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 A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert pianist, conductor, and composer, and Clarence J. "Bud" Brown, Jr., who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper started by Clancy's grandfather, Clarence J. Brown. Clancy's father and grandfather were also Republican congressmen from the same Ohio district, and Clancy spent much of his youth in close proximity to Washington, D.C. He plied his dramatic talents in the Chicago theatre scene before moving onto feature film with a sinister debut performance bullying Sean Penn inside a youth reformatory in Bad Boys (1983). He portrayed Viktor the Monster in the unusual spin on the classic Frankenstein story in The Bride (1985), before scoring one of his best roles to date as the evil Kurgan hunting fellow immortals Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery across four centuries of time in Highlander (1986).Brown played a corrupt American soldier in the Walter Hill-directed hyper-violent action film Extreme Prejudice (1987), another deranged killer in Shoot to Kill (1988) and a brutal prison guard, who eventually somewhat "befriends" wrongfully convicted banker Tim Robbins, in the moving The Shawshank Redemption (1994). His superb vocal talents were in demand, and he contributed voices to animated series, including Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995), Street Sharks (1994), Gargoyles (1994) and Superman: The Animated Series (1996). Brown then landed two more plum roles, one as a "tough-as-nails" drill sergeant in the science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997), and the other alongside Robin Williams in the Disney comedy Flubber (1997).The video gaming industry took notice of Clancy's vocal abilities, too, and he has contributed voices to several top selling video games, including Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001), Lands of Lore III (1999), Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) and Crash Nitro Kart (2003). His voice is also the character of cranky crustacean Mr. Eugene H. Krabs in the highly successful SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) animated series and films, and he contributed voices to The Batman (2004), Jackie Chan Adventures (2000) and Justice League (2001) animated series. A popular and friendly personality, Clancy Brown continues to remain busy both through his vocal and acting talents in Hollywood.
Bio:
A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert pianist, conductor, and composer, and Clarence J. "Bud" Brown, Jr., who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper started by Clancy's grandfather, Clarence J. Brown. Clancy's father and grandfather were also Republican congressmen from the same Ohio district, and Clancy spent much of his youth in close proximity to Washington, D.C. He plied his dramatic talents in the Chicago theatre scene before moving onto feature film with a sinister debut performance bullying Sean Penn inside a youth reformatory in Bad Boys (1983). He portrayed Viktor the Monster in the unusual spin on the classic Frankenstein story in The Bride (1985), before scoring one of his best roles to date as the evil Kurgan hunting fellow immortals Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery across four centuries of time in Highlander (1986).Brown played a corrupt American soldier in the Walter Hill-directed hyper-violent action film Extreme Prejudice (1987), another deranged killer in Shoot to Kill (1988) and a brutal prison guard, who eventually somewhat "befriends" wrongfully convicted banker Tim Robbins, in the moving The Shawshank Redemption (1994). His superb vocal talents were in demand, and he contributed voices to animated series, including Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995), Street Sharks (1994), Gargoyles (1994) and Superman: The Animated Series (1996). Brown then landed two more plum roles, one as a "tough-as-nails" drill sergeant in the science fiction thriller Starship Troopers (1997), and the other alongside Robin Williams in the Disney comedy Flubber (1997).The video gaming industry took notice of Clancy's vocal abilities, too, and he has contributed voices to several top selling video games, including Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001), Lands of Lore III (1999), Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) and Crash Nitro Kart (2003). His voice is also the character of cranky crustacean Mr. Eugene H. Krabs in the highly successful SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) animated series and films, and he contributed voices to The Batman (2004), Jackie Chan Adventures (2000) and Justice League (2001) animated series. A popular and friendly personality, Clancy Brown continues to remain busy both through his vocal and acting talents in Hollywood.
