Clancy Brown

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Brown at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Clarence John Brown III

(1959-01-05) January 5, 1959 (age 65)
Education Northwestern University (BS)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Jeanne Johnson
(m. 1993)
Children2
Parent
Relatives Clarence J. Brown (grandfather)

Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.

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His film roles include Viking Lofgren in Bad Boys (1983), Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and The Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), and Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022).

Brown also has a career as a voice actor, best known as the voice of Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Eugene Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). Other characters he has voiced include Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003), Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018), for which he also provided motion capture.

Early life

Clancy Brown was born on January 5, 1959, [1] in Urbana, Ohio, [2] and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. His father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. (1927–2022), [3] 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, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. [4] The family continued to operate the business until 2010.

Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. [5] At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible . [6] Brown has been married to Jeanne Johnson since 1993. [7] They have a son and a daughter. [7] Brown is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Career

Live-action performances

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Brown in 2008

In Brown's first mainstream movie, he was cast as Viking Lofgren alongside Sean Penn in the 1983 crime drama Bad Boys . Brown is known for his role as the Kurgan in the 1986 film Highlander , his role as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption , Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Frankenstein's monster in The Bride (1985), Army mercenary Larry McRose in Extreme Prejudice , the role of a band manager in Thunder Alley (1985), vicious killer Steve in Shoot to Kill (1988), the police officer in Michael Jackson's short movie Speed Demon (1988), Dead Man Walking , Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two , Sergeant Zim in Starship Troopers (a role he would reprise in the animated series Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles ), and Captain William Hadley in The Guardian . He also played a role in Flubber as one of the evil henchmen that get harmed by uncontrollably bouncing sports equipment. In 1989, he appeared in the action thriller Blue Steel .

Brown has played prison officers in three films dealing with miscarriages of justice: the tyrannical Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption , the sympathetic Lt. Williams in The Hurricane , and Lt. McMannis in Last Light . In 2001, he played a magical character credited as 'The granter of wishes' in the Hallmark version of Snow White . In 2007, he played the Viking leader opposite Karl Urban in Pathfinder .

He starred in several independent films in 2008: The Burrowers , screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, and released in the United States on DVD in April 2009, and The Twenty. He appeared in Steven Soderbergh's 2009 film The Informant! opposite Matt Damon in which he played an attorney. He also portrayed Alan Smith in Samuel Bayer's 2010 remake of the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street . [8] In 2011, he appeared in Cowboys & Aliens (directed by Jon Favreau) with Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. He was cast as the voice of The Goon in the animated feature film. He also starred as Albert Marconi in the film adaptation of the David Wong novel John Dies at the End , directed by Don Coscarelli. [9]

Brown was a series regular on the science fiction series Earth 2 from 1994 to 1995, playing the role of John Danziger. Brown was notable as the sinister preacher Brother Justin Crowe in the HBO series Carnivàle . Though the series only ran for two seasons, Carnivàle has attained a cult popularity and his performance was applauded by critics for showcasing a new side to his acting talents. He also starred in the Showtime production In the Company of Spies and the HBO film Cast a Deadly Spell . [10] As conservative United States Attorney General Jock Jeffcoat, he was one of the primary antagonists in seasons three and four of the Showtime series Billions .

He has also made many guest appearances on various television series including ER , the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Desert Crossing" as Zobral, Lost as Kelvin Joe Inman, and former baseball player (and investment scam mark) Rudy Blue on The Riches . Brown also appeared as the frontiersman Simon Kenton, the key to America's westward expansion, in the 2000 Kentucky Educational Television production "A Walk with Simon Kenton". Kenton resembled Brown in stature and is buried in Brown's hometown. Brown most recently appeared as Hart Sterling, founding partner of fictional law firm Sterling, Huddle, Oppenheim & Craft in ABC's The Deep End . He also guest starred on the Leverage series episode "The Gone Fishin Job" and on The Dukes of Hazzard sixth-season episode "Too Many Roscos". Currently, he appears on The CW's TV production of The Flash in the recurring guest-star role of General Wade Eiling. He has also portrayed Ray Schoonover in the Daredevil episodes "Guilty as Sin" and "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" and The Punisher episode "Kandahar". He played Sheriff Joe Corbin in Sleepy Hollow. In 2022, Brown joined the cast of The Boys spin-off series Gen V as Richard "Rich Brink" Brinkerhoff. [11] [12]

