Clarence John Brown III, known as Clancy Brown, (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor and voice actor.
Brown began his acting career in the early 1980s with an appearance in The Dukes of Hazzard. He is mostly recognizable for his role as the protagonist's friend in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Kurgan in Highlander (1986), prison guard Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), a drill instructor in Starship Troopers (1997) and the preacher Meacham in Cowboys & Aliens (2011).
Having a deep and resonant voice, he also works as a voice actor for both animation and video games, including Mortal Kombat (1995), Gargoyles (1995–1996), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008; a show which featured heavy involvement from Dave Filoni and Giancarlo Volpe). He also voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe's Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000), Justice League (2001–2004) and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006).
Biography[]
Clancy Brown provided the voice of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Montross in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the Nightbrother turned Sith Lord Savage Opress in The Clone Wars, and Imperial Governor turned Rebel Alliance member Ryder Azadi for Star Wars Rebels. He reprised the role of Azadi in live-action in the Ahsoka television series. He also portrayed the Devaronian Burg in the Disney+ live-action TV series The Mandalorian.
Works[]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Series | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Montross | |
2011 | "Monster" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress Nightbrother #3 |
2011 | "Witches of the Mist" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2012 | "Brothers" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2012 | "Revenge" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress Human Bounty Hunter |
2012 | "Revival" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2013 | "Eminence" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2013 | "Shades of Reason" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress |
2013 | "The Lawless" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savage Opress Mandalorian Super Commando |
2015 | "Legacy" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2016 | "A Princess on Lothal" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi Imperial Officer Stormtrooper #2 |
2016 | "An Inside Man" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi Factory Worker Stormtrooper Commander |
2017 | "Zero Hour" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi Rebel Pilot #2 |
2017 | "The Occupation" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2017 | "Flight of the Defender" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2017 | "Kindred" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2017 | "Crawler Commandeers" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi Proach |
2017 | "Rebel Assault" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2018 | "DUME" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2018 | "A Fool's Hope" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2018 | "Family Reunion – and Farewell" | Star Wars Rebels | Ryder Azadi |
2019 | "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" | The Mandalorian | Burg |
2022 | "Resolve" | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Inquisitor |
2023 | "Part One: Master and Apprentice" | Ahsoka | Governor Ryder Azadi |
Sources[]
- The Star Wars Show: New Solo Poster, Actor Clancy Brown Talks Star Wars Rebels, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- 15 Highlights from Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 on www.upi.com (January 5, 2019): "actor Clancy Brown in 1959 (age 60)" (archived from the original on January 5, 2019)