ACTOR

Clancy Brown

1959 - Today

Photo of Clancy Brown

Icon of person Clancy Brown

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clancy Brown has received more than 12,164,876 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Clancy Brown is the 1,406th most popular actor (up from 1,606th in 2019), the 2,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,754th in 2019) and the 657th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clancy Brown ranks 1,406 out of 13,578. Before him are Broncho Billy Anderson, Isa Miranda, Wolf Albach-Retty, Chris Evans, François-Joseph Talma, and Bill Duke. After him are Joaquim de Almeida, Masako Nozawa, Najwa Nimri, Shadia, DeForest Kelley, and Martin Freeman.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Clancy Brown ranks 76. Before him are Patricia Clarkson, Linda Blair, Wim Hof, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, and Juha Kankkunen. After him are Nimr al-Nimr, László Kövér, Xiomara Castro, Richie Sambora, Guy Parmelin, and Boyko Borisov.

Others Born in 1959

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Clancy Brown ranks 2,411 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Fink (1952), Asa Akira (1986), Bill Duke (1943), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Alexander Haig (1924), and John Frusciante (1970). After him are Platt Adams (1885), DeForest Kelley (1920), Will Ferrell (1967), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), and Ken Block (1967).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clancy Brown ranks 657. Before him are Don Cheadle (1964), Sam Rockwell (1968), Katey Sagal (1954), Broncho Billy Anderson (1880), Chris Evans (1981), and Bill Duke (1943). After him are DeForest Kelley (1920), Will Ferrell (1967), Craig T. Nelson (1944), Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), and Tony Sirico (1942).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous