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Ronald Francis Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American television, film and voice over actor.

Biography

Career

Perlman made his acting 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 1989. This earned him a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989 and a large fanbase. He went onto 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), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Blade II (2002). His appearances in television series include, The Outer Limits and The Magnificent Seven. He played his first leading film role in 1995, when he played the gargantuan oaf "One" in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's The City of Lost Children. 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 on Cronos and Blade II, had to fight to secure the role, as the studio wanted someone more well-known such as Vin Diesel. Perlman is reprising his role as Hellboy in, which is to be released on July 11th, 2008.
   He is known for playing roles which require make-up, some to the point where his entire body is covered or his face requires full facial prosthetics, such as The Beauty and The Beast where he plays a man with the face of a lion, The Island of Dr Moreau where he plays a half man/half animal and Hellboy where he plays a demon. He even gave his Beauty and The Beast co-star Armin Shimerman advice when the latter was going to be in full-facial prosthetics for Star Trek. He also might play the role of the character "Larson" for Guillermo del Toro's film adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft story At The Mountains of Madness. del Toro, in a chat session discussing his plans for the Hobbit movies, has indicated that Perlman will have some role in the films.
   Perlman took part in an award-winning commercial for Stella Artois beer. This commercial, which was called "Devil's Island", won a Gold Award at the British Advertising Awards.
   As well as onscreen acting, Perlman has lent his voice to numerous video games and animated series. These include Vice Principal Lancer in Danny Phantom and various characters in DC Comics based series such as Slade in the Teen Titans, Clayface in, Jax-Ur in, Orion in Justice League animated series, Killer Croc, Rumor, and at one point even Bane in The Batman. His video game credits include Lord Hood, Fleet Admiral in command of Earth's space defenses against the Covenant in the games Halo 2 and Halo 3, Jagger Valance in, Justice League Heroes as Batman, and most recently, . 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 voices Slade in the 2008 Turok game.
   Perlman is soon to be the voice of Conan the Barbarian in the upcoming animated film of Robert E. Howard's Red Nails. He provides the voice to the same character in the video game Conan.

Personal life

Perlman was born in Washington Heights, New York. His mother, Dorothy, is a municipal employee, and his father is a jazz drummer and repairman. He has been married to Opal Perlman since February 14, 1981, and he's two children, Blake Amanda (born 1984), and Brandon Avery (born 1990).
Perlman has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

Filmography

Films

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
Sleepwalkers (1992) — Captain Soames
Double Exposure (1993) — John McClure
When the Bough Breaks (1993) — Dr. Douglas Eben
Cronos (La Invención de Cronos) (1993) — Angel De La Guardia
Romeo is Bleeding (1993) — Jack's attorney
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1994) — Pap Finn
(1994) — Konstantine Konali
Sensation (1995) — Detective Pantella
The City of Lost Children (1995) — One
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) — Lord Vox
The Last Supper (1995) — Norman Arbuthnot
Fluke (1995) — Sylvester
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) — Sayer of the Law
(1996) — The Messenger (Season 5, Episode 9)
Betty (1997) — Donnie Shank
Tinseltown (1997) — Cliff
Prince Valiant (1997) — Boltar
(1997) — Johner
Frogs for Snakes (1998) — Gascone
The Protector (1998) — Dr. Ramsey Krago
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) — Cemetery Caretaker
Happy, Texas (1999) — Marshal Nalhober
Primal Force (1999, TV Movie) — Frank Brodie
The King's Guard (2000) — Lord Morton
Price of Glory (2000) — Nick Everson
Night Class (2001) — Morgan
Down (2001, aka The Shaft) — Mitchell
Enemy at the Gates (2001) — Koulikov
Blade II (2002) — Dieter Reinhardt
Crime and Punishment (2002) — Dusharo
Star Trek Nemesis (2002) — Reman Viceroy
Absolon (2003) — Murchison
Rats (2003) — Dr. William Winslow
Hoodlum & Son (2003) — 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
Two Soldiers (2003) — Colonel McKellog
(2003) — VP for Never Learning
Quiet Kill (2004) — Sergeant Perry
Hellboy (2004) — Hellboy
The Second Front (2005) — General von Binding
Missing in America (2005) — Red
Local Color (2006) — Curtis Sunday
The Last Winter (2006) — Ed Pollack
Desperation (2006) — Deputy Collie Entragian
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006) — Vito
5ive Girls (2006) — Father Drake
(2007) — Norick
I Sell the Dead (2007) — Priest
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) — Hellboy
The Mutant Chronicles (2008) — Brother Samuel
Outlander (2008) — Gunnar
Acts of Violence (2008) — Priest Bill
Killer by Nature (2008) — Dr. Julian
Uncross the Stars (2008) — Bobby
The Dark Country (2008) — TBA
Untitled Gehenna Project (2009) — Wesley
Bunraku (2009) — TBA

Voiceography

(1992-1993, TV series, voice) — Clayface

Animaniacs (1993) — Satan, Sgt. Sweete

Phantom 2040 (1994, TV series, voice) — Graft

(1995, TV series, voice) — Kurtis Stryker

Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Wizard, Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk

Iron Man: The Animated Series (1995, TV series, voice) — Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk

Chronomaster (1995, Video Game, voice) — Rene Korda

Hey Arnold (1996), TV Series, voice) — Mickey Kaline

Fallout (1997, Video Game, voice) — Butch Harris, Narrator

The New Batman Adventures (1997-1998, TV series, voice) — Clayface

Fallout 2 (1998, Video Game, voice) — Narrator

(1999, TV series, voice) — Jax-Ur

Titan A.E. animated science fiction adventure film - voice acting of Professor Sam Tucker

(2001, Video Game, voice) — Narrator

(2001, Video Game, voice) — Wylfdene

(2003, Video Game, voice) — Clayface

Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006, TV series, voice) — Clayface, Orion

Teen Titans (2004-2006, TV series, voice) — Slade

(2004, Video Game, voice) — Jagger Valance

Halo 2 (2004, Video Game, voice) — Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood

GUN (2005, Video game, voice) — Mayor Hoodoo Brow

Tarzan II (2005, voice) — Kago

(2005, Video Game, voice) — Emil Blonsky/The Abomination

The Outfit (2005, Video Game, voice)

Justice League Heroes (2006, Video Game, voice) — Bruce Wayne/Batman

(2006, TV, voice) — Hellboy

(2007, TV, voice) — Hellboy

Halo 3 (2007, Video Game, voice) — Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood

Afro Samurai (2007) — Justice

(2007) — Fire Lord Sozin

(2008, Video Game, voice) — Hellboy

Fallout 3 (2008, Video Game, voice) — Narrator

Turok (2008, Video Game, voice) — Slade

The Legend of Secret Pass (2008, voice) — Parker

Conan: Red Nails (2008, voice) — Conan of Cimmeria

Spirit of the Forest (2008, voice) — OakFurther Information
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