Long a fixture in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction, both as an actor and a voiceover artist in video games and animation, Ron Perlman was best known for playing the wise-cracking, cigar-chomping demon paranormal investigator “Hellboy” in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 and 2008 comic book adaptations. Prior to that, Perlman built a solid fan base as Vincent, the misunderstood Beast on the popular series “Beauty and the Beast” (CBS, 1987-90), while enjoying a steady stream of supporting roles as both villains and sympathetic side men in “Alien Resurrection” (1997) and “Star Trek: Nemesis” (2002)....