Cast

Clancy Brown

Acting

Cast

Clancy Brown

Known for

Acting

Born

1959-01-05

From

Urbana, Ohio, USA

Also known as Clarence J. Brown III, Clarence John Brown III

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.

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Biography

The Shawshank Redemption

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Regretting You

John Wick: Chapter 4

Thor: Ragnarok

Cowboys & Aliens

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Homefront

Warcraft

Starship Troopers

Green Lantern

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Highlander

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Promising Young Woman

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Plankton: The Movie

Flubber

The Guardian

Moonwalker

Bad Boys

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Dumb Money

Hail, Caesar!

Tangled: Before Ever After

Lady and the Tramp

The Hurricane

Dead Man Walking

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

Pet Sematary II

Pathfinder

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Stronger

John Dies at the End

The Mortuary Collection

Normal

99 Homes

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special

The Informant!

Just Before I Go

Recess: School's Out

The Trials of Cate McCall

When the Game Stands Tall

I Know That Voice

The Express

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United

Waiting for the Light

Blue Steel

Shoot to Kill

Extreme Prejudice

Little Evil

Last Looks

Chappaquiddick

The Bride

Female Perversions

FEEL

Cast a Deadly Spell

Snow White

Nothing Left to Fear

The Laramie Project

Hellbenders

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Yesterday's Children

SpongeBob LongPants

Red Skies

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

In Search of Tomorrow

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Boss of Bosses

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

At Any Price

Audrey's Children