Voice-over work

As a voice-over actor, Brown has appeared in several video games, usually playing an antagonistic character. He lends his voice to several of the crystallized dragons in the PlayStation game Spyro the Dragon . He voiced the corrupt Baron Praxis in the PlayStation 2 video game Jak II ; Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in a number of the Crash Bandicoot video games; Montross (a Mandalorian rival of Jango Fett) in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter ; Hades in God of War III ; Thrall in the cancelled video game Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans ; Scourgelord Tyrannus in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ; the conniving Alderman Richard Hughes in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row ; and the cynical, foul-mouthed Lt. Anderson in Detroit: Become Human .

For animated television series, he voiced several characters (Hakon, Tomas Brod and Wolf) in the series Gargoyles ; Tanuki Gonta in the English language dub of Pom Poko (1994); Raiden on the animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm ; a Hessian trooper in The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999); billionaire Maxmilian Speil in Godzilla: The Series ; and five of the six members of Legion Ex Machina in Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot .

Since 1999, he has played the role of Mr. Krabs of SpongeBob SquarePants (as well the films The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water , and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run ). From 2000 to 2005, he played several roles (Captain Black, Ratso and the animated moose doll Super Moose) on Jackie Chan Adventures . He also voiced Vice-Principal Pangborn in All Grown Up! , Barkmeat in Catscratch , Otto in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (which also stars fellow SpongeBob co-star Tom Kenny, who voices Gibson) and Gorrath in Megas XLR .

For Disney, he has played roles such as the Dark Dragon in American Dragon: Jake Long , the Ugly Bald Guy in the movie Recess: School's Out , as well as Undertow in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea , and he also made a guest appearance in the Kim Possible episode "Oh, No! Yono" where he played the titular character. He also lent his voice to King Frederick in the Disney Channel series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure and the Disney Channel movie Tangled: Before Ever After .

For Nickelodeon, Brown has voiced several characters in the Avatar franchise, such as corrupt Dai Li leader Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2006 and top gangster Yakone in The Legend of Korra in 2012. He guest-starred in Dungeon as the Demon Cat and the narrator for the opening and closing quotes in the episode "Ocean of Fear". Brown also voices Destro in G.I. Joe: Renegades ; Jeff Fischer's biological father in American Dad! ; Grune the Destroyer in the ThunderCats reboot; and the recurring role of Agent Silas in Transformers: Prime .

From 2011 to 2013, Brown voiced Savage Opress, Count Dooku's new apprentice and Darth Maul's brother, in Star Wars: The Clone Wars . He starred as Chris "Dogpound or Rahzar" Bradford, Shredder's top henchman, in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series. From the third quarter of 2014, Brown began doing voice-overs as the main talent for Chevy truck national and regional television commercials. On March 21, 2016, Brown began voicing a new character to the series, Red Death, a parody of the Marvel villain Red Skull, in The Venture Brothers episode "Red Means Stop". He continued this role in season 7, and was signed to appear in season 8 before the show's cancellation.

DC Comics media

Brown is well known for voicing the villainous Lex Luthor in various animated media since 1996. He first voiced Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), starting with Superman: The Animated Series (where he had originally auditioned for the role of Superman) and reprised his role in the subsequent animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited . He also voiced the character in the video game Superman: Shadow of Apokolips as well as The Batman cartoon series. Brown later again played Luthor in the 2009 animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies . He also voiced a character under the name Rohtul (which is Luthor spelled backwards) in Batman: Brave and the Bold (while Kevin Michael Richardson provided the voice of the actual character). Brown once again voiced Lex in the video games Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes , Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham and Lego DC Super Villains . From all these vocal appearances, Brown has played Lex Luthor longer than any other actor in history, including his own Justice League co-star Michael Rosenbaum (in Smallville ).

