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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2025
The Gentleman
Character:Theo
Release Date:26/09/2025
Asteroid
Character:
Release Date:27/08/2025
Cottonmouth
Character:Victor Cain
Release Date:07/06/2025
Paradise Records
Character:The Chief
Release Date:06/06/2025
Saurus City
Character:Slade Klossus (voice)
Release Date:15/05/2025
Play Dirty
Character:Murray
Release Date:03/04/2025
Scream Before You Die
Character:Governor Starks
Release Date:01/12/2024
Day of the Fight
Character:Stevie
Release Date:15/11/2024
Absolution
Character:Charlie Conner
Release Date:31/10/2024
Succubus
Character:Dr. Orion Zephyr
Release Date:06/10/2024
The Instigators
Character:Mayor Miccelli
Release Date:02/08/2024
Joe Baby
Character:Prentice Stanton
Release Date:02/05/2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2024
The Retirement Plan
Character:Bobo
Release Date:24/08/2023
The Baker
Character:Pappi
Release Date:27/07/2023
Heroes of the Golden Mask
Character:Kunyi (voice)
Release Date:13/07/2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Character:Optimus Primal (voice)
Release Date:06/06/2023
How I Got There
Character:The Merc
Release Date:05/12/2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Character:Podesta (voice)
Release Date:09/11/2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2022
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/2022
There Are No Saints
Character:Sans
Release Date:27/05/2022
The Last Victim
Character:Sheriff Hickey
Release Date:13/05/2022
Don't Look Up
Character:Benedict Drask
Release Date:08/12/2021
This Game's Called Murder
Character:Mr. Wallendorf
Release Date:03/12/2021
Nightmare Alley
Character:Bruno
Release Date:02/12/2021
The Innocent Butler
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2021
Monster Hunter
Character:Admiral
Release Date:03/12/2020
A Place Among the Dead
Character:RP
Release Date:09/11/2020
The Big Ugly
Character:Preston
Release Date:24/07/2020
Clover
Character:Mr. Wiley
Release Date:03/04/2020
Havana Kyrie
Character:Henry
Release Date:20/12/2019
Hell on the Border
Character:Charlie Storm
Release Date:13/12/2019
The Great War
Character:General Pershing
Release Date:13/12/2019
Go Fish
Character:Bernardo (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2019
Run with the Hunted
Character:Birdie
Release Date:03/10/2019
Westside vs the World
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/05/2019
Asher
Character:Asher
Release Date:07/12/2018
After the Screaming Stops
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/2018
The Steam Engines of Oz
Character:Magnus (voice)
Release Date:08/05/2018
Transformers: Power of the Primes
Character:Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
Release Date:01/05/2018
The Escape of Prisoner 614
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:27/04/2018
Sergio and Sergei
Character:Peter
Release Date:20/04/2018
Pottersville
Character:Sheriff Jack
Release Date:10/11/2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Character:Shoggoth (voice)
Release Date:23/09/2017
Chuck
Character:Al Braverman
Release Date:05/05/2017
Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
Character:Narrator
Release Date:24/02/2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Character:Gnarlak
Release Date:16/11/2016
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Character:Shoggoth (voice)
Release Date:20/08/2016
Stonewall
Character:Ed Murphy
Release Date:18/09/2015
Moonwalkers
Character:Kidman
Release Date:14/03/2015
Savage Mutts
Character:Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
Release Date:31/12/2014
Poker Night
Character:Calabrese
Release Date:20/12/2014
Skin Trade
Character:Viktor Dragovic
Release Date:07/11/2014
Before I Disappear
Character:Bill
Release Date:11/10/2014
The Book of Life
Character:Xibalba (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/08/2014
Desiree
Character:Anslinger
Release Date:13/06/2014
Elwood
Character:Louie the Jaw
Release Date:01/06/2014
Kid Cannabis
Character:Barry Lerner
Release Date:18/04/2014
13 Sins
Character:Det. Chilcoat
Release Date:11/04/2014
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/04/2014
Tbilisi, I Love You
Character:
Release Date:20/02/2014
The Virginian
Character:Judge Henry South
Release Date:12/01/2014
Crave
Character:Pete
Release Date:06/12/2013
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Character:Polyphemus (voice)
Release Date:07/08/2013
Forget Us Not
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/08/2013
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Character:Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2013
Pacific Rim
Character:Hannibal Chau
Release Date:11/07/2013
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Character:Phyllis
Release Date:12/10/2012
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry
Character:Big Mike
Release Date:16/07/2012
Bad Ass
Character:Mayor Williams
