Person
Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age 65) is an American actor and voice artist. He is a main cast member on SpongeBob SquarePants, providing the voice of Mr. Krabs. Outside of the series, Brown is well-known for his roles as Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and the Kurgan in Highlander.
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 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.[3]
Others
Clancy Brown also voiced characters in other TV series such as Long Feng from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chris Bradford/Dogpound/Rahzar from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vice Principal Pangborn from All Grown Up, and also voiced Frosty the Snowman in an episode of the Disney series Phineas and Ferb. He is also known for voicing the villains Dr. Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the early Crash Bandicoot games.
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, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Lights, Camera, Pants!, SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day, Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D, Underpants Slam!, Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, 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.
- He also voices Red Hulk in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..
- He did the voice of The Rhino as well in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
- 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 and is the character model for Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human.
Gallery
Roles
Credits
| Episode | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||
| 1a - "Help Wanted" | Voice of Eugene H. Krabs | |
| 3b - "Plankton!" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 5a - "Pizza Delivery" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 6b - "Pickles" | Voice of Mr. Krabs and Customer #1 | |
| 8a - "Sandy's Rocket" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 8b - "Squeaky Boots" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 9a - "Nature Pants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 10a - "Culture Shock" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 10b - "F.U.N." | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 11a - "MuscleBob BuffPants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 11b - "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 12a - "The Chaperone" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 12b - "Employee of the Month" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 13a - "Scaredy Pants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 14b - "Karate Choppers" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 15a - "Sleepy Time" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 15b - "Suds" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 17a - "Arrgh!" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 18a - "Texas" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 19a - "Fools in April" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 19b - "Neptune's Spatula" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 20a - "Hooky" | Voice of Mr. Krabs and Customer #2 | |
| Season 2 | ||
| 21a - "Your Shoe's Untied" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 21b - "Squid's Day Off" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 22b - "Bossy Boots" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 23b - "Bubble Buddy" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Vender #2 | |
| 24a - "Dying for Pie" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 24b - "Imitation Krabs" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Penny | |
| 25a - "Wormy" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 25b - "Patty Hype" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, TV Fish | |
| 27a - "Prehibernation Week" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Man | |
| 27b - "Life of Crime" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 28 - "Christmas Who?" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Singer #4 | |
| 31b - "Squirrel Jokes" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 32a - "Pressure" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 32b - "The Smoking Peanut" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 34a - "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 35b - "Band Geeks" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 36a - "Graveyard Shift" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 36b - "Krusty Love" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 38a - "Sailor Mouth" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish 1 | |
| 39a - "Jellyfish Hunter" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Salesman | |
| 39b - "The Fry Cook Games" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 40a - "Squid on Strike" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish 38 | |
| 40b - "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Wheelbarrow Fish | |
| Season 3 | ||
| 41a - "The Algae's Always Greener" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 42b - "My Pretty Seahorse" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 44a - "Nasty Patty" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 46b - "One Krabs Trash" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 47a - "As Seen on TV" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 47b - "Can You Spare a Dime?" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 48b - "Squilliam Returns" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 49a - "Krab Borg" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 50a - "Wet Painters" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 50b - "Krusty Krab Training Video" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 51 - "Party Pooper Pants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 52b - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 53b - "Clams" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 54 - "Ugh" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 55b - "Mid-Life Crustacean" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 56a - "Born Again Krabs" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 57a - "Krabby Land" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 58a - "Missing Identity" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 58b - "Plankton's Army" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 59 - "The Sponge Who Could Fly" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 60a - "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 60b - "Pranks a Lot" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Eyeball #2, Fish #4 | |
| Season 4 | ||
| 61a - "Fear of a Krabby Patty" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 61b - "Shell of a Man" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 62a - "The Lost Mattress" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 62b - "Krabs vs. Plankton" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Courtroom Fish | |
| 63 - "Have You Seen This Snail?" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 64a - "Skill Crane" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 65a - "Selling Out" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 65b - "Funny Pants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 66 - "Dunces and Dragons" | Voice of King Krabs, Dungeon Master | |
| 67a - "Enemy In-Law" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| - "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 68b - "SquidBob TentaclePants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 69a - "Krusty Towers" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 71a - "Whale of a Birthday" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Car Salesman | |
| 72a - "All That Glitters" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Customer #2 | |
| 72b - "Wishing You Well" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 73a - "New Leaf" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 73b - "Once Bitten" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Male Fish #8 | |
| 74a - "Bummer Vacation" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 74b - "Wigstruck" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Usher, Movie Patron | |
| 75a - "Squidtastic Voyage" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 75b - "That's No Lady" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 77a - "Driven to Tears" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #1 | |
