Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman | |
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Born | Ronald N. Perlman April 13, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Opal Stone Perlman (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman[1] (born April 13, 1950) is an American television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (for which he won a Golden Globe), as the comic book character Hellboy in both 2004's Hellboy and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army and as Clarence "Clay" Morrow in television series Sons of Anarchy. Perlman is a frequent collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, also having roles in his films Cronos, Blade II and Pacific Rim. He is also known for his voice-over work as the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout, Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series, Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, The Lich in Adventure Time, The Stabbington Brothers in Disney's animated film Tangled and as the narrator of the television series 1000 Ways to Die.[2]
Early life
Perlman was born in Washington Heights, New York, to a Jewish family.[3][4] His mother, Dorothy, was a municipal employee, and his father was a jazz drummer and repairman.[5] 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."[6] Perlman continued to say that this experience is one thing that attracts him to "playing these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing".[7]
He attended George Washington High School and later Lehman College in New York City in 1971, which did not have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre at that time. He has said 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, 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."[7] Perlman attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a master's degree in theater arts in 1973.[1]
Career
Perlman started his career as a stage actor appearing in various productions and made his feature film debut in Jean-Jacques Annaud's 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, 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.[8]
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 (1986), 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 story-to-movie adaptations, Sleepwalkers and Desperation. His appearances in television series include Highlander: The Series, The Outer Limits and The Magnificent Seven.
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,"[9] won a Silver Award at the 2003 British Advertising Awards.[10][11] 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, released on July 11, 2008.
In 2008, Perlman joined the cast of the TV show Sons of Anarchy on FX playing Clay Morrow, the president of the motorcycle club and the protagonist's stepfather.
Roles that required make-up
Perlman is known for playing roles which require extensive make-up, some to the point where his entire body is covered or his face requires full facial prosthetics. Some examples include his first film role in Quest for Fire, where he played a Neanderthal; The Name of the Rose where he plays a disfigured hunchback; Beauty and The Beast, where he played Vincent, a man with the face of a half-man half-lion-like beast; The Island of Dr. Moreau where he also plays a half man/half animal; Star Trek: Nemesis in which he is the Reman viceroy; and the Hellboy films where he plays the titular demon. He even gave his Beauty and The Beast co-star Armin Shimerman advice when Shimerman was going to be in full-facial prosthetics guest-starring as a Ferengi on Star Trek: The Next Generation.[12]
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 Casper High teacher Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom, 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 the Terminator, in the Teen Titans animated series, Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series, Jax-Ur in Superman: The Animated Series, Sozin in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Orion in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Killer Croc, Rumor, Bane in The Batman, Doctor Double X in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Sinestro in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
His video game credits include Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, who commands Earth's space defenses against the 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 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.
Personal life
He has been married to Opal Stone Perlman since February 14, 1981; they have two children, a daughter, Blake Amanda (born 1984), and a son, Brandon Avery (born 1990). Perlman has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. On July 9, 2012 he supported the Make-A-Wish foundation by fulfilling a boy's dream to meet him dressed in full, film-ready makeup as Hellboy.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Quest for Fire | Amoukar | Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor |
1984 | The Ice Pirates | Zeno | |
1986 | The Name of the Rose | Salvatore | |
1988 | A Stoning in Fulham County | Jacob Shuller | Television film |
1992 | Blind Man's Bluff | Frank Cerrillo | Television film |
1992 | Sleepwalkers | Captain Soames | |
1993 | Cronos | Angel De La Guardia | |
1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Jack's attorney | |
1993 | When the Bough Breaks | Dr. Douglas Eben | |
1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Pap Finn | |
1993 | Arly Hanks | Jim-Bob Buchanan | Television film |
1994 | The Cisco Kid | Lt. Col. Delacroix | Television film |
1994 | Double Exposure | John McClure | |
1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Konstantine Konali | |
1994 | Sensation | Detective Pantella | |
1995 | Original Sins | Chas Bradley | Television film |