Release Date:12/04/2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Character:Horus
Release Date:17/01/2012
The Littlest Angel
Character:God
Release Date:07/11/2011
Drive
Character:Nino
Release Date:15/09/2011
Conan the Barbarian
Character:Corin
Release Date:17/08/2011
Season of the Witch
Character:Felson
Release Date:07/01/2011
Dark Metropolis
Character:
Release Date:07/12/2010
Tangled
Character:Stabbington Brother (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2010
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
Character:Self
Release Date:19/10/2010
The Legend of Secret Pass
Character:Parker (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2010
Bunraku
Character:Nicola
Release Date:01/09/2010
Acts of Violence
Character:Priest Bill
Release Date:01/05/2010
Killer by Nature
Character:Dr. Julian
Release Date:01/01/2010
Dark Country
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:05/10/2009
The Job
Character:Jim
Release Date:26/09/2009
The Devil's Tomb
Character:Wesley
Release Date:26/05/2009
Local Color
Character:Curtis Sunday
Release Date:14/11/2008
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2008
I Sell the Dead
Character:Father Duffy
Release Date:07/08/2008
Mutant Chronicles
Character:Brother Samuel
Release Date:07/08/2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Character:Hellboy
Release Date:11/07/2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Character:Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
Release Date:10/06/2008
Outlander
Character:Gunnar
Release Date:24/04/2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Character:Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/2008
Uncross the Stars
Character:Bobby
Release Date:01/01/2008
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Character:Norick
Release Date:29/11/2007
The Making of 'The Last Winter'
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2007
Battle for Terra
Character:Elder Vorin (voice)
Release Date:06/09/2007
No. 6
Character:The Man in the Hat
Release Date:09/08/2007
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
Character:Hellboy (voice)
Release Date:12/06/2007
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Character:Hellboy (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2007
5ive Girls
Character:Father Drake
Release Date:07/02/2007
Pro-Life
Character:Dwayne Burcell
Release Date:24/11/2006
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Character:Hellboy (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2006
The Last Winter
Character:Ed Pollack
Release Date:11/09/2006
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Character:Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
Release Date:10/09/2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Character:Vito
Release Date:28/07/2006
Desperation
Character:Collie Entragian
Release Date:23/05/2006
Working with a Master: Mick Garris
Character:
Release Date:09/05/2006
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Character:Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
Release Date:16/09/2005
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm
Character:Vice Principle Lancer (Voice)
Release Date:29/07/2005
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
Character:(voice)
Release Date:14/06/2005
Tarzan II
Character:Kago (voice)
Release Date:13/06/2005
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Character:Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
Release Date:13/05/2005
The Second Front
Character:General von Binding
Release Date:26/04/2005
Missing in America
Character:Red
Release Date:01/01/2005
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/2004
Quiet Kill
Character:Detective Sergeant Perry
Release Date:01/07/2004
Hellboy
Character:Hellboy
Release Date:02/04/2004
Comic Book: The Movie
Character:Ron Perlman
Release Date:27/01/2004
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Character:Acme VP, Never Learning
Release Date:14/11/2003
Hoodlum & Son
Character:'Ugly' Jim McCrae
Release Date:27/09/2003
Two Soldiers
Character:Colonel McKellog
Release Date:30/07/2003
Boys on the Run
Character:Captain
Release Date:17/06/2003
Absolon
Character:Murchison
Release Date:10/03/2003
Rats
Character:Dr. William Winslow
Release Date:15/01/2003
Shakedown
Character:Christopher Bellows
Release Date:24/12/2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
Character:Viceroy Vkruk
Release Date:13/12/2002
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/09/2002
Blade II
Character:Reinhardt
Release Date:22/03/2002
Night Class
Character:Morgan
Release Date:23/10/2001
Down
Character:Mitchell
Release Date:06/09/2001
Enemy at the Gates
Character:Koulikov
Release Date:28/02/2001
Bread and Roses
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/2000
The King's Guard
Character:Lord Morton
Release Date:01/08/2000
Titan A.E.
Character:Sam Tucker (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2000
The Trial of Old Drum
Character:Charles Burden Sr.
