Ron Perlman
Known for: Acting
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
Series
American Dad!
Monster Hunter (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Colonel (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Fang (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Bandit (voice)
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Blacklist
Luther Braxton
2013
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Adventure Time
The Lich (voice)
2010
Series
Charmed
Mr. Kellman
1998
Series
Sons of Anarchy
Clay Morrow
2008
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Gha Nachkt (voice)
2008
Series
Animaniacs
Satan (voice)
1993
Series
Animaniacs
Sgt. Sweete (voice)
1993
Series
Archer
Ramon Limon (voice)
2009
Series
Jackie Chan Adventures
Karl Nivor (voice)
2000
Series
Miami Vice
John Ruger
1984
Series
Hey Arnold!
Mickey Kaline (voice)
1996
Series
Hey Arnold!
Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice)
1996
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Driller (voice)
1992
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Clayface (voice)
1992
Series
Kim Possible
Warhawk (voice)
2002
Series
Fallout
Super Mutant
2024
Series
Highlander: The Series
The Messenger
1992
Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Sozin (voice)
2005
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Wild Horse (voice)
1998
Series
The Outer Limits
Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
1995
Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
2008
Series
Teen Titans
Slade (voice)
2003
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Jax-Ur (voice)
1996
Series
The Batman
Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
2004
Series
The Batman
Killer Croc (voice)
2004
Series
The Fall Guy
1981
Series
Aladdin
1994
Series
Aladdin
Arbutus (voice)
1994
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Orion (voice)
2004
Series
Game Changer
Self - Special Guest Star
2019
Series
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
The Stabbington Brothers (voice)
2017
Series
Duckman
Roland Thompson (voice)
1994
Series
Turbo FAST
Darryl (voice)
2013
Series
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Leader (voice)
2000
Series
Chowder
Arbor (voice)
2007
Series
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
2002
Series
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Bular (voice)
2016
Series
Cape Fear
Robert Cady
2026
Series
Cape Fear
Robert Cady (voice)
2026
Series
Danny Phantom
Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
2004
Series
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Lich (voice)
2023
Film
Tangled
Stabbington Brother (voice)
2010
Series
Family Law
Roy
1999
Series
The Capture
Frank Napier
2019
Series
Static Shock
Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
2000
Series
Poker Face
Sterling Frost Sr.
2023
Series
Poker Face
Sterling Frost Sr. (voice)
2023
Film
The Book of Life
Xibalba (voice)
2014
Series
The New Batman Adventures
Clayface (voice)
1997
Series
StartUp
Wes Chandler
2016
Film
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Gnarlak
2016
Film
Drive
Nino
2011
Film
Pacific Rim
Hannibal Chau
2013
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Series
The Legend of Tarzan
Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
2001
Series
Justice League
Orion (voice)
2001
Series
Justice League
Clayface (voice)
2001
Film
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Optimus Primal (voice)
2023
Series
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Self - Guest Panelist
2015
Series
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Sinestro (voice)
2011
Series
Masters of Horror
2005
Series
Kill Jackie
2026
Series
Bonkers
Sgt. Grating (voice)
1993
Series
The Little Mermaid
Apollo (voice)
1992
Series
Tracey Takes On...
Stuart
1996
Series
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Film
Don't Look Up
Benedict Drask
2021
Series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Toby Hellinger
2024
Film
Blade II
Reinhardt
2002
Series
Maron
Mel
2013
Series
Fantastic Four
Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
1994
Series
Fantastic Four
Wizard/Hulk (voice)
1994
Series
The Magnificent Seven
Josiah Sanchez
1998
Series
Iron Man
Hulk (voice)
1994
Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Podesta (voice)
2022
Film
Enemy at the Gates
Koulikov
2001
Series
1000 Ways to Die
Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
Alien Resurrection
Johner
1997
Series
Perversions of Science
40132
1997
Series
New Teen Titans
Slade (voice)
2011
Series
New Teen Titans
Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2011
Series
Hand of God
Judge Pernell Harris
2014
Series
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
The Lich (voice)
2020
Film
Nightmare Alley
Bruno
2021
Film
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004
Series
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Series
Afro Samurai
Justice (voice)
2007
Film
The Name of the Rose
Salvatore
1986
Series
Reno 911!
