Clancy Brown
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.
8.7
The Shawshank Redemption
1994-09-23
2.0
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
2017-03-21
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997-11-07
5.7
Pathfinder
2007-01-11
5.5
Pet Sematary II
1992-08-28
7.1
The Guardian
2006-09-28
6.2
Extreme Prejudice
1987-04-24
7.1
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009-09-29
6.0
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984-08-10
6.1
The Informant!
2009-09-18
1.3
Season of Fear
1989-05-12
5.5
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010-04-30
2.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015-02-09
6.9
Highlander
1986-03-07
7.1
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004-11-19
7.0
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
2023-01-13
5.8
Blue Steel
1990-03-16
6.6
Shoot to Kill
1988-02-12
5.7
Flubber
1997-11-26
6.6
Waiting for the Light
1990-06-14
7.0
Bad Boys
1983-03-25
5.3
The Bride
1985-08-16
5.0
Female Perversions
1997-04-25
7.1
The Express
2008-10-10
5.2
Green Lantern
2011-06-14
5.9
The Burrowers
2008-09-09
6.3
Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011-05-16
7.4
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997-10-04
7.2
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
2009-04-17
7.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010-03-16
5.0
Past Midnight
1992-05-03
6.6
Normal
2003-01-21
5.6
Cowboys & Aliens
2011-07-29
7.3
Yesterday's Children
2000-10-15
2.0
In the Company of Spies
1999-10-24
6.0
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991-09-07
6.0
Last Light
1993-08-22
4.7
The Patron Saint of Liars
1998-04-05
6.6
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025-12-16
6.3
John Dies at the End
2013-01-25
2.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
2011-10-21
7.2
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023-07-21
7.7
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023-03-22
7.1
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
2017-03-01
5.4
At Any Price
2012-08-30
5.4
Hellbenders
2013-10-18
1.0
The Twenty
2009-03-07
5.8
Vendetta
1999-09-12
5.7
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998-09-28
0.0
The Making of Daniel Boone
2003-02-09
0.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
2003-01-28
0.0
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
2003-01-28
6.7
Dumb Money
2023-09-15
0.0
The Goon
6.9
Blank Slate
2008-09-09
4.8
Sparks
2013-03-01
6.9
Homefront
2013-11-12
7.1
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009-11-16
4.2
The Room Upstairs
1987-01-31
5.2
Nothing Left to Fear
2013-09-26
6.4
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
2013-05-21
6.5
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003-12-09
6.9
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013-10-23
6.0
The Trip to Bountiful
2014-03-08
7.5
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
2012-01-10
6.5
Water & Power
2014-05-02
6.5
Annabelle's Wish
1997-10-21
6.8
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
2009-01-27
6.5
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
2014-07-29
7.0
Moonwalker
1988-10-29
3.8
Ambition
1991-06-02
6.3
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003-02-25
7.2
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
2009-12-07
6.4
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013-11-28
5.7
Dark Minions
2013-04-19
7.0
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
2022-12-22
6.7
When the Game Stands Tall
2014-08-22
7.2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
2010-07-13
0.0
Radiant City
1996-03-31
7.0
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
2012-09-19
6.4
Warcraft
2016-05-25
10.0
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017-11-19
7.4
The Hurricane
1999-09-17
6.1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015-01-28
6.1
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024-10-01
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009-07-14
6.4
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000-01-23
0.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2017-10-13
4.6
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992-07-13
6.2
The Laramie Project
2002-01-10
7.3
Dead Man Walking
1995-12-29
0.0
The Frontier
2012-01-01
6.8
99 Homes
2015-09-25
6.4
Audrey's Children
2025-03-28
0.0
Johnny Ryan
1990-07-29
4.3
Poolman
2024-05-09
1.0
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011-09-20
5.3
Scrambled
2024-02-02
6.8
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014-04-06
5.0
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
1993-01-18
3.6
Red Skies
2002-08-07
5.9
Snow White
2001-10-28
7.1
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996-09-10
7.7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
2012-09-11
6.7
Plankton: The Movie
2025-03-08
7.0
Stronger
2017-09-22
5.6
Little Evil
2017-08-08
6.6
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987-10-31
5.4
Boss of Bosses
2001-06-03
4.1
Thunder Alley
1985-08-01
7.4
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020-08-14
4.6
Supercon
2018-04-27
6.8
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017-03-10
5.9
Hail, Caesar!
2016-02-05
7.1
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
2014-01-14
8.4
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002-01-04
7.6
Thor: Ragnarok
2017-10-02
5.1
The Night of the Headless Horseman
1999-10-28
2.0
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993-03-01
7.1
I Know That Voice
2014-01-07
6.1
Chappaquiddick
2018-04-06
8.3
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001-09-08
5.5
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2018-09-11
7.1
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018-11-09
8.0
Donor Unknown
1995-11-01
6.6
Recess: School's Out
2001-02-16
6.7
The Mortuary Collection
2020-09-25
6.6
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
2019-10-07
6.7
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997-04-08
7.4
Promising Young Woman
2020-12-13
7.2
Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12
6.4
Just Before I Go
2015-04-24
0.0
Claire Makes It Big
1999-04-27
8.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
2004-01-06
8.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
2002-11-05
6.3
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
2002-03-12
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
2022-02-19
6.7
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007-04-28
6.8
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995-02-15
8.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
2005-11-15
0.0
MR. HORZEMEN
2018-09-15
7.8
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020-10-06
5.8
Last Looks
2022-01-27
3.5
Chump Change
2000-01-01
6.9
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
2008-09-09
6.6
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
2012-01-03
7.0
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024-10-10
7.9
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024-11-24
8.0
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
2003-04-11
0.0
The Endless Summer
2005-11-20
0.0
The Caseys
1999-12-31
5.5
The Fix
2024-06-23
7.0
Regretting You
2025-10-22
8.7
Secret of the Sundrop
2018-01-13
0.0
FEEL
2025-05-16
9.3
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010-12-06
0.0
Slap
4.8
SpongeBob LongPants
2016-09-07
0.0
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
2004-11-02
0.0
Lucky Lady
2015-05-29
0.0
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019-07-13
0.0
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003-08-21
0.0
The Addiction of Hope
0.0
Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001-07-15
0.0
A Question Of Loyalty
0.0
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
2025-06-27
0.0
The Big Good Wolf
2020-12-04
8.0
Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas
2003-09-30
0.0
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024-11-19
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