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).
Day of the Fight
Stevie
2024
Succubus
Dr. Orion Zephyr
2024
The Instigators
Mayor Miccelli
2024
Heroes of the Golden Mask
Kunyi (voice)
2023
The Innocent Butler
Self
2021
Crave
Pete
2013
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Polyphemus (voice)
2013
Pacific Rim
Hannibal Chau
2013
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Phyllis
2012
Bad Ass
Mayor Williams
2012
Drive
Nino
2011
Conan the Barbarian
Corin
2011
Season of the Witch
Felson
2011
Dark Metropolis
2010
The Legend of Secret Pass
Parker (voice)
2010
Bunraku
Nicola
2010
Acts of Violence
Priest Bill
2010
Killer by Nature
Dr. Julian
2010
Dark Country
Sheriff
2009
The Job
Jim
2009
The Devil's Tomb
Wesley
2009
I Sell the Dead
Father Duffy
2008
Mutant Chronicles
Brother Samuel
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy
2008
Outlander
Gunnar
2008
Uncross the Stars
Bobby
2008
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Norick
2007
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy (voice)
2007
5ive Girls
Father Drake
2007
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Hellboy (voice)
2006
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
2006
The Last Winter
Ed Pollack
2006
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
Vito
2006
Desperation
Collie Entragian
2006
Tarzan II
Kago (voice)
2005
Missing in America
Red
2005
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
2004
Quiet Kill
Detective Sergeant Perry
2004
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Self
2003
Absolon
Murchison
2003
Rats
Dr. William Winslow
2003
Shakedown
Christopher Bellows
2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
Viceroy Vkruk
2002
Blade II
Reinhardt
2002
Down
Mitchell
2001
Enemy at the Gates
Koulikov
2001
Titan A.E.
Sam Tucker (voice)
2000
The Trial of Old Drum
Charles Burden Sr.
2000
Happy, Texas
Marshal Nalhober
1999
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Cemetery Caretaker
1998
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Grasping (voice)
1998
Alien Resurrection
Johner
1997
Prince Valiant
Boltar
1997
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Sayer of the Law
1996
Lightning
Gambler
1995
The Last Supper
Norman Arbuthnot
1995
Fluke
Sylvester
1995
The City of Lost Children
One
1995
Original Sins
Chas Bradley
1995
Sensation
Detective Pantella
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Konstantine Konali
1994
Cronos
Angel de la Guardia
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Pap Finn
1993
The Name of the Rose
Salvatore
1986
The Ice Pirates
Zeno
1984
Quest for Fire
Amoukar
1981
Carrier
Eli Pierson
Scream Before You Die
Governor Starks
2024
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
There Are No Saints
Sans
2022
Stonewall
Ed Murphy
2015
Moonwalkers
Kidman
2015
Savage Mutts
Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
2014
Poker Night
Calabrese
2014
Before I Disappear
Bill
2014
The Book of Life
Xibalba (voice)
2014
Desiree
Anslinger
2014
Kid Cannabis
Barry Lerner
2014
13 Sins
Det. Chilcoat
2014
Tbilisi, I Love You
2014
The Virginian
Judge Henry South
2014
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
2013
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry
Big Mike
2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Horus
2012
The Littlest Angel
God
2011
Tangled
Stabbington Brother (voice)
2010
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Self
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
2008
The Making of 'The Last Winter'
Self
2007
The Second Front
General von Binding
2005
Two Soldiers
Colonel McKellog
2003
Night Class
Morgan
2001
Bread and Roses
Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
Primal Force
Frank Brodie
1999
Body Armor
Dr. Ramsey Krago
1997
The Second Civil War
Alan Manieski
1997
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
Lord Vox of Vestron
1995
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Graft
1994
When the Bough Breaks
Dr. Douglas Eben
1994
The Cisco Kid
Lt. Col. Delacroix
1994
Cottonmouth
Victor Cain
Play Dirty
Murray
2025
Absolution
Charlie Conner
2024
Joe Baby
Prentice Stanton
2024
How I Got There
The Merc
2022
Pottersville
Sheriff Jack
2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Shoggoth (voice)
2017
Chuck
Al Braverman
2017
Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
Narrator
2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Gnarlak
2016
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Shoggoth (voice)
2016
Skin Trade
Viktor Dragovic
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
Narrator (voice)
2014
Battle for Terra
Elder Vorin (voice)
2007
No. 6
The Man in the Hat
2007
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
Hellboy (voice)
2007
Pro-Life
Dwayne Burcell
2006
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Never Learning
2003
Boys on the Run
Captain
2003
The King's Guard
Lord Morton
2000
Price of Glory
Nick Everson
2000
Supreme Sanction
The Director
1999
Houdini
Booking Agent
1998
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Jerry Paul
1998
Auxiliary Man
Maury Goldman
Frogs for Snakes
Gascone
1998
Out Late
Angelo
Mr. Stitch
Doctor Frederick Texarian
1995
Stranglehold
The Baker
Pappi
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Podesta (voice)
2022
Don't Look Up
Benedict Drask
2021
This Game's Called Murder
Mr. Wallendorf
2021
Nightmare Alley
Bruno
2021
Monster Hunter
Admiral
2020
The Big Ugly
Preston
2020
Clover
Mr. Wiley
2020
Havana Kyrie
Henry
2019
Hell on the Border
Charlie Storm
2019
The Great War
General Pershing
2019
Go Fish
Bernardo (voice)
2019
Run with the Hunted
Birdie
2019
Westside vs the World
Narrator
2019
Asher
Asher
2018
After the Screaming Stops
Self
2018
The Steam Engines of Oz
Magnus (voice)
2018
Transformers: Power of the Primes
Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
2018
The Escape of Prisoner 614
The Sheriff
2018
Sergio and Sergei
Peter
2018
Forget Us Not
Narrator
2013
Local Color
Curtis Sunday
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
2008
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
(voice)
2005
Hoodlum & Son
'Ugly' Jim McCrae
2003
Operation Sandman
Dr. Harlan Jessup
2000
Betty
Donnie Shank
1997
Tinseltown
Cliff
1997
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
Satan (voice)
1996
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
Mr. Scratch (voice)
1995
Double Exposure
John McClure
1994
Sleepwalkers
Captain Soames
1992
La rosa dei nomi
Self
1987
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Self (uncredited)
1986
Saurus City
Slade Klossus (voice)
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
The Retirement Plan
Bobo
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Optimus Primal (voice)
2023
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Self
2022
The Last Victim
Sheriff Hickey
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
A Place Among the Dead
RP
2020
Come with Me
Dalton Kirby
Legacy
Mr. Carter
Paradise Records
2025
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
Elwood
Louie the Jaw
2014
Danny Phantom
Vice Principal Lancer (voice) · (49 episodes)
2004
Comic Book: The Movie
Ron Perlman
2004
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
Self
2002
The Saviors
Mr. Harrison
The Gentleman
Theo
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self
American Dad!
