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Clancy Brown
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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 "…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Clancy Brown's Filmography
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Musical
as Ernst Rothman (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
The Addiction of Hope
Regretting You
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr.
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
FEEL
as Sitter 4
Audrey's Children
as Dr. C. Everett Koop
Plankton: The Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice)
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
as Self
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow Yellow
as Krusty / Forest Creatures / Townsfolk / Alligators / Guards (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice)
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
The Fix
as The Chairman
Poolman
as Theodore Hollandaise
Scrambled
as Richard
Dumb Money
as Steve Gill
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Red Death / Daisy (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Harbinger
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Last Looks
as Big Jim Cuddy
Superman: Timeless Icon
as Self (voice)
Promising Young Woman
as Stanley
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
The Mortuary Collection
as Montgomery Dark
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
as Isaac (voice)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
as Mr. Ree (voice)
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
as Mr. Krabs / Unhappy Guy / Manager / Mr. Slabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs / Fish Man / Eyes (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
MR. HORZEMEN
as Mr. Horzemen (voice)
Supercon
as Adam King
Chappaquiddick
as Robert McNamara
Tangled: Queen for a Day
as King Frederic (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
as Surtur (voice)
Stronger
as Jeff Bauman Sr
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
as Rahzar (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After
as King Frederic (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob LongPants
as Mr. Krabs / Fish (voice)
Warcraft
as Blackhand
SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
as Gracchus
99 Homes
as Mr. Freeman
Lucky Lady
as Genie of the Glass Eye (voice)
Just Before I Go
as Dad
No Poster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
as Dogpound (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
When the Game Stands Tall
as Mickey Ryan
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
as Taskmaster (voice)
Water & Power
as Turnvil
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Gorilla Grodd (voice)
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs
I Know That Voice
as Self
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff
Homefront
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Hellbenders
as Angus
Nothing Left to Fear
as Kingsman
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Dark Minions
as Drebnor (voice)
Sparks
as Archer
John Dies at the End
as Dr. Albert Marconi
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Mr. Krabs
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
as Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
At Any Price
as Jim Johnson
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
as Mr. Krabs
No Poster
The Frontier
as Jack Ramsay / Lamazee
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Cowboys & Aliens
as Meacham
Green Lantern
as Parallax (voice)
Thor: Tales of Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Alan Smith
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
as Mr. Krabs, Ranger (voice)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Lex Luthor (voice)
The Informant!
as Aubrey Daniel
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
as Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice)
The Twenty
as John Simmonds
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
as Patrick Star (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants
as Mr. Krabs
The Express
as Roy Simmons
The Burrowers
as John Clay
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
as Alex O'Hirn/Rhino (voice)
Blank Slate
as Agent Miles Mcavoy
SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West
as Mr. Krabs / William Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
as Mr. Krabs
Pathfinder
as Gunnar
The Guardian
as Capt. William Hadley
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption
as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as BoE Agent #1 (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
No Poster
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Lost at Sea
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Atlantis: Milo's Return
as Volgud (voice)
The Making of Daniel Boone
as Allan Kenton
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive footage)
Normal
as Frank
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween
as Eugene Krabs
Red Skies
as Edgar Sterling
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
as Eugene Krabs
The Laramie Project
as Rob Debree
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
Snow White
as The Granter of Wishes
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
as Self
Boss of Bosses
as Andris Kurins
Recess: School's Out
as Bald Guy (voice)
Yesterday's Children
as Doug Cole
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Undertow (voice)
Chump Change
as The Man
The Caseys
as Pete Casey
The Night of the Headless Horseman
as Hessian Trooper
In the Company of Spies
as Dale Beckham
The Hurricane
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
Vendetta
as Chief Hennessy
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Akela the Wolf (voice)
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Son
Flubber
as Smith
Starship Troopers
as Career Sergeant Zim
Annabelle's Wish
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
as Seige (voice)
Female Perversions
as John
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Radiant City
as Al Goodman
Dead Man Walking
as State Trooper
No Poster
Donor Unknown
as Nash Creed
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Hakon (voice)
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as The Kurgan (cameo) (archive footage)
The Shawshank Redemption
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
Last Light
as Lt. Lionel McMannis
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Ben Guardino
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
as Dave Chattelier
Pet Sematary II
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Harry Bordon
Ambition
as Albert Merrick
Johnny Ryan
as Johnny Ryan
Waiting for the Light
as Joe
Blue Steel
as Detective Nick Mann
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair
Moonwalker
as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Shoot to Kill
as Steve
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Flagg
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
as John Reed
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Larry McRose
The Room Upstairs
as Kevin
Highlander
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
The Bride
as Viktor
Thunder Alley
as Weasel
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Rawhide
Bad Boys
as Viking Lofgren
No Poster
Nightwatching
No Poster
Slap
No Poster
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
No Poster
A Question Of Loyalty
as 1st Gestapo Man