Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age 66) is an American actor and voice actor. He is a main cast member for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, voicing Mr. Krabs. Outside of the series, Brown is well-known for his roles as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and the Kurgan in Highlander.
Biography[]
Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth (c.1957–1964). His mother, Joyce Helen (Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. His 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, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family operated the business until 2010.
Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, DC and Northwestern University.
Non-SpongeBob discography[]
TV series[]
- The Dukes of Hazzard- Kelly
- China Beach- Joey
- Love, Lies and Murder- David Brown
- Earth 2- John Danziger
- ER- Dr. Ellis West
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)- Savage Opress
- Star Wars Rebels- Ryder Azadi
- Star Trek: Enterprise- Zobral
- Avatar: The Last Airbender- Long Feng
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-Chris Bradford, Dogpound, Rahzar
- The Spectacular Spider-Man- The Rhino
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.- Red Hulk
- Jackie Chan Adventures- Captain Black, Ratso
- All Grown Up- Vice Principal Pangborn
- Phineas and Ferb- Frosty the Snowman
- Chicago P.D.- Eddie
- Daredevil- Colonel Ray Schoonover
- The Punisher- Major Ray Schoonover
- Billions- Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat
- The Mandalorian- Burg
- Lloyd In Space - Officer Frank Horthon
- Lilo and Stitch - Mortlegax
Film[]
- Thor Ragnarok- Surtur
- The Shawshank Redemption- Captain Byron Hadley
- Highlander- The Kurgan
- Warcraft- Blackhand
- Bad Boys- "Viking" Lofgren
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension- Rawhide
- Chump Change- The Man
- The Laramie Project- Rob Debree
- The Making of Daniel Boone- Allan Kenton
- Thunder Alley- Weasel
- The Bride- Viktor
- Starship Troopers- Sgt. Charles Zim
- Green Lantern- Parallax
- Moonwalker- Police Officer
- Flubber- Smith
- The Hurricane- Lt. Jimmy Williams
- Waiting for the Light- Joe
- Normal- Frank
- Finding Neo- Captain Hadme
- Ambition- Albert Merrick
- Past Midnight- Steve Lundy
- Blue Steel- Nick Mann
- 99 Homes- Mr. Freeman
- Hail, Caesar!- Grachuss
- Lady and the Tramp- Isaac
Video games[]
- Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny- The Draracle, Dracoid, Large Imp
- Lands of Lore III- Draracle, Celerian
- Crash Bandicoot- Dr. Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
- Crash Team Racing- Dr. Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
- Crash Bash- Dr. Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex- Dr. Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
- Fallout- Rhombus
- Superman: Shadow of Apokolips- Lex Luthor
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter- Montross
- Minority Report: Everybody Runs- John Anderton
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham- Lex Luthor
- Lego DC Super-Villains- Lex Luthor
- Detroit: Become Human - Hank Anderson
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale- Baron Praxis
- Mass Effect: Andromeda- Alec Ryder
- God of War II- Hades
- God of War III- Hades
- God of War: Chains of Olympus- Hades
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta- Hades
- God of War: Ascension- Hades
Trivia[]
- When forming Mr. Krabs' laugh, the show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg was telling Brown to chuckle faster and faster, until he formed the laugh of Mr. Krabs.
- According to a 2013 interview, Brown improvised Mr. Krabs' voice when auditioning for the role.
- Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, Employee of the Month, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Lights, Camera, Pants!, SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day, Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D, Underpants Slam!, Plankton's Robotic Revenge, and SpongeBob HeroPants are the only games that had Clancy Brown voice Mr. Krabs.
- Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast and SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride are the only rides that had Clancy Brown voice Mr. Krabs.
- During the song "The Very First Christmas" in "Christmas Who?," he was unable to sing that high so they hired Dee Bradley Baker to sing Mr. Krabs' falsetto voice.
- He also voices Gunmar, an antagonist on the Netflix original, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
- Also, Tom Kenny voices Mr. Nunez and Otto Scarbaach on the same show.
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