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
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.
Born
Jan 05, 1959
Urbana, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
187 acting
1 crew
Popularity
4.6
Known For
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Surtur (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Harbinger
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
Green Lantern
2011
as Parallax (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Starship Troopers
1997
as Career Sergeant Zim
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Meacham
Regretting You
2025
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr.
Dumb Money
2023
as Steve Gill
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