1959-01-05 Urbana, Ohio, USA
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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Regretting You | Hank 'Gramps' Adams | 2025-10-22 |
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator (voice) | 2025-12-16 |
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Plankton: The Movie | Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice) | 2025-03-08 |
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FEEL | Sitter 4 | 2025-05-16 |
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SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2025-06-27 |
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Audrey's Children | Dr. C. Everett Koop | 2025-03-28 |
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Scrambled | Richard | 2024-02-02 |
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Poolman | Theodore Hollandaise | 2024-05-09 |
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The Fix | The Chairman | 2024-06-23 |
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Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas | Mr. Krabs | 2024-11-19 |
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In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 | Self | 2024-11-24 |
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SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp | Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice) | 2024-10-10 |
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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice) | 2024-10-01 |
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John Wick: Chapter 4 | Harbinger | 2023-03-22 |
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Dumb Money | Steve Gill | 2023-09-15 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone | Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs | 2023-01-13 |
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Red Death / Daisy (voice) | 2023-07-21 |
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In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
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Last Looks | Big Jim Cuddy | 2022-01-27 |
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Twas The Night Before Spongemas | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2022-12-22 |
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The Mortuary Collection | Montgomery Dark | 2020-09-25 |
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In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self | 2020-10-06 |
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The Big Good Wolf | Big Bad Wolf (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
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Promising Young Woman | Stanley | 2020-12-13 |
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2020-08-14 |
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The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween | Mr. Ree (voice) | 2019-10-07 |
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Lady and the Tramp | Isaac (voice) | 2019-11-12 |
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SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout | Mr. Krabs / Unhappy Guy / Manager / Mr. Slabs | 2019-07-13 |
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MR. HORZEMEN | Mr. Horzemen (voice) | 2018-09-15 |
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Supercon | Adam King | 2018-04-27 |
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Secret of the Sundrop | King Frederic | 2018-01-13 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") | 2018-11-09 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom | Mr. Krabs / Fish Man / Eyes (voice) | 2018-09-11 |
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Chappaquiddick | Robert McNamara | 2018-04-06 |
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Tangled: Queen for a Day | King Frederic (voice) | 2017-11-19 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom | Mr. Krabs / Fish Man/ Eyes (voice) | 2017-10-13 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2017-03-01 |
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Stronger | Jeff Bauman Sr | 2017-09-22 |
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Tangled: Before Ever After | King Frederic (voice) | 2017-03-10 |
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Little Evil | Reverend J.D. Gospel | 2017-08-08 |
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Thor: Ragnarok | Surtur (voice) | 2017-10-02 |
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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder | Rahzar (voice) | 2017-03-21 |
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Warcraft | Blackhand | 2016-05-25 |
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Hail, Caesar! | Gracchus | 2016-02-05 |
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SpongeBob LongPants | Mr. Krabs / Fish (voice) | 2016-09-07 |
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99 Homes | Mr. Freeman | 2015-09-25 |
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Lucky Lady | Genie of the Glass Eye (voice) | 2015-05-29 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage | Dogpound (voice) | 2015-02-09 |
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2015-01-28 |
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Just Before I Go | Dad | 2015-04-24 |
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Water & Power | Turnvil | 2014-05-02 |
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Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United | Taskmaster (voice) | 2014-07-29 |
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When the Game Stands Tall | Mickey Ryan | 2014-08-22 |
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The Trip to Bountiful | Sheriff | 2014-03-08 |
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I Know That Voice | Self | 2014-01-07 |
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SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants | Mr. Krabs | 2014-01-14 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Gorilla Grodd (voice) | 2014-04-06 |
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Homefront | Sheriff Keith Rodriguez | 2013-11-12 |
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Hellbenders | Angus | 2013-10-18 |
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Dark Minions | Drebnor (voice) | 2013-04-19 |
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The Trials of Cate McCall | Brinkerhoff | 2013-11-28 |
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John Dies at the End | Dr. Albert Marconi | 2013-01-25 |
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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics | Self | 2013-10-23 |
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Nothing Left to Fear | Kingsman | 2013-09-26 |
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LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite | Lex Luthor (voice) | 2013-05-21 |
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Sparks | Archer | 2013-03-01 |
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The Frontier | Jack Ramsay / Lamazee | 2012-01-01 |
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SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off | Mr. Krabs | 2012-01-03 |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns | Savage Opress / Human Bounty Hunter (voice) | 2012-09-11 |
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It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | Mr. Krabs | 2012-09-19 |
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At Any Price | Jim Johnson | 2012-08-30 |
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The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole | Buck Rockgut (voice) | 2012-01-10 |
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Cowboys & Aliens | Meacham | 2011-07-29 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools | Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice) | 2011-10-21 |
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Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip | Mr. Krabs | 2011-09-20 |
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Green Lantern | Parallax (voice) | 2011-06-14 |
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Thor: Tales of Asgard | Frost Giant (voice) | 2011-05-16 |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street | Alan Smith | 2010-04-30 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge | Mr. Krabs | 2010-07-13 |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy | Savage Opress / Nightbrother #3 (voice) | 2010-12-06 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand | Mr. Krabs, Ranger (voice) | 2010-03-16 |
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SpongeBob vs. the Big One | Mr. Krabs / Big G / Fish #36 (voice) | 2009-04-17 |