1995 | The City of Lost Children | One | |
1995 | The Last Supper | Norman Arbuthnot | |
1995 | Fluke | Sylvester | |
1995 | Mr. Stitch | Doctor Frederick Texarian | Television film |
1995 | The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space | Lord Vox of Vestron | Television film |
1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Sayer of the Law | |
1997 | The Second Civil War | Alan Manieski | Television film |
1997 | Prince Valiant | Boltar | |
1997 | Tinseltown | Cliff | |
1997 | Alien Resurrection | Johner | |
1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Cemetery Caretaker | |
1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Gascone | |
1998 | The Protector | Dr. Ramsey Krago | |
1998 | A Town Has Turned to Dust | Jerry Paul | Television film |
1998 | Houdini | Booking Agent | Television film |
1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Mr. Grasping (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1999 | Happy, Texas | Marshal Nalhober | |
1999 | Supreme Sanction | The Director | Television film |
1999 | Primal Force | Frank Brodie | Television film |
2000 | The Trial of Old Drum | Charles Burden Sr. | |
2000 | Titan A.E. | Sam Tucker (voice) | |
2000 | Operation Sandman | Dr. Harlan Jessup | |
2000 | The King's Guard | Lord Morton | |
2000 | Operation Sandman | Dr. Harlan Jessup | Television film |
2000 | Price of Glory | Nick Everson | |
2000 | The Trial of Old Drum | Charles Burden Sr. | Television film |
2000 | Bread and Roses | Himself | Uncredited cameo |
2000 | Stroke | Schumaker | |
2001 | Down | Mitchell | |
2001 | The Tick(Tv series) | Fiery blaze (cameo) | |
2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Koulikov | |
2002 | Blade II | Dieter Reinhardt | |
2002 | Night Class | Morgan | |
2002 | Crime and Punishment | Dusharo | |
2002 | Star Trek Nemesis | Reman Viceroy | |
2002 | Shakedown | Christopher 'St. Joy' Bellows | Direct-to-video |
2003 | Boys on the Run | Captain | |
2003 | Rats | Dr. William Winslow | |
2003 | Hoodlum & Son | 'Ugly' Jim McCrae | |
2003 | Absolon | Murchison | |
2003 | Two Soldiers | Colonel McKellog | Short film |
2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | VP for Never Learning | |
2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Himself | Cameo Direct-to-video |
2004 | Hellboy | Hellboy | Nominated - Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Leading Actor |
2004 | Quiet Kill | Detective Sergeant Perry | |
2005 | The Second Front | General von Binding | |
2005 | Missing in America | Red | |
2005 | Tarzan II | Kago (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Hotep (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2006 | Local Color | Curtis Sunday | |
2006 | Desperation | Collie Entragian | Television film |
2006 | How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Vito | |
2006 | The Last Winter | Ed Pollack | Nominated - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
2006 | 5ive Girls | Father Drake | |
2006 | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Captain Skunkbeard/Biff Wellington (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Hellboy (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Norick | |
2007 | Hellboy: Blood and Iron | Hellboy (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2007 | Battle for Terra | Elder Vorin (voice) | |
2008 | Uncross the Stars | Bobby Walden | |
2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Hellboy | Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Leading Actor Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Fight |
2008 | Outlander | Gunnar | |
2008 | Spirit of the Forest | Oak (voice) | |
2008 | Mutant Chronicles | Brother Samuel | |
2009 | The Devil's Tomb | Wesley | |
2009 | Dark Country | Deputy Thompson | Direct-to-video |
2009 | I Sell The Dead | Father Duffy | |
2009 | The Job | Jim | |
2010 | Killer by Nature | Dr. Julian | |
2010 | Acts of Violence | Priest Bill | |
2010 | Tangled | Stabbington Brothers (voices) | |
2010 | Bunraku | Nicola | |
2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Parker (voice) | |
2011 | Season of the Witch | Felson | |
2011 | The Littlest Angel | God (voice) | |
2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Corin | |
2011 | Drive | Nino | |
2011 | Elwood | Louie the Jaw | Short film |
2012 | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | Horus | Direct-to-video |
2012 | Bad Ass | Mayor Williams | |
2012 | The Punisher: Dirty Laundry | Big Mike | Short film |
2012 | Crave | Pete | |
2012 | 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom | Phil | |
2013 | Pacific Rim | Hannibal Chau | |
2013 | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2014 | The Virginian | Judge Henry | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Tbilisi, I Love You | American motorcyclist | |
2014 | 13 Sins | Chilcoat | |
2014 | Before I Disappear | Bill | |
2014 | Kid Cannabis | Barry Lerner | |
2014 | Dermaphoria | Anslinger | |
2014 | The Book of Life | Xibalba (voice) | Post-production |
2015 | Skin Trade | Viktor Dragovic | Post-production |
2015 | Poker Night | Calabrese | Post-production |
2015 | Robodog | Marshall (voice) | Post-production |
2015 | Moonwalkers | Kidman | Post-production |
2015 | Stonewall | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Ryan's Hope | Dr. Bernie Marx | 2 episodes |
1985 | The Fall Guy | Thug | Episode: "Split Image" |
1985 | Our Family Honor | Bausch | Episode: "Pilot" |
1985 | MacGruder and Loud | Attorney | Episode: "The Very Scary Man" |
1985 | Our Family Honor | Bausch | Episode: "Split Image" |
1986 | The Insiders | Episode: "Den of Thieves" | |
1986 | Miami Vice | John Ruger | Episode: "Walk-Alone" |
1987–1990 | Beauty and the Beast | Vincent | 55 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1989) Q Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series (1988, 1989) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1988, 1989) |
