Although Ron Perlman has been at a lot of conventions in America, the first time that he had done one in England was in June 2005 when he attended the London Film & Comic Convention held at Earls Court. I was very pleased to be able to be there to meet this talented stage actor who is famous for playing the title role in Hellboy.
Ron signed my photograph which shows some of the other characters from the film.
Ron Perlman's film career began with a French film La Guerre du Feu (1981) about prehistoric tribesmen searching for a new source of fire. Further small film & TV roles followed before he hit the bigtime with the 1987
From 1974 to 1976, Ron Perlman performed in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov and Harold Pinter with the Classic Stage Company, before turning professional.
The story centres around the relationship between Vincent ("He comes from a secret place, far below the city streets, hiding his face from strangers, safe from hate and harm") and Catherine, an assistant District Attorney, played by Linda Hamilton. The series, which also starred the renowned British actor Roy Dotrice, won for Perlman a Golden Apple in 1988 for 'Male Discovery of the Year', as well as a Golden Globe in 1989 for 'Best actor in a Drama Series'.
Ron Perlman is married to Opal, a fashion designer, and they have a son, Brandon and a daughter, Blake. They live in Los Angeles. Among Ron's hobbies are golf, pool, jazz, and standup comedy!
A look at Ron Perlman's filmography on IMDb will show just how busy he is these days!! In addition to his on-screen acting, Perlman has done extensive 'voice-work' for various animated sries' including Batman, Superman, Teen Titans and Justice League and Fanny Phantom. His voice work also extends to video games where his credits include Halo 2 (Xbox) and Hellboy: Blood and Iron.
Perlman has acquired a reputation for playing characters that require extensive make up. This is because he frequently appears as characters who are either deformed or not human. His role as Amoukar in his first film, La Guerre du Feu, was one of these. Later came Salvatore in Der Name Der Rose; Vincent in Beauty and the Beast, Sayer of the Law in The Island of Dr. Moreau, Reinhardt in Blade II, and the Reman Viceroy in Star Trek: Nemesis. In Hellboy, his entire body is covered in prosthetics and make up, apart from his eyelids!
As a result of del Toro's influence, Ron Perlman got the title role in Hellboy (2004) despite
In 2002, Ron Perlman played the part of reinhardt in Blade II, opposite Wesley Snipes (as Blade) and Kris Kristofferson (as Whistler). This film was directed by the Mexican, Guillermo del Toro, who has become closely associated with Ron Perlman. Del Toro directed the award-winning horror film Cronos (1993) in which Perlman played Angel de la Guardia.
Perlman's success in Beauty and the Beast led to many supporting roles in films during the late 1980s and 1990s. These included Romeo is Bleeding (1993), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), The Island of Dr Moreau (1996) and Alien: Resurrection (1997).
Ron Perlman was born in 1950, and grew up in Manhattan, New York. He bcame interested in acting at his High School, and took the lead part in the 1930s comedy Thieves Carnival.
He graduated from Lehman College in New York City in 1971 with a BA degree in Theatre, and then went on to study at the University of Michigan, choosing this University because it was close to the famous Guthrie Theatre. Whilst at Minnesota, he was in several different plays, including The Two Gentlemen of Verona by Shakespeare.
To show how dedicated as actor Ron Perlman is, he prepared for his role in Hellboy by reading all of the Hellboy comics and working out three hours a day, for to seven days a week, to build up his physique. Unfortunately he broke a rib whilst filming a subway scene in Hellboy, when he jumped onto a train that was coming towards him.
Ron signs my photograph
Ron Perlman
TV series Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990). Perlman's character was Vincent, a lion-faced 'beast', in 55 episodes of this fantasy drama.
Ron Perlman as Pap Finn in
the Studio wanting a higher profile actor to play the part. Hellboy is based on Mike Mignola's comic book creature from Hell who, after being captured from the Nazis by the Americans, is used by them, sixty years later, to become a defender against the
forces of evil. This film is about pure, old-fashioned, good versus evil except, of course, that the good guy is a red devil!
A more substantial role was that of a circus strongman and former whale hunter called One in The City of Lost Children (1995). This is a very strange French fantasy, visually compelling, but with weird characters and a complex story line. Perlman doesn't speak French, however, he learnt all of his lines, and delivered
them flawlessly!
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Ron Perlman as the Reman Viceroy in Star Trek: Nemesis
Ron Perlman as Josiah Sanchez in
The Magnificent Seven (2000)
Ron & Opal
Ron Perlman & Alice Krige in Sleepwalkers
Cheryl Pollak & Ron Perlman in Betty
Sean Young & Ron Perlman in
Seduced by a Thief
Ron Perlman (Hellboy) with Selma Blair as Liz Sherman
Ron Perlman being made up
as Hellboy
Ron Perlman in the title role of Hellboy
Ron Perlman as Reinhardt in Blade 2
Ron Perlman as Reinhardt in Blade 2
Ron Perlman as Reinhardt in Blade 2
Guillermo del Toro
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Judith Vittet and Ron Perlman in
The City of the Lost Children
RON PERLMAN - A Man of Many Parts
Ron Perlman as the Sayer of the Law
in The Island of Dr Moreau
Ron Perlman with his
Golden Globe award
in 1998
Linda Hamilton & Ron Perlman in
Beauty and the Beast
Ron Perlman as Amoukar in
La Guerre du Feu
1. Angel de la Guarda in Cronos (1993)
2. Ours in The City of Lost Children (1995)
3. Murchison in Absalon (2003)
4. Zeno in The Ice Pirates (1984)
5. Boltar in Prince Valiant (1997)
6. Pap Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
7. Cliff in Tinseltown (1997)
8. Duane Burcell in Masters of Horror (2006)
9. Johner in Alien: Resurrection (1997)
10. Lt Col Delacroix in The Cisco Kid (1994)
11. Salvatore in Der Name Der Rose (1986)
12. Harland Jessop in Operation Sandman (2000)
13. Fiery Blaze in The Tick (2001)
14. Attorney in Rome is Bleeding (1993
15. Captain Soames in Sleepwalkers (1992)
2. Ours in The City of Lost Children (1995)
3. Murchison in Absalon (2003)
4. Zeno in The Ice Pirates (1984)
5. Boltar in Prince Valiant (1997)
6. Pap Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
7. Cliff in Tinseltown (1997)
8. Duane Burcell in Masters of Horror (2006)
9. Johner in Alien: Resurrection (1997)
10. Lt Col Delacroix in The Cisco Kid (1994)
11. Salvatore in Der Name Der Rose (1986)
12. Harland Jessop in Operation Sandman (2000)
13. Fiery Blaze in The Tick (2001)
14. Attorney in Rome is Bleeding (1993
15. Captain Soames in Sleepwalkers (1992)
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