Brown is also known for his voice work as villains in various DC animated series, movies, television shows, and video games: Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow on Batman Beyond , Trident on Teen Titans , Mr. Freeze and Bane on The Batman , Per Degaton in Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Parallax in the live-action Green Lantern film, King Faraday in Young Justice , and Zartok in Green Lantern: The Animated Series . He appeared on The CW's The Flash recurring in the first season as General Wade Eiling.

Marvel Comics media

Brown has also voiced various Marvel characters in various animated projects: Sasquatch on The Incredible Hulk 1996 cartoon series, several characters (George Stacy, Rhino and Ox) on The Spectacular Spider-Man , Mr. Sinister on Wolverine and the X-Men , Odin in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , and both Red Hulk and Taskmaster on Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon series. In Daredevil and The Punisher he plays Major Schoonover, Frank Castle's former commanding officer. In Thor: Ragnarok , he voices the fire demon Surtur. [13]

Filmography

Live-action

Film

List of acting performances in films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Bad Boys "Viking" Lofgren
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension "Rawhide"
1985 Thunder Alley "Weasel"
The Bride Viktor
1986 Highlander Victor Kruger / The Kurgan
1987 Extreme Prejudice Master Sergeant Larry McRose
1988 Shoot to Kill Steve
Moonwalker Police OfficerSegment: "Speed Demon"
1989 Season of Fear Ward St. Clair
1990 Blue Steel Detective Nick Mann
Waiting for the Light Joe
1991 Ambition Albert Merrick
Past Midnight Steve Lundy
1992 Pet Sematary Two Sheriff Gus GilbertNominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994 The Shawshank Redemption Captain Byron Hadley
1995 Dead Man Walking State Trooper
1996 Female Perversions John
1997 Starship Troopers Sergeant Charlie Zim
Flubber Smith
1999Claire Makes It BigFrankShort film
The Hurricane Lieutenant Jimmy Williams
2000 Chump Change The Man
2002 The Laramie Project Rob Debree
2003The Making of Daniel BooneAllan KentonAlso executive producer
Normal Frank
2004Finding NeoCaptain HadmeShort film
GamblingThe Reverend
2005 Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth Dogg
2006 The Guardian Captain William Hadley
2007 Pathfinder Gunnar
ParkerMax CrennaShort film
2008 The Burrowers John Clay
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Roy Simmons
NASA SealsStoneShort film
2009SlapJoe
The TwentyJohn Simmonds
The Informant! Aubrey Daniel
2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street Alan Smith
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Preacher Meacham
2012 John Dies at the End Dr. Albert Marconi
At Any Price Jim Johnson
Hellbenders Father Angus
2013 Sparks Archer
Water & Power Turnvil
Nothing Left to Fear Pastor Kingsman
Homefront Sheriff Keith Rodrigue
The Trials of Cate McCall Brinkeroff
I Know That Voice HimselfDocumentary [14] [15]
2014 Just Before I Go Ted's Dad
When the Game Stands Tall Mickey Ryan
99 Homes Mr. Freeman
2016 Hail, Caesar! Gracchus
Warcraft Blackhand Motion capture
2017 Little Evil Reverend Gospel
Stronger Jeff Bauman Sr.
Chappaquiddick US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
2018 Supercon Adam King
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Joe "Surly Joe"Segment: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
2019 The Mortuary Collection Montgomery DarkAlso executive producer
Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor
2020 Promising Young Woman Stanley Thomas
In Search of Darkness: Part II HimselfDocumentary
2022 Last Looks Jim "Big Jim" Cuddy
In Search of Tomorrow HimselfDocumentary
2023 Scrambled Richard
John Wick: Chapter 4 The Harbinger [16]
Dumb Money Steve Gill

