
Clancy Brown
Born: 1959-01-05
Place of Birth: Urbana, Ohio, USA
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

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

The Shawshank Redemption

Regretting You

John Wick: Chapter 4

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Thor: Ragnarok

Homefront

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Starship Troopers

Plankton: The Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Highlander

Green Lantern

Warcraft

Cowboys & Aliens

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Bad Boys

Promising Young Woman

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

Flubber

Shoot to Kill

The Bride

The Express

Female Perversions

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Twenty

Vendetta

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Thunder Alley

Poolman

The Burrowers

SpongeBob LongPants

Hail, Caesar!

The Guardian

Past Midnight

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Scrambled

99 Homes

Snow White

Hellbenders

Lady and the Tramp

Dumb Money

Normal

Dark Minions

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story

The Fix

Radiant City

The Goon

FEEL

Last Looks

The Mortuary Collection

Pet Sematary II

The Hurricane

Moonwalker

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Pathfinder

Dead Man Walking

Supercon

Tangled: Before Ever After

Last Light

Stronger

Red Skies

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

The Informant!

Recess: School's Out

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus

Nothing Left to Fear

The Addiction of Hope

Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

John Dies at the End

Annabelle's Wish

Boss of Bosses

Blue Steel

When the Game Stands Tall

Season of Fear

MR. HORZEMEN

Little Evil

The Trials of Cate McCall

Twas The Night Before Spongemas

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

At Any Price

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools

Extreme Prejudice

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

Just Before I Go

I Know That Voice

Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast

Chappaquiddick

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

Cast a Deadly Spell

Audrey's Children

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Yesterday's Children

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

The Laramie Project

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up

SpongeBob vs. the Big One

Waiting for the Light

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

In Search of Tomorrow

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

Sparks

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?

Thor: Tales of Asgard

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

The Room Upstairs

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Secret of the Sundrop

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

The Trip to Bountiful

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

The Patron Saint of Liars

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

The Night of the Headless Horseman

Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!

Blank Slate

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns

Claire Makes It Big

SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off

The Caseys

The Endless Summer

Chump Change

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Tangled: Queen for a Day

In the Company of Spies

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom

Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies

Water & Power

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

Johnny Ryan

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies

Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
