Clancy Brown is one of the most underrated actors in the last 25 years. He brings something unique to every character. Salute to your career Mr. Brown.
I doubt any other actor could have pulled off The Kurgan like Clancy did. Big, brutal, careless, ruthless, insane and smart. Clancy made that character mean something.
@@ThemeOfSecrets He definitely did an amazing job with the role! The Kurgan was born 6 years before Jesus. Clancy played the character as someone who has been around since the invention of the wheel. The character has seen everything and done everything. Example, when the girl says "Hi! I'm Candy", Kurgan's response was "Of course you are", as in he's heard that line a million times before. Clancy perfectly nailed all that about the character, the seen it all and done it all parts. That's the reason why it would have been unlikely for another actor to have done better than Clancy. Lambert also did a great job with his character! Lambert played the character as someone who has been outcast by society way too many times and the emotional toll shows. Connery also did well with his character. Connery played Ramirez as more of a fun-loving upper-class character. Roxanne Hart also did great! The two middle aged actors playing the bumbling detectives also did great. Still, the film is far from perfect, but that's because the production was on the fly as they filmed. All the actors were on their A-Game with this film project.
Clancy Brown is just as iconic in this movie as Sean Connery. Together, they elevated it from just okay to a cult classic. Clancy Brown deserves so much credit for launching this franchise.
"just okay" ?? yeah like the score from Queen isn't for anything ? like the story is lame ? they just made 2 sequels, a tv show, and soon a reboot but ya know... just okay
Clancy Brown's role of the bad guy in Highlander MADE it the great movie that it was. The fact he was not paid for his major part in its making, is criminal!
agreed, he's another actor that even if what he's in kinda sucks he himself is one of the best parts of it like Mass Effect Andromeda, bad game but Alec Ryder was awesome [the father character] but some of his best stuff was Gargoyles, Highlander and Hank in Detroit Become Human
I also liked him in "Pathfinder" I think it was about the Vikings attacking the Indians. Believe it was Karl Urban as the viking child raised by Indians. He actually learned a extinct Viking dialect for that movie and of course looked intimidating as hell in all that leather and fur.
Maybe the remake will see the highlander played by a Samoan guy, Ramirez played by an elderly Thai lady and the Kargen played by a petit teenaged white girl.
@@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158 "I'm not Spanish. I'm Egyptian." "You said you were from Spain. You are a liar!" "You have the manners of a goat! And you smell like a dung heap. And you've no knowledge, whatsoever, of your full potential. Now. GET OUT!!" Next time you step up to me, be able to recite the lines from memory. Buddy.
I love Clancy Brown. What a great actor. He like Lance Henrikson can raise the bar on an otherwise low budget affair. The Kurgan has gone down as one of the great villains in cinema. Long may you continue and long may we enjoy your performances. I salute you sir. Class, sheer class.
Clancy is a brilliant (bad) character actor. He was the best character in the entire Highlander movie, and didn't even make any money. That's dedication to your work. Kudos Mr. Brown.
It suck that didn't get paid he did such great job playing that character and really drove the movie. I don't think it would have been as good if Schwarzenegger played the part. I'm glad he did get the part.
Rosenbaum doesn't ask why he would do it for no money because he was probably been there himself. An actor will do these things for exposure in hopes it will lead to bigger things. I'm sure the size of Clancy's demo reel doubled after Highlander, even though he was also great in The Bride.
One of the best ever... Clancy doesn't get enough credit... This man also has a huge heart... His roles in Highlander and Starship Troopers will live on forever.
He gets plenty of credit - he just plays in a lot of films and TV media that don't get much credit. The closest he's probably come to oscar bait is Shawshank Redemption - but for all his amazing presence as Byron Hadley his total dialogue length in the film is too limited compared to Robbins and Freeman so he didn't get a look in. The same can be said of Kurgan - amazing presence and performance, but very limited screen time and dialogue. Of all his performances I would say that the only one he could really compete with based on dialogue/screen time is the role of Brother Justin in Carnivale - but sadly the oscars doesn't cover TV.
I met Clancy Brown in an elevator. At the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. Just a couple of years after, “Highlander”. Nicest guy and so humble being recognized. Minus the linchpins holding his head on his shoulders!!
Clancy was outstanding as the Kurgan! No other actor would have done it better! Clancy's portrayal of the Kurgan really cemented the film and helped make it into the cult classic that it is.
They paid him shit and treated him like shit and yet he'll go to all the events and talk to the fans and sign stuff. They really don't deserve Clancy Brown. There was some Highlander anniversary not too long ago and both Sean and Chris blew it off but Clancy went and talked to the fans and signed everything. Really a rare person.
Clancy Brown is one of those actors I am always glad to see in stuff and wish he was in more. Every time he pops up I'm like "That's awesome, he's in this" I wish Lance Hendrikson did some more these days. I figured he was just too old but I saw him in a commercial a couple years ago and dude has still got it.
@@BlazingOwnager, nice. I love Lance Henriksen. First time I ever saw him act was in “Pumpkinhead” & he made me laugh, cry & stare at him in terror. He’s one of those great, unappreciated & underused Actors, as well. My other favorite? Billy Zane. His performance in “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” was the absolute best. He seemed like he was having a lot of fun in that movie.
That's kind of a ropy way to view things. Like, you could accuse any artist of not being "true" if they ask for money, but these folk still have to eat and pay rent.
Clancy Brown is a star in his own right, he was just as much a part of what made Highlander as epic as it is. He always brings a strong performance wherever you see him.
Clancy Brown always turns in a solid performance. His work as the Kurgan was so good, it made me question if it was really the same actor as other movies I'd seen him in.
Clancy Brown is a national treasure. It’s gratifying after all these years to finally hear why in the hell a Scot was playing a Spaniard and a Belgian played a Scot (with no attempt at the accent whatsoever). I love that movie.
I saw Highlander for my birthday and i became a lifelong fan of Queen, Clancy, the clan McLeod, and swordsmanship!!! My kitana is names Kurosawa. Your sword must have a name!!!! I know his name!!!
