Clancy Brown

**Clarence John** "**Clancy**" **Brown III** (born January 5, 1959; age 63) is an American actor and voice actor. He is a main cast member for the *SpongeBob SquarePants* franchise, voicing Mr. Krabs. He is a main cast member for the *Peanut RoundPants* franchise, voicing Marshmallow. Outside of the series, Brown is well-known for his roles as Captain Byron Hadley in *The Shawshank Redemption*, the Kurgan in *Highlander*, and Lex Luthor in various DC-affiliated projects.

## 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 1965-1983, 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-PR discography

### TV series

* *The Dukes of Hazzard* - Kelly
* *SpongeBob SquarePants* - Mr. Krabs
* *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, Smile-Away Drill Sergeant
* *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 & Stitch* - Mortlegax
* *Dexter: New Blood* - Kurt Caldwell

### 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.
* *Employee of the Month*, *Revenge of the Flying Dutchman*, *Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D*, *SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day*, *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie* video game, *Lights, Camera, Pants!*, *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.