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Michael Berryman(I)

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Michael Berryman in Mask Maker (2011)
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Late 1970s horror genre icon who's best known for his creepy performance as "Pluto" in the uncompromising Wes Craven horror film The Hills Have Eyes (1977). Berryman (who suffers from Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, fingernails or teeth) reminds one of a latter-day Rondo Hatton who also suffered from a rare medical condition that distorted his features giving him a brutish look just right for horror movies.

To Berryman's credit, he managed to develop upon his "Pluto" character, and has turned up in numerous sci-fi / fantasy movies such as My Science Project (1985), Weird Science (1985), Armed Response (1986) and Evil Spirits (1991). The tall & lean Berryman generally portrays mutant bikers, evil undertakers, monsters and other frightening characters! A genuine favorite of horror movie fans.
BornSeptember 4, 1948
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BornSeptember 4, 1948
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      • 4 wins total

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    Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
    The Hills Have Eyes
    6.3
    • Pluto
    • 1977
    Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
    Weird Science
    6.6
    • Mutant Biker
    • 1985
    The Devil's Rejects (2005)
    The Devil's Rejects
    6.7
    • Clevon
    • 2005
    Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    8.7
    • Ellis
    • 1975

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Forge Creek Recordings
      • Otis Greves
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Water Rites
      • Captain
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Violent Starr
      • The Godmichael
      • Post-production
    • Shovelhead: The Movie
      • Ted
      • Pre-production
    • Ever After
      • The Huntsman
      • Post-production



    • The Family Business (2024)
      The Family Business
      8.5
      • William
      • 2024
    • Mr. Blue Shirt: The Inspiration (2024)
      Mr. Blue Shirt: The Inspiration
      4.9
      • 2024
    • Scout Taylor-Compton, Kane Hodder, and Taryn Manning in They Turned Us Into Killers (2024)
      They Turned Us Into Killers
      2.7
      • Jed
      • 2024
    • What's Under the Bed? with Dax (2022)
      What's Under the Bed? with Dax
      5.6
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2023
    • New York Ninja (2021)
      New York Ninja
      5.4
      • The Plutonium Killer (voice)
      • 2021
    • Michael Berryman, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Kane Hodder in Room 9 (2021)
      Room 9
      2.1
      • Jed Bedford (as Michael Barryman)
      • 2021
    • Michael Berryman, Patricia Vonne, Kurt Wipfli, Rachel Schott, Christian Piercy, Gabby Annalyse, Charlie Rakosky, Aaron Lee Lopez, R. Scott Leisk, Elizabeth V. Lopez, Lee R. Lopez, Stephen Allen Gutierrez, P.G. Marlar, Rob Huey, Jessica Chavez, Valeria Jauregui, Katerina Rakosky, Arlene Cavazos, Bianca Sifuentes, Jaeden Riley Juarez, and Drew Pipkin in It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (2020)
      It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
      5.5
      • Principal Lucas
      • 2020
    • The Mad Hatter (2020)
      The Mad Hatter
      2.7
      • Caretaker Robert Lockwood
      • 2020
    • Cool as Hell 2 (2019)
      Cool as Hell 2
      5.9
      • The Devil
      • 2019
    • Midnight Devils (2019)
      Midnight Devils
      3.5
      • Grandpa Forney
      • 2019
    • Michael Berryman, Emily Booth, Spencer Brown, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, and Ewen MacIntosh in Shed of the Dead (2019)
      Shed of the Dead
      4.2
      • Derek
      • 2019
    • Odd Happenings in a Tiny Tent (2019)
      Odd Happenings in a Tiny Tent
      Short
      • Evil Mime
      • 2019
    • Impact Event (2018)
      Impact Event
      2.8
      • Raymond
      • 2018
    • Hell's Kitty (2018)
      Hell's Kitty
      3.5
      • Detective Pluto
      • 2018
    • Z Nation (2014)
      Z Nation
      6.7
      TV Series
      • The Founder
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Odd Happenings in a Tiny Tent (2019)
      Odd Happenings in a Tiny Tent
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      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Kill or Be Killed (2015)
      Kill or Be Killed
      4.2
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Beg (2011)
      Beg
      3.6
      • associate producer
      • 2011

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    • Jason Clarke, Harry Melling, Bill Skarsgård, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, and Tom Holland in The Devil All the Time (2020)
      The Devil All the Time
      7.1
      • transportation captain
      • 2020
    • Caleb Castille in Woodlawn (2015)
      Woodlawn
      6.4
      • driver: props truck
      • 2015

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Michael Barryman
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • September 4, 1948
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Patricia CromwellOctober 7, 1991 - present (1 child)
    • Parents
        Sloan Berryman
    • Other works
      Occasionally appears on local TV program "Dumpsterpiece Theatre" (Palmdale, CA), promoting various movie projects.
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      • 2 Biographical Movies
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Interviews
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Was born with "Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia", which prevents the formation of hair, fingernails, teeth and sweat glands. The condition is rare, inherited and incurable. Despite his lack of sweat glands, he worked on The Hills Have Eyes (1977) in the desert for five months in heat of 100 degrees and more.
    • Quotes
      [on being bullied as a child] I was pretty well grounded. I was being teased and whatever and I didn't have anger skills, so I would go to the parents and say your children are brats and tell them they were bad parents.
    • Trademarks
        His unusual facial structure
    • Salary
      • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
        (1975)
        $600 .00

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