Release Date:09/06/2000
Price of Glory
Character:Nick Everson
Release Date:31/05/2000
Operation Sandman
Character:Dr. Harlan Jessup
Release Date:11/02/2000
Happy, Texas
Character:Marshal Nalhober
Release Date:03/12/1999
Primal Force
Character:Frank Brodie
Release Date:06/05/1999
Supreme Sanction
Character:The Director
Release Date:09/04/1999
Houdini
Character:Booking Agent
Release Date:06/12/1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Character:Cemetery Caretaker
Release Date:13/09/1998
Frogs for Snakes
Character:Gascone
Release Date:14/08/1998
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Character:Jerry Paul
Release Date:27/06/1998
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Character:Grasping (voice)
Release Date:15/02/1998
The Protector
Character:Dr. Ramsey Krago
Release Date:22/12/1997
The Second Civil War
Character:Alan Manieski
Release Date:04/12/1997
Alien Resurrection
Character:Johner
Release Date:12/11/1997
Prince Valiant
Character:Boltar
Release Date:24/07/1997
Betty
Character:Donnie Shank
Release Date:01/01/1997
Tinseltown
Character:Cliff
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Character:Sayer of the Law
Release Date:23/08/1996
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
Character:Satan (voice)
Release Date:13/08/1996
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
Character:Lord Vox of Vestron
Release Date:01/12/1995
Mr. Stitch
Character:Doctor Frederick Texarian
Release Date:20/11/1995
Picture Windows: Lightning
Character:Gambler
Release Date:01/10/1995
The Last Supper
Character:Norman Arbuthnot
Release Date:08/09/1995
Fluke
Character:Sylvester
Release Date:02/06/1995
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
Character:Mr. Scratch (voice)
Release Date:28/05/1995
The City of Lost Children
Character:One
Release Date:17/05/1995
Original Sins
Character:Chas Bradley
Release Date:12/04/1995
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Character:Graft
Release Date:24/11/1994
Sensation
Character:Detective Pantella
Release Date:30/06/1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Character:Konstantine Konali
Release Date:09/06/1994
When the Bough Breaks
Character:Dr. Douglas Eben
Release Date:07/05/1994
Double Exposure
Character:John McClure
Release Date:16/04/1994
The Cisco Kid
Character:Lt. Col. Delacroix
Release Date:06/02/1994
Cronos
Character:Angel de la Guardia
Release Date:05/11/1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Character:Jack's Attorney
Release Date:13/09/1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Character:Pap Finn
Release Date:02/04/1993
Sleepwalkers
Character:Captain Soames
Release Date:10/04/1992
Blind Man's Bluff
Character:Frank Cerrillo
Release Date:19/02/1992
A Stoning in Fulham County
Character:Jacob Shuler
Release Date:24/10/1988
La rosa dei nomi
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1986
The Name of the Rose
Character:Salvatore
Release Date:24/09/1986
The Ice Pirates
Character:Zeno
Release Date:16/03/1984
Quest for Fire
Character:Amoukar
Release Date:16/12/1981
À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1981
Television Appearances
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Toby Hellinger
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Character:Lich (voice)
Poker Face
Character:Sterling Frost Sr.
Poker Face
Character:Sterling Frost Sr. (voice)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Character:The Lich (voice)
Reno 911!
Character:DUI Detainee
Reprisal
Character:Big Graham
The Capture
Character:Frank Napier
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Character:Bular (voice)
StartUp
Character:Wes Chandler
Hand of God
Character:Judge Pernell Harris
Turbo FAST
Character:Darryl (voice)
The Blacklist
Character:Luther Braxton
The Frame
Character:Hannibal Chau
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Character:Sinestro (voice)
New Teen Titans
Character:Slade (voice)
New Teen Titans
Character:Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Archer
Character:Ramon Limon (voice)
1000 Ways to Die
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Character:Gha Nachkt (voice)
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Clay Morrow
Afro Samurai
Character:Justice (voice)
Masters of Horror
Character:
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character:Sozin (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Monster Hunter (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Colonel (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Fang (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Bandit (voice)
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Character:Self
The Batman
Character:Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
The Batman
Character:Killer Croc (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Character:Orion (voice)
Danny Phantom
Character:Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
Teen Titans
Character:Slade (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Warhawk (voice)
Justice League
Character:Orion (voice)
Justice League
Character:Clayface (voice)
The Tick
Character:Fiery Blaze
The Legend of Tarzan
Character:Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character:Leader (voice)
Static Shock
Character:Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
Jackie Chan Adventures
Character:Karl Nivor (voice)
Family Law
Character:Roy
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Character:
Charmed
Character:Mr. Kellman
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Wild Horse (voice)
The Magnificent Seven
Character:Josiah Sanchez
The New Batman Adventures
Character:Clayface (voice)
The View
Character:Self
Perversions of Science
Character:40132
Hey Arnold!
Character:Mickey Kaline (voice)
Hey Arnold!
Character:Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Character:Kurtis Striker (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
Character:Jax-Ur (voice)
Tracey Takes On...
Character:Stuart
The Outer Limits
Character:Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
Fantastic Four
Character:Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
Iron Man
Character:Hulk (voice)
Fantastic Four
Character:Wizard/Hulk (voice)
Duckman
Character:Roland Thompson (voice)
Aladdin
Character:
Aladdin
Character:Arbutus (voice)
Animaniacs
Character:Satan (voice)
Bonkers
Character:Sgt. Grating (voice)
Highlander: The Series
Character:The Messenger
The Little Mermaid
Character:Apollo (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Character:Driller (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Character:Clayface (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Character:
Beauty and the Beast
Character:Vincent
MacGruder and Loud
Character:Attorney
Miami Vice
Character:John Ruger
The Fall Guy
Character:
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