'Happy Halloween ladies!' 'Don't ever speak to me...' 'Mom :-)' 'You will always be weaker than I Highlander.' 'I know his name.' Ha he just got all the best lines lol. What a great villain and Clancy Brown was brilliant. So much of it with the villain is their voice and presence just like Vader, the Joker, Thanos, Bane etc.
The Kurgan is one of the best film characters ever. Clancy Brown was great as Rawhide in Buckaroo Banzai. And don't forget his role in The Shawshank Redemption.
The Kurgan was a major character and very iconic. Imagine going through all that choreography and having to shave your head, and then not getting paid. I can't fathom how Hollywood works. Anyway, glad you took the job, Mr Brown. You were amazing!
He and the creepy convicts who bullied Andy were the darker elements of the movie, and it would have been a much darker experience all over were it not for Red and his friendship with Andy.
With very much due respect to the other actors in this movie, Clancy’s magnetism and screen presence absolutely made this movie. The way I see it, to offset the good guys who are in top form, you need an actor that can play larger than life bad guy to offset or balance things. I just watched it again and it’s still fun to watch and does not get old.
My favorite role Clancy Brown ever did was Brother Justin Crowe on hbo’s CARNIVALE. Which was very sadly cancelled after 2 seasons. He played the “anti-christ” character so beautifully well.👍
I'm so glad I'm not the only who still thinks about Carnival . He was amazing in it . First season had me always on the fence whether he was a good guy or bad guy till the later part of the season
Which is what really propelled that movie into the stratosphere. The movie will always be great, but adding Queen's music made it really special. We should all be thankful the director was experienced with music videos because it was probably his connections that got Queen on board.
Yep. Not just using Queen songs, but making brand new ones FOR the movie. Who wants to live forever I heard was pinned on a napkin in a limo after meeting with the movie team.
@@jeffthompson9622 Princes of the Universe never could have been in Queen's Greatest Hits because the album was released in 1980, six years before Highlander was made. But it was in Greatest Hits III.
A lot of that credit goes to Queen themselves. According to RM, they were only asked to do one song for the soundtrack, but they looked at the movie and said they wanted to do the whole thing. Naturally, nobody in their right mind would turn that down.
Clancy Brown was outstanding as the Kurgan, in the epic Highlander movie but the real villains were the one's who didn't pay Clancy what he was worth towards the end result of this movie. In my top 10 favourite films.
Oh man, the memories... I saw Highlander for the first time on a pirated VHS in elementary school at a "movie club" and it left a huge impression (I was also a bit young - 11 or 12). I had trouble understanding what was happening initially, but the action was great and Clancy was just a great villain. I love this behind-the-scenes anecdote! You guys just keep knocking them out of the park!
I was a young service man at the time and I LOVED the Highlander. Got all the merchandise that I could find over the years. The soundtrack is my favorite Queen album. A few years later when I became a dad, I named my son Connor with two O's since we already had a Scottish last name. As a die hard fan, I cannot fathom this movie without Clancy Brown nor could I have imagined him being screwed over like this having played one of the greatest screen villains ever.
Ironic we got the two Lex Luthors talking to each other, the best live-action version in Smallville and the animated version in the DC Animated Universe.
Heh... i only got that after Clancey had been chatting a while and the camera cut back to Rosenbaum.... "HEY!....it's....and.....both..... LEXCEPTION !!!"
Clancy Brown is a fucking treasure... he's alway just showed up in things i love, just making them even better. awesome actor, does not get the credit he absolutely deserves. he's done so many iconic roles over the years.
I still can't get over the fact that Clancy Brown played Mr. Krabbs (my favorite SpongeBob character) AND my favorite version of Lex Luthor in animation! I also realize that the first time I saw him act was in "The Bride," the remake of "Bride of Frankenstein" that also starred Sting and Jennifer Beals!
Sean Connery had great foresight to see himself as Ramirez! Both his and Clancy Brown’s Kurgan were what made that film great! Clancy doing Shawshank Redemption later had the same effect in that movie that he had in Highlander. Such memorable performances!
'Happy Halloween, ladies..... Nuns - no sense of humour'. Just one of the great lines, delivered perfectly, by Clancy in this brilliant film. Great soundtrack too...
An interesting fact about Sean Connery is he played an ancient Egyptian in this movie yet still had his Scottish accent, he played so many different characters from other nations in his movies and yet still had his Scottish accent, In the movie the Hunt for Red October he played a soviet captain of a submarine and still had his Scottish accent, he never once got criticism over this as it was part of the sean Connery package part of his charm, I can't think of any other actor that gets away with not putting on accents for movies roles, especially today.
If I remember correctly, they make a joke about this in the movie. Like, Ramirez is Egyptian, lived in Japan, married a Japanese woman, went to Spain when she died, and then finally Scotland where he was affectionately called a Spanish Peacock. But the actual joke was when Connor was at the police station, and one of the detectives says, "That's a funny accent you got there. Where're you from," to which Conner replied, "Lots of different places." The joke has so many layers to it, because like Ramirez, Connor traveled around a lot. That and Christopher Lambert's French accent was bleeding through, despite him playing a Scotsman.
@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 It's was actually Christopher Lambert that said 'lots of different places' to the detective as Connors character was dead at this point in time, It was probably still a joke considering you had a French man playing a Scotsman
Highlander was one of the great movies of my early life. I love Clancy Brown and this interview was so interesting. So sad to see movies that have a tremendous following not doing as well for their actors as they could.
One of the most enjoyable to watch and under noted actors of our time.... Thank You for decades of entertainment and countless hours of bringing stories/characters to life Clancy
One of the best bad guy actors in recent times. Along with the Kurgan I especially loved his performance in Deadly Pursuit with Sidney Poitier. Legend.
First movie I saw him in, and I am glad it was, since in the beginning it was a mystery which of the hikers was the bad guy. Had I seen highlander first, I probably would have thought it would have been him.
@@GoldenCroc Yeah watching now he seems the most likely suspect but at the time it wasn't as abvious, especially as one of the other hikers was Scorpio from Dirty Harry! The filmmakers did a good job of teasing all of the others as potential suspects which was good.
