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Brown at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Clarence James Brown III

(1959-01-05) January 5, 1959 (age 66)
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:

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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

List of acting performances in films
Year Title Role
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

List of acting performances in television shows
Year Title Role
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

List of voice performances in films
Year Title Role
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

List of voice performances in animated shows
Year Title Role
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

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role
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

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