Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

74 · Born: Apr 13, 1950

Personal Details

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Born Apr 13, 1950 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Allison Dunbar

    ( Jun 1, 2022 to Apr 25, 2024 )
  • Opal Stone Perlman

    ( Feb 14, 1981 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Bertram Perlman
  • Dorothy Perlman (Rosen)

Biography

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).

Career

2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Optimus Primal (voice)
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The Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan as Bobo
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Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight
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Heroes of the Golden Masks
Heroes of the Golden Masks as Kunyi (voice)
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The Baker
The Baker as The Baker
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Poker Face
Poker Face as Sterling Frost Sr.
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2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Il Podestà (voice)
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The Last Victim
The Last Victim as Sheriff Hickey
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There Are No Saints
There Are No Saints as Sans
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2021
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley as Bruno
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This Game's Called Murder
This Game's Called Murder as Mr. Wallendorf
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Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up as Benedict Drask
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2020
A Place Among the Dead
A Place Among the Dead as RP
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Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter as Admiral
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The Big Ugly
The Big Ugly as Preston
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Clover
Clover as Mr. Wiley
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2019
The Great War
The Great War as General Pershing
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Havana Kyrie
Havana Kyrie as Henry
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Go Fish
Go Fish as Bernardo (voice)
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Run with the Hunted
Run with the Hunted as Birdie
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Westside vs the World
Westside vs the World as Narrator
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Hell on the Border
Hell on the Border as Charlie Storm
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The Capture
The Capture as Frank Napier
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2018
Sergio and Sergei
Sergio and Sergei as Peter
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Asher
Asher as Asher
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The Steam Engines of Oz
The Steam Engines of Oz as Magnus (voice)
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The Escape of Prisoner 614
The Escape of Prisoner 614 as The Sheriff
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2017
Pottersville
Pottersville as Sheriff Jack
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Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Shoggoth (voice)
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Chuck
Chuck as Al Braverman
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StartUp
StartUp as Wes Chandler
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2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Desiree
Desiree as Anslinger
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Trollhunters
Trollhunters as Bular (voice)
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2015
Stonewall
Stonewall as Ed Murphy
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Moonwalkers
Moonwalkers as Kidman
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2014
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event as Narrator (voice)
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Skin Trade
Skin Trade as Viktor Dragovic
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The Virginian
The Virginian as Judge Henry South
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Kid Cannabis
Kid Cannabis as Barry Lerner
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The Book of Life
The Book of Life as Xibalba (voice)
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13 Sins
13 Sins as Det. Chilcoat
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Before I Disappear
Before I Disappear as Bill
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Poker Night
Poker Night as Calabrese
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Tbilisi, I Love You
Hand of God
Hand of God as Judge Pernell Harris
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2013
Forget Us Not
Forget Us Not as Narrator
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Crave
Crave as Pete
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Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim as Hannibal Chau
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2012
Bad Ass
Bad Ass as Mayor Williams
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The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Phyllis
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2011
The Littlest Angel
The Littlest Angel as God
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Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian as Corin
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Drive
Drive as Nino
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Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch as Felson
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Sinestro (voice)
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2010
The Legend of Secret Pass
The Legend of Secret Pass as Parker (voice)
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Tangled
Tangled as Stabbington Brother (voice)
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Dark Metropolis
Dark Metropolis
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Killer by Nature
Killer by Nature as Dr. Julian
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Acts of Violence
Acts of Violence as Priest Bill
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Bunraku
Bunraku as Nicola
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American Dad!
American Dad! as Monster Hunter (voice)
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2009
The Devil's Tomb
The Devil's Tomb as Wesley
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Dark Country
Dark Country as Sheriff
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The Job
The Job as Jim
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
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2008
Uncross the Stars
Uncross the Stars as Bobby
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Mutant Chronicles
Mutant Chronicles as Brother Samuel
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Hellboy
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Outlander
Outlander as Gunnar
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I Sell the Dead
I Sell the Dead as Father Duffy
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Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy as Clay Morrow
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Gha Nachkt (voice)
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2007
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes as Hellboy (voice)
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5ive Girls
5ive Girls as Father Drake
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Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron as Hellboy (voice)
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2006
Local Color
Local Color as Curtis Sunday
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Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
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Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Hellboy (voice)
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Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror as Dwayne Burcell
