Clancy Brown
Person
Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age 66) 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
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Mr. Krabs -
Bruiser
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Scooter
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Harold
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Bank Krabs
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Plankrab
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Green Plankrab
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Victor Krabs
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.
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 | |