular Zombies mode.[20]

Perlman has also provided narration for a number of audiobooks, including City of Thieves by David Benioff. Perlman also does narration in the UFC's cold open promos for pay-per-view events.[21]

Personal life

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Perlman married Opal Stone, an Afro-Jamaican jewelry designer, on Valentine's Day 1981 and they had two children together: daughter Blake Amanda (b. 1984) and son Brandon Avery (b. 1990).[22] They separated in May 2019 and Perlman later filed for divorce.[23] In 2022, Perlman married his StartUp co-star Allison Dunbar in Italy after three years of dating.[24] His son Brandon produces electronic music under the stage name Delroy Edwards.[25]

Perlman is a lifelong Democrat.[26] He has been a vocal critic of former U.S. President Donald Trump,[27] whose son Donald Trump Jr. called Perlman "a coward" for allegedly being aware of Weinstein's sexual abuses on several women in the entertainment industry and staying silent about it.[28] In 2018, Perlman claimed that he intentionally urinated on his hand prior to shaking Harvey Weinstein's hand followed by the message "I think about that every time lil Donnie opens up his KFC."[28]

On November 9, 2016, Perlman announced via Facebook his intention to run for U.S. President in the 2020 election.[29] In January 2019, he endorsed the candidacy of Kamala Harris.[30] Perlman spoke in support of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and criticized an executive from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers who said that the association should delay negotiations with striking workers until they began to lose their homes.[31]

Filmography

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Main article: List of Ron Perlman performances

Books

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Year Title
2014 Easy Street (the Hard Way): A Memoir[32]

References

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  1. ^ @perlmutations (January 15, 2014). "N. Yes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Kane, Paul; O'Regan, Marie (2014). Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors. McFarland. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7864-5672-7. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Perlman, Ron (September 30, 2014). Easy Street (the Hard Way). Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306823459 – via google.ca.
  4. ^ Perlman, Ron (September 30, 2014). Easy Street (The Hard Way): A Memoir. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306823459. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Taylor, Drew. "Movies | Movie Times | Tickets Online | MoviesTrailers – Moviefone.com". Screened.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  6. ^ BEAUTY & THE BEAST - Ron Perlman on HOUR MAG March 1988 on YouTube
  7. ^ a b Ron Perlman on Acting on YouTube
  8. ^ Perlman, Ron (2015). Easy Street (the hard Way): A Memoir. Da Capo Press. pp. 29, 67. ISBN 978-0306824180.
  9. ^ "Alumni of Notable Achievement: College of Liberal Arts: University of Minnesota". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  10. ^ Golden Globe Awards official website Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, last accessed October 22, 2007.
  11. ^ Johns, Nikara (March 28, 2014). "Dana Delany to Star in Amazon Pilot 'Hand of God'". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Penske Business Media, LLC. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  12. ^ Stella Artois "Devil's Island" on YouTube
  13. ^ "British Advertising Awards – Silver Honours 2003". 2003. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006.
  14. ^ "Ron Perlman stars in a British Advertising Award winning Stella Artois beer commercial". 2003.[dead link‍]
  15. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 27, 2022). "'Severance's Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald, Ron Perlman & Harvey Keitel To Topline Noir 'Joe Baby'". Deadline. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  16. ^ Andreas Wiseman (September 28, 2023). "Martin Sensmeier, Ron Perlman, Esai Morales & Eric Nelsen Lead Western 'Cottonmouth'; Filming Underway In Oklahoma". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  17. ^ Lang, Brent (May 14, 2024). "Archstone Entertainment Acquires International Rights to Ron Perlman Horror Film 'Succubus,' Vanessa Del Rio Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon TV Commercial, 'The Truth'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  19. ^ Sykes, Tom (June 13, 2016). "Ron Perlman stars in Payday 2's Biker Packs DLC, out this week". PC Gamer. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  20. ^ O'Connor, Alice (July 10, 2015). "Jeff Goldblum & Ron Perlman Star In Cod Blops 3 Zombies". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  21. ^ Okoh, Joseph (January 16, 2021). "How long has Hellboy actor Ron Perlman been working with the UFC?". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  22. ^ Perlman, Ron (2015). Easy Street (the Hard Way). Boston: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306824180.
  23. ^ Fernandez, Alexia (November 5, 2019). "Ron Perlman Files for Divorce from Wife of 38 Years, 5 Months After He Was Seen Kissing Costar". People. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  24. ^ Perri, Juliana (June 28, 2022). "Ron Perlman Marries Fiancée Allison Dunbar in Italy: 'Spring Has Indeed Sprung'". people.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  25. ^ "Interviewly". April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  26. ^ Ron Perlman [@perlmutations] (November 11, 2016). "I am a lifelong Democrat. Because I believe that when Government is at its best, it is meant to help the average Joe!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2017 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Moran, Lee (July 3, 2020). "Ron Perlman Names 'Sick And Twisted' Part Of Trump Presidency That Blows His Mind". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  28. ^ a b Sharf, Zack (June 26, 2018). "Donald Trump Jr. Suggests Ron Perlman Knew About Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Abuse, Calls Him a 'Coward' For Being Silent". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  29. ^ Brill, Karen (November 9, 2016). "Ron Perlman Announces Intention to Run for President in 2020, Seemingly Beats You to Being Able to Laugh About Any of This". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  30. ^ Folley, Aris (January 24, 2019). "Ron Perlman Says Kamala Harris Already Has His Vote For 2020". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  31. ^ Travis, Emlyn (July 15, 2023). "Ron Perlman clarifies remarks warning studio exec about their home". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  32. ^ Klimek, Chris (October 3, 2014). "Review: 'Easy Street (The Hard Way),' a memoir by actor Ron Perlman". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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