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Ron Perlman (born Ronald Francis Perlman in April 13, 1950, in Washington Heights, New York) is an American television and film actor. He made his acting debut in Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Quest for Fire (1981). His breakthrough role came when he played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast, opposite Linda Hamilton. This earned him a Golden Globe and a large fanbase. He has since starred in many films, though his first major lead role came in 2004 with Hellboy. The director Guillermo del Toro had to fight to secure the role, as the studio wanted someone more well-known such as Vin Diesel.
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Konami has officially announced that actor Ron Perlman will be providing the voice of Anung Un Rama (aka Hellboy) in the upcoming Hellboy game. Perlman played Hellboy in the 2004 film based on the popular comic book by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. The Nazi fighting demon from hell will be landing on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PSP in the fall. Make the jump to check out some new gameplay footage.
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While he has never been a bankable star, Ron Perlman has always had a large fan-base. He started out strong as Amoukar, one of the tribesmen in Jean-Jacques Annaud's Academy Award-winning film, Guerre du feu, La (1981), for which he got a Genie nomination. Perlman teamed up with Annaud again in '86, this time as a hunchback named Salvatore in Name der Rose, Der (1986). (edit)
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April 1, 2004 - Over the years, Ron Perlman has acquired a loyal following in the fantasy world. He's played parts in three of sci-fi's most popular series, including Blade 2, Star Trek: Nemesis and Alien Resurrection. He is best known for playing the beast to Linda Hamilton's beauty in the popular TV series Beauty and the Beast. Perlman is not your typical leading man. He is large and tough-looking, generally landing him in character parts as the heavy.
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Ron Perlman has defined the character of Hellboy nearly as strongly as the character's creator, Mike Mignolla. He created the role for the first Hellboy movie, and is reprising the role in this summer's Hellboy II: The Golden Army, both of which were directed by Guillermo del Toro. He has ... provided the voice of the character for several Hellboy animated features, including to Hellboy: Sword of Storms and Hellboy: Blood & Iron, as well as the upcoming Hellboy: The Phantom Claw. And now, according to SCI-FI Wire , he is now providing the voice for the character in Komani's Hellboy: The Science of Evil video game.
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Ron Perlman stars as the adult Hellboy, a demon which the Nazis brought from some Nether Region as an infant. However, he was rescued and Rasputin-the man in charge of raising him was trapped with his minions for 60 years. Hellboy was given to Prof Broom and he becomes the creatures father. Hellboy grows like a normal human, and becomes part of an elite team of freaks who fight evil. He joins Abe Sapian, an amphibious creature, and Liz a pyrotechnic woman who he falls for. However, she cannot control her powers and is locked away.
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