Television

List of acting performances in television shows
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Dukes of Hazzard KellyEpisode: "Too Many Roscos"
1987Corridos: Tales of Passion & RevolutionJohn ReedTelevision film
The Room Upstairs Kevin
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains Flagg
1989Fair GameEarl Dunning
1990 China Beach JoeyEpisode: "Strange Brew"
Johnny RyanJohnny RyanTelevision film
1991 Love, Lies and Murder David Brown2 episodes
Cast a Deadly Spell Harry BordonTelevision film
1992 Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Clarence
1993 Tales from the Crypt Roger LassenEpisode: "Half-Way Horrible"
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Malone StoryDave ChattelierTelevision film
Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyBen Guardino
Last Light Lieutenant Lionel McMannis
1994–1995 Earth 2 John Danziger21 episodes
1995 The Outer Limits Sergeant Linden StylesEpisode: "Afterlife"
Donor UnknownNash CreedTelevision film
1996Radiant CityAl Goodman
Desert BreezeUnknownPilot
1997–1998 ER Dr. Ellis West7 episodes
1998 The Patron Saint of Liars SonTelevision film
1999 Vendetta Chief Hennessey
In the Company of SpiesDale Beckham
The CaseysPete CaseyPilot
2000 The Practice District Attorney Fox2 episodes
Yesterday's ChildrenDoug ColeTelevision film
2001 Boss of Bosses Andris Kurins
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All The Granter of Wishes
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise ZobralEpisode: "Desert Crossing"
Breaking News Peter Kozyck13 episodes
Red SkiesEdgar SterlingTelevision film
2003–2005 Carnivàle Brother Justin Crowe 24 episodes
2006 Lost Kelvin Inman3 episodes
2007 The Riches Rudy BlueEpisode: "X Spots the Mark"
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit InspectorEpisode: "Cold"
Law & Order Sheriff John BurkhartEpisode: "Knock Off"
Blank SlateAgent Miles McAvoyTelevision film
2010 The Deep End Hart Sterling6 episodes
Leverage Hugh WhitmanEpisode: "The Gone Fishin' Job"
Medium Rob WalcottEpisode: "Where Were You When...?"
2011Aim HighBoris "The Bear" Klopov5 episodes
2012The FrontierJack Ramsay, LamazeePilot
2013The Surgeon GeneralBecker
2013–2016 Sleepy Hollow Sheriff August Corbin6 episodes
2014 The Trip to Bountiful SheriffTelevision film
AgathaHankPilot
2014–2015 The Flash General Wade Eiling 4 episodes
2015–2016 Chicago P.D. Eddie3 episodes
2016 Daredevil Colonel Ray Schoonover2 episodes
2017 The Punisher Major Ray SchoonoverEpisode: "Kandahar"
2018–2019 The Goldbergs Mr. Crosby4 episodes
2018–2019
2023
Billions Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat17 episodes
2019 Schooled Mr. Crosby5 episodes
2019–2020 Emergence Ed Sawyer13 episodes
2019 The Crown Lyndon B. Johnson Episode: "Margaretology"
The Mandalorian BurgEpisode: "Chapter 6: The Prisoner"
SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout Mr. KrabsTelevision film
2021–2022 Dexter: New Blood Kurt Caldwell8 episodes
2023 Ahsoka Ryder AzadiEpisode: "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
Gen V Richard "Rich Brink" Brinkerhoff2 episodes
TBA The Penguin Salvatore Maroni Upcoming limited series

Voice roles

Film

List of voice performances in films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken HakonDirect-to-video
1997 Annabelle's Wish Lawyer, SheriffDirect-to-video [17]
1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Akela
2000 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Undertow
2001 Recess: School's Out Bald Guy [17]
2003 Atlantis: Milo's Return VolgudDirect-to-video [17]
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Mr. Krabs [17]
2005 Pom Poko GontaEnglish dub [17]
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Lex Luthor Direct-to-video [17]
2011 Green Lantern Parallax [17]
2013 Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite Lex LuthorDirect-to-video
2014 Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United Taskmaster Direct-to-video [17]
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Mr. Krabs [18] [17]
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Surtur [17]
2019 Lady and the Tramp Isaac
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Mr. Krabs [19] [17]
2023 The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Red DeathDirect-to-video

