Clancy Brown

Person

Clarence John^[1] "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. 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,^[2] and had an older sister, Beth (c.1957–1964).^[3] 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.^[4]

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, 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.^[5]
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.