Age: 67
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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.
Clancy Brown
OCP NeoTech CEO
for OCP NeoTech CEO in ROBOCOP: RESURGENCE (2029)
Suggested by amrowe8596
The series takes place in a future where technology has advanced rapidly, but societal issues like corporate overreach, cybercrime, and corruption continue to thrive. OmniCorp, now rebranded as OCP NeoTech, has been privatized into a global megacorporation controlling not only law enforcement but also every aspect of civilian life, from medical care to surveillance. Detroit, once a symbol of hope, has become a sprawling, tech-controlled police state. Murphy, still the original RoboCop but now running on failing tech, is awakened from dormancy to take on a new breed of criminals: rogue AI, cyber-terrorists, and powerful crime syndicates operating in the shadows. As RoboCop navigates the morally gray future, he partners with a rebellious young officer, Detective Kira Evans, who challenges the system from within. Together, they uncover a conspiracy that goes deep into OCP NeoTech’s leadership, involving the development of a new line of RoboCop 2.0 units designed to be fully AI-controlled with no human input. The series explores whether Murphy, a relic of the past, can still uphold justice in a world that’s left humanity behind. Each episode mixes intense action with philosophical questions about identity, free will, and the consequences of AI replacing human decision-making. Murphy’s ongoing struggle with his fading humanity is brought to the forefront, as he is forced to question whether he is still the law enforcer he once was—or merely a tool of the system.
