Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown
SpongeBob SquarePants (Mr. Krabs), Shawshank Redemption, Highlander
Clancy Brown, a prolific and versatile actor, emerged from the fertile Chicago theatrical scene in the early 1980s. Roles such as "Jean" in August Strindberg's Miss Julie, "Aaron" in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, and "Geisler" in Glen DeCosta's A Constant Wish brought him to the attention of critics and audiences alike. His film debut as "Viking" in Bad Boys, starring a little known actor named Sean Penn, brought him to the attention of Hollywood.
In November of 1997, Brown appeared in two highly anticipated features. Starship Troopers, director Paul Verhoeven's adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's classic fiction novel, and Flubber, a remake of Disney's The Absent Minded Professor, starring Robin Williams. In the Spring of 1998, he also appeared in The Patron Saint Of Liars, a CBS movie for television.
It is hard to say for which roles he is best known. From the straight-shooting Hong Kong Cavalier "Rawhide" in the cult favorite The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai to the ferocious "Captain Hadley" in the multiple oscar nominated The Shawshank Redemption, his career has been both distinguished and quirky.
Legions of Highlander fans know him as the prototype villain "Kurgan" in the original film that grew into a franchise. Stephen King fans saw him create the hilarious and terrifying "Gus Gilbert" in Pet Sematary 2.
And on the short-lived, but well-loved, NBC series Earth 2 he found new fans as the gruff but lovable dad "John Danziger." His films have crossed the genres from thrillers: Blue Steel, Donor Unknown, Past Midnight, and Ambition; to true-life drama: The Laramie Project, Desperate Rescue, Love, Lies & Murder, and The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains; from family films: Radiant City and Waiting for the Light; and action: Extreme Prejudice and Shoot to Kill; to animation: Superman, Mortal Kombat, The Mighty Ducks, Phineas and Ferb, The Penguins of Madagascar, Wolverine and the X-Men and SpongeBob SquarePants (Mr. Krabs).
Clancy has also made notable guest appearances on several TV shows, including Lost, ER, China Beach, Enterprise, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Law & Order and The Deep End.
Clancy was born on January 5, 1959, in the southwestern Ohio town of Urbana, where his family still lives and operates the local newspaper company. His father, former U.S. Representative Clarence J. Brown, served in Congress for 16 years, and Clancy spent much of his younger years living near Washington, D.C. He received a track scholarship to Northwestern University and graduated with a B.S. in Speech. He married television news producer Jeanne Johnson in 1993; they have two children.
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