Born in Manhattan, New York, Ron Perlman graduated from Lehman College in 1971, later attending the University of Minnesota where he graduated with a master's degree in theatre arts. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he made his 1979 television debut in Ryan's Hope and his 1981 film debut in Quest for Fire. He also has a successful career as a voice actor in video games and animated series.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
Guest starring as Toby Hellinger
- Episode 1x05: Do You Want Kids? (Feb 2, 2024)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
Guest starring as Lich
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Casper & Nova (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Jerry (Sep 21, 2023)
Poker Face (2023)
Guest starring as Sterling Frost Sr.
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Hook (Mar 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Dead Man's Hand (Jan 26, 2023) [Uncredited]
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
Guest starring as The Lich
- Episode 1x03: Adventure Time Presents Finn & Jake (May 20, 2021)
Reprisal (2019)
Guest starring as Lander "Big" Graham
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Horpus Horrendous (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: A Flintlock & A Hound (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The Tale of Harold Horpus (Dec 6, 2019)
The Capture (2019)
Starring as Frank Napier
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: The Flip (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Imposter Syndrome (Sep 11, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: #therealzacturner (Sep 4, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Made in China (Aug 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Correction (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: A Pilgrim of Justice (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Blind Spots (Sep 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Truffle Hog (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Toy Soldier (Sep 10, 2019)
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018)
Guest starring as Roy Barnaski
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Firebug (Oct 30, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x08: Got It All Wrong (Oct 23, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: Persona Non Grata (Oct 16, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: No Angel (Oct 9, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Mirror, Mirror (Oct 2, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Boxing Match (Sep 11, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: How Does Your Garden Grow (Sep 4, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
Splitting Up Together (2018)
Guest starring as Brock
- Episode 2x18: Welcome Home (Apr 9, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Final Space (2018)
Guest starring as John Goodspeed
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: The Sixth Key (Sep 23, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Chapter Ten (Apr 30, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Chapter Nine (Apr 23, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter Eight (Apr 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter Four (Mar 12, 2018)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as Ron Perlman
- Episode 2025-01-16: Episode 11 (Jan 16, 2025)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
Guest starring as The Stabbington Brothers
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: Return of the King (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 2x11: Max and Eugene in "Peril on the High Seas" (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Cassandra v. Eugene (Apr 21, 2017)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Starring as Bular
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Where is My Mind? (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: The Battle of Two Bridges (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Claire and Present Danger (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Young Atlas (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Bittersweet Sixteen (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: To Catch a Changeling (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Win Lose or Draal (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Gnome Your Enemy (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Wherefore Art Thou, Trollhunter? (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Becoming: Part 1 (Dec 23, 2016)
Hand of God (2014)
Starring as Judge Pernell Harris
