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Clancy Brown

5th January 1959 Urbana, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

169 Movies 129 TV Shows 298 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

FEEL poster
FEEL 16th May 2025 as Sitter 4
The Fix poster
The Fix 23rd June 2024 as The Chairman
Poolman poster
Poolman 9th May 2024 as Theodore Hollandaise
Stronger poster
Stronger 22nd September 2017 as Jeff Bauman Sr
99 Homes poster
99 Homes 25th September 2015 as Mr. Freeman
Lucky Lady poster
Lucky Lady 29th May 2015 as Genie of the Glass Eye (voice)
Homefront poster
Homefront 12th November 2013 as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Normal poster
Normal 21st January 2003 as Frank
Snow White poster
Snow White 28th October 2001 as The Granter of Wishes
Vendetta poster
Vendetta 12th September 1999 as Chief Hennessy
Moonwalker poster
Moonwalker 29th October 1988 as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Highlander poster
Highlander 7th March 1986 as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
Fallout poster
Fallout 10th April 2024 as U.S. President
Gen V poster
Gen V 28th September 2023 as Prof. Rich Brinkerhoff
Ahsoka poster
Ahsoka 22nd August 2023 as Governor Ryder Azadi
Digman! poster
Digman! 22nd March 2023 as Yedward (voice)
El Deafo poster
El Deafo 6th January 2022 as Mr. Potts / P. Evil / Doctor (voice)
INVINCIBLE poster
INVINCIBLE 25th March 2021 as General Kregg / Crowd / Viltrumites (voice)
Calls poster
Calls 19th March 2021 as General Wilson (voice)
DuckTales poster
DuckTales 12th August 2017 as Frankenstein (voice)
The Crown poster
The Crown 4th November 2016 as Lyndon B. Johnson
Billions poster
Billions 17th January 2016 as Waylon 'Jock' Jeffcoat
The Flash poster
The Flash 7th October 2014 as General Wade Eiling
Sleepy Hollow poster
Sleepy Hollow 16th September 2013 as Sheriff August Corbin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doom Patrol poster
Doom Patrol 24th August 2013 as Negative Man / General Immortus (voice)
Archer poster
Archer 17th September 2009 as Ricky (voice)
Ben 10 poster
Ben 10 27th December 2005 as Kenko (voice)
Robot Chicken poster
Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as The Babadook / IMF Director / V (voice)
Medium poster
Medium 3rd January 2005 as Rob Walcott
Lost poster
Lost 22nd September 2004 as Kelvin Inman
Kim Possible poster
Kim Possible 7th June 2002 as Mr. Merle / Mr. Huey / Henchman 1 (voice)
Hercules poster
Hercules 31st August 1998 as Blotox (voice)
Earth 2 poster
Earth 2 6th November 1994 as John Danziger
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Ellis West