But out of hundreds of roles in film and television, his most beloved character is Hellboy, hands down.
But at New York Comic-Con, Perlman seemed to have, at long last, given up the ghost.
But when the Hellboy himself has lost faith, it seems this sequel is truly dead.
And since Hellboy II: The Golden Army hit in 2008, the visionary writer/director and his strong-jawed leading man have been assuring us that they are working to get Hellboy 3 going.