I still love this movie, and Clancy's performance is one of the best villains of all time. I have enjoyed him in almost everything I've ever seen him in.
So funny he mentioned the movie Razorback. I remember seeing a trailer that scared me sh*tless back in the 80s. Never got around to seeing it though. Sad to hear Clancy Brown never got any money out of Highlander. He was iconic as the Kurgan.
2 of my personal favourite roles that Clancy Brown did, is Zim in Starship Troopers. When he throws the knife, pulls it out of the guys hand, then shouts "MEDIC!". The 2nd is of course, as the voice of Lex Luthor in the animated DC universe. Keep up the great work!
In Hollywood, sports, and almost anything in life, you get paid for what you have done in the past. Playing the Kurgan boosted his worth immensely, and probably got him some of his highest-paying roles because his talent got fully exposed.
I still remember Clancy as VIKING in Bad Boys and Weasel in Thunder Alley. I actually started going to movies just because he was in the movies way back at the beginning of his career. Always liked the guy and the roles he played. Was a real shame though that he was forced to shoot himself in the head three times after that argument with Buster Scruggs.
I've been a fan of Clancy Brown since the first time he hit the screen in Highlander. I agree with Creepy847 how underrated Clancy is. If I see his name on something I'm going to watch it. Not ifs ands or buts about it, because I know he's going to bring something special to the story. It's purely horrible his treatment on Highlander. He MADE that film. Thank you, Clancy, for your incredible talent.
Despite how sad the story is, I would love to tell Mr. Brown that I saw that movie when I was in my teens, and I loved it. And I loved his performance.
Widen's career was interesting. He was working as an EMT after college and witnessed a backdraft at a fire scene and, you guessed it, turned that experience into the script for BACKDRAFT. He then wrote and directed a little horror/thriller called THE PROPHECY that, like HIGHLANDER, became a big cult film, etc.
Yeah, the Prophecy was interesting. I liked it. The only bad part was that they chose some Air Force General as the source of evil that they needed. That was weak. Of all the brutal dictators, serial killers, etc. In the world to choose from, they choose a guy from the Air Force?
Clancy Brown is amazing. He has the physical presence to be a really intimidating villain but can pull off the warmth to be a protagonist as well. Really versatile.
Wasn’t going to comment but then Razorback came up and I got all excited. He called our weird little horror film terrific! 😁 Clancy Brown will always be my inner life narrator (Sorry, Mr Freeman). Lovingly some good interviews to enjoy!
Bloody good actor,and I’ve heard he’s going to be in the new series of Dexter 😃 also he was that Red Devil creature from one of the episodes of the mandalorian,Good episode 👍
I have a soft spot for actors who played iconic villains in the 80's, I always loved the job they did and thought they deserved more then to be seen as the bad guy, which is why I love it when they get to play a good guy. From Clancy Brown to Michael Ironside to Alexander Godunov.
It is often said that a film is not made by its protagonist but rather by its antagonist. If that is true (and I believe it often is), then Clancy Brown's turn as Kurgan hugely contributed to the success of Highlander.
Much like Alan Rickman's Roles in Die hard and Robin Hood...there something wonderful about a great scenery chewing villainous performance from a top tier character actor
First off, Highlander, my favourite film of all time (check the username), I remember seeing it at the cinema, I was 10 years old, way too young to actually get to see it (legally), an older friend of mine bought a ticket to see it, walked inside, and, when nobody was looking, opened the fire escape for me to get in to see it for free Secondly, anybody else realised this is Lex Luthor having a conversation with Lex Luthor?
Very few actors can portray despicable bad guys that you can't help but like. Clancy Brown is one of those actors. His role in "Cowboys and Aliens" is my favorite.
Can't imagine anyone better for playing the Kurgan than Clancy. He is one of my favorite villains of all movies. And I've loved Clancy in literally EVERY movie he showed up that I've seen. Real Legend in my eyes.
Clancy Brown is phenomenal in everything. I was mildly looking forward to the new season of "Dexter," but now I'm very much looking forward to it since I learned Clancy Brown will be the primary villain.
This was one of the movies that defined my teenage years,Clancy Brown practically carried this movie,it’s a travesty that he wasn’t paid anything for a job very well done!
My favourite part of the Highlander(after seeing it 100 times) was the tracking shot of the Kurgan walking through that dirty motel, surveying all the derelicts, drunks and druggies as he passes by each one. He’s constantly on the prowl and absorbs everything. It’s the small things such as that, which makes low budget films like The Highlander instant cult classics!
Yeah. I hate seeing good actors getting screwed over. It raised his profile but still, hes the big bad, cut em a break. Connery would have been cool to meet in principle (frigging legend). But i do get the "never meet your heroes" vibe from him sometimes.
@@blackc1479 If you have not seen it yet I highly recommend 'the man who would be king' . now christopher plummer has died Micheal Cain is the only one still alive
Sure do, ☑️., Earth 2, was terrific show., Also gave 'Clancy', 3rd PR v% to historical 'Rose Theatre' 🇬🇧 site in '98., Brought/Joined whole cast 🎬✨. [Witnessed ℹ️ jointly with adv-PR for Starship Trooper's 🎬✨]
Shouldn't it read any other immortal? When I was a young bachelor my friends and I also used Ramirez's line of "You must leave her brother" whenever a woman got to clingy.
Clancy Brown's Kurgan is one of the greatest movie villains of all time.
It made me smile with unbridled joy that Clancy brought out Kurgan’s voice on The Mandalorian.
@@corneliuscrewe677 Because Clancy Brown is just that awesome of a actor
Hi kurgan who cuts your hair??
That character was portrayed as a towering terror
There can be only one!
Clancy Brown is one of the most underrated actors in the last 25 years. He brings something unique to every character. Salute to your career Mr. Brown.
He was excellent in Dexter.
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25 Years? That would be 1998. His career began way before that.
@@nonh1 He did the movie "Bad Boys" with Sean Penn around "82". Clancy played the guy named "Viking". Cool older movie. Cheers!
I doubt any other actor could have pulled off The Kurgan like Clancy did. Big, brutal, careless, ruthless, insane and smart. Clancy made that character mean something.
