Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his role as The Kurgan in the original Highlander, Byron Hadley in the Shawshank Redemption, the voice of Lex Luthor in the DC animated universe, the voice of Dr. Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot game series, and his role as Brother Justin Crowe in the HBO series, Carnivàle.

Son of former Congressman from Ohio. Graduated from prestigious St. Albans Prep School in Washington DC, and earned scholarship to Northwestern.

A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proved himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theater, feature films, TV series and even animation. Born in Urbana, Ohio, he is the son of former US representative Clarence J. Brown, which meant Clancy spent much of his youth in close proximity to Washington, DC. he plied his dramatic talents in the Chicago theater scene before moving onto feature film with a sinister debut performance bullying Sean Penn (I) inside a youth reformatory in Bad Boys (1983). He portrayed "Viktor the Monster" in the unusual spin on the classic Frankenstein story in Bride, The (1985/I), before scoring one of his best roles to date as the evil "Kurgan" hunting fellow immortals Christopher Lambert (I) and Sean Connery across four centuries of time in Highlander (1986). Brown played a corrupt US soldier in the Walter Hill (I)-directed hyper-violent actioner 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 (I), in the moving Shawshank Redemption, The (1994). His superb vocal talents were in demand, and he contributed voices to animated shows, including _"Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series" (1995)_, "Street Sharks" (1994), "Gargoyles" (1994) and "Superman" (1996). Brown then landed two more plum roles, one as a "tough-as-nails" drill sergeant in the sci-fi thriller Starship Troopers (1997), and the other alongside Robin Williams (I) 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) (VG), Lands of Lore III (1999) (VG), Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) (VG) and Crash Nitro Kart (2003) (VG). 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 "Batman, The" (2004), "Jackie Chan Adventures" (2000) and "Justice League" (2001) animated TV series. A popular and friendly personality, Clancy Brown continues to remain busy both through his vocal and acting talents in Hollywood.