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. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' (1983),

The Kurgan The Kurgan is a fictional character from the first ''Highlander'' film. He is portrayed by Clancy Brown. He is an Immortal and the main antagonist to Connor MacLeod in ''Highlander'', and the latter's ultimate opponent in the Gathering. The K ...

in '' Highlander'' (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in '' Pet Sematary Two'' (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in ''

The Shawshank Redemption ''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), w ...

'' (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in ''

Starship Troopers ''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of F ...

'' (1997), and Stanley Thomas in ''

Promising Young Woman ''Promising Young Woman'' is a 2020 thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing fo ...

'' (2020). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the

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series ''

Carnivàle ''Carnivàle'' () is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate ...

'' (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the

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series '' Billions'' (2018–2019), and Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series '' Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2022). Brown provided the voices of

Mr. Krabs Eugene Harold Krabs, better known as simply Mr. Krabs, is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy tel ...

on ''

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'' (1999–present) and

Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...

in the

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(1996–2006), and several subsequent

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animated projects. Other characters he has voiced include

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and Uka Uka in the ''

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'' 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).

Early life

Clancy Brown was born on January 5, 1959, in

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, and had an older sister, Beth who died in 1964. Their 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 Brown Publishing Company was a privately owned Cincinnati, Ohio, newspaper business started by Congressman Clarence J. Brown in Blanchester, Ohio in 1920. It ended 90 years of operations in August/September 2010 with its bankruptcy and sale of ass ...

, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman

Clarence J. Brown Clarence James Brown, Sr. (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965), was an American newspaper publisher and politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Marylan ...

. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as

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of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in

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, and

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. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in ''

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''. Brown has been married to Jeanne Johnson since 1993. They have a son and a daughter. Brown is a member of the

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Career

Live-action performances

upBrown 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

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in the 1986 film '' Highlander'', his role as Captain Byron Hadley in ''

'', Rawhide in ''

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'' (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

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's short movie '' Speed Demon'' (1988), '' Dead Man Walking'', Sheriff Gus Gilbert in '' Pet Sematary Two'', Sergeant Zim in ''

'' (a role he would reprise in the animated series '' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles''), and Captain William Hadley in ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

''. 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 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 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...

''. In 2007, he played the Viking leader opposite

Karl Urban Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and TV series such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film '' Ghost Ship''. Since ...

in ''

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''. He starred in several independent films in 2008: ''

The Burrowers ''The Burrowers'' is a 2008 Western horror film written and directed by J. T. Petty. The film is based on an original short film, ''Blood Red Earth'' directed by Petty. Plot The year is 1879, and beyond the fringes of civilization a handful ...

'', screened at the

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in 2008, and released in the United States on DVD in April 2009, and ''The Twenty''. He appeared in

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's 2009 film ''

The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical-crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Mela ...

'' opposite

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in which he played an attorney. He also portrayed Alan Smith in

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's 2010 remake of the horror film ''

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''. In 2011, he appeared in ''

Cowboys & Aliens ''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 2011 American science fiction Western action film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, and Noah Ringer. The film is based on the 2006 P ...

'' (directed by

Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...

) with

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and

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' ( ...

. He was cast as the voice of ''

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'' in the animated

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. He also starred as Albert Marconi in the

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of the David Wong

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

John Dies at the End ''John Dies at the End'' is a Comic novel, comic horror fiction, horror novel written by David Wong (writer), David Wong that was first published online as a webserial beginning in 2001, then as an edited ebook, manuscript in 2004, and a printe ...

'', directed by

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. 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

series ''

''. 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

production ''In the Company of Spies'' and the

film '' Cast a Deadly Spell''. 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 ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

'' episode "

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" as Zobral, ''

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'' 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 Simon Kenton (aka "Simon Butler") (April 3, 1755 – April 29, 1836) was an American frontiersman and soldier in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. He was a friend of Daniel Boone, Simon Girty, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and ...

, the key to America's westward expansion, in the 2000

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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

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's '' The Deep End''. He also guest starred on the ''

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'' series episode "The Gone Fishin Job" and on ''

The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television series ...