Tivia:
Due to his role of Kurgan in Highlander (1986), his voice was featured on the Queen song "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)". An alternate version appeared in the film itself, but samples of his voice are included on the 1986 studio album "A Kind of Magic".In 1999, he spearheaded a charity campaign to raise funds for J. Madison Wright, the young girl who played his screen daughter on the television series Earth 2 (1994). Madison, then aged 15, had developed cardiomyopathy and was in dire need of a heart transplant, a very costly operation which exceeded her family's lifetime health insurance policy. Clancy offered to assist the Wrights in their plight. He also bought young Madison a laptop computer for Christmas in 1999. Tragically, Madison died seven years later, in July 2006, of a heart attack.Both his grandfather (Clarence J. Brown) and father (Clarence J. Brown Jr.) were United States Representatives from the 7th District of Ohio. Clarence J. Brown served from 1939-65 and Clarence J. Brown Jr. from 1965-83. Both men also ran, unsuccessfully, for governor of Ohio.Describes himself as an avid reader who particularly enjoys the works of Frank Herbert.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. The charity is in honour of his elder sister who died in childhood of leukaemia in 1964. It has since expanded to also offer the Clarence J. Brown Scholarship for students interested in pursuing careers in government and public service as well as the Robert Townsley Scholarship for students of journalism.Claims to have been introduced to acting by a neighbor who got him into William Shakespeare at a young age.Was hospitalized after becoming sick from the prosthetic make up he wore as Viktor in The Bride (1985). He was reluctant to don prosthetics for his role in Highlander (1986).For Highlander (1986), he said that he made lifelong friends with Bob Anderson, the swordmaster for that film as well as the original Star Wars trilogy. He said if he had not been an actor, he would have been (in order) a fireman, an aristocrat, an archaeologist/anthropologist, a scuba diver and a circus acrobat.Originally auditioned for the role of Superman/Clark Kent on Bruce Timm's Superman: The Animated Series (1996), but Timm felt his voice was better suited to Lex Luthor, bringing the archvillain a smooth combination of menacing brute and charming manipulator. Tim Daly was then cast as Superman/Clark Kent instead.Has played the same character (Lex Luthor) on four different series: Superman: The Animated Series (1996), Justice League (2001), The Batman (2004) and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005).On August 20, 2002, he was named chairman of the board of the Ohio-based Brown Publishing Company, a newspaper company owned by his family and founded by his grandfather. The company went out of business in 2010.Collects animation art.Although his character Rawhide dies in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), he is still under contract to appear in a sequel to the film.According to the trivia track on the DVD of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), his character, Rawhide, did not die but went into a deep coma, and that he was expected to recover very soon.First acted on stage during a 7th grade school play of "The Mouse That Roared".Has three times played senior prison officers in movies dealing with miscarriages of justice: in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), the tyrannical Captain Hadley; in The Hurricane (1999), the sympathetic Lt. Williams; and in Last Light (1993) as Lt. McMannis.Originally attended Northwestern University on a track scholarship as a discus-thrower, but switched majors to Theater Arts after two seasons. His fraternity is Sigma Chi.Has played two characters named Captain Hadley: The Guardian (2006) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).Has played villains for two of DC Comics' most famous characters. He voiced Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor and the Green Lantern's adversary Parallax.Despite portraying a centuries-old sword-master in "Highlander" and a space-age drill instructor in "Starship Troopers", Brown insists he's not a true martial artist..."Not unless you count wrestling with my daughter when she was a kid," he chuckles.Both he and Highlander (1986) co-star Christopher Lambert have portrayed the Mortal Kombat character Rayden. Lambert played Rayden in the film Mortal Kombat (1995), while Brown portrayed Rayden on the television series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995).Designated as a Significant Sig by the Sigma Chi General Fraternity in 2010.Appeared in Desert Crossing (2002) and was the voice of 'ch0526374' in Star Wars: Rebels (2014), making him one of only three actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. The others are Brent Spiner and Simon Pegg.Daughter Rose Beth Brown (born in October 1995). He also has a son born in 2003.Has thrice played inmates: Bad Boys (1983), Legacy (2015), & Afterlife (1996). In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), he was a prison guard.Is a Republican, but a moderate by today's standards.Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin. (2009)Is a fan of John Wayne's movies. |
| Name: |
Clancy Brown |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
62 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:47:13 |
| Height: |
6' 3' (1.91 m) |
| Biography: |
A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in U |
| Trivia: |