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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
The Last Winter
The Last Winter as Ed Pollack
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Desperation
Desperation as Collie Entragian
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2005
Missing in America
Missing in America as Red
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Tarzan II
Tarzan II as Kago (voice)
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Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy?
Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
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The Second Front
The Second Front as General von Binding
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The Batman
The Batman as Killer Croc (voice)
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Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited as Orion (voice)
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2004
Quiet Kill
Quiet Kill as Detective Sergeant Perry
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Hellboy
Hellboy as Hellboy
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Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
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2003
Killer Rats
Killer Rats as Dr. William Winslow
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Absolon
Absolon as Murchison
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Hoodlum & Son
Hoodlum & Son as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
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Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run as Captain
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Teen Titans
Teen Titans as Slade (voice)
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Justice League
Justice League as Orion (voice)
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2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Nemesis as The Reman Viceroy
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Blade II
Blade II as Dieter Reinhardt
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Shakedown
Shakedown as Christopher Bellows
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2001
The Shaft
The Shaft as Mitchell
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Night Class
Night Class as Morgan
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Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates as Koulikov
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2000
The Trial of Old Drum
The Trial of Old Drum as Charles Burden Sr.
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Price of Glory
Price of Glory as Nick Everson
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The King's Guard
The King's Guard as Lord Morton
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Operation Sandman
Operation Sandman as Dr. Harlan Jessup
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Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. as Prof. Sam Tucker (voice)
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Charmed
Charmed as Mr. Kellman
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1999
Primal Force
Primal Force as Frank Brodie
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Happy, Texas
Happy, Texas as Marshal Nalhober
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Supreme Sanction
Supreme Sanction as The Director
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1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Cemetery Caretaker
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A Town Has Turned to Dust
A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
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Houdini
Houdini as Booking Agent
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The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven as Josiah Sanchez
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The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
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1997
The Protector
The Protector as Dr. Ramsey Krago
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Tinseltown
Tinseltown as Cliff
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Betty
Betty as Donnie Shank
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Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant as Boltar
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Alien: Resurrection
Alien: Resurrection as Ron Johner
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The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War as Alan Manieski
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Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science as 40132
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Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series as Jax-Ur (voice)
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1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau as Sayer of the Law
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Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Kurtis Stryker (voice)
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1995
Mr. Stitch
Mr. Stitch as Doctor Frederick Texarian
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The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children as One
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The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space as Lord Vox of Vestron
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Fluke
Fluke as Sylvester
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Original Sins
Original Sins as Chas Bradley
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The Last Supper
The Last Supper as Norman Arbuthnot
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Fantastic Four: The Animated Series
Iron Man
Iron Man as Hulk (voice)
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1994
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid as Lt. Col. Delacroix
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When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks as Dr. Douglas Eben
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Double Exposure
Double Exposure as John McClure
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Sensation
Sensation as Detective Pantella
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Konstantine Konali
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Aladdin
Aladdin
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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid as Apollo (voice)
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1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn as Pap Finn
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Cronos
Cronos as Angel de la Guardia
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Animaniacs
Animaniacs as Satan (voice)
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Bonkers
Bonkers as Sgt. Grating (voice)
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1992
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff as Frank Cerrillo
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Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkers as Captain Soames
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Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series as Clayface (voice)
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1988
A Stoning in Fulham County
A Stoning in Fulham County as Jacob Shuler
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1987
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
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1986
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
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1984
The Ice Pirates
The Ice Pirates as Zeno
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1981
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire as Amoukar
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Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2021
2018
After the Screaming Stops
2009
1000 Ways to Die
1000 Ways to Die
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2008
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2004
'Hellboy': The Seeds of Creation
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments