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Also known as Ronald Perlman, Ronald Francis Perlman

American actor (born 1950)

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Ron Perlman is an American male actor who has worked in television, film, and dubbing. Born on April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, he began his professional career in 1975. He received his education at the University of Minnesota and Lehman College. Perlman is a citizen of the United States and speaks English.

His notable work includes the production *Fallout*. He has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. In addition to his acting roles, he is an author with works including *Easy Street*, *Easy Street (the Hard Way)*, and *GOLFING WITH NADINE*. Perlman has two children.

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Works
3

Top works

  • Easy Street (the Hard Way)
  • Easy Street
  • GOLFING WITH NADINE

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Film & TV

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

  • The Saviors — Mr. Harrison2026
  • The Way Things Seem to Be — Self2026
  • Cottonmouth — Victor Cain2025
  • Play Dirty — Murray2025
  • Saurus City — Slade Klossus (voice)2025
  • The Gentleman — Theo2025
  • Asteroid2025
  • Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich — Self2025
  • Paradise Records — The Chief2025
  • Day of the Fight — Stevie2024

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Key facts

Born
Ronald N. Perlman , ( 1950-04-13 ) April 13, 1950 (age 76) , New York City , U.S.
Education
Lehman College ( BA ) University of Minnesota ( MFA )
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1975–present
Works
Full list
Spouses
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Children
2, including Delroy Edwards

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ron
Family name
Perlman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Washington Heights
Occupation
dub actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Fallout
Image
Ron Perlman (53604595844).jpg
Number of children
2
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Ron Perlman
date of birth
1950-04-13
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start of work period
1975-00-00
social media followers
1106653
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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), 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 (1992), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013), Nightmare Alley (2021), and del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).

Perlman has also had a prolific career as a voice actor, including the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout (1997–present) and appearing in the associated television show (2024-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 the Adventure Time franchise (2011–2023), 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).

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