Clancy Brown
Urbana, Ohio, USA
1959-01-05
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.
Movies:
The Shawshank Redemption
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
Starship Troopers
Pathfinder
Pet Sematary II
The Guardian
Extreme Prejudice
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Informant!
Season of Fear
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
Highlander
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
Blue Steel
Shoot to Kill
Flubber
Waiting for the Light
Bad Boys
The Bride
Female Perversions
The Express
Green Lantern
The Burrowers
Thor: Tales of Asgard
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
Past Midnight
Normal
Cowboys & Aliens
Yesterday's Children
In the Company of Spies
Cast a Deadly Spell
Last Light
The Patron Saint of Liars
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
John Dies at the End
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
John Wick: Chapter 4
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
At Any Price
Hellbenders
The Twenty
Vendetta
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
The Making of Daniel Boone
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Dumb Money
The Goon
Blank Slate
Sparks
Homefront
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
The Room Upstairs
Nothing Left to Fear
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
The Trip to Bountiful
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Water & Power
Annabelle's Wish
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
Moonwalker
Ambition
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
The Trials of Cate McCall
Dark Minions
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
When the Game Stands Tall
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
Radiant City
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
Warcraft
Tangled: Queen for a Day
The Hurricane
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
The Laramie Project
Dead Man Walking
The Frontier
99 Homes
Audrey's Children
Johnny Ryan
Poolman
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
Scrambled
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
Red Skies
Snow White
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
Plankton: The Movie
Stronger
Little Evil
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Boss of Bosses
Thunder Alley
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Supercon
Tangled: Before Ever After
Hail, Caesar!
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Thor: Ragnarok
The Night of the Headless Horseman
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
I Know That Voice
Chappaquiddick
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Donor Unknown
Recess: School's Out
The Mortuary Collection
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Promising Young Woman
Lady and the Tramp
Just Before I Go
Claire Makes It Big
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
In Search of Tomorrow
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
MR. HORZEMEN
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Last Looks
Chump Change
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
The Endless Summer
The Caseys
The Fix
Regretting You
Secret of the Sundrop
FEEL
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
Slap
SpongeBob LongPants
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
SpongeBob SquarePants: Help Wanted
It's A Yubby Nubby Ewok Murder Party
Lucky Lady
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
The Addiction of Hope
Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
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