| 77b - "Rule of Dumb" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Construction Worker | |
| 78a - "Born to Be Wild" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 78b - "Best Frenemies" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 79a - "The Pink Purloiner" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 79b - "Squid Wood" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 80a - "Best Day Ever" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 80b - "The Gift of Gum" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| Season 5 | ||
| 81 - "Friend or Foe" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 82a - "The Original Fry Cook" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 82b - "Night Light" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 83c - "Fungus Among Us" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fancy Fish | |
| 84a - "Spy Buddies" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 84c - "Good Ol' Whatshisname" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 85a - "New Digs" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 85b - "Krabs à la Mode" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Hockey Player #2 | |
| 86b - "Bucket Sweet Bucket" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Mayor | |
| 87a - "To Love a Patty" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 87b - "Breath of Fresh Squidward" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 88a - "Money Talks" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Customer #2, Spectre #2 | |
| 88b - "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget" | Voice of Krabs | |
| 89a - "The Krusty Sponge" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Customer #5 | |
| 90c - "The Krusty Plate" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 91a - "Goo Goo Gas" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Old Man Fish #1 | |
| 91b - "Le Big Switch" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 92 - "Atlantis SquarePantis" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 93b - "Pat No Pay" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 94a - "Blackened Sponge" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Captive | |
| 94b - "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 96 - "Pest of the West" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #2 | |
| 97a - "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Computer, Window Repair Fish | |
| 97b - "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 98 - "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, City Fish, Fish #5, Mayor | |
| 99a - "The Two Faces of Squidward" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Blind Fish | |
| 99b - "SpongeHenge" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Newscaster #1 | |
| 100a - "Banned in Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 100b - "Stanley S. SquarePants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Mr. Krabs' Three Nephews | |
| Season 6 | ||
| 102a - "Penny Foolish" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Brain, Fish in Car | |
| 103a - "Spongicus" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Dude Fish | |
| 104a - "Not Normal" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 104b - "Gone" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 105a - "The Splinter" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 105b - "Slide Whistle Stooges" | Voice of Mr. Krabs (not credited) | |
| 107a - "Giant Squidward" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Peasant | |
| 107b - "No Nose Knows" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #1 | |
| 108a - "Patty Caper" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 108b - "Plankton's Regular" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 109b - "The Krabby Kronicle" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 110a - "The Slumber Party" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Security | |
| 111 - "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Big G., Fish #36 | |
| - "Porous Pocket" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #105 | |
| 113a - "Krusty Krushers" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Champ #2 | |
| 114a - "Dear Vikings" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Olaf #8 | |
| 115a - "Grandpappy the Pirate" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 115b - "Cephalopod Lodge" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 116a - "Squid's Visit" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 116b - "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Tom, Customer #1 | |
| 118a - "Pet or Pests" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 118b - "Komputer Overload" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Customer | |
| 119a - "Gullible Pants" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 119b - "Overbooked" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 120a - "No Hat for Pat" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 121b - "Shell Shocked" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 122a - "Chum Bucket Supreme" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 123-124 - "Truth or Square" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 125b - "Chum Caverns" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Chum Customer #2 | |
| 126 - "The Clash of Triton" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Soothsayer | |
| Season 7 | ||
| 127a - "Tentacle-Vision" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 128a - "Growth Spout" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 128b - "Stuck in the Wringer" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Carney Fish #2 | |
| 129a - "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #83 | |
| 129b - "The Inside Job" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 130a - "Greasy Buffoons" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 130b - "Model Sponge" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Customer #1 | |
| 131b - "A Pal for Gary" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Dad | |
| 132a - "Yours, Mine and Mine" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 132b - "Kracked Krabs" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Giant Bell Hop, Customer | |
| 133a - "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| - "Squidward in Clarintland" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Eagle Head | |
| 134 - "SpongeBob's Last Stand" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Ranger | |
| 136a - "A Day Without Tears" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 136b - "Summer Job" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #83 | |
| 137a - "One Coarse Meal" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 138a - "The Play's the Thing" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #49 | |
| 138b - "Rodeo Daze" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 139a - "Gramma's Secret Recipe" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 139b - "The Cent of Money" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 140a - "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 140b - "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Vacuum | |
| 141b - "The Main Drain" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 142a - "Trenchbillies" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 142b - "Sponge-Cano!" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, General | |
| 143 - "The Great Patty Caper" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #40, Passenger F | |
| 144b - "Karate Star" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 145a - "Buried in Time" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 146a - "The Abrasive Side" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Guy | |
| 146b - "Earworm" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| - "Hide and Then What Happens" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 147b - "Shellback Shenanigans" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 148a - "The Masterpiece" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| 148b - "Whelk Attack" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| - "Krusty Dog" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Male Customer #2 | |
| 150b - "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" | Voice of Mr. Krabs, Fish #37 | |
| 152b - "Perfect Chemistry" | Voice of Mr. Krabs | |
| List of episode credits | ||
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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.
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