Clancy Brown
Acting
Biography
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
Born: January 5, 1959
Place of Birth: Urbana, Ohio, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Hank 'Gramps' Adams
as Darth Vader
as Sitter 4
as Dr. C. Everett Koop
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice)
as Big Hank Hickman
as Mega Beefpuncha (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
as Salvatore Maroni
as The Chairman
as Theodore Hollandaise
as Richard
as Prof. Rich Brinkerhoff
as Steve Gill
as Governor Ryder Azadi
as Red Death / Daisy (voice)
as Harbinger
as Yedward (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Inquisitor (voice)
as Self - Interviewee
as Big Jim Cuddy
as Mr. Potts / P. Evil / Doctor (voice)
as Kurt Caldwell
as Surtur (voice)
as Moronicus / Mr. Krabs / Prospector / Various (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Audience / Soldiers (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Fireman / Customers / Crowd (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Damien Darkblood (voice)
as General Kregg (voice)
as Damien Darkblood / Bryant (voice)
as General Kregg / Ka-Hor (voice)
as Ka-Hor (voice)
as Darkblood (voice)
as General Wilson (voice)
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice)
as Mantid (voice)
as Stanley
as The Big Bad Wolf (voice)
as Montgomery Dark
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Gavin (voice)
as Cromus (voice)
as Judge (voice)
as Burg
as Isaac (voice)
as Mr. Ree (voice)
as Ed Sawyer
as Shin Mao (voice)
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
as Mr. Horzemen (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Fish Man / Eyes (voice)
as Mr. Ree (voice)
as Mr. Ree / Splotch (voice)
as Chocolate Santa (voice)
as The Stranger
as Adam King
as Robert McNamara
as King Frederic
as King Frederic (voice)
as Major Schoonover
as Mr. Krabs / Fish Man/ Eyes (voice)
as Surtur (voice)
as Jeff Bauman Sr
as Frankenstein (voice)
as Reverend J.D. Gospel
as King Frederic (voice)
as Rahzar (voice)
as King Frederic (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
as Mr. Krabs / Fish (voice)
as Blackhand
as Gracchus
as Waylon 'Jock' Jeffcoat
as Mr. Freeman
as Dad
as Colonel Ray Schoonover
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Ryder Azadi / Imperial Officer / Stormtrooper #2 (voice)
as Ryder Azadi / Slave Master (voice)
as Ryder Azadi (voice)
as Factory Worker / Ryder Azadi / Stormtrooper Commander (voice)
as Ryder Azadi / Rebel Pilot #2 (voice)
as General Wade Eiling
as Mickey Ryan
as Taskmaster (voice)
as Turnvil
as Gorilla Grodd (voice)
as Doctor (voice)
as Sheriff
as Mr. Krabs
as Eddie Little
as Self
as Risotto Groupon (voice)
as Vengeful Train Passenger (voice)
as Brinkerhoff
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
as Angus
as Kingsman
as Mr. Crosby
as Sheriff August Corbin
as Sheriff August Corbin (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Badlands Dan (voice)
as Negative Man (voice)
as Negative Man / General Immortus (voice)
as Red Hulk (voice)
as Pig Biker (voice)
as Red Hulk (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Drebnor (voice)
as Archer
as Dr. Albert Marconi
as Rahzar (voice)
as Rahzar / Homeless Guy (voice)
as Bradford / Dark Ninja (voice)
as Bradford (voice)
as Bradford / Dogpound (voice)
as Dogpound (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
as Jim Johnson
as British Dog Man (voice)
as Yakone (voice)
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Zartok (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Grune (voice)
as Meacham
as Parallax (voice)
as Frost Giant (voice)
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
as King Faraday (voice)
as Silas (voice)
as Destro (voice)
as James McCullen/Truman (voice)
as James McCullen/Destro/Whistleblower (voice)
as Odin (voice)
as Billy Ray / Rocky (voice)
as Sterling Von Oxnard (voice)
as Salty (voice)
as Stain / Alley Dog #2 / Security Guard (voice)
as Bert / Dad / Bad Guy (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Hebediah Grim (voice)
as Evil Entity (voice)
as Alan Smith
as Mr. Krabs, Ranger (voice)
as Hart Sterling
as Santa Claus (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Aubrey Daniel