Monster Hunter (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Batman
Rumor / Killer Croc (voice) · (1 episode)
2004
Teen Titans
Slade (voice) · (18 episodes)
2003
The Legend of Tarzan
Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice) · (1 episode)
2001
Static Shock
Heavyman / Koenig (voice) · (1 episode)
2000
Charmed
Mr. Kellman · (1 episode)
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Beauty and the Beast
Vincent · (56 episodes)
1987
À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
Self
1981
Suburban Psycho
Horrified
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Toby Hellinger · (1 episode)
2024
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Lich (voice) · (2 episodes)
2023
Poker Face
Sterling Frost Sr. · (1 episode)
2023
Poker Face
Sterling Frost Sr. (voice) · (1 episode)
2023
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
The Lich (voice) · (1 episode)
2020
Reno 911!
DUI Detainee · (1 episode)
2020
Reprisal
Big Graham · (3 episodes)
2019
The Capture
Frank Napier · (10 episodes)
2019
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Bular (voice) · (52 episodes)
2016
StartUp
Wes Chandler · (20 episodes)
2016
Hand of God
Judge Pernell Harris · (20 episodes)
2014
Turbo FAST
Darryl (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
The Blacklist
Luther Braxton · (2 episodes)
2013
The Frame
Hannibal Chau · (1 episode)
2013
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Sinestro (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
New Teen Titans
Slade (voice) · (2 episodes)
2011
New Teen Titans
Slade / Alfred Pennyworth (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
Archer
Ramon Limon (voice) · (2 episodes)
2009
1000 Ways to Die
Self - Narrator (voice) · (72 episodes)
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice) · (1 episode)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Gha Nachkt (voice) · (2 episodes)
2008
Sons of Anarchy
Clay Morrow · (79 episodes)
2008
Afro Samurai
Justice (voice) · (2 episodes)
2007
Working with a Master: Mick Garris
2006
Masters of Horror
(1 episode)
2005
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
2005
American Dad!
Colonel (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Fang (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Bandit (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self · (5 episodes)
2004
The Batman
Killer Croc (voice) · (3 episodes)
2004
Justice League Unlimited
Orion (voice) · (1 episode)
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · (1 episode)
2004
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice) · (1 episode)
2002
Kim Possible
Warhawk (voice) · (2 episodes)
2002
Justice League
Orion (voice) · (2 episodes)
2001
Justice League
Clayface (voice) · (2 episodes)
2001
The Tick
Fiery Blaze · (1 episode)
2001
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Leader (voice) · (1 episode)
2000
Jackie Chan Adventures
Karl Nivor (voice) · (1 episode)
2000
Family Law
Roy · (1 episode)
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
(1 episode)
1999
The Wild Thornberrys
Wild Horse (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
The Magnificent Seven
Josiah Sanchez · (23 episodes)
1998
The New Batman Adventures
Clayface (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
Perversions of Science
40132 · (1 episode)
1997
The Second Civil War
Alan Manieski · (1 episode)
1997
Hey Arnold!
Mickey Kaline (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Hey Arnold!
Mickey Kaline / Weiner Cooker (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Kurtis Striker (voice) · (13 episodes)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Jax-Ur (voice) · (3 episodes)
1996
Tracey Takes On...
Stuart · (1 episode)
1996
The Outer Limits
Lt. Col. Brandon Grace · (1 episode)
1995
Fantastic Four
Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice) · (2 episodes)
1994
Iron Man
Hulk (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Fantastic Four
Wizard/Hulk (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Duckman
Roland Thompson (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Aladdin
(1 episode)
1994
Aladdin
Arbutus (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
Jack's Attorney
1993
Animaniacs
Satan (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Bonkers
Sgt. Grating (voice) · (65 episodes)
1993
Highlander: The Series
The Messenger · (1 episode)
1992
The Little Mermaid
Apollo (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Driller (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Clayface (voice) · (3 episodes)
1992
Blind Man's Bluff
Frank Cerrillo
1992
The Legend of Prince Valiant
(4 episodes)
1991
A Stoning in Fulham County
Jacob Shuler
1988
MacGruder and Loud
Attorney · (1 episode)
1985
Miami Vice
John Ruger · (1 episode)
1984
The Fall Guy
(1 episode)
1981