AGREED! The fact he didn't make anything on the gig is striking! hell they even used soundbites of his voice for 2-3 Queen sons and still nothing???
"RAMIREZ..." Clancy Brown as The Kurgan.
I got something to say! It's better to burn out...than fade away!
He really was amazing in that role. Watching him was like watching Agent Smith in the Matrix. I was blown away.
@@ThemeOfSecrets He definitely did an amazing job with the role! The Kurgan was born 6 years before Jesus. Clancy played the character as someone who has been around since the invention of the wheel. The character has seen everything and done everything. Example, when the girl says "Hi! I'm Candy", Kurgan's response was "Of course you are", as in he's heard that line a million times before. Clancy perfectly nailed all that about the character, the seen it all and done it all parts. That's the reason why it would have been unlikely for another actor to have done better than Clancy. Lambert also did a great job with his character! Lambert played the character as someone who has been outcast by society way too many times and the emotional toll shows. Connery also did well with his character. Connery played Ramirez as more of a fun-loving upper-class character. Roxanne Hart also did great! The two middle aged actors playing the bumbling detectives also did great. Still, the film is far from perfect, but that's because the production was on the fly as they filmed. All the actors were on their A-Game with this film project.
He was very good in his portrayal of the sadistic guard in Shawshank Redemption. Actually, he's been very convincing in all of his roles.
Especially Mr. Krabs. Lol
He was really really good in the Dexter reboot they did.
Yup, I've never doubted him. Now, Lambert, that fool couldn't keep the manbaby out of his eyes for way too much of that flick! He ruined it for me.
Also the evil Brother Justin in Carnivale - probably his most extended live action role.
You have to have a percentage of the character in you. Larry Linville said that in an interview re. : M*A*S*H's Major Burns.
Clancy Brown is just as iconic in this movie as Sean Connery. Together, they elevated it from just okay to a cult classic. Clancy Brown deserves so much credit for launching this franchise.
And more money
"just okay" ?? yeah like the score from Queen isn't for anything ? like the story is lame ?
they just made 2 sequels, a tv show, and soon a reboot but ya know... just okay
I'm glad to see Clancy Brown neither burnt out NOR faded away!
Ha! I see what you did there!!
But if I had to choose one It's better to burn out *michael jackson spin* than to fade away!
@@boldrobert8463 of course you did.
He maybe old, but his voice still serves him a good job.
Awesome!!
Clancy Brown's role of the bad guy in Highlander MADE it the great movie that it was. The fact he was not paid for his major part in its making, is criminal!
Yea I missed a paycheck on LXG movie which featured Sir Connery.
Well said; you really need a good villain to make the hero look good and the struggle real, Clancy Brown absolutely sold that role!
On the other hand, he did get a career out of the movie.
What??? He didn't get paid???? 🤔
@@GoldKingsManThat’s a cracking movie as well!
Clancy Brown always adds to whatever project he's associated with. A rare individual who is consistent with his craft. One of the best.
He was really good in "The Bride"
@@70briareos Yeah, his portrayal was very heartfelt. His portion of the movie, made it worth watching.
agreed, he's another actor that even if what he's in kinda sucks he himself is one of the best parts of it
like Mass Effect Andromeda, bad game but Alec Ryder was awesome [the father character]
but some of his best stuff was Gargoyles, Highlander and Hank in Detroit Become Human
Mandalorian, Clone Wars, Batman T.A.S.-Superman T.A.s
I also liked him in "Pathfinder" I think it was about the Vikings attacking the Indians. Believe it was Karl Urban as the viking child raised by Indians. He actually learned a extinct Viking dialect for that movie and of course looked intimidating as hell in all that leather and fur.
This dude is why Highlander is a memorable movie. His portrayal is as good as any of the others.
Highlander. A movie about three immortals. A Scotsman played by a Frenchman, an Egyptian played by a Scotsman, and a Russian played by an American.
Maybe the remake will see the highlander played by a Samoan guy, Ramirez played by an elderly Thai lady and the Kargen played by a petit teenaged white girl.
Best casting ever 🎉😂
@@davidlillecrapp2960 yet it's still not enough diverse for the "modern audiences" (-;
Ramirez was Spanish not an Egyptian, the clue is in the name buddy.
@@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158 "I'm not Spanish. I'm Egyptian." "You said you were from Spain. You are a liar!" "You have the manners of a goat! And you smell like a dung heap. And you've no knowledge, whatsoever, of your full potential. Now. GET OUT!!" Next time you step up to me, be able to recite the lines from memory. Buddy.
I love Clancy Brown. What a great actor. He like Lance Henrikson can raise the bar on an otherwise low budget affair. The Kurgan has gone down as one of the great villains in cinema. Long may you continue and long may we enjoy your performances. I salute you sir. Class, sheer class.
Lance H was a block of wood
@@davidmoser3535 Nah you're not an actor
@@davidmoser3535, I've met and talked to Lance Henrikson. He's anything but a block of wood.
@@davidmoser3535 dumb comment.
@@timburns4880 right. Lance Henriksen I saw a 30 minute interview with comes off as a really cool guy. Is a really cool guy
Clancy is a brilliant (bad) character actor. He was the best character in the entire Highlander movie, and didn't even make any money. That's dedication to your work. Kudos Mr. Brown.
It suck that didn't get paid he did such great job playing that character and really drove the movie. I don't think it would have been as good if Schwarzenegger played the part. I'm glad he did get the part.
and he is also the only Mr. Krabs in Spongebob!
Rosenbaum doesn't ask why he would do it for no money because he was probably been there himself. An actor will do these things for exposure in hopes it will lead to bigger things. I'm sure the size of Clancy's demo reel doubled after Highlander, even though he was also great in The Bride.
One of the best ever... Clancy doesn't get enough credit... This man also has a huge heart... His roles in Highlander and Starship Troopers will live on forever.
He gets plenty of credit - he just plays in a lot of films and TV media that don't get much credit.
The closest he's probably come to oscar bait is Shawshank Redemption - but for all his amazing presence as Byron Hadley his total dialogue length in the film is too limited compared to Robbins and Freeman so he didn't get a look in.
