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...
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.
Movies (Cast)
Regretting You
The Shawshank Redemption
John Wick: Chapter 4
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Homefront
Flubber
Highlander
Thor: Ragnarok
The Guardian
Plankton: The Movie
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Supercon
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Snow White
The Fix
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Bad Boys
Scrambled
Promising Young Woman
The Burrowers
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboys & Aliens
The Hurricane
Poolman
Little Evil
Green Lantern
Warcraft
Lady and the Tramp
Red Skies
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Last Looks
Extreme Prejudice
Starship Troopers
The Twenty
Stronger
Pet Sematary II
Last Light
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Tangled: Before Ever After
The Express
Blank Slate
The Mortuary Collection
Dead Man Walking
The Trials of Cate McCall
Just Before I Go
99 Homes
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Donor Unknown
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
Annabelle's Wish
Vendetta
The Bride
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
When the Game Stands Tall
The Informant!
Hellbenders
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Female Perversions
The Laramie Project
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
Recess: School's Out
Dark Minions
At Any Price
Yesterday's Children
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Thunder Alley
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
SpongeBob LongPants
Normal
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
Past Midnight
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
Nothing Left to Fear
Secret of the Sundrop
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Waiting for the Light
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Audrey's Children
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
The Room Upstairs
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
Boss of Bosses
Hail, Caesar!
The Patron Saint of Liars
The Night of the Headless Horseman
Moonwalker
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
Season of Fear
Dumb Money
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
In the Company of Spies
Pathfinder
Thor: Tales of Asgard
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
Water & Power
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Tangled: Queen for a Day
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Shoot to Kill
Blue Steel
John Dies at the End
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
Chappaquiddick
Cast a Deadly Spell
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
Sparks
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
The Trip to Bountiful
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder