Michael Berryman

Symbol despite himself of cinema bis (see Z) and horror because of his deformed physique, Michael Berryman was born on September 4, 1948 in Los Angeles, to a couple whose father was a neurosurgeon. Victim of the very rare Christ - Siemens - Touraine syndrome, he was born without sweat glands, without teeth, without hair system, without nails and afflicted with insensitivity of certain nerves. In his misfortune, he is also affected by a severe handicap in the cranial box: he was born without fontanelles. Membranous spaces separate the various bones of the skull, to the point of having to undergo surgery to save his life, his brain at risk of being crushed as it grows. If the intervention is a success, it leaves him with a conical cranial box, which will later make his notoriety in the cinema.

He first tried to undertake veterinary studies, before being forced to forfeit: due to his insensitivity in the nerves of his hands, he could not have operated properly. After various odd jobs in the food industry across the United States, he ended up failing in California, where he became a florist. It was there that he was spotted in 1975 by George Pal, screenwriter-director specializing in SF (The Time Machine), who offered him the small role of an undertaker in the film he is. writing: Doc Savage is coming. With a fee of $ 600, Michael Berryman is taking his first steps in cinema. And if the film is a failure, it at least puts the foot in the stirrup. The same year, he also plays another small role, that of a lunatic,


In 1977, he responded to an ad posted by a 38-year-old filmmaker, who had stood out five years earlier with a shocking debut film, The Last House on the Left: Wes Craven. The latter is looking for disturbing-looking actors for his next film, the terrifying La Colline has eyes. The actor gets hired and does wonders there, in the role of the degenerate cannibal "Pluto". The director does not spare Berryman, who shoots five months in the desert under an overwhelming heat, while he can not sweat ... With his disturbing physique, the actor, who ultimately plays only a member of the degenerated family tribe of the film, appears on all promotional material for the film.

In 1981, he reunited with Wes Craven, in the horror film The Farm of Terror, in which he played an Amish, alongside Ernest Borgnine and a beginner Sharon Stone. After the triumph of La Colline has eyes, he turns in his suite in 1985, still under the leadership of Craven. But the film is far from equaling the success of the first part. After a detour through the SF box with Star Trek IV: Return to Earth, he is offered the role of a sadist in "Amazonia: the white jungle", by Ruggero Deodato. In 1987, the Italian director asked him again for Les Barbarians, the last success of the bis transalpine cinema, where he played (and cabotine) a torturer.

Limited by his physique which almost always confines him to the roles of sadistic killers, he nevertheless manages to have fun, by self-parodying in the more than unforgettable Rock Aliens. The actor floats in many kissing productions, such as Armed to Respond, where he faces Lee Van Cleef and David Carradine; Dar the invincible 2 - The gate of time; Double Dragon, the catastrophic adaptation of the famous video game license; Mutronics… Willy-nilly, despite the limits of the redundant roles offered to him by uninspired directors and screenwriters, Berryman has been able to ensure a real longevity to his career, with nearly sixty films in nearly 40 years.

Author: Olivier Pallaruelo

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Michael Berryman Net Worth 2021

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.9M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $696.7K - $1.2M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2020

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.7M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $874K - $1.8M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2019

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.9M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $884.4K - $1.9M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2018

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.1M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $878.3K - $1.9M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2017

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.4M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $842.6K - $1.4M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2016

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.9M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $756.8K - $1.1M.

Michael Berryman Net Worth 2015

Michael Berryman 's revenue is $1.5M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Berryman and could vary in the range between $612K - $1.6M.

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