The same can be said of Kurgan - amazing presence and performance, but very limited screen time and dialogue.
Of all his performances I would say that the only one he could really compete with based on dialogue/screen time is the role of Brother Justin in Carnivale - but sadly the oscars doesn't cover TV.
I met Clancy Brown in an elevator. At the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. Just a couple of years after, “Highlander”. Nicest guy and so humble being recognized. Minus the linchpins holding his head on his shoulders!!
Clancy was outstanding as the Kurgan! No other actor would have done it better! Clancy's portrayal of the Kurgan really cemented the film and helped make it into the cult classic that it is.
Clancy is a great actor plus he is a big feller. I can't help thinking Hollywood could and should have used him as a major star more effectively.
Rutger Hauer would of been another very good choice!
Clancy Brown is such a great human being. Absolute legend in my book.
They paid him shit and treated him like shit and yet he'll go to all the events and talk to the fans and sign stuff. They really don't deserve Clancy Brown. There was some Highlander anniversary not too long ago and both Sean and Chris blew it off but Clancy went and talked to the fans and signed everything. Really a rare person.
Man, the fact that he got no money yet gave such an iconic performance only means that he’s truly dedicated to the craft. I love Clancy Brown ❤️
Clancy Brown is one of those actors I am always glad to see in stuff and wish he was in more. Every time he pops up I'm like "That's awesome, he's in this"
I wish Lance Hendrikson did some more these days. I figured he was just too old but I saw him in a commercial a couple years ago and dude has still got it.
@@BlazingOwnager, nice. I love Lance Henriksen. First time I ever saw him act was in “Pumpkinhead” & he made me laugh, cry & stare at him in terror. He’s one of those great, unappreciated & underused Actors, as well.
My other favorite? Billy Zane. His performance in “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” was the absolute best. He seemed like he was having a lot of fun in that movie.
That's kind of a ropy way to view things. Like, you could accuse any artist of not being "true" if they ask for money, but these folk still have to eat and pay rent.
Sounds like Clancy needed an agent, or a better one than the one he had.
guess its the 1% system. If top payed actors would consider like half everyone else could benefit.
Clancy Brown is a star in his own right, he was just as much a part of what made Highlander as epic as it is. He always brings a strong performance wherever you see him.
he is what I immediately think of when I see Highlander. That church scene cracks me up
Clancy Brown always turns in a solid performance. His work as the Kurgan was so good, it made me question if it was really the same actor as other movies I'd seen him in.
Clancy Brown is a national treasure.
It’s gratifying after all these years to finally hear why in the hell a Scot was playing a Spaniard and a Belgian played a Scot (with no attempt at the accent whatsoever). I love that movie.
That’s one of the coolest things about this movie. A French as a Scotch, and a Scotch as a Spaniard/Egyptian.
@@Filthy_Larry ...and an American playing a Russian steppe monster...
@@billyboblillybob344 yup
Christopher Lambert was born French-American, not Belgian. Still, weird casting...
Lambert did attempt the Scottish accent in the scenes where he was in Scotland
Highlander is one of my favourite films and Clancy was amazing in it.
One of my top films, I just hope they don't try remaking it.
The tongue scene 🤣
@@craigs71 Friggin 'a, Bro. I _really_ hope the 'reboot' fad fizzles out, soon. It's like Dali painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa.
I saw Highlander for my birthday and i became a lifelong fan of Queen, Clancy, the clan McLeod, and swordsmanship!!! My kitana is names Kurosawa. Your sword must have a name!!!! I know his name!!!
definitely an all-time fav!
the Kurgan was my fav charcater in Highlander... "Its better to burn out ... then to fade away!!!"
"Nuns... No sense of humor."
@@tessseract Hi, I'm Candy.. Of course you are!
'Happy Halloween ladies!'
'Don't ever speak to me...'
'Mom :-)'
'You will always be weaker than I Highlander.'
'I know his name.'
Ha he just got all the best lines lol. What a great villain and Clancy Brown was brilliant. So much of it with the villain is their voice and presence just like Vader, the Joker, Thanos, Bane etc.
He's why I always flick my tongue at nuns!!!!
THAN! THAN! THAN!!!
“Nuns,no sense of humour!” Kurgan was my favourite character in Highlander.
"Happy Halloween, ladies!"
"Forgive me Father...I am a worm!"
"I'm Candy!"
"Of course you are..."
"Hello Pretty"
If only he had told it as a joke... "Nuns, no sense of humour... Nun!"
Poor Clancy. He's the reason that movie was so good!
The epitome of a great character actor. One of the best of his generation. Hard to take your eyes off of him regardless of who he’s playing against.
The Kurgan is one of the best film characters ever.
Clancy Brown was great as Rawhide in Buckaroo Banzai. And don't forget his role in The Shawshank Redemption.
Buckaroo Banzai... One of my favs.
Or his most famous role. Mr. Crabs.
@@CG-vn8iy Originally, it was supposed to be series of movies. It's a shame they didn't make more.
The Carnivale HBO TV show too.
"Yoyodyne. Got it."
The Kurgan was a major character and very iconic. Imagine going through all that choreography and having to shave your head, and then not getting paid. I can't fathom how Hollywood works. Anyway, glad you took the job, Mr Brown. You were amazing!
When he says he didn't get paid, he means he didn't get paid _Hollywood Lead_ type money.
He did get paid , he just got paid working actor rates.
Shawshank Redemption isn't the cinematic masterpiece it is without Clancy Brown. Then, he went on to become Mr. Krabs.
Holy shit, I had no idea he was Mr. Krabs. My mind is officially blown 😆😆👍
Laughing all the way to the bank "argh argh argh argh!!!"
He was also Lex Luthor in Superman the Animated Series and the Justice League shows. Just shows that dude can do anything.
He and the creepy convicts who bullied Andy were the darker elements of the movie, and it would have been a much darker experience all over were it not for Red and his friendship with Andy.
@@FromtheHerts81 could not agree more. That movie was cast perfectly.
Some actors and actresses have a presence that makes movies truly enjoyable. Always enjoy Clancy Brown's characters in the movies.
