Clancy Brown
Known for Acting · 301 credits
- Born
- 1959-01-05 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
Law & Order
1990
as John Burkhart
Rick and Morty
2013
as Risotto Groupon (voice) / Vengeful Train Passenger (voice)
The Flash
2014
as General Wade Eiling
American Dad!
2005
as Henry Fischer (voice) / Lumberjack (voice) / Clyde Templeton (voice) / Liquor Store Manager (voice)
Lost
2004
as Kelvin Inman
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Eddie Little
TV Shows (130)
Law & Order
1990
as John Burkhart
Rick and Morty
2013
as Risotto Groupon (voice) / Vengeful Train Passenger (voice)
The Flash
2014
as General Wade Eiling
American Dad!
2005
as Henry Fischer (voice) / Lumberjack (voice) / Clyde Templeton (voice) / Liquor Store Manager (voice)
Lost
2004
as Kelvin Inman
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Eddie Little
The Mandalorian
2019
as Burg
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Damien Darkblood (voice) / General Kregg (voice) / Damien Darkblood / Bryant (voice) / General Kregg / Ka-Hor (voice) / Damien / Ka-Har (voice) / General Kragg / Viltrumites (voice) / General Kregg / Crowd / Viltrumites (voice)
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
as Major Schoonover
ER
1994
as Ellis West
The Crown
2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Sergeant (voice)
High Potential
2024
as Nick Wagner, Sr.
Billions
2016
as Waylon 'Jock' Jeffcoat
Medium
2005
as Rob Walcott
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice) / Savage Opress (voice) / Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice) / Savage Opress / Mandalorian Super Commando (voice)
Young Justice
2010
as King Faraday (voice)
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
as Colonel Ray Schoonover
The Practice
1997
as D.A. Justin Fox
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Zobral
Gravity Falls
2012
as British Dog Man (voice)
The Goldbergs
2013
as Mr. Crosby
Archer
2009
as Ricky (voice)
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Ratso / Captain Black (voice) / Ratso (voice) / Ratso / Dino Stefanson (voice) / Ratso / Captain Black / Tchang Zu (voice) / Old West Ratso / Old West Captain Black (voice) / Captain Black / Super Moose (voice) / Ratso / Helmut (voice) / Ratso / Buford MacDonald (voice) / Ratso / Super Moose (voice) / Ricky Rothman (voice) / Ratso / Super Moose / Shen Chan (voice) / Ratso / Captain Black / Michael Diaz (voice) / Ratso / Bob (voice) / Captain Black / Father (voice) / Captain Black / Bopper (voice) / Ratso / Mayor (voice) / Ratso / Captain Black / Super Moose (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as The Babadook / IMF Director / V (voice)
Gen V
2023
as Prof. Rich Brinkerhoff
Kim Possible
2002
as Commander Kane (voice) / Yono the Destroyer (voice) / Mr. Merle / Mr. Huey / Henchman 1 (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Rahzar (voice) / Rahzar / Homeless Guy (voice) / Bradford / Dark Ninja (voice) / Bradford (voice) / Bradford / Dogpound (voice)
The Powerpuff Girls
1998
as Mascumax (voice)
What If...?
2021
as Surtur (voice)
Fallout
2024
as U.S. President
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Dan (voice)
The Legend of Korra
2012
as Yakone (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Ryder Azadi / Imperial Officer / Stormtrooper #2 (voice) / Ryder Azadi / Slave Master (voice) / Ryder Azadi (voice) / Factory Worker / Ryder Azadi / Stormtrooper Commander (voice) / Ryder Azadi / Rebel Pilot #2 (voice)
Samurai Jack
2001
as Dragon (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
Resident Alien
2021
as Mantid (voice)
DuckTales
2017
as Frankenstein (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Per Degaton (voice) / Rohtul / Mugger (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Sheriff August Corbin / Sheriff August Corbin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ben 10
2005
as Kenko (voice)
The Outer Limits
1995
as Sergeant Linden Styles
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Long Feng (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Hebediah Grim (voice) / Evil Entity (voice)
The Venture Bros.
