Ron Perlman

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Ron Perlman

Birth name	Ronald Francis Perlman
Born	April 13, 1950 (age 56) New York City, New York
Spouse(s)	Opal Perlman (1981-present)

Ronald Francis Perlman (born April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York), billed as Ron Perlman, is an American television, film and voice over actor.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Acting career
- 1.2 Personal life
2 Filmography
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Acting career

He made his acting debut in Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Quest for Fire (1981). His breakthrough role came when he played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast, opposite Linda Hamilton from 1987 to 1989. This earned him a Golden Globe and a large fanbase. He then played supporting roles in many films for the next decade. His most notable appearances were in films such as Romeo is Bleeding (1993), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1994), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Blade II (2002). His first leading role was in 1995, when he played the gargantuan oaf One in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's La Cité des enfants perdus. He finally got another leading film role in 2004 when he played the title role in the comic-book adaptation Hellboy. The director Guillermo del Toro who worked with him previously in Blade II had to fight to secure the role, as the studio wanted someone more well-known such as Vin Diesel.

As well as onscreen acting, Ron Perlman has lent his voice to numerous video games and animated series, most notably as Slade in the Teen Titans animated series and Vice Principal Lancer in Danny Phantom. He has also voiced Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series, Jax-Ur in Superman: The Animated Series, Orion in Justice League animated series, Graft in Phantom 2040 and Killer Croc in The Batman. His video game credits include Lord Hood, Fleet Admiral in command of Earth's space defenses against the Covenant in the Xbox video game Halo 2, Jagger Valance in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Justice League Heroes as Batman, and most recently, Hellboy: Blood and Iron. He is well-known by Fallout role-playing games fans for narrating the first three games in the series, including uttering the famous phrase "War. War never changes," which begins the opening sequences in those games.

Perlman is soon to be the voice of Conan the Barbarian in the up-and-coming animated film of Robert E. Howard's Red Nails.

[edit] Personal life

He has been married to Opal Perlman since February 14, 1981, and he has two children, Blake Amanda (born 1984), and Brandon Avery (born 1990).

Perlman has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

[edit] Filmography

Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) (1981) — Amoukar
The Ice Pirates (1984) — Zeno
The Name of the Rose (1986) — Salvatore
Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990, TV series) — Vincent
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1993, TV series, voice) — Clayface
Sleepwalkers (1992) — Captain Soames
Cronos (La Invención de Cronos) (1993) — Angel De La Guardia
Romeo is Bleeding (1993) — Jack's attorney
Animaniacs (1993) — Sgt. Sweete
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1994) — Pap Finn
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) — Konstantine Konali
Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Kurtis Stryker
Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
Iron Man: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
The City of Lost Children (1995) — One
Chronomaster (1995, Video Game, voice) — Rene Korda
The Last Supper (1995) — Norman Arbuthnot
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) — Sayer of the Law
Highlander: The Series (1996) — The Messenger (Season 5, Episode 9)
Hey Arnold (1996), TV Series — Mickey Kaline voice)
Alien: Resurrection (1997) — Johner
Fallout (1997, Video Game, voice) — Narrator
The New Batman Adventures (1997-1998, TV series, voice) — Clayface
Fallout 2 (1998, Video Game, voice) — Narrator
Superman: The Animated Series (1999, TV series, voice) — Jax-Ur
Enemy at the Gates (2001) — Koulikov
Blade II (2002) — Dieter Reinhardt
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) — Reman Viceroy
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003, Video Game, voice) — Clayface
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — VP for Never Learning
Justice League Unlimited (2003-2006, TV series, voice) — Clayface, Orion
Teen Titans (2004-2006, TV series, voice) — Slade
Hellboy (2004) — Hellboy
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004, Video Game, voice) — Jagger Valance
Halo 2 (2004, Video Game, voice) — Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood
GUN (2005, Video game, voice) — Mayor Hoodoo Brown
Missing in America (2005) — Red
The Batman (2005, TV series, voice) — Killer Croc, Rumor
Tarzan II (2005, voice) — Kago
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005, Video Game, voice) — Emil Blonsky/The Abomination
The Last Winter (2006) — Ed Pollack
Stephen King's Desperation (2006) — Deputy Collie Entragian
Justice League Heroes (2006, Video Game, voice) — Bruce Wayne/Batman
Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006, TV, voice — Hellboy
Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007, TV, voice) — Hellboy
Halo 3 (2007) — Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) — Norick
Afro Samurai (2007) — Justice
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) — Hellboy

[edit] Trivia

Due to his appearance and style of acting in certain roles (namely Alien: Resurrection, City of Lost Children and The Name of the Rose), Perlman has been known to be mistaken for American singer and actor Tom Waits.