DUI Detainee
2020
Film
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy
2008
Film
Monster Hunter
Admiral
2020
Film
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
2008
Series
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Kurtis Striker (voice)
1996
Film
Star Trek: Nemesis
Viceroy Vkruk
2002
Film
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Never Learning
2003
Film
Conan the Barbarian
Corin
2011
Film
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Polyphemus (voice)
2013
Film
Outlander
Gunnar
2008
Film
The Instigators
Mayor Miccelli
2024
Series
Reprisal
Big Graham
2019
Film
Season of the Witch
Felson
2011
Series
The Tick
Fiery Blaze
2001
Film
The City of Lost Children
One
1995
Series
The Frame
Hannibal Chau
2013
Film
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Deathstroke / Slade (voice)
2013
Film
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Horus
2012
Film
Titan A.E.
Sam Tucker (voice)
2000
Film
Quest for Fire
Amoukar
1981
Film
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Konstantine Konali
1994
Film
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Norick
2007
Film
Tarzan II
Kago (voice)
2005
Film
Succubus
Dr. Orion Zephyr
2024
Film
Sleepwalkers
Captain Soames
1992
Film
Absolution
Charlie Conner
2024
Film
Cronos
Angel de la Guardia
1993
Series
MacGruder and Loud
Attorney
1985
Film
13 Sins
Det. Chilcoat
2014
Series
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
Film
Fluke
Sylvester
1995
Film
Paradise Records
The Chief
2025
Film
The Gentleman
Theo
2025
Series
Wing Commander Academy
1996
Film
Bad Ass
Mayor Williams
2012
Film
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Sayer of the Law
1996
Film
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
2005
Film
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
2006
Film
Bunraku
Nicola
2010
Film
Romeo Is Bleeding
Jack's Attorney
1993
Film
Battle for Terra
Elder Vorin (voice)
2007
Film
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy (voice)
2007
Film
The Retirement Plan
Bobo
2023
Film
Skin Trade
Viktor Dragovic
2014
Film
The Devil's Tomb
Wesley
2009
Film
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Pap Finn
1993
Film
Chuck
Al Braverman
2017
Film
Mutant Chronicles
Brother Samuel
2008
Film
The Baker
Pappi
2023
Film
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Grasping (voice)
1998
Film
The Last Supper
Norman Arbuthnot
1995
Film
There Are No Saints
Sans
2022
Film
Stranglehold
Roger
2026
Film
Desperation
Collie Entragian
2006
Film
Moonwalkers
Kidman
2015
Film
The Ice Pirates
Zeno
1984
Film
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Hellboy (voice)
2006
Film
Val
Self (archive)
2021
Film
Down
Mitchell
2001
Film
Hell on the Border
Charlie Storm
2019
Film
The Legend of Secret Pass
Parker (voice)
2010
Film
The Second Civil War
Alan Manieski
1997
Film
Prince Valiant
Boltar
1997
Film
Come with Me
Dalton Kirby
2026
Film
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Day of the Fight
Stevie
2024
Film
Heroes of the Golden Mask
Kunyi (voice)
2023
Film
Rats
Dr. William Winslow
2003
Film
The Escape of Prisoner 614
The Sheriff
2018
Film
Kid Cannabis
Barry Lerner
2014
Film
Stonewall
Ed Murphy
2015
Film
When the Bough Breaks
Dr. Douglas Eben
1994
Film
Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
Film
5ive Girls
Father Drake
2007
Film
The Virginian
Judge Henry South
2014
Film
This Game's Called Murder
Mr. Wallendorf
2021
Film
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
Mr. Scratch (voice)
1995
Film
Asher
Asher
2018
Film
I Sell the Dead
Father Duffy
2008
Film
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
2026
Film
Dark Country
Sheriff
2009
Film
Joe Baby
Prentice Stanton
2024
Film
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
2008
The Saviors
Mr. Harrison
2027
Film
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Self
2025
Film
The Great War
General Pershing
2019
Film
Comic Book: The Movie
Ron Perlman
2004
Film
Poker Night
Calabrese
2014
Film
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
Film
Seasons
2027
Film
Desiree
Anslinger
2014
Film
Absolon
Murchison
2003
Film
Pottersville
Sheriff Jack
2017
Film
The Big Ugly
Preston
2020
Film
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Shoggoth (voice)
2017
Film
Local Color
Curtis Sunday
2008
Film
The Last Winter
Ed Pollack
2006
Film
The Steam Engines of Oz
Magnus (voice)
2018
Film
Before I Disappear
Bill
2014
Film
Sergio and Sergei
Peter
2018
Film
Clover
Mr. Wiley
2020
Film
Transformers: Power of the Primes
Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
2018
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Vincent
1987
Film
Sensation
Detective Pantella
1994
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Self (uncredited)
1986
Film
Cottonmouth
Victor Cain
2025
Film
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
2022
Film
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
(voice)
2005
Film
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Phyllis
2012
Film
A Place Among the Dead
RP
2020
Film
Happy, Texas
Marshal Nalhober
1999
Film
The King's Guard
Lord Morton
2000
Film
Run with the Hunted
Birdie
2019
Film
The Cisco Kid
Lt. Col. Delacroix
1994
Film
Boys on the Run
Captain
2003
Legends
Ron Perlman
Film
Houdini
Booking Agent
1998
Film
A Stoning in Fulham County
Jacob Shuler
1988
Film
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Shoggoth (voice)
2016
Film
Missing in America
Red
2005
Film
Saurus City
Slade Klossus (voice)
2025
Film
Asteroid
2025
Film
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
Legends
Self
2027
Film
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Cemetery Caretaker
1998
Film
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
2005
Film
The Trial of Old Drum
Charles Burden Sr.
