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Ron Perlman(I)

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Ron Perlman
The Autobots are back with new friends and foes who, of course, transform into various animals and vehicles. 'Rise of the Beasts' is a prequel to the first five Transformer films and a sequel to Bumblebee, taking place seven years later in 1994 and picking up with new human pals after Bumblebee went off to reunite with Optimus Prime. Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback play Noah and Elena, archaeologists caught in the battle between the Autobots, Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons.  But enough about humans, let's talk Bots! Joining Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Mirage, a hologram-projecting spy, voiced by Pete Davidson, Arcee, a commando who turns into a motorcycle, voiced by Liza Koshy, and Wheeljack, the team's mechanic and scientist, voiced by Cristo Fernández.  On their side are the Maximals, led by Optimus Primal, a robot gorilla, voiced by Ron Perlman, Airazor, a peregrine falcon warrior, voiced by 2023's Best Actress Oscar winner, Michelle Yeoh, Cheetor (Tongayi Chirisa), and Rhinox (David Sobolov). The Maximals' "Beast Wars" reptilian nemeses, the Predacons, form an alliance with the Terrorcons, who originally transformed into monsters in the series, but appear to be vehicles in this sequel. The Terrorcon leader is the trophy-hunting Scourge, an evil semi truck voiced by Peter Dinklage. His minions include Nightbird (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez), Transit (John DiMaggio), Battletrap (David Sobolov), and Freezer (Dana Snyder). And you can expect this furious fivesome to combine into the ultimate weapon, Abominus. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II), Rise of the Beasts is intended to launch a new Transformers trilogy for Paramount.
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Ron Perlman is a classically-trained actor who has appeared in countless stage plays, feature films and television productions.

Ronald N. Perlman was born April 13, 1950 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. His mother, Dorothy (Rosen), is retired from the City Clerk's Office. His father, Bertram "Bert" Perlman, now deceased, was a repairman and a drummer. His parents were both from Jewish families (from Hungary, Germany and Poland).

With a career spanning over three decades, Perlman has worked alongside such diverse actors as Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Dominique Pinon, Brad Dourif, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jude Law, Christina Ricci, Federico Luppi, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Wincott and Elijah Wood to name a few.

While he has never been a bankable star, Perlman has always had a large fan-base. He started out strong as Amoukar, one of the tribesmen in Jean-Jacques Annaud's Academy Award-winning film Quest for Fire (1981), for which he earned a Genie Award nomination. Perlman teamed up with Annaud again, this time as a hunchback named Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986). His first real breakthrough came later when he landed the role of the noble lion-man Vincent, opposite Linda Hamilton on the fantasy series Beauty and the Beast (1987). His work in this role earned him not only a Golden Globe Award but an underground fan following. Sadly the series was canceled in its third season shortly after Hamilton's character's death.

After that, he spent time doing supporting work on television and independent films such as Guillermo del Toro's debut Cronos (1992) (where a lifelong friendship and collaboration between the director and Perlman would blossom) as Angel and his first lead role as One in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's surreal The City of Lost Children (1995). His first real big role in a mainstream film came when Jeunet wanted him for the brutish Johner in his first Hollywood outing Alien: Resurrection (1997). Perlman has also used his distinctive voice to his advantage, appearing in many animated films/series, commercials and he is a video game fan favorite because of his work on such games as the Fallout series.

It was not until much later he received worldwide fame when his good friend Guillermo del Toro helped him land the title role in the big-budget comic book movie Hellboy (2004). Del Toro fought the studio for four years because they wanted a more secure name, but he stood his ground and in 2004, after almost 25 years in and out of obscurity, Perlman became a household name and a sought out actor. Perlman has had one of the most offbeat careers in film, playing everything from a prehistoric ape-man to an aging transsexual and will always be a rarity in Hollywood.

Other notable roles include the cunning Norman Arbuthnot in The Last Supper (1995), sniper expert Koulikov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), vampire leader Reinhardt in Blade II (2002), his reprisal of Hellboy in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) and biker chief Clarence Morrow on the popular series Sons of Anarchy (2008).

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Opal, and their two children, Blake and Brandon.
BornApril 13, 1950
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 12 wins & 19 nominations total

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Ron Perlman in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Ron Perlman and Jo Anderson in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Ron Perlman in The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005)
Ron Perlman and Mark Povinelli in Nightmare Alley (2021)
Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Ron Perlman and Nicholas Kadi in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman and Nicholas Kadi in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman in Quest for Fire (1981)
Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)

Known for:

Ron Perlman and Dana Delany in Hand of God (2014)
Hand of God
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  • Pernell Harris
Ron Perlman in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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  • Hellboy
  • 2008
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy
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  • Hellboy
  • 2004
Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Beauty and the Beast
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TV Series
  • Vincent

