Who is that guy? Oh, its Michael Berryman!

Michael Berryman got his start in the 70’s. Most people who’ve recognized him from this era probably remember him from the Wes Craven’s sophomore horror film The Hills Have Eyes (1977), whereas he portrayed Pluto, one of the creepy savages living in the hills. However, Berryman’s first role in a major movie was as Ellis in Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).

As his career began to develop, Berryman found himself perfectly suited to nestle himself firmly into a niche’ market, due to his appearance combined with his acting talent. In case you’ve wondered why he tends to have the same general look going for him, Michael Berryman suffers from Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, fingernails or teeth. Berryman’s next big movies would come in a cluster of three in 1985 when he played the Mutant Biker in Weird Science and then as a different mutant character in My Science Project, followed by a return as Pluto in The Hills Have Eyes Part II. Berryman received his share of trekkie immortality when he played a Starfleet officer in Star Trek IY: The Voyage Home (1986). Jumping forward a bit, it is a bit sad to find out that Berryman actually had a role in The Crow (1994) as skull cowboy, but his scenes were ultimately cut. More recently, Berryman regained notoriety with his role as Clevon in Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects (2005). Berryman currently has appearances coming in six new films currently in production.

Other Notable Appearances by Michael Berryman:

Dirtmaster in The Barbarians (1987)
The Mummy in Saturday the 14th (1988)
Lisker in The Guyver (1991)
Maniac Leader in Double Dragon (1994)
Angel in Mojave Moon (1996)