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name: "Michael Berryman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-berryman"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 September 1948"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T23:35:47.485963+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Berryman

Actor. Born 4 September 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 September 1948, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1975–1987
- **Also known as:** Michael Barryman, Michael John Berryman

## Biography

Michael Berryman is an American character actor. Born on 4 September 1948 in Los Angeles, California, he has hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a rare condition characterised by the absence of sweat glands, hair and fingernails.

He first came to prominence for his role as Ellis in Miloš Forman's *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975). Berryman is also known for playing Pluto in Wes Craven's *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977) and its 1985 sequel, as well as appearances in *Weird Science* (1985), *The Devil's Rejects* (2005) and television series including *Star Trek: The Next Generation* and *The X-Files*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, as Captain Rixx — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), Fi1m 86, as Ellis — [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (1986), Starfleet Display Officer
- *The Devil's Rejects* (2005), Clevon
- *Weird Science* (1985), Mutant Biker
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Sybok Warrior (uncredited)
- *ALF* (1986), Rick
- *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977), Pluto
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Rupert Van Helsing
- *Z Nation* (2014), The Founder

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