With very much due respect to the other actors in this movie, Clancy’s magnetism and screen presence absolutely made this movie.
The way I see it, to offset the good guys who are in top form, you need an actor that can play larger than life bad guy to offset or balance things.
I just watched it again and it’s still fun to watch and does not get old.
My favorite role Clancy Brown ever did was Brother Justin Crowe on hbo’s CARNIVALE. Which was very sadly cancelled after 2 seasons. He played the “anti-christ” character so beautifully well.👍
Agreed 1000%.. That series was excellent..the ending- missing ..
@@aaronhumphrey2009 it’s like a hole that will never be filled...damn it...!!!!😂
Great HBO series.Nick Stahl was much better in this than he was in T3
I'm so glad I'm not the only who still thinks about Carnival . He was amazing in it . First season had me always on the fence whether he was a good guy or bad guy till the later part of the season
second show i saw him in - he was so good in it. love the other actors, also. really a great show. . .
They got Queen to do the sound track as well.
Which is what really propelled that movie into the stratosphere. The movie will always be great, but adding Queen's music made it really special. We should all be thankful the director was experienced with music videos because it was probably his connections that got Queen on board.
Yep. Not just using Queen songs, but making brand new ones FOR the movie.
Who wants to live forever I heard was pinned on a napkin in a limo after meeting with the movie team.
Yes. I was disappointed that Princes Of The Universe was not included in Queen's best-of album.
@@jeffthompson9622 Princes of the Universe never could have been in Queen's Greatest Hits because the album was released in 1980, six years before Highlander was made. But it was in Greatest Hits III.
A lot of that credit goes to Queen themselves. According to RM, they were only asked to do one song for the soundtrack, but they looked at the movie and said they wanted to do the whole thing. Naturally, nobody in their right mind would turn that down.
Clancy Brown was outstanding as the Kurgan, in the epic Highlander movie but the real villains were the one's who didn't pay Clancy what he was worth towards the end result of this movie.
In my top 10 favourite films.
Oh man, the memories... I saw Highlander for the first time on a pirated VHS in elementary school at a "movie club" and it left a huge impression (I was also a bit young - 11 or 12). I had trouble understanding what was happening initially, but the action was great and Clancy was just a great villain. I love this behind-the-scenes anecdote! You guys just keep knocking them out of the park!
Didn't realize the Clancy Brown became a top-tier voice actor for so many animated series. Dude has like 300 voice credits!
I still can't believe he's Mr. Krabs from Spongebob.
That’s a brave man to tell The Kurgan he’s getting no money. That guy scared the shit out of me as a kid.
Yup, me too!
@@Jango808 Ah...remember him in Shawshank Redemption. He wasn't too nice, lol.
No doubt, I figured Clancy would have just tossed the producers into a pit with hungry dogs and tossed in a sandwich.
I don’t believe NO MONEY. Just how much/little? $5000? $20000? $300? What?
I was a young service man at the time and I LOVED the Highlander. Got all the merchandise that I could find over the years. The soundtrack is my favorite Queen album. A few years later when I became a dad, I named my son Connor with two O's since we already had a Scottish last name. As a die hard fan, I cannot fathom this movie without Clancy Brown nor could I have imagined him being screwed over like this having played one of the greatest screen villains ever.
Ironic we got the two Lex Luthors talking to each other, the best live-action version in Smallville and the animated version in the DC Animated Universe.
Heh... i only got that after Clancey had been chatting a while and the camera cut back to Rosenbaum....
"HEY!....it's....and.....both..... LEXCEPTION !!!"
Oh wow, did not realize that was Rosenbaum until I saw your comment, thanks!
It's not exactly cool to discuss right now, but Rosenbaum shared a scene with Kevin Spacey in Father of Invention.
Best “TV” live-action Lex, yes.. but for films, it’s Gene Hackman..
The second time we get two Lex Luthors in place. Remember they technically traded bodies in JLU.
Clancy Brown is a fucking treasure... he's alway just showed up in things i love, just making them even better. awesome actor, does not get the credit he absolutely deserves. he's done so many iconic roles over the years.
If I see Clancy Brown on something, I watch it. Cause I know that just for his performance, it'll worth the watch. Love him since Highlander.
I still can't get over the fact that Clancy Brown played Mr. Krabbs (my favorite SpongeBob character) AND my favorite version of Lex Luthor in animation!
I also realize that the first time I saw him act was in "The Bride," the remake of "Bride of Frankenstein" that also starred Sting and Jennifer Beals!
Have to say Clancy was truly great in Highlander, very important to the film. I hope he has been rewarded in incidentals since then.
Clancy Brown is one of those guys that automatically makes any show he's in better
Sean Connery had great foresight to see himself as Ramirez! Both his and Clancy Brown’s Kurgan were what made that film great! Clancy doing Shawshank Redemption later had the same effect in that movie that he had in Highlander. Such memorable performances!
'Happy Halloween, ladies..... Nuns - no sense of humour'. Just one of the great lines, delivered perfectly, by Clancy in this brilliant film. Great soundtrack too...
I remember Clancy from his role in "Bad Boys" with Sean Penn
I had a serious crush on Tweety!
That must of been one of his first films! He couldn't of been much older than 20 in that film?
That is the first film I saw him as a kid myself and have been a fan since!!
The Viking Lofgren.
That was Clancy's first movie, and Sean Penn's first movie too!
An interesting fact about Sean Connery is he played an ancient Egyptian in this movie yet still had his Scottish accent, he played so many different characters from other nations in his movies and yet still had his Scottish accent, In the movie the Hunt for Red October he played a soviet captain of a submarine and still had his Scottish accent, he never once got criticism over this as it was part of the sean Connery package part of his charm, I can't think of any other actor that gets away with not putting on accents for movies roles, especially today.
If I remember correctly, they make a joke about this in the movie. Like, Ramirez is Egyptian, lived in Japan, married a Japanese woman, went to Spain when she died, and then finally Scotland where he was affectionately called a Spanish Peacock.
