Clancy Brown facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clancy Brown
Brown at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Clarence James Brown III (1959-01-05) January 5, 1959 (age 66) Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (BS)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Johnson ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Bud Brown (father)
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.

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.

Brown in 2008

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

Live-Action Television Shows

Voice Roles in Films

Voice Roles in Television Shows

Voice Roles in Video Games

See also

In Spanish: Clancy Brown para niños