Editing Ron Perlman (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1950)}}
{{for|the businessman|Ronald Perelman}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Ron Perlman
| image         = Ron Perlman 2022 (cropped).jpg
| alt           = Perlman looking towards a camera
| caption       = Perlman in 2022
| birth_name    = Ronald N. Perlman
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1950|4|13}}
| birth_place   = [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S.
| education     = {{ubl|[[Lehman College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[University of Minnesota]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}}
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1975–present
| works         = [[List of Ron Perlman performances|Full list]]
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Opal Stone|February 14, 1981|2019|end=div.}}
* {{marriage|Allison Dunbar|2022}}
}}
| children      = 2, including [[Delroy Edwards (musician)|Delroy Edwards]]
}}
'''Ronald N. <!---his middle name isn't "Francis," see https://twitter.com/perlmutations/status/425461219818864640 --->Perlman''' (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''[[Quest for Fire (film)|Quest for Fire]]'' (1981), Salvatore in ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1987–1990), for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award]], One in ''[[The City of Lost Children]]'' (1995), Johner in ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997), Koulikov in ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' (2001), [[Hellboy]] in both ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' (2004) and its sequel ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008), [[Clay Morrow]] in the television series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' (2008–2013), Nino in ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'' (2011) and [[Benedict Drask]] in ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021). As a frequent collaborator of ''Hellboy'' director [[Guillermo del Toro]], he has had roles in the del Toro films ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993), ''[[Blade II]]'' (2002), ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013), ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]'' (2021), and ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]'' (2022).

Perlman has also had a prolific career as a voice actor, including the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series ''[[Fallout (franchise)|Fallout]]'' (1997–present), [[Clayface]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (1992–2003), [[Deathstroke|Slade]] in ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|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 [[List of Tangled characters#The Stabbington Brothers|Stabbington brothers]] in ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010), The Lich in the [[Adventure Time (franchise)|''Adventure Time'' franchise]] (2011–2023), Xibalba in ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'' (2014), and Optimus Primal in both the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes]]'' (2018) animated series and the film ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' (2023).