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: He Must Be (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: What a Man Can Be (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: The Last Thing Left (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: When You Pull the Trigger (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: What Do You Hear? (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: I See That Now (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Not Writing a Love Letter (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: We Can't Go Back (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Telling Me Your Dreams (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Gathering Dust (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: The Tie That Binds (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: A Flower That Bees Prefer (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: One Saved Message (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: A Bird in Hand (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: For the Rain to Gather (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Welcome the Stranger (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: He So Loved (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Contemplating the Body (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Inside Voice (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 29, 2014)
The Blacklist (2013)
Guest starring as Luther Braxton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Luther Braxton (No. 21): Conclusion (Feb 5, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: Luther Braxton (No. 21) (Feb 1, 2015)
Green Lantern The Animated Series (2011)
Guest starring as Sinestro
- Episode 1x18: Prisoner of Sinestro (Jan 19, 2013) [Co-Star]
Archer (2009)
Guest starring as Ramon Limon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: A Kiss While Dying (Jan 20, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Honeypot (Feb 4, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Adventure Time (2008)
Guest starring as The Lich
(4 episodes)
- Episode 9x13: Whispers (Jul 20, 2017)
- Episode 6x02: Escape from the Citadel (Apr 21, 2014)
- Episode 6x01: Wake Up (Apr 21, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: Finn the Human (Nov 12, 2012)
Guest starring as Farmworld Jake
- Episode 7x22: Crossover (Jan 28, 2016)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Guest starring as Gha' Nachkt
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Duel of the Droids (Nov 14, 2008)
- Episode 1x06: Downfall of a Droid (Nov 7, 2008)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Starring as Clarence 'Clay' Morrow
(78 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: A Mother's Work (Dec 10, 2013)
- Episode 6x12: You Are My Sunshine (Dec 3, 2013)
- Episode 6x11: Aon Rud Persanta (Nov 19, 2013)
- Episode 6x10: Huang Wu (Nov 12, 2013)
- Episode 6x09: John 8:32 (Nov 5, 2013)
- Episode 6x08: Los Fantasmas (Oct 29, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: Sweet and Vaded (Oct 22, 2013)
- Episode 6x06: Salvage (Oct 15, 2013)
- Episode 6x05: The Mad King (Oct 8, 2013)
- Episode 6x04: Wolfsangel (Oct 1, 2013)
- Episode 6x03: Poenitentia (Sep 24, 2013)
- Episode 6x02: One One Six (Sep 17, 2013)
- Episode 6x01: Straw (Sep 10, 2013)
- Episode 5x12: Darthy (Nov 27, 2012)
- Episode 5x11: To Thine Own Self (Nov 20, 2012)
- Episode 5x10: Crucifixed (Nov 13, 2012)
- Episode 5x09: Andare Pescare (Nov 6, 2012)
- Episode 5x08: Ablation (Oct 30, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: Toad's Wild Ride (Oct 23, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: Small World (Oct 16, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: Orca Shrugged (Oct 9, 2012)
- Episode 5x04: Stolen Huffy (Oct 2, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Laying Pipe (Sep 25, 2012)
- Episode 5x02: Authority Vested (Sep 18, 2012)
- Episode 5x01: Sovereign (Sep 11, 2012)
- Episode 4x14: To Be, Act 2 (Dec 6, 2011)
- Episode 4x13: To Be, Act 1 (Nov 29, 2011)
- Episode 4x12: Burnt and Purged Away (Nov 22, 2011)
- Episode 4x11: Call of Duty (Nov 15, 2011)
- Episode 4x10: Hands (Nov 8, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: Kiss (Nov 1, 2011)
- Episode 4x08: Family Recipe (Oct 25, 2011)
- Episode 4x07: Fruit for the Crows (Oct 18, 2011)
- Episode 4x06: With an X (Oct 11, 2011)
- Episode 4x05: Brick (Oct 4, 2011)
- Episode 4x04: Una Venta (Sep 27, 2011)
- Episode 4x03: Dorylus (Sep 20, 2011)
- Episode 4x02: Booster (Sep 13, 2011)
- Episode 4x01: Out (Sep 6, 2011)
- Episode 3x13: NS (Nov 30, 2010)
- Episode 3x12: June Wedding (Nov 23, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: Bainne (Nov 16, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: Firinne (Nov 9, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Turas (Nov 2, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Lochan Mor (Oct 26, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: Widening Gyre (Oct 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: The Push (Oct 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: Turning and Turning (Oct 5, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Home (Sep 28, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Caregiver (Sep 21, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Oiled (Sep 14, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: SO (Sep 7, 2010)
- Episode 2x13: Na Trioblóidi (Dec 1, 2009)
