Clancy Brown is a famous American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in films and TV series such as The Shawshank Redemption, Highlander, Pet Sematary 2, Lost and Sleepy Hollow. Clancy Brown also took part in the creation of the popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Clancy Branun was born in winter, January 5, 1959. His real name is Clarence Jay Brown III. The actor began his career in 1986 with participation in theatrical performances. Throughout his acting career, Clancy Brown has taken part in more than 150 projects, including films, TV series, short films and voice acting for animated series characters.
Biography and personal life
Clancy Brown was born in the small town of Erbana, Ohio, USA. His mother, Joyce Eldridge, is a renowned American pianist, composer and conductor. Father, Clarence Brown Jr., is a congressman of the state of Ohio. Clarnes Brown Jr. also heads the Brown Publishing Company, a newspaper company founded by his grandfather Clarence Brown.
The future famous actor received his education in Washington, DC, at St. Albans School . After graduating from high school, Clancy decided to continue his studies and received a scholarship at Northwestern University, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is known that during his studies at Clancy University he was a member of the Sigma Chi Brotherhood.
Clancy Brown lived in a student dorm, where a roommate introduced him to the works of Shakespeare. The works of the world famous poet and playwright impressed Brown so much that he decided to become an actor.
He has an unusual build and a low voice, which allows him to brilliantly play the roles of various movie villains. However, friends and acquaintances of the famous actor characterize Clancy as a very kind and calm person.
Career
Clancy Brown began his career with work in the theater. Since 1979, he has participated in productions of a local theater company and performed on stages in the city of Chicago. Later he decided to try his hand at cinema and in 1983 got a supporting role in the American crime drama "Bad Boys" directed by Rick Rosenthal.
In 1985, Brown landed his first leading role in Frank Roddam's science fiction film The Bride. The film is based on the novel by Mary Shelley "Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus" and is a kind of continuation of the plot of the film "Bride of Frankenstein". Clancy played the role of a monster created by Victor Frankenstein in it.
A year later, Clancy played one of the main roles in Russell Mulcahy's fantasy action movie Highlander, which marked the beginning of an entire universe. Such famous actors as Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart and Sean Connery became his colleagues on the set.
In 1992, Brown took part in the filming of the sequel to the popular American horror film Pet Sematary 2. The first film was based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, but the plot of the second part was based on the original script by Richard Outten.
Two years later, in 1994, Clancy Brown played Captain Byron Headley in The Shawshank Redemption, a cult American feature drama directed by Frank Darabont. The film is based on Stephen King's novel Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Rescue. The film received many prestigious film awards and was nominated for an Oscar 7 times. "The Shawshank Redemption" takes 1st place in the list of "250 best films according to IMDb" and 1st place in the list of "250 best films according to the visitors of the KinoPoisk website".
In 2004, the famous actor took part in the creation of the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants", voicing the role of Mr. Krabs in it. Clancy Brown also voiced characters in other animated series, such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Avengers. The Greatest Heroes of the Earth”,“Rapunzel: A New History”and others.
Clancy Brown also starred in some popular American TV series: Tales from the Crypt, Earth 2, Carnival, Lost and others.
In recent years, the actor has increasingly become involved in dubbing cartoon characters and filming in independent films.
Filmography
1983 - Bad Boys, Viking Lofgren;
1984 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th, Dimension Rawhide;
1985 - The Bride, Victor;
1986 - the film "Highlander", Kurgan;
1988 Shoot To Kill, tourist;
1990 - Blue Steel, Nick Mann;
1990 - the film "After midnight" (Past Midnight), Steve Lundy;
1991 - the film "The Price of the Death Spell" (Cast a Deadly Spell), Harry Bordon;
1991 - TV series Love, Lies & Murder, David Brown;
1992 - Pet Sematary II, Gus Gilbert;
1994 - the film "Last Light" (Last Light), Lieutenant McMainis;
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption, Captain Byron Headley;
1994 - TV series "Tales from the crypt" (The Tales from the crypt), cameo;
1994-1995 - TV series (Earth 2) (Earth 2), John Danziger;
1995 - the film "Donor Unknown" (Donor Unknown), Nick Stilman;
1996 - the film "Female perversion" (Female Perversions);
1997 - the film Starship Troopers, Zim;
1997 - the film "Flubber" (Flubber), Smith;
1997 - cartoon "Annabelle" (Annabelle's Wish), sheriff / attorney;
1999 - the film "The Hurricane" (The Hurricane);
2001 - TV movie "Snow White" (Snow White: The Fairest of Them All), Wishmaster;
2002 - the film "Project Lyaram" (The Hurricane);
2003 - TV series "Carnival" (Carnivàle), brother of Justin Crowe;
2004 - cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants Movie", Mr. Krabs;
2005-2006 - animated series A. T. O. M., Alexander Payne;
2006 - the animated series "Avatar: The Legend of Aang" (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Long Feng;
2006 - The Guardian, Captain William Hadley;
2006 - TV series "Lost" (Lost), Calvin Inman;
2007 - cartoon "SpongeBob Atlantis SquarePants", Mr. Krabs;
2007 - the film "Pathfinder", Gunnar;
2008-2009 - animated series "Ben 10: Alien Force" (Ben 10: Alien Force), dragon;
2008-2013 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, Savage Opress;
2009-2010 - the animated series "Wolverine and the X-Men", Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister;
2010 - A Nightmare on Elm Street, Alan Smith;
2010-2012 - The Avengers. The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Odin;
2011 - Film Green Lantern, Parallax;
2011 - Cowboys & Aliens, Meecham;
2012 - The Legend of Korra animated series, Yacon;
2012 - John Dies at the End, Dr. Albert Marconi;
2012 - the film "Hellbenders", father Angus;
2012 - the film "At Any Price", Jim Johnson;
2012 - the film "Nothing Left to Fear", Kingsman;
2012-2014 - the animated series "Ultimate Spider-Man", Taskmaster;
2013-2016 - TV series Sleepy Hollow, Sheriff August Corbin;
2013 - The Last Frontier (Homefront), Sheriff Keith Rodrigue;
2013 - cartoon "Thug" (The Goon), Frankie;
2013-2015 - the animated series "The Hulk and the Agents of U. D. A. R." (Hulk and the Agents of S. M. A. S. H.);
2014 - the film "Game at height" (When the Game Stands Tal), l Mickey Ryan;
2014-2015 - TV series "The Flash", (The Flash), General Wade Eiling;
2014 - the animated series "The Avengers, General Gathering!" (Avengers Assemble), Observer of Uatu;
2015-2016 - Star Wars Rebels, Rider Azadi;
2016 - TV series "Daredevil" (Daredevil), Colonel Ray Schoonover;
2016 - the film "Warcraft" (Warcraft), Blackhand the Destroyer;
2016 - the film "Long live Caesar!" (Hail, Caesar!), Gracchus;
2017 - the film "Stronger" (Stronger), Jeff Bauman Sr.
2017 - Tangled: The Series animated series, King Frederick;
2017 - the film "Thor: Ragnarok" (Thor: Ragnarok), Surtur;
2017 - TV series "The Punisher", Major Ray Schoonover.
