Clancy Brown
Acting
Born 1959-01-05
Urbana, Ohio, USA
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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.
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Law & Order
Rick and Morty
American Dad!
The Flash
Lost
Chicago P.D.
High Potential
Marvel's The Punisher
INVINCIBLE
The Shawshank Redemption
Phineas and Ferb
Billions
The Powerpuff Girls
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
ER
Marvel's Daredevil
The Mandalorian
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Crown
I Will Find You
Young Justice
Fallout
Star Trek: Enterprise
The Goldbergs
The Legend of Korra
What If...?
Gravity Falls
Robot Chicken
The Penguins of Madagascar
Medium
Thor: Ragnarok
The Practice
Kim Possible
Gen V
Resident Alien
Archer
The Patrick Star Show
Jackie Chan Adventures
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
DuckTales
Star Wars Rebels
Big City Greens
Solar Opposites
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Hey Arnold!
Ben 10
The Penguin
Sleepy Hollow
Cow and Chicken
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Teen Titans
Transformers: Prime
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Batman
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Marvel's Avengers
Tales from the Crypt
Ben 10: Alien Force
Superman: The Animated Series
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