Television

List of voice performances in animated shows
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Little Mermaid Octopin LeaderEpisode: "Heroes"
1994–1996 Gargoyles Hakkon, Wolf, Tomas Brod12 episodes [17]
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Raiden 13 episodes [17]
The Incredible Hulk Sasquatch Episode: "Man to Man, Beast to Beast" [17]
1996–1997 The Mighty Ducks Siege23 episodes
1996–2000 Superman: The Animated Series Lex Luthor19 episodes [17]
1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Colonel Nikola, The Entity, Professor Francois2 episodes
The Legend of Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickok 13 episodes [17]
Extreme Ghostbusters TempusEpisode: "Ghost Apocalyptic Future"
Hey Arnold! PorkpieEpisode: "Freeze Frame" [17]
1997–1998 The New Adventures of Zorro Additional voices26 episodes
1998 Hercules BlotoxEpisode: "Hercules and the Techno Greeks"
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Baron BoneEpisode: "Bone"
The Lionhearts ButchEpisode: "But Some of My Best Friends Are Clowns"
1998–2000 Voltron: The Third Dimension IGOR, Robot Maximus5 episodes [17]
1999 Timon & Pumbaa Angry ManEpisode: "Boo Hoo Bouquet"
The Angry Beavers HarringtonEpisode: "In Search of Big Byoo-Tox" [17]
Godzilla: The Series Maxmillian Spiel2 episodes
The Night of the Headless HorsemanHessian TrooperTelevision film
1999–2001 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Legion Ex Machina #1–526 episodes
1999–present SpongeBob SquarePants Mr. Krabs, additional voices [17]
2000 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles Sergeant Charlie Zim3 episodes
Recess Lieutenant LaMaiseEpisode: "The Army Navy Game"
Histeria! Wild Bill HickokEpisode: "North America" [17]
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ToughEpisode: "Haunted Moon" [17]
Batman Beyond Charlie "Big Time" BigelowEpisode: "Betrayal" [17]
Teacher's Pet Fifth Grade Teacher2 episodes
2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures Captain Black, Ratso, additional voices67 episodes
2001 The Zeta Project Sheriff MorganEpisode: "Hicksburg" [17]
2001–2003 Justice League Lex Luthor8 episodes [17]
2001–2004 Lloyd in Space Officer Frank Horton12 episodes
2002 The Powerpuff Girls MascumaxEpisode: "Members Only" [17]
Samurai Jack DragonEpisode: "Jack and the Farting Dragon" [17]
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series RaymondEpisode: "Sword of Shikata"
Teen Titans Trident Episode: "Deep Six" [17]
2003–2007 All Grown Up! Vice Principal Pangborn, additional voices10 episodes
2004 Duck Dodgers Archduke ZagEpisode: "Pig Planet" [17]
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers SargeEpisode: "Private Antics, Major Problems"
2004–2005 Megas XLR Gorrath, additional voices10 episodes [17]
2004–2006 Justice League Unlimited Lex Luthor13 episodes [17]
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Otto52 episodes
2004–2007 The Batman Mr. Freeze, Bane, Lex Luthor6 episodes [17]
2005 Catscratch BarkmeatEpisode: "Off the Leash" [17]
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee NestorEpisode: "Monster Con"
2005–2006 A.T.O.M. Alexander Paine12 episodes
2005, 2007 Kim Possible Commander Kane, Yono the Destroyer2 episodes
2005–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Dark Dragon3 episodes
2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Mortlegax, FirefighterEpisode: "Ace"
Avatar: The Last Airbender Long Feng, Bosco5 episodes
2006–2007 Biker Mice from Mars Cataclysm12 episodes [17]
2007 Ben 10 KenkoEpisode: "Game Over" [17]
2007–2010, 2021 American Dad! Henry Fischer, additional voices4 episodes
2008 Ben 10: Alien Force DragonEpisode: "Be-Knighted" [17]
2008–2009 Wolverine and the X-Men Mister Sinister 3 episodes
The Spectacular Spider-Man George Stacy, Rhino, Ox 16 episodes [17]
2009 Phineas and Ferb The Regurgitator, Santa Claus, additional voices5 episodes
The Secret Saturdays Dr. BaraEpisode: "Shadows of Lemuria" [17]
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Per Degaton, Rohtul2 episodes [17]
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Magnus Magnuson3 episodes
Adventure Time Narrator, Demon Cat, Evil Guy2 episodes [17]
2010–2011 G.I. Joe: Renegades Destro 6 episodes [17]
The Penguins of Madagascar Buck Rockgut3 episodes [17]
2010–2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Odin
2010–2013 Pound Puppies Salty8 episodes
2011 ThunderCats Grune6 episodes [17]
Wallaby RunRedUS version
Television film
2011–2013 Transformers: Prime Silas8 episodes [17]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Savage Opress8 episodes
2012 Young Justice King Faraday Episode: "Performance" [17]
Green Lantern: The Animated Series General Zartok2 episodes [17]
The Legend of Korra Yakone2 episodes
2012–2013 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Hebediah Grim, Evil Entity3 episodes
2012–2017 Ultimate Spider-Man Taskmaster, Red Hulk, Ben Parker, Phantom Rider 11 episodes [17]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Chris Bradford, Dogpound, Rahzar30 episodes [17]
2013 Wander Over Yonder Badlands DanEpisode: "The Bad Guy/The Troll" [17]
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Pei MeiEpisode: "Five is Enough" [17]
2013Dark MinionsDrebnorPilot
DC Nation Shorts Negative Man, General Immortus 3 episodes
2013–2015 Sofia the First Constable Myles3 episodes [17]
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk, Uatu, Hogun, Black Bolt 52 episodes [17]
2014 Archer RickyEpisode: "Archer Vice: Baby Shower"
TripTank Additional voices3 episodes [17]
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise Gorilla Grodd Television special
2014–2019 Avengers Assemble Uatu the Watcher, Red Hulk, Taskmaster10 episodes [17]
2015 Axe Cop Additional voices3 episodes
Golan the Insatiable Old ManEpisode: "Pilot"
Mickey Mouse Pig BikerEpisode: "Road Hogs"
Pickle and Peanut Additional voicesEpisode: "Greg/Gramma Jail"
2015–2018 Star Wars Rebels Ryder Azadi12 episodes
2016 Sheriff Callie's Wild West Wildcat McGrawEpisode: "How the Water Was Won/Double Trouble"
The Adventures of Puss in Boots BloodwolfEpisode: "The Bloodwolf" [17]
2016–2018 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Gunmar28 episodes [17]
The Venture Bros. Red Death4 episodes
2016–2019 Milo Murphy's Law Javier, Mr. Blunt2 episodes [17]
2017, 2020 Rick and Morty Risotto Groupon, Vengeful Train Passenger2 episodes
2017 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Mr. Cardsley, Powio Statue, PavelEpisode: "No More Pow Cards"
Tangled: Before Ever After King FredericTelevision film [17]
2017–2020 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure 24 episodes [17]
2017–2018 Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters Jack Kinland / Smokestack2 episodes [17]
2018 Dallas & Robo The Stranger4 episodes
3Below: Tales of Arcadia GunmarEpisode: "Lightning in a Bottle" [17]
2018–2019 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Mr. Ree, Splotch4 episodes [17]
2019 Niko and the Sword of Light Otto the Automatron2 episodes
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart Shin MaoEpisode: "Small" [17]
SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout Mr. KrabsTelevision film
2020 DuckTales Frankenstein Episode: "The Trickening!"
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Gunmar5 episodes [17]
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Big Bad WolfEpisode: "The Big Good Wolf"
2021 Calls General Wilson2 episodes
2021–2023 What If...? Surtur 3 episodes [17]
2021–present Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Mr. Krabs [17]
The Patrick Star Show
Invincible Damien Darkblood, Kregg4 episodes [17]
2022 El Deafo Mr. Potts, P. Evil3 episodes
Tales of the Jedi InquisitorEpisode: "Resolve" [20]
The ExoditeKelseth the Exodite2 episodes
2022–2023 Solar Opposites Cromus
Transformers: EarthSpark Quintus Prime5 episodes
2023 Digman! YedwardEpisode: "Fear of GAWD"

