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Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Acting January 5, 1959 Urbana, Ohio, USA
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

John Wick: Chapter 4
7.7
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Harbinger
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Green Lantern
5.2
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Parallax (voice)
Green Lantern
2011
Regretting You
7.1
Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr.
Regretting You
2025
Homefront
6.9
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Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
Homefront
2013
Warcraft
6.4
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Blackhand
Warcraft
2016
Snow White
5.9
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The Granter of Wishes
Snow White
2001
The Fix
5.2
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The Chairman
The Fix
2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Long Feng
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005

TV Shows

The Flash
7.7
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General Wade Eiling
The Flash
2014
Gen V
7.6
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Prof. Rich Brinkerhoff
Gen V
2023
Avatar: The Last Airbender
8.8
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Long Feng (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
The Batman
8.0
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Mr. Freeze (voice)
The Batman
2004
The Batman
8.0
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Lex Luthor (voice)
The Batman
2004
I Will Find You
8.2
Nicky Fisher
I Will Find You
2026
The Penguin
8.4
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Salvatore Maroni
The Penguin
2024
Barbarians
6.2
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Narrator
Barbarians
2004

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