Credits

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Actor

  • Heroes of the Golden Masks
    • Kunyi (voice)
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Retirement Plan
    • Bobo
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Scream Before You Die
    • Governor Starks
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Succubus
    • Dr. Orion Zephyr
    • In Production
  • Carrier
    • Eli Pierson
    • Pre-production
  • Day of the Fight
    • In Production
  • The Instigators
    • Post-production
  • Thug
    • Post-production
  • Joe Baby
    • Prentice Stanton
    • Post-production
  • Saurus City
    • Slade Klossus (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    • Optimus Primal (voice)
    • 2023
  • Kevin Holland and Marvin Vettori in UFC on ABC (2021)
    UFC on ABC
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • UFC on ESPN (2019)
    UFC on ESPN
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Henry Cejudo, Aljamain Sterling, Belal Muhammad, and Gilbert Burns in UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo (2023)
    UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2023
  • Alex Pereira, Jorge Masvidal, Gilbert Burns, and Israel Adesanya in UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 (2023)
    UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2023
  • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
    Poker Face
    • Sterling Frost, Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • How I Got There (2022)
    How I Got There
    • The Merc
    • 2022
  • Ron Perlman and Emma Ho in The Baker (2022)
    The Baker
    • 2022
  • Tilda Swinton and Gregory Mann in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    • Podesta (voice)
    • 2022
  • Holliday Grainger and Paapa Essiedu in The Capture (2019)
    The Capture
    • Frank Napier
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Ron Perlman, Tim Roth, Paz Vega, and José María Yazpik in There Are No Saints (2022)
    There Are No Saints
    • Sr. Sans
    • 2022
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Ron Perlman, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Kid Cudi, and Ariana Grande in Don't Look Up (2021)
    Don't Look Up
    • Benedict Drask
    • 2021
  • Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara in Nightmare Alley (2021)
    Nightmare Alley
    • Bruno
    • 2021
  • The Last Victim (2021)
    The Last Victim
    • Sheriff Herman Hickey
    • 2021
  • Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
    Adventure Time: Distant Lands
    • The Lich (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021

Producer

  • Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Vinnie Jones, Nicholas Braun, Lenora Crichlow, and Leven Rambin in The Big Ugly (2020)
    The Big Ugly
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Ron Perlman, Frank Grillo, David Gyasi, and Michael Aaron Milligan in Hell on the Border (2019)
    Hell on the Border
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Run with the Hunted (2019)
    Run with the Hunted
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Ron Perlman in Asher (2018)
    Asher
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, and George Sample III in The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
    The Escape of Prisoner 614
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Matthew Broderick and Géza Röhrig in To Dust (2018)
    To Dust
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Pottersville (2017)
    Pottersville
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Sergio and Sergei (2017)
    Sergio and Sergei
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Ron Perlman and Dana Delany in Hand of God (2014)
    Hand of God
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Emile Hirsch and J.K. Simmons in All Nighter (2017)
    All Nighter
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Blake Lively in All I See Is You (2016)
    All I See Is You
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Bone in the Throat (2015)
    Bone in the Throat
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Elwood (2014)
    Elwood
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2014

Director

  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1990

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All About Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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All About Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
'Hellboy' ... So Far: Fast Facts About the 2019 Reboot
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'Hellboy' ... So Far: Fast Facts About the 2019 Reboot
"7th Street Bridge"
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"7th Street Bridge"
"Wolves"
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"Wolves"
Battle for Terra -- "Giddy Makes an Exit"
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Battle for Terra -- "Giddy Makes an Exit"
Battle for Terra -- "Giddy Captive"
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Battle for Terra -- "Giddy Captive"
Battle for Terra -- "The Future Depends on Us"
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Battle for Terra -- "The Future Depends on Us"
Battle for Terra -- "Ceremony of Life"
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Battle for Terra -- "Ceremony of Life"
Battle for Terra -- "Cease Fire"
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Battle for Terra -- "Cease Fire"
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The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
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The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

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  • Alternative name
    • Ronald Perlman
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • April 13, 1950
    • New York City, New York, USA
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      Allison DunbarJune 2022 - ?
  • Children
      Blake Perlman
  • Parents
      Bertram Perlman
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Stella Artois
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 10 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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    In 2012, Perlman once again endured the 4-hour makeup routine required to transform him into Hellboy -- not for a sequel or other acting job but to fulfill the Make-A-Wish request of a six-year-old boy named Zachary who has leukemia. Creature effects house Spectral Motion applied Perlman's Hellboy makeup (and later also made up Zachary as Hellboy as well), and then Zachary got to spend the day hanging out with "Hellboy".
  • Quotes
    I've always felt there were aspects of me that were monstrous, and you can either hide from it or confront it, embrace it and understand that those are aspects that make you unique and define you and motivate you. You can either overwhelm or overcompensate for them -- but they truly define you as a human being... So that life became a question of either dealing with this monstrousness in one way or another... One finds a way to understand and make friends with that monster and understand that that's the very thing that makes you who you are. That's your emotional and spiritual fingerprint.
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    • Two Soldiers
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