Clancy Brown facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Clancy Brown
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![]() Brown at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
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Born |
Clarence James Brown III
January 5, 1959 Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
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Education | Northwestern University (BS) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) |
Jeanne Johnson
(m. 1993) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Clarence J. Brown (grandfather) |
Clarence James Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. He is super well-known for his deep, powerful voice. You might recognize him as the voice of Mr. Krabs from the popular cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.
Clancy Brown has been acting in movies and TV shows since the 1980s. He often plays characters who are strong leaders or even villains. Some of his famous movie roles include the scary the Kurgan in Highlander, the tough Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, and Sergeant Charles Zim in Starship Troopers.
Besides Mr. Krabs, he has voiced many other cartoon characters. He's the voice of Lex Luthor in many DC Comics animated shows and games. He also voiced Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Surtur in the movie Thor: Ragnarok. In video games, he's known for playing Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human.
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Early Life and Family
Clancy Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio. His mother, Joyce Helen, was a talented musician who conducted and composed music. His father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was involved in the newspaper business. Both his father and his grandfather, Clarence J. Brown, were politicians who served in Congress.
Clancy went to St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and then to Northwestern University. While at St. Albans, he acted in a play called The Crucible.
Acting Career
Clancy Brown has had a long and busy career in both live-action and voice acting.
Live-Action Roles
Clancy Brown's first big movie role was in the 1983 crime drama Bad Boys. He became famous for playing the villain the Kurgan in the 1986 movie Highlander. He also played Captain Byron Hadley in the highly praised movie The Shawshank Redemption.
He has appeared in many other films, like Starship Troopers as Sergeant Zim and Flubber as one of the bad guys. In 2011, he was in the movie Cowboys & Aliens with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. More recently, he appeared in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).
On television, Clancy Brown played Brother Justin Crowe in the HBO series Carnivàle. He also had roles in Billions and Dexter: New Blood. You might have seen him as General Wade Eiling in The Flash or as Colonel Ray Schoonover in Daredevil and The Punisher. In 2024, he played Sal Maroni in The Penguin.
Voice Acting Roles
Clancy Brown is incredibly famous for his voice work. Since 1999, he has been the voice of Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants and in all the SpongeBob movies.
He is also well-known for voicing Lex Luthor, a major villain from DC Comics. He first voiced Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series in 1996 and has continued to play the character in shows like Justice League and many video games, including Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
Other popular voice roles include:
- Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok
- Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot video games
- Lieutenant Hank Anderson in the video game Detroit: Become Human
- Rhino and Ox in The Spectacular Spider-Man
- Red Hulk and Taskmaster in various Marvel Comics animated shows.
Personal Life
Clancy Brown has been married to Jeanne Johnson since 1993. They have two children together.
Film and Television Appearances
Clancy Brown has appeared in many films and television shows. Here are some of them:
Live-Action Films
Year | Title | Role |
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1983 | Bad Boys | "Viking" Lofgren |
1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | "Rawhide" |
1985 | The Bride | Viktor |
1986 | Highlander | Victor Kruger / The Kurgan |
1992 | Pet Sematary Two | Sheriff Gus Gilbert |
1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Captain Byron Hadley |
1997 | Starship Troopers | Sergeant Charlie Zim |
1997 | Flubber | Smith |
2006 | The Guardian | Captain William Hadley |
2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Alan Smith |
2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Preacher Meacham |
2016 | Warcraft | Blackhand |
2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Surtur (voice) |
2020 | Promising Young Woman | Stanley Thomas |
2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | The Harbinger |
Live-Action Television Shows
Year | Title | Role |
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1994–1995 | Earth 2 | John Danziger |
2003–2005 | Carnivàle | Brother Justin Crowe |
2006 | Lost | Kelvin Inman |
2014–2015 | The Flash | General Wade Eiling |
2016 | Daredevil | Colonel Ray Schoonover |
2017 | The Punisher | Major Ray Schoonover |
2018–2019 2023 |
Billions | Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat |
2019 | The Mandalorian | Burg |
2021–2022 | Dexter: New Blood | Kurt Caldwell |
2023 | Ahsoka | Ryder Azadi |
2024 | The Penguin | Salvatore Maroni |
Voice Roles in Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Undertow |
2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Mr. Krabs |
2009 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Lex Luthor |
2011 | Green Lantern | Parallax |
2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Mr. Krabs |
2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Mr. Krabs |
2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Mr. Krabs |
2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Mr. Krabs |
Voice Roles in Television Shows
Year | Title | Role |
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1996–2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | Lex Luthor |
1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Mr. Krabs |
2000–2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Captain Black, Ratso |
2001–2003 | Justice League | Lex Luthor |
2004–2007 | The Batman | Mr. Freeze, Bane, Lex Luthor |
2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Long Feng |
2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | George Stacy, Rhino, Ox |
2011–2013 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2012 | The Legend of Korra | Yakone |
2012–2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Chris Bradford, Dogpound, Rahzar |
2013–2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk, Taskmaster |
2015–2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2016–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Gunmar |
2017–2020 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | King Frederic |
2021–present | The Patrick Star Show | Mr. Krabs |
2021–present | Invincible | Damien Darkblood, Kregg, Ka-Hor |
Voice Roles in Video Games
Year | Title | Role |
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1997 | Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | Doctor Neo Cortex |
1998 | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | Doctor Neo Cortex, Uka Uka |
2003 | Jak II | Baron Praxis |
2010 | God of War III | Hades |
2012 | Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | Lex Luthor |
2018 | Detroit: Become Human | Lieutenant Hank Anderson |
2018 | Lego DC Super-Villains | Lex Luthor |
2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | Mr. Krabs |
See also
In Spanish: Clancy Brown para niños