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Clancy Brown
Known for: ActingClarence 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.
Filmography 105
The Shawshank Redemption
+7
as Captain Byron T. Hadley 
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
+3
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice) 
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
+3
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator 
The Penguin
+2
as Salvatore Maroni 
Thor: Ragnarok
+2
as Surtur (voice) 
John Wick: Chapter 4
+7
as Harbinger 
Pet Sematary II
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert 
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as King Frederic (voice) 
SpongeBob SquarePants
+8
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Highlander
+4
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
+9
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Dexter: New Blood
+4
as Kurt Caldwell 
Dumb Money
+4
as Steve Gill 
Plankton: The Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice) 
Carnivàle
as Brother Justin Crowe 
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
+5
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Regretting You
+6
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr. 
Starship Troopers
+2
as Career Sergeant Zim 
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
+9
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Pathfinder
+2
as Gunnar 
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
as Red Hulk (voice) 
A Nightmare on Elm Street
+2
as Alan Smith 
Cowboys & Aliens
+2
as Meacham 
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
as Siege (voice) 
Stronger
+4
as Jeff Bauman Sr 
The Guardian
+1
as Capt. William Hadley 
Warcraft
+1
as Blackhand 
Promising Young Woman
+6
as Stanley 
Homefront
+7
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez 
El Deafo
as Mr. Potts / P. Evil / Doctor (voice) 
Lady and the Tramp
as Isaac (voice) 
Atlantis: Milo's Return
+3
as Volgud (voice) 
Emergence
as Ed Sawyer 
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") 
The Hurricane
+1
as Lt. Jimmy Williams 
Dead Man Walking
+5
as State Trooper 
Flubber
+2
as Smith 
The Informant!
+3
as Aubrey Daniel 
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice) 
When the Game Stands Tall
+3
as Mickey Ryan 
Tangled: Before Ever After
as King Frederic (voice) 
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy 
Last Looks
+1
as Big Jim Cuddy 
Breaking News
as Peter Kozyck 
Good Cop/Bad Cop
as Big Hank Hickman 
Bad Boys
as Viking Lofgren 
99 Homes
+5
as Mr. Freeman 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
+1
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice) 
Dallas & Robo
as The Stranger 
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
+3
as Taskmaster (voice) 
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
+2
as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Blue Steel
as Detective Nick Mann 
The Mortuary Collection
+7
as Montgomery Dark 
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
+3
as Red Death / Daisy (voice) 
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff 
Female Perversions
as John 
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel 
The Express
+2
as Roy Simmons 
Shoot to Kill
as Steve 
Poolman
+1
as Theodore Hollandaise 
Snow White
as The Granter of Wishes 
The Laramie Project
+2
as Rob Debree 
Cast a Deadly Spell
+2
as Harry Bordon 
Just Before I Go
+4
as Dad 
John Dies at the End
as Dr. Albert Marconi 
The Fix
+4
as The Chairman 
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
+1
as Akela the Wolf (voice) 
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
+3
as BoE Agent #1 (voice) 
The Bride
+1
as Viktor 
Extreme Prejudice
+2
as Sgt. Larry McRose 
Hellbenders
as Angus 
At Any Price
as Jim Johnson 
Annabelle's Wish
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice) 
Chappaquiddick
+10
as Robert McNamara 
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
as Mr. Ree (voice) 
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
+1
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs 
The Burrowers
+2
as John Clay 
I Know That Voice
as Self 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice) 
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Mr. Krabs 
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
+3
as Undertow (voice) 
Nothing Left to Fear
+2
as Kingsman 
Thor: Tales of Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice) 
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Son 
Scrambled
+3
as Richard 
Audrey's Children
as Dr. C. Everett Koop 
Vendetta
+2
as Chief Hennessy 
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
+1
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Yesterday's Children
+1
as Doug Cole 
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee 
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Gorilla Grodd (voice) 
Sparks
as Archer 
Thunder Alley
as Weasel 
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
+1
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair 
Supercon
+2
as Adam King 
+2 
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank 
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff 
Water & Power
as Turnvil 
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
+2
as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Blank Slate
as Agent Miles Mcavoy