1992–1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Clayface / Driller (voices) | 4 episodes |
1993 | The Untouchables | Snake | Episode: "Railroaded" |
1993 | Bonkers | Sergeant Francis Q. Grating (voice) | 17 episodes |
1993 | Animaniacs | Satan / Sgt. Sweete (voices) | 2 episodes |
1994 | Aladdin | Arbutus (voice) | Episode: "Garden of Evil" |
1994 | Mighty Max | Goar (voice) | Episode: "Tar Wars" |
1994 | The Little Mermaid | Apollo (voice) | Episode: "Heroes" |
1995 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Mr. Scratch (voice) | Episode: "Night Ghoulery" |
1995 | Fantastic Four | Wizard / Hulk (voices) | 2 episodes |
1995 | Iron Man | Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk (voice) | Episode: "Hulk Buster" |
1996 | Phantom 2040 | Graft (voice) | 22 episodes |
1996 | Wing Commander Academy | Daimon Karnes (voice) | 2 episodes |
1996 | Duckman | Roland Thompson (voice) | Episode: "They Craved Duckman's Brain!" |
1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Kurtis Stryker (voice) | 13 episodes |
1996–1998 | Hey Arnold! | Mickey Kaline (voice) | 2 episodes |
1996 | Highlander: The Series | The Messenger | Episode: "The Messenger" |
1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Stuart | Episode: "Secrets" |
1997 | Perversions of Science | 40132 | Episode: "The Exile" |
1997–1999 | Superman: The Animated Series | Jax-Ur (voice) | 3 episodes |
1997–1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Clayface (voice) | 4 episodes |
1998–2000 | The Magnificent Seven | Josiah Sanchez | 22 episodes |
1998 | Godzilla | Leviathan Alien (voice) | Episode: "Leviathan" |
1998 | The Outer Limits | Lt. Col. Brandon Grace | Episode: "Black Box" |
1999 | Family Law | Roy | Episode: "The List" |
1999 | Men in Black: The Series | Javkor (voice) | Episode: "The Puppy Love Syndrome" |
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Wild Horse (voice) | Episode: "Horse Sense" |
2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Karl (voice) | Episode: "Shell Game" |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Leader (voice) | Episode: "Haunted Moon" |
2001 | Charmed | Mr Kelleman | Episode: "Wrestling with Demons" |
2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice) | Episode: "Tarzan and the Lost Treasure" |
2001 | The Tick | Fiery Blaze | Episode: "Couples" |
2003 | Static Shock | Heavyman (voice) | Episode: "The Parent Trap" |
2003 | Justice League | Clayface / Orion (voices) | 4 episodes |
2003–2006 | Teen Titans | Slade (voice) | 14 episodes |
2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Mr. Lancer (voice) | 19 episodes |
2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Joe/Frozen Fiend (voice) | Episode: "Diamonds Are a Ghouls Best Friend" |
2005–2008 | The Batman | Killer Croc / Bane / Rumor (voices) | 4 episodes |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Dwayne Burcell | Episode: "Pro-Life" |
2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Orion (voice) | Episode: "Flash and Substance" |
2007 | Afro Samurai | Justice (voice) | English dub 2 episodes |
2007 | Kim Possible | Warhawk (voice) | 2 episodes |
2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Firelord Sozin (voice) | Episode: "The Avatar and the Firelord" |
2008–2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Clay Morrow | 75 episodes |
2008–2010 | Chowder | Arbor (voice) | 3 episodes |
2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Gha Nachkt (voice) | 2 episodes |
2009 | Robot Chicken | Tony Stark / Handy Ball (voices) | Episode: "Tell My Mom" |
2009–2012 | 1000 Ways to Die | Narrator | 45 episodes |
2010, 2014 | Archer | Ramon Limon (voice) | 2 episodes |
2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Doctor Double X (voice) | Episode: "A Bat Divided" |
2011–2012 | American Dad | Monster Hunter / Colonel (voices) | 2 episodes |
2011–2014 | Adventure Time | The Lich (voice) | 8 episodes |
2012 | DC Nation Shorts | Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voices) | 3 episode |
2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Sinestro (voice) | Episode: "Prisoner of Sinestro" |
2014 | Hand of God[13] | Judge Pernell | Amazon Studios pilot |
Video games
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979–1980 | Teibele and Her Demon | Beadle Treitel | Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
1989–1991 | A Few Good Men | Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep | Music Box Theatre |
1996 | Bus Stop | Dr. Gerald Lyman | Circle in the Square Theatre |
References
- ^ a b "Alumni of Notable Achievement: College of Liberal Arts: University of Minnesota". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "IMDB credits for 1000 ways to Die".
- ^ Taylor, Drew. "Movies | Movie Times | Tickets Online | MoviesTrailers - Moviefone.com". Screened.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Ron Perlman Film Reference biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ Gary Collins (1988). "Hour Magazine – on Ron Perlman's success on the series Beauty & The Beast". YouTube.
- ^ a b Larry Fessenden (2008). "Ron Perlman on Becoming an Actor". Glass Eye Pix.
- ^ Golden Globe Awards official website, last accessed October 22, 2007.
- ^ "Stella Artois beer commercial entitled Devil's Island". YouTube. 2008.
- ^ "British Advertising Awards – Silver Honours 2003". 2003.
- ^ "Ron Perlman stars in a British Advertising Award winning Stella Artois beer commercial". 2003.[dead link]
- ^ Kusaivy (2011-07-19). "DelToroFilms.com". Retrieved 2012-04-05.[dead link]
- ^ Nikara Johns @NikaraJohns. "Dana Delany to Star in Amazon Pilot 'Hand of God'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
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