'' sixth-season episode "Too Many Roscos". Currently, he appears on The CW's TV production of ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' in the recurring guest-star role of

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. He has also portrayed Ray Schoonover in the '' Daredevil'' episodes "

Guilty as Sin ''Guilty as Sin'' is a 1993 American legal thriller film written by Larry Cohen, directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Ransohoff. It stars Rebecca De Mornay and Don Johnson, and was produced by Hollywood Pictures. Plot Jennifer Hain ...

" and " The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" and ''

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'' episode "

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". He played Sheriff Joe Corbin in ''Sleepy Hollow''. In 2022, Brown joined the cast of '' The Boys'' spin-off series ''

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'' in an undisclosed role.

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

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game ''

Spyro the Dragon ''Spyro the Dragon'' is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation on September 9, 1998. The first game in the ''Spyro'' series, it stars the title character, a young purple dr ...

''. He voiced the corrupt Baron Praxis in the

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video game ''

Jak II ''Jak II'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. It is the second game of the ''Jak and Daxter'' series and it is both a sequel and a prequel to ...

'';

and

Uka Uka ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a series of platform video games created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. Formerly developed by Naughty Dog from 1996 to 1999, by Traveller's Tales, Eurocom and Vicarious Visions from 2000 to 2004, and by Radical Entertainm ...

in a number of the ''

'' video games; Montross (a Mandalorian rival of

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) in '' Star Wars: Bounty Hunter'';

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in ''

God of War III ''God of War III'' is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. First released for the PlayStation 3 on March 16, 2010, it is the fifth installment in the ''God ...

''; 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

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game ''

Saints Row ''Saints Row'' is a series of action-adventure video games created by Volition and published by THQ and Deep Silver. The series follows the 3rd Street Saints, a fictional street gang originally operating out of the Saints Row district, hence ...

''; 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 ''

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'' (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

of ''

'' (as well as ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action animated film, live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and ...

'' and its two sequels '' 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 ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

''. He also voiced Vice-Principal Pangborn in ''

All Grown Up! ''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...

'', Barkmeat in '' Catscratch'', Otto in ''

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'' (which also stars fellow ''SpongeBob'' co-star

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in ''R ...

, who voices Gibson) and Gorrath in ''

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''. 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 ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'' 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 ''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' (known as ''Tangled: The Series'' during its first season) is an American animated television series developed by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore, and produced by Disney Television Animation. It premiered on D ...

'' 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 ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (abbreviated as ''ATLA''), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' in some regions or simply ''Avatar'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and ...

'' in 2006 and top gangster Yakone in ''

The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...

'' 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 Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. ...

in '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'';

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's biological father in ''

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''; 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,

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's new apprentice and

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'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 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'' 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

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, in ''

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'' 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 Universe

Brown is well known for voicing the villainous

in various animated media for over twelve years. He first voiced Luthor in the

DCAU The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televi ...

, starting with '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (where he had originally auditioned for the role of

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

) and reprised his role in the subsequent animated series ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also voiced the character in the video game '' Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'' as well as ''

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'' 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

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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 ''

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''. 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 Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Vill ...

(in ''

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''). 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 ''

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'',

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on the ''

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'' cartoon series,

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and

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on ''

'' cartoon series,

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in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'',

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in the live-action ''

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'' film,

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in the ''

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'' cartoon series, and General Zartok in '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series''. He appeared on The CW's ''

'' recurring in the first season as

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Brown has also voiced various

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characters in various animated projects:

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on ''

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'' 1996 cartoon series, several characters (

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and Ox) on ''

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'', Mr. Sinister on '' Wolverine and the X-Men'',

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in '' Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', and both

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and Taskmaster on ''

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'' and the ''

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'' cartoon series. In '' Daredevil'' and ''

'' he plays Major Schoonover,

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's former commanding officer. In '' Thor: Ragnarok'', he voices the fire demon Surtur.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Clancy 1959 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American people of French-Canadian descent American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Swiss descent American people of Welsh descent Clancy Male actors from Ohio Northwestern University School of Communication alumni People from Urbana, Ohio St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni

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