Who voiced Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series?

Batman: The Animated Series was an animated superhero series that aired for two seasons between September 5, 1992, and September 15, 1995, on the Fox Kids network. Created by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, it was based on the DC Comics superhero Batman.

The crime adventure series is best remembered for introducing the character of Harley Quinn, the Joker's assistant, who was later added to the DC Comics due to her surge in popularity. The series featured a line-up of iconic Batman villains, including the Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill, the Penguin, voiced by Paul Williams, and Clayface, voiced by actor Ron Perlman.

Batman: The Animated Series was produced by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Eric Radomski, and Bruce W. Timm. Additionally, Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger served as the show's executive producers. Its official synopsis, as per Rotten Tomatoes, reads:

"Gotham City's Caped Crusader, Bruce Wayne, is sometimes moody; Robin's alter ego, Dick Grayson is mature."

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Who is Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series?

A still from Batman: The Animated Series (Image via Facebook/@Batman: The Animated Series)

In Batman: The Animated Series, Clayface is the alter ego of the former actor Matt Hagen. He appears in four episodes of the animated series, with three episodes in season 1 and one episode in season 2.

After his face is disfigured in a car accident, Hagen enlists the help of industrialist Roland Daggett, whose compound, Renuyu, temporarily restores his face. Over time, Hagen becomes addicted to Renuyu and steals the compound from Daggett's factory in desperation.

However, the compound alters his human body and transforms him into a clay-like form. He gains the ability to shapeshift at will for a short period. Once Clayface's body begins deteriorating, he creates a young girl named Annie to help him. But the clay-formed Annie ends up with Robin in Gotham.

While searching for Annie, Clayface encounters Robin, and the two come to blows. During their fight, Robin reabsorbs Annie and becomes whole again. Batman intervenes to stop Clayface from doing serious harm to his sidekick. Clayface's story concludes with him being taken away by Officer James Gordon.

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Who is Ron Perlman?

Ron Perlman as seen at the special screening of Day Of The Fight in November 2024 (Image via Getty)

Ron Perlman began his acting career in 1979 with the soap opera Ryan's Hope. His portrayal of the man-beast Vincent in the 1980s series Beauty and the Beast earned him a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama' in 1989.

His other notable television performances include Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, Josiah Sanchez in The Magnificent Seven, Frank Napier in The Capture, Wes Chandler in StartUp, and Judge Pernell Harris in Hand of God, among others.

On the big screen, Perlman has played One in The City of Lost Children, Dr. Douglas Eben in When the Bough Breaks, Johner in Alien Resurrection, Koulikov in Enemy at the Gates, Pap Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn, Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up, Nino in Drive, etc.

Moreover, he has frequently worked with the award-winning Mexican filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro. The two have collaborated on films such as Cronos, Blade II, Hellboy, Pacific Rim, Nightmare Alley, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Pinocchio.

Perlman has also worked extensively as a voice actor. In addition to his role in Batman: The Animated Series, he has lent his voice to animated shows like Teen Titans, Danny Phantom, Adventure Time, and its spinoff series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, etc.

His voice work extends to films like Tangled, The Book of Life, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Perlman has also voiced Optimus Primal in the 2018 animated series Transformers: Power of the Primes and the 2023 sci-fi film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

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