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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. His film roles include 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), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), 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), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., 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. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
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Amazo
for Amazo in Batman: Under The Red Hood (Live Action 2010)
Suggested by go77e
*rewritten for live action* Years ago, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne’s second Robin, was brutally murdered by the Joker—a loss that shattered Bruce emotionally and fractured Gotham’s fragile peace. Now, the city is descending into chaos. A mysterious and ruthless new vigilante calling himself the Red Hood violently dismantles organized crime’s infrastructure, targeting drug lords, arms dealers, and corrupt officials. His methods are deadly and unrelenting, blurring the line between hero and executioner. Batman (Jon Hamm) returns to a city he barely recognizes, struggling to stop the escalating violence without crossing his own moral line. His new Robin, Tim Drake (Anton Yelchin), is eager but inexperienced, caught in the shadow of the Red Hood’s brutal efficiency. The criminal underworld—led by the ruthless Black Mask—is desperate to maintain control. Black Mask’s top enforcers, Bulk (Amaury Nolasco) and Baton (Jon Bernthal), are tasked with eliminating the Red Hood by any means necessary. They enlist the aid of the enigmatic arms dealer Ms. Li (Daniela Melchior), whose shadowy network supplies weapons and tech. As Batman investigates, he uncovers evidence linking the Red Hood’s arsenal to illegal shipments controlled by Ms. Li and her mysterious associates, including the deadly Fearsome Hand—a covert martial arts syndicate led by a merciless assassin (Byung-hun Lee). Further complicating matters, the sinister scientist Edward Nygma (Paul Bettany) emerges with cryptic clues and riddles that hint at a larger conspiracy. Batman’s investigation leads him to Tyler Bramford (Ben Foster), a brutal mercenary who reveals that Jason Todd survived the Joker’s attack but was left broken and brutalized. With Jason’s life saved through a combination of clandestine medical intervention and dark training—guided by the League of Assassins’ enforcer Ubu (Tamer Hassan)—he has returned as the Red Hood, consumed by vengeance and rejection of Batman’s no-kill code. The stakes escalate when Amazo—a terrifying, near-indestructible android weapon developed in secret by Ms. Li’s contacts—is unleashed on Gotham’s streets. This new threat forces Batman, Red Hood, and Robin into an uneasy alliance. Together, they must stop Amazo’s rampage before the city burns. In a harrowing climax, Batman confronts Jason. The Red Hood demands that Bruce choose between killing the Joker or letting Jason take justice into his own hands. Batman refuses to kill, but Jason’s rage explodes into a brutal fight, pushing them both to their limits. The film ends with Jason disappearing into the shadows, a broken but unyielding antihero, while Batman and Robin prepare for the new, darker Gotham ahead.