- Episode 2x12: The Culling (Nov 24, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: Service (Nov 17, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Balm (Nov 10, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: Fa Guan (Nov 3, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: Potlatch (Oct 27, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Gilead (Oct 20, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: Falx Cerebri (Oct 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Smite (Oct 6, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Eureka (Sep 29, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Fix (Sep 22, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Small Tears (Sep 15, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Albification (Sep 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x13: The Revelator (Nov 26, 2008)
- Episode 1x12: The Sleep of Babies (Nov 19, 2008)
- Episode 1x11: Capybara (Nov 12, 2008)
- Episode 1x10: Better Half (Nov 5, 2008)
- Episode 1x09: Hell Followed (Oct 29, 2008)
- Episode 1x08: The Pull (Oct 22, 2008)
- Episode 1x07: Old Bones (Oct 15, 2008)
- Episode 1x06: AK-51 (Oct 8, 2008)
- Episode 1x05: Giving Back (Oct 1, 2008)
- Episode 1x04: Patch Over (Sep 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x03: Fun Town (Sep 17, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Seeds (Sep 10, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 3, 2008)
1000 Ways to Die (2008)
Starring as Narrator
(72 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Death, The Final Frontier (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x07: It's a Dead Dead Dead World (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x06: Crying Over Spilled Blood (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x05: Death Certificates (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x04: A New App Called Death (Apr 2, 2012)
- Episode 4x03: Tweets from the Dead (Mar 26, 2012)
- Episode 4x02: Think Globally, Die Locally (Mar 19, 2012)
- Episode 4x01: Enter the Ferret (Mar 12, 2012)
- Episode 3x42: Locked and Low Dead (Feb 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x41: Sor-Dead Affair (Feb 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x40: Death - Putting the "Fun" in "Funeral" (Feb 22, 2012)
- Episode 3x39: Star Death: The Last Generation (Feb 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x38: Die-abestic (Feb 1, 2012)
- Episode 3x37: Death Penalties (Jan 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x36: Wild Wild Death (Nov 21, 2011)
- Episode 3x35: Death Takes a Vacation (Nov 14, 2011)
- Episode 3x34: Dirt Nap (Nov 7, 2011)
- Episode 3x33: Grave Decisions (Oct 31, 2011)
- Episode 3x32: Deadliest Kitsch (Oct 24, 2011)
- Episode 3x31: Death by Request (Oct 24, 2011)
- Episode 3x30: Death: One Size Fits All (Aug 29, 2011)
- Episode 3x29: Death: The Gift That Lasts Forever (Aug 22, 2011)
- Episode 3x28: Wait, Don't Tell Me - You're Dead (Aug 15, 2011)
- Episode 3x27: Eat, Pray Die (Aug 8, 2011)
- Episode 3x26: Today's Special: Death (Aug 1, 2011)
- Episode 3x25: Death Be a Lady Tonight (Jul 25, 2011)
- Episode 3x24: Death, The New Black (Jul 18, 2011)
- Episode 3x23: That's "Mister Death" to You (Jul 11, 2011)
- Episode 3x22: Stupid is as Death Does (Mar 29, 2011)
- Episode 3x21: Dead Before They Know It (Mar 23, 2011)
- Episode 3x20: Better Them Than Us (Mar 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x19: Killing Them Softly (Mar 9, 2011)
- Episode 3x18: Grave Errors (Mar 2, 2011)
- Episode 3x17: Ready or Not, Here Comes Death (Feb 23, 2011)
- Episode 3x16: Getting a Rise from the Dead (Feb 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x15: The One About Dumb People Dying! (Feb 8, 2011)
- Episode 3x14: If You're Dead - Leave a Message and We'll Get Back to You (Jan 5, 2011)
- Episode 3x13: Dying to Tell the Story (Dec 29, 2010)
- Episode 3x12: Sudden Death (Dec 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: Cure for the Common Death Pt. II (Dec 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: Today's Menu: Deep Fried Death (Dec 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Young, Dumb and Full of Death (Nov 9, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Death Puts on a Dunce Cap (Nov 2, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: Hurry Up and Die (Oct 26, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: The End is Weird (Oct 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: Fatal Distractions (Oct 5, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Dead Wrongs (Sep 28, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Stupid is as Stupid Dies (Sep 21, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Putting a Smiley Face on Death (Sep 14, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Death on a Stick (Aug 3, 2010)
- Episode 2x12: Dead on Dead (Feb 24, 2010)
- Episode 2x11: Dead to Rights (Feb 17, 2010)
- Episode 2x10: You're Dead! LOL! (Feb 10, 2010)
- Episode 2x09: Waking Up Dead (Feb 3, 2010)
- Episode 2x08: Death Watch (Jan 27, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: Come on Get Deathy (Jan 20, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: Gratefully Dead (Jan 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x05: Bringing in the Dead (Jan 6, 2010)
- Episode 2x04: Putting a Happy Face on Death (Dec 30, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Up with Death (Dec 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Death Bites! (Dec 9, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Death on Arrival (Dec 6, 2009)