Due to his role of Kurgan in Highlander (1986), his voice was featured on the Queen song "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)". An alternate version appeared in the film itself, but samples of his voice are included on the 1986 studio album "A Kind of Magic".In 1999, he spearheaded a charity campaign to raise funds for J. Madison Wright, the young girl who played his screen daughter on the television series Earth 2 (1994). Madison, then aged 15, had developed cardiomyopathy and was in dire need of a heart transplant, a very costly operation which exceeded her family's lifetime health insurance policy. Clancy offered to assist the Wrights in their plight. He also bought young Madison a laptop computer for Christmas in 1999. Tragically, Madison died seven years later, in July 2006, of a heart attack.Both his grandfather (Clarence J. Brown) and father (Clarence J. Brown Jr.) were United States Representatives from the 7th District of Ohio. Clarence J. Brown served from 1939-65 and Clarence J. Brown Jr. from 1965-83. Both men also ran, unsuccessfully, for governor of Ohio.Describes himself as an avid reader who particularly enjoys the works of Frank Herbert.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. The charity is in honour of his elder sister who died in childhood of leukaemia in 1964. It has since expanded to also offer the Clarence J. Brown Scholarship for students interested in pursuing careers in government and public service as well as the Robert Townsley Scholarship for students of journalism.Claims to have been introduced to acting by a neighbor who got him into William Shakespeare at a young age.Was hospitalized after becoming sick from the prosthetic make up he wore as Viktor in The Bride (1985). He was reluctant to don prosthetics for his role in Highlander (1986).For Highlander (1986), he said that he made lifelong friends with Bob Anderson, the swordmaster for that film as well as the original Star Wars trilogy. He said if he had not been an actor, he would have been (in order) a fireman, an aristocrat, an archaeologist/anthropologist, a scuba diver and a circus acrobat.Originally auditioned for the role of Superman/Clark Kent on Bruce Timm's Superman: The Animated Series (1996), but Timm felt his voice was better suited to Lex Luthor, bringing the archvillain a smooth combination of menacing brute and charming manipulator. Tim Daly was then cast as Superman/Clark Kent instead.Has played the same character (Lex Luthor) on four different series: Superman: The Animated Series (1996), Justice League (2001), The Batman (2004) and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005).On August 20, 2002, he was named chairman of the board of the Ohio-based Brown Publishing Company, a newspaper company owned by his family and founded by his grandfather. The company went out of business in 2010.Collects animation art.Although his character Rawhide dies in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), he is still under contract to appear in a sequel to the film.According to the trivia track on the DVD of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), his character, Rawhide, did not die but went into a deep coma, and that he was expected to recover very soon.First acted on stage during a 7th grade school play of "The Mouse That Roared".Has three times played senior prison officers in movies dealing with miscarriages of justice: in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), the tyrannical Captain Hadley; in The Hurricane (1999), the sympathetic Lt. Williams; and in Last Light (1993) as Lt. McMannis.Originally attended Northwestern University on a track scholarship as a discus-thrower, but switched majors to Theater Arts after two seasons. His fraternity is Sigma Chi.Has played two characters named Captain Hadley: The Guardian (2006) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).Has played villains for two of DC Comics' most famous characters. He voiced Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor and the Green Lantern's adversary Parallax.Despite portraying a centuries-old sword-master in "Highlander" and a space-age drill instructor in "Starship Troopers", Brown insists he's not a true martial artist..."Not unless you count wrestling with my daughter when she was a kid," he chuckles.Both he and Highlander (1986) co-star Christopher Lambert have portrayed the Mortal Kombat character Rayden. Lambert played Rayden in the film Mortal Kombat (1995), while Brown portrayed Rayden on the television series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995).Designated as a Significant Sig by the Sigma Chi General Fraternity in 2010.Appeared in Desert Crossing (2002) and was the voice of 'ch0526374' in Star Wars: Rebels (2014), making him one of only three actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. The others are Brent Spiner and Simon Pegg.Daughter Rose Beth Brown (born in October 1995). He also has a son born in 2003.Has thrice played inmates: Bad Boys (1983), Legacy (2015), & Afterlife (1996). In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), he was a prison guard.Is a Republican, but a moderate by today's standards.Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin. (2009)Is a fan of John Wayne's movies. |
| Trademarks: |
Deep commanding voice
Often plays menacing, sinister villains
Towering height |
| Quotes: |
[on the making of Highlander (1986)] For the scene we did in the church there could have been a wonderful dialogue - "God, this doesn't compare to the Greek Orthodox Church", or "I liked it better when they did it in Latin", or any type of thing. There's all sorts of twists that could have been done. I like the little twists like that because they make the audience think. "Highlander" still has its action and everything, but that's really all we went for here, the good guy/bad guy, cops-and-robbers type of thing.
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[on The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)] I think it could have done well, but it got mixed up in one of those Hollywood studio game things, where they all change places. Buckaroo Banzai was just so strange that nobody really knew how to approach it. It really is way ahead of its time.
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All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well.
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I have a big voice so I do all the little boy cartoons.
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It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(2005) TV commercial for Honda Ridgeline truck (voiceover).
(June 24, 2005 - August 7, 2005) "A Good Soldier," written by Nicholas Kazan; directed by Scott Paulin; with Clancy Brown (portraying General Creedon); Kaitlin Doubleday (portraying An |
| Spouse: |
Jeanne Johnson (June 26, 1993 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Rose Beth BrownJames Ransom Johnson-Brown |
| Parents: |
Joyce Helen Eldridge
Clarence J. Brown Jr. |
| Relatives: |
Congressman Clarence J. Brown (Grandparent) |
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