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny The Draracle, Dracoid, Large Imp
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Doctor Neo Cortex [21] [17]
Fallout Rhombus [17]
1998 Spyro the Dragon Additional voices
Crash Bandicoot: Warped Doctor Neo Cortex, Uka Uka [22] [17]
1999 Crash Team Racing [23] [17]
Lands of Lore III Draracle, Celerian
2000 Crash Bash Doctor Neo Cortex, Uka Uka
2001 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Doctor Neo Cortex, Uka Uka [24] [17]
2002 Run Like Hell Dag'rek [17]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month Mr. Krabs [17]
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips Lex Luthor [17]
Run Like Hell: Hunt or Be Hunted Dag'rek
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Montross [17]
Minority Report: Everybody Runs John Anderton [17]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman Mr. Krabs [17]
2003Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips Lex Luthor [17]
Crash Nitro Kart Doctor Neo Cortex, Uka Uka [25] [17]
2004 Jak II Baron Praxis [17]
Jak 3 [17]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Mr. Krabs [17]
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! [17]
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Lieutenant GronkUncredited
2006 Saints Row Alderman Richard Hughes [17]
2007 Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth Long Feng
2010 God of War III Hades [17]
2012 Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Lex Luthor
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Strike Force Soldier
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Baron Praxis [17]
2013 SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge Mr. Krabs [17]
2014 Lichdom: Battlemage Roth
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Lex Luthor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze Rahzer [17]
2015 SpongeBob HeroPants Mr. Krabs [17]
2016Hammer 2: ReloadedHammer
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Alec Ryder [17]
2018 Detroit: Become Human Lieutenant Hank AndersonAlso motion capture [17]
Lego DC Super-Villains Lex Luthor [17]
2023 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Mr. Krabs [17]
2023 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Theme parks

