Biography and Career:

Ron Perlman (full name Ronald Francis Perlman) was born on April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Lehman College and then completed Master of Fine Arts from University of Minnesota.

In 1981, he acted in the movie "La Guerra du feu" ("Quest For Fire") as Amoukar and earned a Genie nomination. His next movies were "The Ice Pirates" (1984) and "The Name of the Rose" (1986). He also acted in the TV show Beauty and the Beast as Vincent. For this, he received a Golden Globe Award.

In 1992, he appeared in the movie "Sleepwalkers" and in 1993 he appeared in a number of movies including "When the Bough Breaks", "Double Exposure", "The Adventures of Huck Finn" and "Cronos". He gave voice to the movie "Fluke" (1995) and then was seen in the movies "The Last Supper" (1995), "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1996) and "Prince Valiant" (1997).

After these, he acted in a number of mainstream Hollywood movies which included "Alien: Resurrection" of 1997.

In 1998, he entered the television show, The Magnificent Seven, as Josiah Sanchez. Ron Perlman also kept working in movies like "Stroke" (2000), "Enemy at the Gates" (2001), "Down" (2001), "Boys on the Run" (2001) and "Blade II" (2002).

2003 was a packed year for Ron Perlman. He acted in movies like "Hoodlum & Son", "Two Soldiers", "Absolon", "Rats" and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action". He also voiced characters in "Lords of Everquest", "True Crime: Streets of LA" and "Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu".

2004 saw Ron Perlman in the movie "Hellboy" and then, in 2005, he acted in "Missing in America". He did voice work for "Tarzan II". Apart from these, Perlman also lent his voice to a number of video games like Gun, Teen Titans and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.

In 2006, he worked in the movies "How to Go Out on a Date in Queens" and "Local Color". His voice was heard in the video games Justice League Heroes, Conan and Halo 3. He also voiced in the movie "Terra".

His movies in 2008 included "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", "Streetlight", "The Dark Country", "The Mutant Chronicles", "Killer By Nature" and "Outander". He voiced the video games Fallout 3 and Hellboy: The Science of Evil.
He is also set to act in the TV show Sons of Anarchy.

Why is he famous?

Ron Perlman is famous as an actor and known for the numerable movies, TV shows and videos he has worked in. His prominent movies include "Blade II", "Hellboy" I & II and "Alien: Resurrection".

Here is one of his famous quotes:

"I'll walk through fire to do what I do because the movie business, when it's right, is the coolest art form ever invented."
- Ron Perlman


Life in Brief:

- Being born on Apr 13, Ron is an Aries.
- his ethnicity: White.
- his mother's name: Dorothy Ford.

Ron Perlman had studied at George Washington High School, New York City, NY and then he attended the BFA Theater, Lehman College (in 1971).

Ron dated Opal Stone (wife).

Ron Perlman Lists

	1950 births
	Actors from New York
	American film actors
	American Jewish people
	American television actors
	American voice actors
	Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners
	Jewish actors
	Lehman College alumni
	Living people
	People from Manhattan
	People from New York City
	University of Minnesota alumni

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Ron Perlman Pictures

 

Ron Perlman Movies
La guerre du feu The Ice Pirates Sleepwalkers Double Exposure Romeo Is Bleeding The Adventures of Huck Finn When the Bough Breaks Police Academy: Mission to Moscow Sensation Fluke The Last Supper The Island of Dr. Moreau Alien: Resurrection Betty Tinseltown
Ron Perlman Filmography

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Category: Actors  - ( Actors Archive)

Date Added: 07 June '08

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