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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.
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as Captain Byron T. Hadley 
Korallejren: SvampeBobs underår
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice) 
SvampeBob Filmen: Jagten på firkant
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as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator 
The Penguin
as Salvatore Maroni 
Thor: Ragnarok
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as Surtur (voice) 
John Wick: Chapter 4
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as Harbinger 
Superdøv
as Mr. Potts / P. Evil / Doctor (voice) 
Ondskabens kirkegård 2
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as Sheriff Gus Gilbert 
To på flugt: serien
as King Frederic (voice) 
SvampeBob Firkant
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as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Highlander: Den udødelige
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as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger 
SvampeBob Firkant
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as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Dexter: New Blood
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as Kurt Caldwell 
Dumb Money
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as Steve Gill 
Plankton: Filmen
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice) 
Carnivàle
as Brother Justin Crowe 
Svampebob på vild flugt
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as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Det var altid dig
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as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr. 
Starship Troopers
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as Career Sergeant Zim 
Svampebob: En rigtig landkrabbe
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as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Pathfinder
as Gunnar 
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
as Red Hulk (voice) 
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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as Alan Smith 
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
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as Red Death / Daisy (voice) 
Cowboys & Aliens
as Meacham 
Mighty Ducks
as Siege (voice) 
Stronger
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as Jeff Bauman Sr 
The Guardian
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as Capt. William Hadley 
Warcraft: The Beginning
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as Blackhand 
Promising Young Woman
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as Stanley 
Homefront
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez 
Lady og Vagabonden
as Isaac (voice) 
Atlantis: Milo vender tilbage
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as Volgud (voice) 
Emergence
as Ed Sawyer 
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") 
The Hurricane
as Lt. Jimmy Williams 
99 Homes
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as Mr. Freeman 
Dead Man Walking
as State Trooper 
Flubber
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as Smith 
The Informant!
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as Aubrey Daniel 
SvampeBob Firkant: Sandy redder Bikinibunden
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice) 
When the Game Stands Tall
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as Mickey Ryan 
To På Flugt - Flere Hårrejsende Eventyr
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as King Frederic (voice) 
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy 
Last Looks
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as Big Jim Cuddy 
Breaking News
as Peter Kozyck 
Good Cop/Bad Cop
as Big Hank Hickman 
Buckaroo Banzai og det vilde eventyr
as Rawhide 
Bad Boys
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as Viking Lofgren 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice) 
Dallas & Robo
as The Stranger 
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
as Taskmaster (voice) 
Supermand & Batman: Samfundets fjender
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as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Vendetta
as Chief Hennessy 
Blue Steel
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as Detective Nick Mann 
The Mortuary Collection
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as Montgomery Dark 
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff 
Female Perversions
as John 
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel 
The Express
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as Roy Simmons 
Jagten På En Morder
as Steve 
Poolman
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as Theodore Hollandaise 
Snow White
as The Granter of Wishes 
The Laramie Project
as Rob Debree 
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Harry Bordon 
Just Before I Go
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as Dad 
John Dies at the End
as Dr. Albert Marconi 
The Fix
as The Chairman 
Junglebogen - Mowglis Jungleeventyr
as Akela the Wolf (voice) 
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as BoE Agent #1 (voice) 
The Bride
as Viktor 
Den beskidte bande
as Sgt. Larry McRose 
Hellbenders
as Angus 
At Any Price
as Jim Johnson 
Annabelle´s Juleønske
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice) 
Chappaquiddick
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as Robert McNamara 
Den uhyggelige historie om Kaptajn Underhylers hack-o-ween
as Mr. Ree (voice) 
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs 
Demons Underground
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 
Den lille havfrue: Havets hemmelighed
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as Undertow (voice) 
Nothing Left to Fear
as Kingsman 
Thor: Tales of Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice) 
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Son 
Scrambled
as Richard 
Audrey's Children
as Dr. C. Everett Koop 
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Yesterday's Children
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
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair 
Supercon
as Adam King 
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self 
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank 
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff 
Water & Power
as Turnvil 
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite
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as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Blank Slate
as Agent Miles Mcavoy