Clancy Brown

Template:Person Clarence John^[1] "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959; age Template:Age) is an American actor and voice actor. He is a main cast member for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, voicing Template:Data:Links. Outside of the series, Brown is well-known for his roles as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and the Kurgan in Highlander.

Biography

Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio,^[2] and had an older sister, Beth (c.1957–1964).^[3] 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.^[4]

Non-SpongeBob discography

TV series

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)- Savage Opress
Star Wars Rebels- Ryder Azadi
Avatar: The Last Airbender- Long Feng
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-Chris Bradford, Dogpound, Rahzar
The Spectacular Spider-Man- The Rhyno
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.- Red Hulk
Jackie Chan Adventures- Captain Black, Ratso
All Grown Up- Vice Principal Pangborn
Phineas and Ferb- Frosty the Snowman
Chicago P.D.- Eddie
The Mandalorian- Burg

Film

Thor Ragnarok- Surtur
The Shawshank Redemption- Captain Byron Hadley
Highlander- The Kurgan
Warcraft- Blackhand
Green Lantern- Parallax
Moonwalker- Police Officer
Waiting for the Light- Joe
Ambition- Albert Merrick
Past Midnight- Steve Lundy
Blue Steel- Nick Mann
Lady and the Tramp- Isaac

Games

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny- The Draracle, Dracoid, Large Imp
Crash Bandicoot- Dr. Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
Fallout- Rhombus
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips- Lex Luther
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

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.^[5]
Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, Employee of the Month, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Lights, Camera, Pants!, SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day, Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D, Underpants Slam!, 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.
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 Gunmar, an antagonist on the Netflix original, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
- Also, Tom Kenny voices Mr. Nunez and Otto Scarbaach on the same show.