Person
Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age 65) 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 Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor in various DC-affiliated movies and tv shows.
Biography[]
Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio,[1] and had an older sister, Beth (c.1957–1964).[2] 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.[3]
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
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee - Leader of H.A.M./Nester
- 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
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure - King Frederic
- Alpha Teens on Machines - Alexander Paine
- Phineas and Ferb - Santa Claus, 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 Horton
- Lilo & Stitch - Mortlegax
- Dexter: New Blood - Kurt Caldwell
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia - Gunmar
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
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea - Undertow
- 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 - The 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.[4]
- Employee of the Month, Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day, Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie video game, Lights, Camera, Pants!, Underpants Slam!, Plankton's Robotic Revenge, SpongeBob HeroPants, and The Cosmic Shake are the only video 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.
- Clancy Brown publicly admitted he felt uncomfortable recording the lines for Mr. Krabs in "One Coarse Meal" because he hated how Mr Krabs was written as a cruel and heartless monster.
- 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.
Gallery[]
Roles[]
External links[]
- Clancy Brown on Wikipedia
References[]
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019." United Press International. January 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 60)
- ^ "About Us". Beth Brown Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Clancy Brown". MSN Watch Online Guide. Retrieved August 11, 2019 – via www.msn.com.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (2013). The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom. Insight Editions. ISBN 978-1-60887-184-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=aPRymAEACAAJ