
Clancy Brown
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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.
Known For

Law & Order

Hallmark Hall of Fame

American Dad!

Chicago P.D.

Medium

ER

Sleepy Hollow

Tales from the Crypt

INVINCIBLE

The Practice

Kim Possible

The Goldbergs

Resident Alien

Justice League Unlimited

Robot Chicken

The Outer Limits

Justice League

Archer

Rick and Morty

DuckTales

Young Justice

Star Wars Rebels

Jackie Chan Adventures

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

The Batman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Marvel's Daredevil

China Beach

What If...?

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Samurai Jack

The Crown

Billions

Ben 10

The Spectacular Spider-Man

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

The Flash

Batman Beyond

Marvel's Avengers

Gravity Falls

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

The Angry Beavers

Big City Greens

Mickey Mouse

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Lost

American Dragon: Jake Long

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

The Mandalorian

Teen Titans

Calls

Invincible Fight Girl

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

101 Dalmatians: The Series

Star Trek: Enterprise

Gen V

Phineas and Ferb

Digman!

TripTank

Solar Opposites

Wander Over Yonder

Wolverine and the X-Men

Transformers: Prime

The Riches

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

The Penguins of Madagascar

Ahsoka

Dave the Barbarian

Marvel's The Punisher

Moonwalker

Recess: School's Out

Just Before I Go

Annabelle's Wish

Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

Thor: Ragnarok

Lady and the Tramp

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Dumb Money

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Green Lantern

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Cowboys & Aliens

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

The Hurricane

Little Evil

Warcraft

Poolman

The Informant!

Regretting You

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

The Guardian

Bad Boys

Homefront

Thor: Tales of Asgard

Plankton: The Movie

John Wick: Chapter 4

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Starship Troopers

Dexter: New Blood

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Flubber

The Penguin

El Deafo

The Shawshank Redemption

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

Last Looks

Normal

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Vendetta

Superman: The Animated Series

Good Cop/Bad Cop

Promising Young Woman

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

Secret of the Sundrop

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Cast a Deadly Spell

SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Tangled: Before Ever After

Earth 2

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Brave and the Bold

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Pet Sematary II

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Blade

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Blue Steel

The Patron Saint of Liars

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

The Laramie Project

Highlander

SpongeBob & Sandy’s Country Christmas

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus

ThunderCats

Carnivàle

Yesterday's Children

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

Savage Opress

Love, Lies and Murder

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
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