List of voice performances in theme parks
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast Mr. Krabs
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D

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Eugene Harold Krabs, better known as simply Mr. Krabs, is a fictional character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by actor Clancy Brown and first appeared in the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted" on May 1, 1999. The character was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandy Cheeks</span> Fictional animated character from SpongeBob SquarePants

Sandy Cheeks is a fictional character in the American animated comedy television series SpongeBob SquarePants and the Nickelodeon franchise of the same name. She is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence and first appeared in the episode "Tea at the Treedome" that premiered on May 1, 1999. She was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg who is also the creator of the series. Sandy is portrayed as an intelligent anthropomorphic squirrel who wears a diving suit and lives underwater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Squidward Tentacles</span> Fictional character from SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward J. Q. Tentacles is a fictional character voiced by actor Rodger Bumpass in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Squidward was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. He first appeared on television in the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted" on May 1, 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Kenny</span> American actor (born 1962)

Thomas James Kenny is an American actor and comedian. Since 1999, he has voiced the titular character in SpongeBob SquarePants and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in Rocko's Modern Life, the Ice King in Adventure Time and its spinoff Fionna and Cake, the Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls, Carl Chryniszzswics in Johnny Bravo, Dog in CatDog, Hank and Jeremy in Talking Tom and Friends, The Penguin in various animated media based on DC Comics, and Spyro from the Spyro video game series. His live action work includes the comedy variety shows The Edge and Mr. Show. Kenny's accolades include two Daytime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards for his voice work as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King. He is married to fellow voice artist Jill Talley, who plays Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants, with two children.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas F. Wilson</span> American actor (b. 1959)

Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. is an American actor, comedian, musician, podcaster and YouTuber. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990). He also played coach Ben Fredricks in the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and voices various characters, mainly villains, on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants (2001–present).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Alazraqui</span> American actor (born 1962)

Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, singer, producer, screenwriter and director, best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911! and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the original voice of Spyro from Spyro the Dragon; Shameless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliott Sampson and Tad Tucker on New Looney Tunes; the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials; Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg on The Fairly OddParents; Rocko and Spunky on Rocko's Modern Life; Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants; Lazlo, Clam, and other characters on Camp Lazlo; Rikochet in ¡Mucha Lucha!; Grandpapi Rivera in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera; Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters on The Casagrandes; Mr. Weed in Family Guy; and the Disney character Panchito Pistoles since 2001. He is a weekly contributor on The Stephanie Miller Show.

<i>The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie</i> 2004 film by Stephen Hillenburg

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and features the series' regular voice cast consisting of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mary Jo Catlett. Guest stars Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeffrey Tambor voice new characters, and David Hasselhoff appears in live-action as himself. In the film, Plankton enacts a plan to discredit his business nemesis Mr. Krabs, steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and take over the world by stealing King Neptune's crown and framing Mr. Krabs for the crime. SpongeBob and Patrick team up to retrieve the crown from Shell City to save Mr. Krabs from Neptune's wrath and their world from Plankton's rule.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian George</span> British actor

Brian George is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in Seinfeld (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in Father of the Pride (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008).