2004
as Red Death (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Batman Beyond
1999
as Big Time (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Roger Lassen
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Policeman / Wheelchair (voice)
The Batman
2004
as Mr. Freeze (voice) / Lex Luthor (voice)
Hercules
1998
as Blotox (voice)
Teen Titans
2003
as Trident (voice)
The Patrick Star Show
2021
as Moronicus / Mr. Krabs / Prospector / Various (voice) / Mr. Krabs / Fireman / Customers / Crowd (voice) / Mr. Krabs / Audience / Soldiers (voice) / Mr. Krabs (voice) / Mr. Krabs (voice) / Snappy (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
as Hakon (voice) / Wolf (voice) / Tomas Brod (voice) / Wolf/Hakon (voice) / Bully (voice)
Mating Season
2026
as Robert (voice)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
as EGO leader (voice)
Solar Opposites
2020
as Gavin (voice) / Cromus (voice) / Judge (voice)
Marvel's Avengers
2013
as Red Hulk (voice)
Big City Greens
2018
as Chocolate Santa (voice)
Pound Puppies
2010
as Billy Ray / Rocky (voice) / Sterling Von Oxnard (voice) / Salty (voice) / Stain / Alley Dog #2 / Security Guard (voice) / Bert / Dad / Bad Guy (voice)
Movies (171)
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Harbinger
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
Moonwalker
1988
as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Surtur (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Regretting You
2025
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr.
Starship Troopers
1997
as Career Sergeant Zim
Warcraft
2016
as Blackhand
Highlander
1986
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
Homefront
2013
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Meacham
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Promising Young Woman
2020
as Stanley
Green Lantern
2011
as Parallax (voice)
The Guardian
2006
as Capt. William Hadley
Plankton: The Movie
2025
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice)
Flubber
1997
as Smith
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
as Alan Smith
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Gracchus
The Hurricane
1999
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
Dumb Money
2023
as Steve Gill
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
as Volgud (voice)
Pathfinder
2007
as Gunnar
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice)
Last Looks
2022
as Big Jim Cuddy
Dead Man Walking
1995
as State Trooper
Bad Boys
1983
as Viking Lofgren
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Rawhide
The Burrowers
2008
as John Clay
Lady and the Tramp
2019
as Isaac (voice)
Pet Sematary II
1992
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as King Frederic (voice)
99 Homes
2015
as Mr. Freeman
The Express
2008
as Roy Simmons
Little Evil
2017
as Reverend J.D. Gospel
Female Perversions
1996
as John
Blue Steel
1990
as Detective Nick Mann
Stronger
2017
as Jeff Bauman Sr
Chappaquiddick
2018
as Robert McNamara
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Sgt. Larry McRose
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs
Recess: School's Out
2001
as Bald Guy (voice)
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
as The Kurgan (cameo) (archive footage)
The Informant!
2009
as Aubrey Daniel
John Dies at the End
2013
as Dr. Albert Marconi
Poolman
2024
as Theodore Hollandaise
Snow White
2001
as The Granter of Wishes
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Brinkerhoff
Shoot to Kill
1988
as Steve
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
2017
as Rahzar (voice)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Red Death / Daisy (voice)
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
2014
as Taskmaster (voice)
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
as Mickey Ryan
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
as Lex Luthor (voice)
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007
as Mr. Krabs
The Mortuary Collection
2020
as Montgomery Dark
The Fix
2024
as The Chairman
Last Light
1993
as Lt. Lionel McMannis
The Laramie Project
2002
as Rob Debree
Just Before I Go
2015
as Dad
Boss of Bosses
2001
as Andris Kurins
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Ambition
1991
as Albert Merrick
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Normal
2003
as Frank
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003
as BoE Agent #1 (voice)
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
2008
as Alex O'Hirn/Rhino (voice)
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
as Harry Bordon
FEEL
2025
as Sitter 4
Vendetta
1999
as Chief Hennessy
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
2012
as Mr. Krabs
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
as Akela the Wolf (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Hakon (voice)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self
At Any Price
2012
as Jim Johnson
The Bride
1985
as Viktor
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000
as Undertow (voice)
Past Midnight
1992
as Steve Lundy
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
2012
as Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
2009
as Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice)
Scrambled
2024
as Richard
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
as Dogpound (voice)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Johnny Ryan
1990
as Johnny Ryan
Annabelle's Wish
1997
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice)
Nothing Left to Fear
2013
as Kingsman
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
Sparks
2013
as Archer
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
as Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
as Mr. Krabs / Unhappy Guy / Manager / Mr. Slabs
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Gorilla Grodd (voice)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997
as Seige (voice)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
2019
as Mr. Ree (voice)
The Patron Saint of Liars
1998
as Son
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993
as Ben Guardino
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
2017
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017
as King Frederic (voice)
Hellbenders
2013
as Angus
Water & Power
2014
as Turnvil
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
as Self
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
2012
as Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
2002
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
Blank Slate
2008
as Agent Miles Mcavoy
Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011
as Frost Giant (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
2012
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
Yesterday's Children
2000
as Doug Cole
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
2004
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
as King Frederic
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Flagg
In the Company of Spies
1999
as Dale Beckham
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Kevin
About Clancy Brown
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),… With 301 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Clancy Brown has appeared in 171 films and 130 TV shows.
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- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — as Captain Byron T. Hadley
- John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — as Harbinger
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) — as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
- Moonwalker (1988) — as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — as Surtur (voice)
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