Michael Berryman
Biography
Michael Berryman is an American character actor born in Los Angeles who has worked largely in cult horror, science fiction and B movies. He gained notice for a part in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Miloš Forman's drama, and for playing Pluto in Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977), returning for The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985). Other credits include Weird Science (1985), The Guyver (1991) and Brutal (2007). In The Crow (1994) he was the Skull Cowboy, a guide for Eric Draven, though his scenes were cut from the first theatrical release and later appeared among deleted scenes on some DVDs. On television he appeared in Star Trek and The X-Files, and in Highway to Heaven he played Satan. He starred in the horror film Below Zero (2012), and between 2014 and 2018 he appeared in Z Nation as the founder of Zona. He also starred in They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
78years old
Turns 79 on September 4in 327 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Michael John Berryman
Movie Career
- Films
- 33
- Career span
- 49 years1975 to 2024
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A change of course
Before acting, Berryman studied botany and zoology at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and worked as a florist.
Beyond film
In 1985, Berryman showed up in the Mötley Crüe video for "Smokin' In the Boys Room". He also featured in the introduction to the band's song "Home Sweet Home".
Michael Berryman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Wes Craven directed four of these films, Rob Zombie two and Ruggero Deodato two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Wes Craven
All films by Rob Zombie
All films by Ruggero Deodato
Box office
What Michael Berryman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$343 million
11 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 33 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 15 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 15Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$133M38.8% of the total
- 2$109M31.8% of the total
- 3$39M11.4% of the total
- 4$25M7.3% of the total
- 5$21M6.1% of the total
- 6$11M3.1% of the total
- 7$2.3M0.7% of the total
- 8$1.2M0.3% of the total
$2.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.