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Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American actor. Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia which is a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, fingernails or teeth. As a result of this condition, his unusual physical appearance has allowed Berryman to make a career out of portraying characters in horror movies and B movies. He came to prominence with his roles in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975 and The Hills Have Eyes in 1977. He has appeared in several television shows, such as episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and The X-Files.
Berryman played Pluto in Wes Craven's 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes and the 1985 sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II. He has also made appearances in the science fiction and fantasy movies My Science Project (1985), Weird Science (1985), Armed Response (1986), Evil Spirits (1990), The Guyver (1991) and "Brutal" (2007). He appeared in the 1975 Academy Award-winning drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His time on set for The Hills Have Eyes proved difficult for him, since during the 4-month shoot, temperatures in the desert routinely surpassed 100 degrees, and without sweat glands, he had to take special precautions in order to avoid suffering heat stroke.
He had a role in The Crow (1994) as "The Skull Cowboy", Eric Draven's guide to the land of the living. Berryman's scenes were cut from the original theatrical release, but can be found on some DVD releases under "Deleted Scenes".
He has appeared in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and The X-Files. He appeared in the 1985 Mötley Crüe video for "Smokin' In the Boys Room", as well as the introduction to the band's song "Home Sweet Home". He also portrayed the devil in two episodes of Highway To Heaven: "The Devil and Jonathan Smith" (1985) and "I Was a Middle-Aged Werewolf" (1987).
Berryman is a popular draw at genre conventions, such as the 2002 Horrorfind convention in Baltimore, Maryland, and the 2007 Eerie Horror Film Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania. He also appeared in 2001 and 2002 at the Horrorfind convention in Baltimore, Maryland and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 7 and 8 attending as a guest of "The Milwaukee County Massacre", a horror film convention and music festival. Berryman appeared at the "Scarefest" convention in Lexington, Kentucky, and at the "Spooky Empire" convention in Orlando, Florida on October 17–19, 2008. He appeared in Roseville, Minnesota at Crypticon 2008 for "A November to Dismember" on November 14–16, 2008 for the show's third year.
Berryman starred in the British-Canadian horror film Below Zero (2012), directed by Justin Thomas Orstensen. He was also a special guest at the third annual San Antonio Horrific Film Fest on 25 August 2010 and a guest at the Cinema Wasteland convention from April 1–3, 2011. He also appeared at the Contamination 2012 Convention, held at the Renaissance Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri on June 15–17, 2012.
Personal life
Berryman is a strong advocate for environmental protection and lived on a wolf sanctuary for ten years.
Filmography
Actor
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Shovelhead: The Movie (pre-production) as
Ted
2025
The Forge Creek Recordings (pre-production) as
Otis Greves
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Mr. Blue Shirt: The Inspiration (post-production)
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Violent Starr (post-production) as
The Godmichael
2024
They Turned Us Into Killers (completed) as
Jed
2021
New York Ninja as
The Plutonium Killer (voice)
2021
Room 9 as
Jed Bedford (as Michael Barryman)
2021
The Mad Hatter as
Caretaker Robert Lockwood
2020
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear as
Principal Lucas
2019
Cool as Hell 2 as
The Devil
2019
Midnight Devils as
Grandpa Forney
2019
Shed of the Dead as
Derek
2019
Odd Happenings in a Tiny Tent (Short) as
Evil Mime
2018
Impact Event as
Raymond
2018
Hell's Kitty as
Detective Pluto
2017
Z Nation (TV Series) as
The Founder
- The Black Rainbow (2017) - The Founder
- Escape from Zona (2017) - The Founder
- Warren's Dream (2017) - The Founder
2017
Death House as
Crau
2017
Sweet Tooth (Short) as
T. Hills
2017
The Evil Within as
Cadaver
2016
Cured (Short) as
The Surgeon
2016
Potent Media's Sugar Skull Girls as
Hobbs
2016
Smothered as
Michael Berryman
2015
Kill or Be Killed as
Dr. Pepperdine
2014
Erebus as
Jonah Crane
2014
Apocalypse Kiss as
David Horn
2014
One Please (Short) as
The Ice Cream Man
2013
SuperZero (Short) as
Raleigh
2013
Army of the Damned as
Crazy Earl
2013
Deadtime Stories (TV Mini Series)
- Invasion of the Appleheads (2013)
2013
Self Storage as
Trevor
2012
Hell's Kitty (TV Series) as
Detective Pluto
- Fingered (2013) - Detective Pluto
- Blood Bath (2012) - Detective Pluto
2012
Watch What You Ask For (Video short) as
The Devil
2012
The Lords of Salem as
Virgil Magnus
2011
The Family as
William
2011
Beg as
Clayton Starks
2011
Below Zero as
Man on the Plane / Gunnar
2011
Mask Maker as
Fred
2010
The Tenant as
Arthur Delman
2010
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (TV Movie) as
Zombie Head
2010
Satan Hates You as
Mr. Harker
2009
Necrosis as
Seymour
2009
Outrage: Born in Terror as
Obeah
2009
Smash Cut as
Philip Farmsworth Jr.
2009
Brothers War as
Col. Petrov
2007
Brutal (Video) as
Leroy
2007
The Haunted Casino as
Gil Wachetta
2007
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (Video) as
Jack
2006
Fallen Angels as
Mort
2006
Penny Dreadful as
Gas Station Attendant
2006
The Absence of Light as
The Seer
2005
The Devil's Rejects as
Clevon
2002
Eminem: Without Me (Music Video) as
Medic (uncredited)
2000
Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None (TV Movie) as
Chives
2000
Rebel Yell as
Bouncer (uncredited)
2000
The Independent as
Michael Berryman
1998
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series) as
Hook Hand Man
- Honey, Let's Trick-or-Treat (1998) - Hook Hand Man
1998
Conan the Adventurer (TV Series) as
King Penor II
- Lethal Wizards (1998) - King Penor II
1997
Gator King as
The Tech
1997
We Are Angels (TV Series) as
Quesada
- Finalmente si vola (1997)
- Due facce da galera (1997) - Quesada
1996
Mojave Moon as
Angel
1996
Spy Hard as
Bus Patron with Oxygen Mask
1995
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Owen Lee Jarvis
- Revelations (1995) - Owen Lee Jarvis
1994
Double Dragon as
Maniac Leader
1994
The Ramones: Substitute (Music Video) as
Bartender (uncredited)
1992
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies as
Larry
1992
Little Sister as
Teacher
1991
The Secret of the Golden Eagle
1991
Teenage Exorcist as
Herman
1991
Evil Spirits as
Mr. Balzac
1991
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as
Rupert Van Helsing
- The Reluctant Vampire (1991) - Rupert Van Helsing