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Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

84 movies on Netflix

Biography

Clancy Brown is an American actor who has worked in film and television since the 1980s, often cast as villains and authority figures. Born in Urbana, Ohio, he studied at Northwestern University. His first mainstream film role came in Bad Boys (1983), and he followed it with The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Bride (1985) and Highlander (1986). He played the prison officer Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sergeant Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997) and Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), followed by the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4. On television he was Brother Justin Crowe on Carnivàle, Jock Jeffcoat on Billions and Kurt Caldwell on Dexter: New Blood. He has voiced Lex Luthor, the DC villain, in animation since 1996, has been the voice of Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants since 1999, and provided the voice and motion capture for Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human.

67years old

Turns 68 on January 5in 55 days

  • Born Urbana
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Clarence James Brown III (birth name)Also credited as Clarence J. Brown III, Clarence Brown and Clarence James Brown

Movie Career

Films
84
Career span
42 years1983 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Clancy Brown first voiced Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series, having tried out for Superman instead, and returned to the part in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Across all those vocal appearances, he has played Luthor longer than any other actor.

  2. First role

    Brown was cast as Viking Lofgren in his first mainstream film, the 1983 crime drama Bad Boys, appearing alongside Sean Penn.

  3. A first

    For the 20th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants in 2019, a television special included a scene in which the show's main voice actors, including Brown, portrayed live-action versions of their characters together for the first time.

Clancy Brown movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Shawshank Redemption1994 Crime, Dramaas Captain Hadley

    IMDb rating 9.33.2M votes

  2. Promising Young Woman2020 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Stanley

    IMDb rating 7.5259K votes

  3. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

    IMDb rating 7.2187K votes

  4. Highlander1986as Victor Kruger / The Kurgan

    IMDb rating 7.0161K votes

  5. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004as Mr. Krabsvoice

    IMDb rating 7.2113K votes

  6. Starship Troopers1997as Sgt. Zim

    IMDb rating 7.3350K votes

  7. John Wick: Chapter 42023as Harbinger

    IMDb rating 7.6420K votes

  8. Warcraft2016as Blackhand

    IMDb rating 6.7298K votes

Most often with

Ethan Coen directed two of these films, Joel Coen two and Gary Fleder two. Bill Fagerbakke appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bill Fagerbakke, 8 films togetherSee the 8 films with Bill FagerbakkeTom Kenny, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Tom KennyRodger Bumpass, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Rodger BumpassMr. Lawrence, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Mr. LawrenceDee Bradley Baker, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Dee Bradley BakerJill Talley, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Jill TalleyEthan CoenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ethan CoenJoel CoenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Joel CoenGary FlederDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Gary Fleder

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Box office

What Clancy Brown's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.8 billion

46 of the 84 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 84 films: 46 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 21 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.

  • 46Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 21Never in cinemas
  • 12Figure not found

Top grosser

Thor: Ragnarok2017as Surtur (voice)$855 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 71% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Thor: Ragnarok2017as Surtur (voice)
    $855M22.2% of the total
  2. 2
    John Wick: Chapter 42023as Harbinger
    $447M11.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Warcraft2016as Blackhand
    $434M11.3% of the total
  4. 4
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015as Mr. Krabs (voice)
    $325M8.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Flubber1997as Smith
    $178M4.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Cowboys & Aliens2011as Meacham
    $175M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants2025as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator
    $163M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004as Mr. Krabs (voice)
    $141M3.7% of the total
Starship Troopers (1997), $121 millionA Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), $116 millionSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024), $100 millionThe Guardian (2006), $95.0 millionRegretting You (2025), $90.5 millionThe Hurricane (1999), $74.0 millionHail, Caesar! (2016), $63.6 millionHomefront (2013), $51.7 millionLady and the Tramp (2019), $51.0 millionThe Informant! (2009), $41.8 millionDead Man Walking (1995), $39.4 millionPathfinder (2007), $30.8 millionWhen the Game Stands Tall (2014), $30.1 millionShoot to Kill (1988), $29.3 millionThe Shawshank Redemption (1994), $28.3 millionDumb Money (2023), $20.7 million

$1.1 billionfrom the other 38 films with a worldwide figure, 29% of the total

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