• Date of Birth: January 05, 1959
  • Place of Birth: Urbana, Ohio, USA

Clancy Brown Biography


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Clancy Brown mini-bio
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Clarence J. Brown III, known professionally as Clancy Brown, (born January 5, 1959 in Urbana, Ohio) is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as The Kurgan (also known as Victor Kruger) in the original Highlander movie and as Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants.

At 6' 3½" tall (1.92 m) and possessing a deep voice, he is often typecast in roles of villains, such as Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series and later in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Other well-known roles include Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, Viking Lofgren in the 1983 hit drama movie Bad Boys, Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984), Career Sgt. Zim in Starship Troopers, the sinister preacher Brother Justin Crowe in the HBO series Carnivàle, and the antagonist, The Kurgan, in the first Highlander. He is married to Jeanne Johnson, with whom he has two children. He is a collector of animation art and loves to read.


VITAL STATS

Clancy Brown Information:
Eye color:blue
Height: 6 ft 3½ (1.92 m)
Nickname(s):clancy
Notable feature(s):tall
deep voice
Education: St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.,
Northwestern University,
Family:mother Joyce,father Clarence J Brown Jnr
Resides in:los angeles?
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:republican
Personal interests/hobbies:Collects animation art.
Describes himself as an avid reader who particularly enjoys the works of Frank Herbert.
Charities/Causes: He is a patron of the Beth Brown Memorial Fund, a scholarship programme designed to assist poorer students who wish to study in the field of paediatric healthcare

In 1999 he spearheaded a charity campaign to raise funds for J. Madison Wright, the young girl who played his screen daughter in the TV show "Earth 2" (1994). Madison, then aged 15, had developed cardiomyopathy and was in dire need of a heart transplant
Other:First acted on stage during a 7th grade school play of "The Mouse That Roared".



Comments


  • Kierrok
    "Sir I heard it was the best sir." "It is the best... BUT WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH!?!?" - Starship Troopers 1
    posted 466 days ago
  • Fanged
    Bad guys rule!
    posted 831 days ago
  • adinb
    So, can you help get Carnivale' finished, oh Prophet of Dark?
    posted 917 days ago
  • eirikfarwanderer
    I enjoy his range in roles from the lovable Kurgan in 'Highlander' to the evil Mr. Krabs in 'Spongebob'
    posted 938 days ago
  • squirltail15
    I agree, you were incediable in Carnivale. You play that part to perfection. you were an amzing preist.
    posted 950 days ago
  • mofodojo
    Carnivale for the win!
    posted 1001 days ago
  • tinymandi
    He is just such a great actor. He is also a wonderful villain.
    posted 1005 days ago
  • akacrazyboris
    i ve only ever seen him in highlander where i though he was brilliant so brilliant in fact that now i have tht character as my picture
    posted 1098 days ago

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  • What actor links the following films - Starship Troopers, The Shawshank Redemption and Highlander?  Answer »
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