
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

Tales from the Crypt

Billions

The Practice

The Goldbergs

Resident Alien

Justice League Unlimited

The Outer Limits

Robot Chicken

Justice League

Archer

DuckTales

The Venture Bros.

Young Justice

Jackie Chan Adventures

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Avatar: The Last Airbender

China Beach

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What If...?

Samurai Jack

The Crown

INVINCIBLE

Ben 10

Star Wars Rebels

The Flash

Batman Beyond

Rick and Morty

The Legend of Korra

Marvel's Avengers

Gravity Falls

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

The Angry Beavers

Big City Greens

Kim Possible

Mickey Mouse

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Lost

American Dragon: Jake Long

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

Teen Titans

The Mandalorian

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Calls

Invincible Fight Girl

Hercules

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

101 Dalmatians: The Series

Star Trek: Enterprise

Gen V

TripTank

Digman!

Phineas and Ferb

Wander Over Yonder

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Solar Opposites

The Riches

Wolverine and the X-Men

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

Transformers: Prime

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

The Penguins of Madagascar

Sleepy Hollow

Ahsoka

Marvel's The Punisher

Dave the Barbarian

The Spectacular Spider-Man

Marvel's Daredevil

Moonwalker

Recess: School's Out

Just Before I Go

Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!

Annabelle's Wish

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

Dumb Money

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Lady and the Tramp

Thor: Ragnarok

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Green Lantern

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

Cowboys & Aliens

Regretting You

Warcraft

The Informant!

Little Evil

The Guardian

The Hurricane

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Penguin

John Wick: Chapter 4

Poolman

Plankton: The Movie

Homefront

Bad Boys

Thor: Tales of Asgard

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Starship Troopers

El Deafo

Flubber

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools

The Brave and the Bold

Dexter: New Blood

The Shawshank Redemption

Secret of the Sundrop

SpongeBob SquarePants

Superman: The Animated Series

Last Looks

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Cast a Deadly Spell

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Tangled: Before Ever After

SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off

Earth 2

Normal

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

Vendetta

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Promising Young Woman

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Pet Sematary II

Blade

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Blue Steel

Good Cop/Bad Cop

SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

The Laramie Project

The Patron Saint of Liars

Highlander

ThunderCats

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus

Carnivàle

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

Voltron: The Third Dimension

Yesterday's Children

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Love, Lies and Murder

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

The Batman
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