2000
Film
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
Self
2010
Film
La rosa dei nomi
Self
1987
Film
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Self
2022
Film
Foster
Brooks
2026
Film
The Job
Jim
2009
Film
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
2008
Film
Afro Samurai the Movie
2007
Film
The Last Victim
Sheriff Hickey
2022
Film
Killer by Nature
Dr. Julian
2010
Film
Primal Force
Frank Brodie
1999
Film
The Blood Pact: The Making of Blade II
Self
2002
We Could Be Heroes
Film
Tbilisi, I Love You
nameless rider
2014
Film
Legacy
Mr. Carter
Film
Blind Man's Bluff
Frank Cerrillo
1992
Film
Pro-Life
Dwayne Burcell
2006
Film
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
Lord Vox of Vestron
1995
Film
Mr. Stitch
Doctor Frederick Texarian
1995
Film
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
2004
Film
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Vito
2006
Film
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
2003
Film
Play Dirty
Murray
2025
Film
Tinseltown
Cliff
1997
Film
Price of Glory
Nick Everson
2000
Film
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Graft
1994
Film
Go Fish
Bernardo (voice)
2019
Film
Fortitude
Film
After the Screaming Stops
Self
2018
Film
Supreme Sanction
The Director
1999
Film
Double Exposure
John McClure
1994
Film
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Gene Krupa (voice)
2012
Film
The Protector
Dr. Ramsey Krago
1997
Film
The Littlest Angel
God
2011
Film
Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
Narrator
2017
Film
Uncross the Stars
Bobby
2008
Film
Crave
Pete
2013
Suburban Psycho
Film
Frogs for Snakes
Gascone
1998
Horrified
Film
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
Hellboy (voice)
2007
Film
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
Satan (voice)
1996
Film
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self
Film
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
Narrator (voice)
2014
Sonny Lovejoy
Father Carlton
Film
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
Film
Shakedown
Christopher Bellows
2002
Film
I, Chihuahua
Rock Powers (voice)
Film
The Making of 'The Last Winter'
Self
2007
I Passed This Way
Film
The Second Front
General von Binding
2005
Film
Quiet Kill
Detective Sergeant Perry
2004
Film
Picture Windows: Lightning
Gambler
1995
Film
Original Sins
Chas Bradley
1995
Film
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Jerry Paul
1998
Film
Hoodlum & Son
'Ugly' Jim McCrae
2003
Film
How I Got There
The Merc
2022
L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin
Self - Narrator
2003
Film
Scream Before You Die
Governor Starks
2024
Beg The Devil
Hellhound
Film
Acts of Violence
Priest Bill
2010
Film
Betty
Donnie Shank
1997
Film
Operation Sandman
Dr. Harlan Jessup
2000
Film
Elwood
Louie the Jaw
2014
Film
Westside vs the World
Narrator
2019
Savage Mutts
Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
2014
Godshot
Rabbi Schumann
Film
Working with a Master: Mick Garris
2006
Film
Two Soldiers
Colonel McKellog
2003
Film
Night Class
Morgan
2001
Film
Dark Metropolis
2010
Film
The Quest for Fire Adventure
Self
1982
Film
Auxiliary Man
Maury Goldman
Film
No. 6
The Man in the Hat
2007
The Ride
The Ride (voice)
2025
Film
Havana Kyrie
Henry
2019
À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
Self
1981
Film
Forget Us Not
Narrator
2013
Live 2 Die
Carrier
Eli Pierson
Renew
Angels in Darkness
Vernon Hale
Out Late
Angelo
Film
The Innocent Butler
Self
2021
Lies We Follow
Beau