Acting
Clancy Brown
FR, EN, PT, PL cinema · 214 credits
Born
5 January 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Urbana, Ohio, USA
Also known as Clarence J. Brown III · Clarence John Brown III
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.
Known for
Filmography
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A Question Of Loyalty
A Question Of Loyalty
as 1st Gestapo Man
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton
2026
SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Musical
as Ernst Rothman (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
Audrey's Children
as Dr. C. Everett Koop
Plankton: The Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice)
Regretting You
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr.
FEEL
as Sitter 4
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
Poolman
as Theodore Hollandaise
Scrambled
as Richard
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice)
The Fix
as The Chairman
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow Yellow
as Krusty / Forest Creatures / Townsfolk / Alligators / Guards (voice)
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Red Death / Daisy (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Harbinger
Dumb Money
as Steve Gill
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Last Looks
as Big Jim Cuddy
Superman: Timeless Icon
as Self (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Mortuary Collection
as Montgomery Dark
Promising Young Woman
as Stanley
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
as Mr. Ree (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
as Isaac (voice)
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
as Mr. Krabs / Unhappy Guy / Manager / Mr. Slabs
Supercon
as Adam King
Chappaquiddick
as Robert McNamara
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
MR. HORZEMEN
as Mr. Horzemen (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Tangled: Queen for a Day
as King Frederic (voice)
Stronger
as Jeff Bauman Sr
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel
Tangled: Before Ever After
as King Frederic (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
as Surtur (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs / Fish Man / Eyes (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Factory Fresh
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Warcraft
as Blackhand
Hail, Caesar!
as Gracchus
SpongeBob LongPants
as Mr. Krabs / Fish (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
as Dogpound (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
99 Homes
as Mr. Freeman
Lucky Lady
as Genie of the Glass Eye (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff
Water & Power
as Turnvil
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
as Taskmaster (voice)
When the Game Stands Tall
as Mickey Ryan
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Gorilla Grodd (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Deep-Sea Games
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Buddies
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bizarro Bikini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: It Came from Goo Lagoon
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
John Dies at the End
as Dr. Albert Marconi
Hellbenders
as Angus
Sparks
as Archer
Homefront
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Nothing Left to Fear
as Kingsman
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
as Lex Luthor (voice)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff
Dark Minions
as Drebnor (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Disorder In The Deep
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sweet & Sour Squidward
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob on Tour
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
At Any Price
as Jim Johnson
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Mr. Krabs
The Frontier
2012
The Frontier
as Jack Ramsay / Lamazee
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
as Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
as Mr. Krabs
Green Lantern
as Parallax (voice)
Thor: Tales of Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice)
Cowboys & Aliens
as Meacham
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Alan Smith
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
as Mr. Krabs, Ranger (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Viking-sized Adventures
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Great Patty Caper
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Lex Luthor (voice)
The Informant!
as Aubrey Daniel
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
as Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice)
The Twenty
as John Simmonds
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
as Patrick Star (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Express
as Roy Simmons
The Burrowers
as John Clay
Blank Slate
as Agent Miles Mcavoy
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
as Alex O'Hirn/Rhino (voice)
SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants
as Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West
as Mr. Krabs / William Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Pathfinder
as Gunnar
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
as Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Adventures
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Guardian
as Capt. William Hadley
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time
as Mr. Krabs / King Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants - Karate Island
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Normal
as Frank
The Making of Daniel Boone
as Allan Kenton
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive footage)
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as BoE Agent #1 (voice)
Atlantis: Milo's Return
as Volgud (voice)
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Spongebob Squarepants: Lost at Sea
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge-a-Rama
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
The Laramie Project
as Rob Debree
Red Skies
as Edgar Sterling
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween
as Eugene Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Snow White
as The Granter of Wishes
Boss of Bosses
as Andris Kurins
Recess: School's Out
as Bald Guy (voice)
Yesterday's Children
as Doug Cole
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Undertow (voice)
Chump Change
as The Man
In the Company of Spies
as Dale Beckham
Vendetta
as Chief Hennessy
The Hurricane
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
The Night of the Headless Horseman
as Hessian Trooper
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank
The Caseys
as Pete Casey
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Akela the Wolf (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Starship Troopers
as Career Sergeant Zim
Flubber
as Smith
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Annabelle's Wish
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
as Seige (voice)
Radiant City
as Al Goodman
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Dead Man Walking
as State Trooper, Thanks
Donor Unknown
1995
Donor Unknown
as Nash Creed
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Hakon (voice)
The Shawshank Redemption
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as The Kurgan (cameo) (archive footage)
Last Light
as Lt. Lionel McMannis
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
as Dave Chattelier
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Ben Guardino
Pet Sematary II
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Harry Bordon
Ambition
as Albert Merrick
Blue Steel
as Detective Nick Mann
Johnny Ryan
as Johnny Ryan
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair
Shoot to Kill
as Steve
Moonwalker
as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Larry McRose
The Room Upstairs
as Kevin
Highlander
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
The Bride
as Viktor
Thunder Alley
as Weasel
Bad Boys
as Viking Lofgren