But the actual joke was when Connor was at the police station, and one of the detectives says, "That's a funny accent you got there. Where're you from," to which Conner replied, "Lots of different places." The joke has so many layers to it, because like Ramirez, Connor traveled around a lot. That and Christopher Lambert's French accent was bleeding through, despite him playing a Scotsman.
@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 It's was actually Christopher Lambert that said 'lots of different places' to the detective as Connors character was dead at this point in time, It was probably still a joke considering you had a French man playing a Scotsman
@@denerobbins6563 Connor, as in Connor McLeod. Not Connery.
@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 oh lol my bad 🤣 I read that totally wrong
Connery's russian in Red October was dreadful. It was so bad that Alec Baldwin-playing an american-sounded a lot Better!
Clancy stole the show in Highlander! Great actor and seems like a great guy too.
Check out Thunder Alley. 1983. Filmed in Tucson Arizona
Highlander was one of the great movies of my early life. I love Clancy Brown and this interview was so interesting. So sad to see movies that have a tremendous following not doing as well for their actors as they could.
One of the best villains ever!
One of the most enjoyable to watch and under noted actors of our time.... Thank You for decades of entertainment and countless hours of bringing stories/characters to life Clancy
Love how he always plays intimidating characters but he's clearly a good dude in real life.
Seems like he'd've made a great Dude/ Lebowski
Clancy Brown is a terrific actor, one of my favorites. Great story!
Clancy Brown is hands down my favorite actor/voice actor/celebrity. Love the guy.
One of the best bad guy actors in recent times. Along with the Kurgan I especially loved his performance in Deadly Pursuit with Sidney Poitier. Legend.
First movie I saw him in, and I am glad it was, since in the beginning it was a mystery which of the hikers was the bad guy. Had I seen highlander first, I probably would have thought it would have been him.
@@GoldenCroc Yeah watching now he seems the most likely suspect but at the time it wasn't as abvious, especially as one of the other hikers was Scorpio from Dirty Harry! The filmmakers did a good job of teasing all of the others as potential suspects which was good.
@@Aldo21574 You are right, it was! Didnt think of that, havent seen the movie since I was 10 years old, and that was a lomg time ago. Genius casting!
HUGE Clancy Brown fan! You're one of the all time greats! Amazing voice, amazing actor.
Clancy is a dominating presence in any role he plays! Definitely one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen!
He's one of those unsung actors that is brilliant in what he does seen him in many styles of roles and wow !!!
I still love this movie, and Clancy's performance is one of the best villains of all time. I have enjoyed him in almost everything I've ever seen him in.
So funny he mentioned the movie Razorback. I remember seeing a trailer that scared me sh*tless back in the 80s. Never got around to seeing it though.
Sad to hear Clancy Brown never got any money out of Highlander. He was iconic as the Kurgan.
Razorback is a cult classic mate, check it out.
Razorback was hot garbage
@@williamsmith8790 I disagree.. It is a great underrated film.. the atmosphere that film alone created puts it up there..
Razorback is a guilty pleasure. Great beer and a curry movie .
It's very well shot but the story's a mess
Clancy Brown always plays such menacing villains and yet he’s such a nice guy in real life. Great actor
Now I'm pissed off about Brown not getting anything.
Don't be upset. Clancy Brown has achieved and earn praise for his acting skills both On screen and behind the microphone.
Maybe some satisfaction that everyone who came across him after seeing the movie did a quiet double take and had a slight flight response.
He has a lot more than you so I wouldnt sweat it big guy
@@michaelcairns8778 You can have both. I just hate seeing this actor miss out.
@@thegadflygang5381 He just deserves to get paid like all the other actors around from that movie.
I can't say enough about what an absolute star Clancy Brown is. He's not just a great actor but a true gentleman. What a gem.
Clancy Brown is such an underrated actor. His role as Brother Justin in Carnivale...awesome!
2 of my personal favourite roles that Clancy Brown did, is Zim in Starship Troopers. When he throws the knife, pulls it out of the guys hand, then shouts "MEDIC!".
The 2nd is of course, as the voice of Lex Luthor in the animated DC universe.
Keep up the great work!
Clancy definitely should've got a lot more money. He's a great chraracter, imposing and scary, but with a sense of humour as well.
In Hollywood, sports, and almost anything in life, you get paid for what you have done in the past.
Playing the Kurgan boosted his worth immensely, and probably got him some of his highest-paying roles because his talent got fully exposed.
I loved seeing Clancy recently in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. He was perfectly cast and gave a sensitive and nuanced performance.
It's better to burn out than to fade away!
And he did not burn out or fade away. Pure class.
Had that movie been made now, Clancy Brown would have gotten an Academy Award nod. He deserves it.
I still remember Clancy as VIKING in Bad Boys and Weasel in Thunder Alley. I actually started going to movies just because he was in the movies way back at the beginning of his career.
Always liked the guy and the roles he played. Was a real shame though that he was forced to shoot himself in the head three times after that argument with Buster Scruggs.
Clang Brown is jewel period 😎
One of my favorite actors of all time!
Highlander has one of the greatest opening shots in cinema. The pan shot around MSG is breathtaking.
That shot established the whole movie in 20sec ! 👍
I've been a fan of Clancy Brown since the first time he hit the screen in Highlander. I agree with Creepy847 how underrated Clancy is. If I see his name on something I'm going to watch it. Not ifs ands or buts about it, because I know he's going to bring something special to the story. It's purely horrible his treatment on Highlander. He MADE that film. Thank you, Clancy, for your incredible talent.
Despite how sad the story is, I would love to tell Mr. Brown that I saw that movie when I was in my teens, and I loved it. And I loved his performance.
Widen's career was interesting. He was working as an EMT after college and witnessed a backdraft at a fire scene and, you guessed it, turned that experience into the script for BACKDRAFT. He then wrote and directed a little horror/thriller called THE PROPHECY that, like HIGHLANDER, became a big cult film, etc.
And the sequels to Prophecy, while not great, were more tolerable than Highlander sequels.
Have y'all seen Backdraft 2? I actually enjoyed it!
