Clancy Brown

Personal Info

Birthday

January 5, 1959

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Urbana, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Clarence J. Brown III

克兰西·布朗

کلنسی براون

Clancy Brown

Biography

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).

Known For

Rick and Morty

Law & Order

The Flash

American Dad!

Lost

Chicago P.D.

INVINCIBLE

Archer

Filmography

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
FEEL
as Sitter 4
Audrey's Children
as Dr. C. Everett Koop
Plankton: The Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice)
2024
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
as Self
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice)
SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas
as Mr. Krabs / Additional Voices (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice)
The Fix
as The Chairman
Poolman
as Theodore Hollandaise
Scrambled
as Richard
2023
Dumb Money
as Steve Gill
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Red Death / Daisy (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Harbinger
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs
2022
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Last Looks
as Big Jim Cuddy
2020
Promising Young Woman
as Stanley
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
The Mortuary Collection
as Montgomery Dark
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
2019
Lady and the Tramp
as Isaac (voice)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
as Mr. Ree (voice)
2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
MR. HORZEMEN
as Mr. Horzemen (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
as Mr. Krabs / Fish Man/ Eyes (voice)
Supercon
as Adam King
Chappaquiddick
as Robert McNamara
Secret of the Sundrop
as King Frederic
2017
Tangled: Queen for a Day
as King Frederic (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
as Surtur (voice)
Stronger
as Jeff Bauman Sr
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
as Rahzar (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After
as King Frederic (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
2016
SpongeBob LongPants
as Mr. Krabs / Fish (voice)
Warcraft
as Blackhand
Hail, Caesar!
as Gracchus
2015
99 Homes
as Mr. Freeman
Just Before I Go
as Dad
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
as Dogpound (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
as Mickey Ryan
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
as Taskmaster (voice)
Water & Power
as Turnvil
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Gorilla Grodd (voice)
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
as Mr. Krabs
I Know That Voice
as Self
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff
Homefront
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
as Self
Hellbenders
as Angus
Nothing Left to Fear
as Kingsman
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Dark Minions
as Drebnor (voice)
Sparks
as Archer
John Dies at the End
as Dr. Albert Marconi
2012
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Mr. Krabs
Voice Over
as Elevator Operator
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
as Savage Opress/ Human Bounty Hunter (voice)
At Any Price
as Jim Johnson
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
as Buck Rockgut (voice)
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
as Mr. Krabs
The Frontier
as Jack Ramsay / Lamazee
2011
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice)
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
as Mr. Krabs
Cowboys & Aliens
as Meacham
Green Lantern
as Parallax (voice)
Thor: Tales of Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice)
2010
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
as Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
as Mr. Krabs
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Alan Smith
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
as Mr. Krabs, Ranger (voice)
2009
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
as Santa Claus (voice)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Lex Luthor (voice)
The Informant!
as Aubrey Daniel
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
as Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice)
The Twenty
as John Simmonds
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
as Patrick Star (voice)
2008
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)
2007
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
as Mr. Krabs
Pathfinder
as Gunnar
2006
The Guardian
as Capt. William Hadley
2005
The Endless Summer
as Mr. Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
as Eugene H. Krabs
2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
2003
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as BoE Agent #1 (voice)
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
as Mr. Krabs (voice)
Atlantis: Milo's Return
as Volgud (voice)
The Making of Daniel Boone
as Allan Kenton
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive footage)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
Normal
as Frank
2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
as Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound)
Red Skies
as Edgar Sterling
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
as Eugene Krabs
The Laramie Project
as Rob Debree
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
2001
Snow White
as The Granter of Wishes
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
as Self
Boss of Bosses
as Andris Kurins
Recess: School's Out
as Bald Guy (voice)
2000
Yesterday's Children
as Doug Cole
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
as Undertow (voice)
Chump Change
as The Man
1999
The Caseys
as Pete Casey
The Night of the Headless Horseman
as Hessian Trooper
In the Company of Spies
as Dale Beckham
The Hurricane
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
Vendetta
as Chief Hennessy
SpongeBob SquarePants: Help Wanted
as Mr. Krabs (Voice)
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank
1998
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Akela the Wolf (voice)
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Son
1997
Flubber
as Smith
Starship Troopers
as Career Sergeant Zim
Annabelle's Wish
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Female Perversions
as John
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
as Seige (voice)
1996
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
as Hakon (voice)
Radiant City
as Al Goodman
1995
Dead Man Walking
as State Trooper
Donor Unknown
as Nash Creed
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
as Captain Byron T. Hadley
1993
Last Light
as Lt. Lionel McMannis
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Ben Guardino
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
as Dave Chattelier
1992
Pet Sematary II
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy
1991
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Harry Bordon
Ambition
as Albert Merrick
1990
Johnny Ryan
as Johnny Ryan
Waiting for the Light
as Joe
Blue Steel
as Detective Nick Mann
1989
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair
1988
Moonwalker
as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Shoot to Kill
as Steve
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Flagg
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Larry McRose
The Room Upstairs
as Kevin
1986
Highlander
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
1985
The Bride
as Viktor
Thunder Alley
as Weasel
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Rawhide
1983
Bad Boys
as Viking Lofgren