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), 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.
300 acting credits
Acting · 300
Law & Order
1990
Rick and Morty
2013
American Dad!
2005
Medium
2005
The Flash
2014
Chicago P.D.
2014
Lost
2004
The Mandalorian
2019
INVINCIBLE
2021
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
ER
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
High Potential
2024
Phineas and Ferb
2007
The Crown
2016
Young Justice
2010
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Billions
2016
Gravity Falls
2012
The Practice
1997
Gen V
2023
Robot Chicken
2005
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
The Goldbergs
2013
Archer
2009
The Powerpuff Girls
1998
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
The Legend of Korra
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Fallout
2024
Kim Possible
2002
Mating Season
2026
What If...?
2021
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Hey Arnold!
1996
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
The Outer Limits
1995
Moonwalker
1988
Resident Alien
2021
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Ben 10
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Samurai Jack
2001
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Hercules
1998
DuckTales
2017
Gargoyles
1994
Batman Beyond
1999
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Solar Opposites
2020
Cow and Chicken
1997
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
The Patrick Star Show
2021
Big City Greens
2018
The Batman
2004
Teen Titans
2003
Pound Puppies
2010
Transformers: Prime
2010
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
Marvel's Avengers
2013
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Dexter: New Blood
2021
The Penguin
2024
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2010
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
Wander Over Yonder
2013
The Angry Beavers
1997
Mickey Mouse
2013
The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012
American Dragon: Jake Long
2005
101 Dalmatians Series
1997
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
Duck Dodgers
2003
China Beach
1988
Ahsoka
2023
The Venture Bros.
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
All Grown Up!
2003
Justice League
2001
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
Carnivàle
2003
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Earth 2
1994
Warcraft
2016
Homefront
2013
Regretting You
2025
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
ThunderCats
2011
Dave the Barbarian
2004
Highlander
1986
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2011
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
2005
Catscratch
2005
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
Starship Troopers
1997
Green Lantern
2011
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
Digman!
2023
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
2020
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
2013
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
The Riches
2007
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
The Zeta Project
2001
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
1999
G.I. Joe: Renegades
2010
Calls
2021
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
1996
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
TripTank
2014
Action Man: A.T.O.M.
2005
Emergence
2019
Plankton: The Movie
2025
Megas XLR
2004
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Dumb Money
2023
The Deep End
2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Invincible Fight Girl
2024
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
The Guardian
2006
Promising Young Woman
2020
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
Flubber
1997
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
2019
Wolverine and the X-Men
2009
Voltron: The Third Dimension
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Heavy Gear
2001
Dead Man Walking
1995
Bad Boys
1983
Lady and the Tramp
2019
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024
Good Cop/Bad Cop
2025
Pet Sematary II
1992
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
Pathfinder
2007
The Hurricane
1999
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
Breaking News
2002
El Deafo
2022
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003
Dallas & Robo
2018
99 Homes
2015
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
2023
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
The Informant!
2009
Recess: School's Out
2001
Last Looks
2022
Poolman
2024
Stronger
2017
Blue Steel
1990
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
The Mortuary Collection
2020
The Express
2008
Shoot to Kill
1988
Snow White
2001
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
2012
Cartoon Monsoon
2003
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
The Burrowers
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
2008
Chappaquiddick
2018
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
2012
Little Evil
2017
Female Perversions
1996
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
2017
Doom Patrol
2013
The Laramie Project
2002
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
The Fix
2024
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997
Just Before I Go
2015
Extreme Prejudice
1987
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
2019
The Bride
1985
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
2012
John Dies at the End
2013
Scrambled
2024
Barbarians
2004
FEEL
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
Boss of Bosses
2001
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
Annabelle's Wish
1997
Normal
2003
I Know That Voice
2014
Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
Yesterday's Children
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000
At Any Price
2012
Last Light
1993
Nothing Left to Fear
2013
Sparks
2013
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2017
Vendetta
1999
Supercon
2018
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
Past Midnight
1992
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
2012
Hellbenders
2013
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
2017
The Frontier
2012
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
2003
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
Johnny Ryan
1990
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
1993
The Patron Saint of Liars
1998
Waiting for the Light
1990
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
2009
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993
In the Company of Spies
1999
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
2009
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
2005
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
Water & Power
2014
Donor Unknown
1995
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
2002
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
2013
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
2011
Chump Change
2000
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
2002
Red Skies
2002
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
2014
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
2025
Ambition
1991
The Room Upstairs
1987
Blank Slate
2008
SpongeBob LongPants
2016
The Caseys
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
2010
Dark Minions
2013
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
2003
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Nightwatching
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The Twenty
2009
Audrey's Children
2025
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017
Thunder Alley
1985
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2018
Season of Fear
1989
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
Claire Makes It Big
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween
2002
The Making of Daniel Boone
2003
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
2022
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024
Radiant City
1996
The Night of the Headless Horseman
1999
The Addiction of Hope
—
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
2009
Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas
2003
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
1987
Lucky Lady
2015
Slap
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MR. HORZEMEN
2018
A Question Of Loyalty
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