Love hearing these Behind The Scenes stories....much appreciated Craig Brown! Cheers Bruddah
Yeah, the Prophecy was interesting. I liked it. The only bad part was that they chose some Air Force General as the source of evil that they needed. That was weak. Of all the brutal dictators, serial killers, etc. In the world to choose from, they choose a guy from the Air Force?
@@amgee007 Well, maybe all the other damned souls were in Hell by then.
He made that film and the music score was fantastic by Queen.
After Highlander, Clancy Brown became a touchstone for me, if I saw he was in a movie , I watched it.
I loved Highlander and then Earth 2 was cool (but actually it sucks)
Clancy Brown is amazing. He has the physical presence to be a really intimidating villain but can pull off the warmth to be a protagonist as well. Really versatile.
Wasn’t going to comment but then Razorback came up and I got all excited. He called our weird little horror film terrific! 😁
Clancy Brown will always be my inner life narrator (Sorry, Mr Freeman). Lovingly some good interviews to enjoy!
Bloody good actor,and I’ve heard he’s going to be in the new series of Dexter 😃 also he was that Red Devil creature from one of the episodes of the mandalorian,Good episode 👍
He's been in a string of good movies lately, and not always as the bad guy.
I have a soft spot for actors who played iconic villains in the 80's, I always loved the job they did and thought they deserved more then to be seen as the bad guy, which is why I love it when they get to play a good guy. From Clancy Brown to Michael Ironside to Alexander Godunov.
See also Jeffrey Combs, Brad Dourif, etc.
It is often said that a film is not made by its protagonist but rather by its antagonist. If that is true (and I believe it often is), then Clancy Brown's turn as Kurgan hugely contributed to the success of Highlander.
Hulk Hogan was only great because of Roddy Piper.
Much like Alan Rickman's Roles in Die hard and Robin Hood...there something wonderful about a great scenery chewing villainous performance from a top tier character actor
The Imdb is the longest list of things I've watched over the years. Astounding.
You got me Clancy! Major fan! 2 of my favourite movies! Highlander and Adventures of Buckaroo Bonsai!
I loved his Kurgan character. I would've liked to have seen more of his back-story. The Kurgan is the type of guy who would bitch-slap Darth Vader.
It would be the last thing he ever did, but yeah, that sounds pretty accurate!
@@Ogrematic he’s immortal😂 but yeah darth vader may cut his head off
First off, Highlander, my favourite film of all time (check the username), I remember seeing it at the cinema, I was 10 years old, way too young to actually get to see it (legally), an older friend of mine bought a ticket to see it, walked inside, and, when nobody was looking, opened the fire escape for me to get in to see it for free
Secondly, anybody else realised this is Lex Luthor having a conversation with Lex Luthor?
Try watching the Justice League cartoon, Michael voices the Flash, and there's a episode where they switch bodies.
You know it's a crazy movie when a Scot plays a Spaniard and a Frenchman plays a Scot.
Wasn't he originally Egyptian?
@@Ogrematic Yeah, I think he became Spaniard when married a Spanish princess.
Very few actors can portray despicable bad guys that you can't help but like. Clancy Brown is one of those actors. His role in "Cowboys and Aliens" is my favorite.
Can't imagine anyone better for playing the Kurgan than Clancy. He is one of my favorite villains of all movies. And I've loved Clancy in literally EVERY movie he showed up that I've seen. Real Legend in my eyes.
Clancy Brown is phenomenal in everything. I was mildly looking forward to the new season of "Dexter," but now I'm very much looking forward to it since I learned Clancy Brown will be the primary villain.
It kills how much I want to have a beer with this guy when he has been so many villains I have so viscerally hated while watching movies.
This was one of the movies that defined my teenage years,Clancy Brown practically carried this movie,it’s a travesty that he wasn’t paid anything for a job very well done!
He was paid - just base rate- not 'star rates' like Sean Connery et al
Hey,Clancy, thanks for sharing that with us 👍 please come back again and tell us some more stories about the past.
My favourite part of the Highlander(after seeing it 100 times) was the tracking shot of the Kurgan walking through that dirty motel, surveying all the derelicts, drunks and druggies as he passes by each one. He’s constantly on the prowl and absorbs everything. It’s the small things such as that, which makes low budget films like The Highlander instant cult classics!
yeah wow that sucks Clancy got no money. Although it did probably propel his career more. Also I am sure working with Sean was a tru joy
Yeah. I hate seeing good actors getting screwed over. It raised his profile but still, hes the big bad, cut em a break.
Connery would have been cool to meet in principle (frigging legend). But i do get the "never meet your heroes" vibe from him sometimes.
@@blackc1479 If you have not seen it yet I highly recommend 'the man who would be king' . now christopher plummer has died Micheal Cain is the only one still alive
Yeah sometimes you have to take some hits to get somewhere. I bet if he had the time again he wouldn't have changed much.
@@jabezhane absolutely
@@dantaylor333 I think Michael Caine married the actress (Shakira Baksh) who played Roxanne in the film...still together
I live about a mile from an Army Corps flood control reservoir named for Clancy’s dad. Still love Mr. Krabby! Any one else remember Earth 2?
Tim Curry was over the top baddie in that!a bit too cheasy!
Yes Earth 2 another tv sci-fi show with no storyline just a collection of unusual situations. But C.Brown did a good job in it.
Sure do, ☑️., Earth 2, was terrific show.,
Also gave 'Clancy', 3rd PR v% to historical 'Rose Theatre' 🇬🇧 site in '98., Brought/Joined whole cast 🎬✨. [Witnessed ℹ️ jointly with adv-PR for Starship Trooper's 🎬✨]
show of hands, who quoted the Krugan more than any immortal?!
Shouldn't it read any other immortal? When I was a young bachelor my friends and I also used Ramirez's line of "You must leave her brother" whenever a woman got to clingy.
Underrated: "Who are you?" "Candy" "Of course you are"
HAPPY HALLOWEEN LADIES!!
Don't ever speak to me. Don't ever speak to me again. Understand? Good.
I've done the "heh heh heh what kept you?" A few times.
Clancy Brown NAILED this part. NAILED it
Clancy Brown is a Great Actor, played a fantastic bad guy in Highlander. He deserves more than he got.