as Ricky (voice)
as Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice)
as John Simmonds
as Patrick Star (voice)
as Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister (voice)
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
as Per Degaton (voice)
as Rohtul / Mugger (voice)
as Roy Simmons
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
as Savage Opress (voice)
as Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
as Savage Opress / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
as Agent Miles Mcavoy
as Alex O'Hirn/Rhino (voice)
as John Clay
as Alex O'Hirn / Ox (voice)
as Alex O'Hirn (voice)
as Alex O'Hirn / Rhino / George Stacy (voice)
as George Stacy (voice)
as Rhino / George Stacy (voice)
as Sergeant (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Gunnar
as Capt. William Hadley
as Kenko (voice)
as Mr. Krabs
as Eugene H. Krabs
as Alexander Paine (voice)
as Lex Luthor / Tux Monster / Geek Monster #4 (voice)
as Nester (voice)
as Long Feng (voice)
as The Babadook / IMF Director / V (voice)
as Henry Fischer (voice)
as Lumberjack (voice)
as Clyde Templeton (voice)
as Liquor Store Manager (voice)
as Rob Walcott
as Narrator
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Kelvin Inman
as Mr. Freeze (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Red Death (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Gorrath (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as BoE Agent #1 (voice)
as EGO leader (voice)
as Brother Justin
as Archduke Zag (voice)
as Trident (voice)
as Raymond (voice)
as Policeman (voice)
as Vice Principal Pangborn (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Volgud (voice)
as Allan Kenton
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive footage)
as Frank
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
as Edgar Sterling
as Peter Kozyck
as Commander Kane (voice)
as Yono the Destroyer (voice)
as Mr. Merle / Henchman 1 (voice)
as Eugene Krabs
as Rob Debree
as Self
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as The Granter of Wishes
as Zobral
as Dragon (voice)
as Andris Kurins
as Bald Guy (voice)
as Sheriff Morgan (voice)
as Doug Cole
as Tough (voice)
as Kleev / Sentry #2 (voice)
as Ratso / Captain Black (voice)
as Ratso (voice)
as Ratso / Dino Stefanson (voice)
as Captain Black (voice)
as Ratso / Captain Black / Tchang Zu (voice)
as Old West Ratso / Old West Captain Black (voice)
as Captain Black / Super Moose (voice)
as Ratso / Helmut (voice)
as Ratso / Super Moose (voice)
as Ratso / Buford MacDonald (voice)
as Ratso / Mayor (voice)
as Ratso / Bob (voice)
as Captain Black / Father (voice)
as Ratso / Captain Black / Super Moose (voice)
as Ratso / Super Moose / Shen Chan (voice)
as Captain Black / Bopper (voice)
as Ricky Rothman (voice)
as Ratso / Captain Black / Michael Diaz (voice)
as Undertow (voice)
as The Man
as Pete Casey
as Hessian Trooper
as Dale Beckham
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
as Chief Hennessy
as Sgt. Charlie Zim
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
as Mr. Krabs (Voice)
as Frank
as Big Time (voice)
as Akela the Wolf (voice)
as Blotox (voice)
as Smith
as Career Sergeant Zim
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Wild Bill Hickok (voice)
as John
as Seige (voice)
as D.A. Justin Fox
as Dan (voice)
as Rayden (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Siege (voice)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Frederico (voice) / Francois (voice)
as Colonel Nikolai / Guard (voice)
as Hakon (voice)
as Al Goodman
as State Trooper
as Sergeant Linden Styles
as John Danziger
as Hakon (voice)
as Wolf (voice)
as Tomas Brod (voice)
as Wolf/Hakon (voice)
as Bully (voice)
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
as Ellis West
as Lt. Lionel McMannis
as Ben Guardino
as Dave Chattelier
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Steve Lundy
as Harry Bordon
as David Brown
as John Burkhart
as Johnny Ryan
as Joe
as Detective Nick Mann
as Roger Lassen
as Ward St. Clair
as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
as Steve
as Flagg
as Sgt. Larry McRose
as Kevin
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
as Viktor
as Weasel
as Viking Lofgren
as Kevin
as the Goon
as Baron Karza