Étant né victime d'un syndrome de croissance, il s'est retrouvé sans système pileux, sans glandes sudoripares, sans ongles, certains nerfs insensibles et le crâne en forme légèrement conique.
Voulant d'abord devenir vétérinaire, il dut renoncer à cette ambition car ses mains étaient partiellement insensibles, ce qui l'empêchait d'opérer correctement. Il finit par se retrouver fleuriste, et un jour un agent cinématographique est venu lui proposer un petit rôle dans le film Doc Savage arrive.
Bien que ce dernier film fut un échec, Berryman fut appelé par divers producteurs pour tourner dans de nombreux films d'horreur, presque toujours dans des rôles de protagonistes, en raison de son physique effrayant qui faisait l'affaire (on disait d'ailleurs que cela faisait des économies de maquillage...).
Parmi ses apparitions, on peut compter les classiques Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou et La Colline a des yeux, ce dernier pour lequel il a reçu une nomination au prix du meilleur acteur dans un film d'horreur, lors de l'Académie des films de science-fiction, fantastique et horreur 1978. Il a également eu un rôle dans Une Créature de Rêve ;barbarians de deodato ;amazonia la jungle blanche ;the crow (scene coupé au montage)star trek;devils rejects et divers series et clips
un mec vraiment sympa et simple malgré son statut d acteur culte!!
filmo:
1. The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... Clevon
2. The Storyteller (2005) .... Cadaver
3. The Absence of Light (2004)
4. Rebel Yell (2000) (uncredited) .... Bouncer
... aka Rebel Yell: The Billy Idol Story (USA: bootleg title)
5. Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000) (TV) .... Chives
6. Slice (2000) .... Slice
7. "Conan"
... aka Conan the Adventurer (USA: DVD box title)
- Lethal Wizards (1998) TV Episode .... King Penor II
8. "Noi siamo angeli" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Quesada
... aka We Are Angels
9. Spy Hard (1996) .... Bus Patron with Oxygen Mask
10. Mojave Moon (1996) .... Angel
11. "The X Files"
... aka The X-Files (USA)
- Revelations (1995) TV Episode .... Owen Lee Jarvis
12. Double Dragon (1994) .... Maniac Leader
... aka Double Dragon: The Movie
13. The Crow (1994) (scenes deleted) .... Skull Cowboy
14. Teenage Exorcist (1994) .... Herman
15. Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993) .... Larry
16. Little Sister (1992) .... Teacher
... aka Mister Sister (UK)
17. Haunting Fear (1991) .... Mortician
18. Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) .... Pilgrim #1
19. "Tales from the Crypt"
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- The Reluctant Vampire (1991) TV Episode
20. Guyver (1991) .... Lisker
... aka Mutronics
... aka The Guyver (USA: video box title)
21. The Secret of the Golden Eagle (1991)
22. Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) .... Highway Man #1
23. Solar Crisis (1990) .... Matthew
... aka Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
24. Evil Spirits (1990) .... Mr. Balzac
25. Aftershock (1990) .... Queen
26. "Oceano" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Apartment Building Manager
... aka Ocean (USA)
27. Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) .... The Mummy
28. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Conspiracy (1988) TV Episode .... Captain Rixx
29. "ALF"
- We Are Family (1988) TV Episode .... Rick
30. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1988) .... Chainsaw
31. Off the Mark (1987) .... Acme Labs Man
... aka Crazy Legs (Canada: English title: TV title) (USA)
32. "Highway to Heaven"
- I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf (1987) TV Episode .... Devil
- The Devil and Jonathan Smith (1985) TV Episode .... The Devil
33. The Highwayman (1987) (TV) .... Chromedome
... aka Terror on the Blacktop
34. The Barbarians (1987) .... Dirtmaster
... aka Barbari, I (Italy)
... aka The Barbarians and Co. (Italy)
35. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) (TV) .... Cpl. Catlett
... aka The Gambler III: The Legend Continues
36. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) .... Starfleet display officer
... aka The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV
37. Armed Response (1986) .... F.C.
... aka Jade Jungle
38. "The Fall Guy"
- War on Wheels (1986) TV Episode
39. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985) .... Pluto
40. My Science Project (1985) .... Mutant #1
41. Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Quecho
... aka Amazon: Savage Adventure
... aka Cut and Run (USA)
... aka Straight to Hell (International: English title: literal title)
42. Weird Science (1985) .... Mutant Biker
43. "1st & Ten"
... aka 1st & Ten, Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: Do It Again (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: Going for Broke (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: In Your Face! (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: The Bulls Mean Business (USA: new title)
... aka 1st & Ten: The Championship (USA: new title)
- Uneasy Lies the Head (1985) TV Episode .... Referee in Denardo's Nightmare
44. Invitation to Hell (1984) (TV) .... Valet
45. Likely Stories, Vol. 3 (1983) (TV) .... Man on television commercial
46. Deadly Blessing (1981) .... William Gluntz
47. Co-Ed (1980)
... aka Sweet
48. The Fifth Floor (1978) .... Mental Patient
49. Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977) .... 1st Bandit
... aka Another Man, Another Chance (USA)
... aka Another Man, Another Woman (UK)
50. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) .... Pluto
... aka Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (USA: LD title)
51. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) .... Ellis
52. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) .... Coroner