<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> American animated television series

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg that premiered on Nickelodeon as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It chronicles the adventures of the title character and his aquatic friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series received worldwide critical acclaim, and has gained popularity by its second season. As of 2019, the series is the fifth-longest-running American animated series. Its popularity made it a multimedia franchise, the highest rated Nickelodeon series, and the most profitable intellectual property for Paramount Consumer Products. By 2019, it had generated over $13 billion in merchandising revenue.

<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> season 3 Season of television series

The third season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from October 5, 2001, to October 11, 2004, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner. Hillenburg halted production on the show to work on the 2004 film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. After production on the film, Hillenburg resigned from the show as its showrunner, and appointed staff writer, Paul Tibbitt, to overtake the position. Season three was originally set to be the final season of the series, with the film acting as a series finale, but the success prevented the series from ending, leading to a fourth season.

<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> season 5 Season of television series

The fifth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from February 19, 2007, to July 19, 2009, and contained 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner.

<i>SpongeBobs Atlantis SquarePantis</i> 2007 episode of SpongeBob SquarePants directed by Andrew Overtoom

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is the first television film and the 92nd episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, and a 2007 made-for-television musical comedy film directed by Andrew Overtoom. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 12, 2007, serving as the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. In the special, SpongeBob and Patrick discover a half of an ancient medallion that helps them and their friends get to the lost city of Atlantis.

<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> season 6 Season of television series

The sixth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from March 3, 2008, to July 5, 2010, and contained 26 half-hour episodes, being the first season with a different number of half-hours. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and supervising producer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner. In 2009, the show celebrated its tenth anniversary on television. The documentary film titled Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on July 17, 2009, and marked the anniversary. SpongeBob's Truth or Square, a television film, and the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" were broadcast on Nickelodeon, as part of the celebration.

<i>Superman/Batman: Public Enemies</i> 2009 film directed by Sam Liu

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is a 2009 American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics story arc "Public Enemies" in the Superman/Batman comic book series, written by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, which focused on Superman and Batman teaming up to prevent a meteorite from striking Earth, and taking down Lex Luthor, who has been elected President of the United States. Directed by Sam Liu and released by Warner Bros. Animation on September 29, 2009. It is the sixth film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. The film received generally positive reviews upon release. Additionally, Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Clancy Brown, and CCH Pounder reprise their respective roles from the DC Animated Universe as Superman, Batman, Lex Luthor, and Amanda Waller.

Help Wanted (<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i>) 1st episode of the 1st season of SpongeBob SquarePants

"Help Wanted" is the premiere and pilot episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television broadcast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The episode follows the series' eponymous protagonist SpongeBob, a yellow anthropomorphic sea sponge, attempting to get a job at a local fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doctor Neo Cortex</span> Character from the Crash Bandicoot series

Doctor Neo Periwinkle Cortex is a character and the main antagonist of the Crash Bandicoot video game series. He has appeared in every mainline game in the series as Crash Bandicoot's archenemy, as well as a playable character in several spin-off titles. Cortex is an egomaniacal mad scientist who seeks to achieve world domination with the use of the Evolvo-Ray, a machine capable of creating genetically enhanced soldiers from ordinary animals. Crash was one such subject but thwarted the scientist's plot; Cortex is subsequently determined to eliminate Crash as an obstacle to world domination.

<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> season 10 Season of television series

The tenth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from October 15, 2016, to December 2, 2017. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. This season, which opened with "Whirly Brains" and finished airing with "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge", is the shortest in the show's history, containing 11 half-hours only instead of the usual length of 26.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Star</span> Fictional animated character from SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick Star is a fictional character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by actor Bill Fagerbakke and was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. He first appeared in the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted" on May 1, 1999. In addition to his supporting role on SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick also serves as the main protagonist of The Patrick Star Show, which premiered in 2021.

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