- Episode 1x10: I See Dead People (and They're Cracking Me Up) (Apr 5, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: Death: A User's Manual (Mar 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: Cure for the Common Death (Mar 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: Death Be Not Stupid (Mar 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: The Good, The Bad, and the Dead (Mar 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: The Lighter Side of Death (Mar 1, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: Death Gets Busy (Feb 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Dead and Deader (Feb 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Death Over Easy (Feb 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Unforced Errors (Feb 8, 2009)
Afro Samurai (2007)
Starring as Justice
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Justice (Feb 1, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Duel (Jan 25, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: The Clan of the Empty Seven (Jan 18, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: The Dream Reader (Jan 11, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Revenge (Jan 4, 2007)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Ron Perlman
- Episode 20x14: The Order, Nightbitch, Werewolves (Dec 7, 2024)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Guest starring as Sozin
- Episode 3x06: The Avatar and the Firelord (Oct 26, 2007)
Teen Titans (2003)
Starring as Slade
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Haunted (Oct 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Final Exam (Jul 19, 2003)
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
Guest starring as Ron Perlman
- Episode 2017-09-27: Ron Perlman, Now, Now, Drew Frees (Sep 27, 2017)
Justice League (2001)
Guest starring as Orion
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Twilight (2) (Jul 5, 2003)
- Episode 2x01: Twilight (1) (Jul 5, 2003)
Charmed (1998)
Guest starring as Kellman
- Episode 3x12: Wrestling with Demons (Feb 2, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
The Magnificent Seven (1998)
Starring as Josiah Sanchez
(18 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Achilles (Jul 16, 1999)
- Episode 2x08: Chinatown (Jul 9, 1999)
- Episode 2x07: The Trial (Mar 5, 1999)
- Episode 2x06: Wagon Train (2) (Feb 19, 1999)
- Episode 2x05: Wagon Train (1) (Feb 12, 1999)
- Episode 2x04: Vendetta (Jan 29, 1999)
- Episode 2x03: Love and Honor (Jan 22, 1999)
- Episode 2x02: Sins of the Past (Jan 15, 1999)
- Episode 2x01: The New Law (Jan 8, 1999)
- Episode 1x09: Inmate 78 (Mar 21, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: Manhunt (Mar 14, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: The Collector (Mar 7, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: Nemesis (Feb 28, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Witness (Jan 31, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: Safecracker (Jan 24, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: Working Girls (Jan 17, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: One Day Out West (Jan 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: The Ghosts of the Confederacy (Jan 3, 1998)
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
Guest starring as Clayface
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Growing Pains (Feb 28, 1998) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x01: Holiday Knights (Sep 13, 1997) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Cur, Lar, Mo
- Episode 1x01: Holiday Knights (Sep 13, 1997) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Carol Singer
- Episode 1x01: Holiday Knights (Sep 13, 1997) [Uncredited]
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Starring as Jax-Ur
- Episode 2x02: Blasts from the Past Part II (Sep 9, 1997)
Guest starring as Jax-Ur
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Absolute Power (Jan 16, 1999) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x01: Blasts from the Past Part I (Sep 8, 1997) [Co-Star]
The Outer Limits (1995)
Guest starring as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
- Episode 4x25: Black Box (Dec 11, 1998)
Fantastic Four (1994)
Guest starring as The Wizard
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: Hopelessly Impossible (Feb 10, 1996)
- Episode 2x02: Inhumans Saga Part 1 "And the Wind Cries Medusa" (Sep 30, 1995)
Guest starring as Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: Hopelessly Impossible (Feb 10, 1996)
- Episode 2x09: Nightmare in Green (Nov 25, 1995)
Highlander (1992)
Guest starring as The Messsenger / False Methos
- Episode 5x09: The Messenger (Nov 30, 1996)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Guest starring as Driller
- Episode 1x13: P.O.V. (Sep 18, 1992)
Guest starring as Clayface
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Mudslide (Sep 15, 1993)
- Episode 1x05: Feat of Clay Part II (Sep 9, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: Feat of Clay (Sep 8, 1992)
Guest starring as Mr. Tarnower
- Episode 2x03: Mudslide (Sep 15, 1993) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Eric Chandler
- Episode 2x03: Mudslide (Sep 15, 1993) [Uncredited]