Actor Ron Perlman (Ron Perlman): filmography and photo of the actor

Today we offer a closer acquaintance with the popular American actor Ron Perlman. Most viewers are known for his role as Hellboy in the film of the same name and Clay Morrow in the series Sons of Anarchy. Gamers are probably familiar with the voice of Perlman, who took part in voicing the popular post-apocalyptic game Fallout.

Childhood

Ronald Francis Perlman was born April 13, 1950 in American New York. The father of the future Hollywood celebrity was a mechanic, and also played drums in a jazz band. Mother worked in the municipal institution as an employee. As a boy, Ron attended George Washington School, it was there that the future actor for the first time in his life and went on stage. He got the main role in the amateur production of "Ball of thieves."

Ron Perlman in his youth

In 1971, the future Hollywood star received a bachelor of fine arts diploma, after which he decided to continue his studies at the University of Minnesota. The choice was not accidental, since Ron passionately wanted to become an actor and, for a start, he planned to be as close as possible to the famous Guthrie Theater, not only in America but also outside it. The young man managed to combine his studies at the university and work on the stage. As a result, when in 1973 he received a master's degree, he already had an impressive experience in the form of a number of theatrical roles played. And after graduation, the young actor began to perform with great success on the professional stage.

Ron Perlman: filmography, the beginning of a film career

In 1981, the future world famous actor first appeared before the viewer on the big screen. Perlman played his debut film role in the movie “Battle for Fire” by Jean-Jacques Annot, in which he played the main character. Despite the excellent work of Ron, the picture was not very popular. This was followed by a series of episodic roles in films and television series. However, a few years later, luck smiled at the young talented actor, and he was invited to take part in the filming of "Beauty and the Beast." This project was a series that appeared on the screens from 1987 to 1990. Perlman brilliantly played in him the role of a monster named Vincent. For this work, Ron was awarded the prestigious Golden Globe Award. The nomination was called "Best Television Actor."

Career continuation

Actor Ron Perlman continued to win the hearts of the audience, in this he was helped by innate talent and a great game. His filmography quickly replenished with works in a wide variety of paintings: “Romeo Bleeding,” “The Name of the Rose,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “City of Lost Children,” “Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Alien 4: Resurrection,” and many others. Despite the fact that the actor never shone with beauty, thanks to his incomparable talent and charisma, he invariably fell in love with millions of television viewers around the world.

2000 years

At the beginning of the new millennium, the actor continues to delight us, regularly appearing on the big screen. All films with Ron Perlman are always very popular. So, in 2001, he starred in the film "Enemy at the Gates", and in 2002 - in the acclaimed action movie "Blade II". Also, the actor regularly appeared in television series: “External Limits”, “Highlander”, “The Magnificent Seven”.

Despite a rather successful career, Perlman came to real success in 2004, after working in the film directed by Guillermo del Toro under the title Hellboy: The Hero from the Hell. Ron's filming partners were Corey Johnson, Selma Blair and John Hurt. The events of the painting affected the time of World War II, when the German Nazis steadily suffered one defeat after another. In order to turn the tide of events, in their secret laboratories, scientists worked tirelessly to create a real Hell Demon that would fight on their side. Ron Perlman, whose height is 185 centimeters, being the owner of a very colorful appearance, like no one else fit into this role. As a result, the picture was a huge success, having collected about 100 million dollars at the box office.

On top of success

Ron Perlman's career continued its triumphal march. Being already a star of the first magnitude, in 2006 he acts as Edd Pollack in the film “Last Winter”. Ron's partners on the set were actors Connie Britton and James LeGros. Perlman's work in this project was enthusiastically received by both viewers and picky film critics. In 2008, the actor returned to the already familiar role of a horned Hellboy in the second part of the project, called “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army”.

In 2008, two films were released on the big screens with the participation of Ron Perlman: “I trade in the dead” and “Chronicles of mutants”. In the same year, the first season of the popular series entitled “Sons of Anarchy”, which tells the story of the life of a biker club from a small town, started. In it, Perlman played the role of the central character - the president of the biker club named Clay Morrow.

Recent work by Ron Perlman

In 2009, the actor pleased his fans with his participation in the films “Territory of Darkness” and “Gehenna”. The following year, he starred in a film of a new criminal genre called “Plaque”. In it, he played the main role, working wonderfully with celebrities such as Harvey Keitel and Gerard Depardieu. At the same time, Ron Perlman also took part in the filming of the film “Witch Time”, which takes place in the Middle Ages. The young girl was recognized as the sorceress, guilty of misfortunes of the population and the epidemic of the plague, and sentenced to death by burning at the stake. The actor’s partner on the set in this project was Nicolas Cage.

In 2011, the epic film “Conan the Barbarian” was released, in which Ron Perlman played one of the main roles - a blacksmith named Korin. Interestingly, at first, Mickey Rourke was invited to participate in this project. However, in connection with the filming of the action movie "War of the Gods," he was forced to refuse. After which the role was offered to Perlman. In the same year, the actor took part in the filming of several films: “Rebellion” (Jeremiah Walker), “Passionate Desire” (Pete), “Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the Vampire” (Elvis Presley), “Frankie makes a rustle” (Phyllis), “Cool dude” (Mayor Williams) and “Drive” (Nino).

In 2012, the sci-fi movie “King of Scorpions 3: The Book of the Dead” was released, in which Perlman played a hero named Horus. This was followed by work in the film "The Pacific Frontier", where Ron perfectly got used to the image of Hannibal Chow. In 2014, the release of the new project with the participation of Perlman called “13 Sins” is expected.

In addition, since 2008, the actor starred in three very successful series: "Sons of Anarchy", "Adventure Time" and "1000 Ways to Die."

Sound work for games and cartoons

As already mentioned, gamers around the world remember Ron Perlman primarily for his voice in the computer game Fallout. In addition, the actor many times voiced various cartoon characters. So, in his track record there are such cartoons as “Mischievous animashki”, “Batman”, “Mortal Kombat”, “Aladdin”, “The Legend of Tarzan”, “Superman”, “Adventures of Base Lightyear from the star team”, “Scooby “Do”, “Rapunzel: a complicated story”, “The spirit of the living forest” and many others.

The personal life of the actor: spouse and children

Ron Perlman in 1981 married Opal Stone. Spouses to this day together. In marriage, they had two children: a daughter named Blake Amanda (born in 1984) and son Brandon Avery (born in 1990).