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Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Self | 2009-07-14 |
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The Informant! | Aubrey Daniel | 2009-09-18 |
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The Twenty | John Simmonds | 2009-03-07 |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Lex Luthor (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus | Patrick Star (voice) | 2009-01-27 |
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2009-11-16 |
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Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! | Santa Claus (voice) | 2009-12-07 |
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The Burrowers | John Clay | 2008-09-09 |
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The Express | Roy Simmons | 2008-10-10 |
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Blank Slate | Agent Miles Mcavoy | 2008-09-09 |
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The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard | Alex O'Hirn/Rhino (voice) | 2008-09-09 |
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Pathfinder | Gunnar | 2007-01-11 |
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SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Mr. Krabs | 2007-04-28 |
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The Guardian | Capt. William Hadley | 2006-09-28 |
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The Endless Summer | Mr. Krabs | 2005-11-20 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? | Eugene H. Krabs | 2005-11-15 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2004-11-02 |
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2004-11-19 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2004-01-06 |
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Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast | Mr. Krabs (voice) | 2003-04-11 |
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Normal | Frank | 2003-01-21 |
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Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show | 2003-08-21 | |
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Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies | Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive footage) | 2003-01-28 |
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The Making of Daniel Boone | Allan Kenton | 2003-02-09 |
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Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas | Mr. Krabs / Singer #4 | 2003-09-30 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash! | Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound) | 2003-01-28 |
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Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | BoE Agent #1 (voice) | 2003-12-09 |
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Atlantis: Milo's Return | Volgud (voice) | 2003-02-25 |
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The Laramie Project | Rob Debree | 2002-01-10 |
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Buckaroo Banzai Declassified | Self | 2002-01-04 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories | Eugene Krabs (voice) (archive sound) | 2002-11-05 |
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Red Skies | Edgar Sterling | 2002-08-07 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies | Eugene Krabs | 2002-03-12 |
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Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature | Self | 2001-09-08 |
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Snow White | The Granter of Wishes | 2001-10-28 |
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Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign | 2001-07-15 | |
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Boss of Bosses | Andris Kurins | 2001-06-03 |
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Recess: School's Out | Bald Guy (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
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Chump Change | The Man | 2000-01-01 |
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Yesterday's Children | Doug Cole | 2000-10-15 |
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Undertow (voice) | 2000-01-23 |
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The Hurricane | Lt. Jimmy Williams | 1999-09-17 |
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Vendetta | Chief Hennessy | 1999-09-12 |
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In the Company of Spies | Dale Beckham | 1999-10-24 |
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The Night of the Headless Horseman | Hessian Trooper | 1999-10-28 |
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The Caseys | Pete Casey | 1999-12-31 |
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Claire Makes It Big | Frank | 1999-04-27 |
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Akela the Wolf (voice) | 1998-09-28 |
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The Patron Saint of Liars | Son | 1998-04-05 |
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Starship Troopers | Career Sergeant Zim | 1997-11-07 |
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Annabelle's Wish | Lawyer / Sherriff (voice) | 1997-10-21 |
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Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Seige (voice) | 1997-04-08 |
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Flubber | Smith | 1997-11-26 |
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Female Perversions | John | 1997-04-25 |
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The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Lex Luthor (voice) | 1997-10-04 |
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Superman: The Last Son of Krypton | Lex Luthor (voice) | 1996-09-10 |
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Radiant City | Al Goodman | 1996-03-31 |
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Dead Man Walking | State Trooper | 1995-12-29 |
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Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken | Hakon (voice) | 1995-02-15 |
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Donor Unknown | Nash Creed | 1995-11-01 |
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The Shawshank Redemption | Captain Byron T. Hadley | 1994-09-23 |
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Last Light | Lt. Lionel McMannis | 1993-08-22 |
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Bloodlines: Murder in the Family | Ben Guardino | 1993-03-01 |
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Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | Dave Chattelier | 1993-01-18 |
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 1992-07-13 |
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Past Midnight | Steve Lundy | 1992-05-03 |
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Pet Sematary II | Sheriff Gus Gilbert | 1992-08-28 |
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Cast a Deadly Spell | Harry Bordon | 1991-09-07 |
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Ambition | Albert Merrick | 1991-06-02 |
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Waiting for the Light | Joe | 1990-06-14 |
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Blue Steel | Detective Nick Mann | 1990-03-16 |
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Johnny Ryan | Johnny Ryan | 1990-07-29 |
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Season of Fear | Ward St. Clair | 1989-05-12 |
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Moonwalker | Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited) | 1988-10-29 |
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Shoot to Kill | Steve | 1988-02-12 |
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Flagg | 1987-10-31 |
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The Room Upstairs | Kevin | 1987-01-31 |
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Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Larry McRose | 1987-04-24 |
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Highlander | Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger | 1986-03-07 |
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The Bride | Viktor | 1985-08-16 |
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Thunder Alley | Weasel | 1985-08-01 |
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Rawhide | 1984-08-10 |
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Bad Boys | Viking Lofgren | 1983-03-25 |
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The Goon | the Goon | |
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The Addiction of Hope | ||
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A Question Of Loyalty | 1st Gestapo Man |
