Clancy Brown stars in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
John Elliot -LRB- July 5 , 1876 -- December 12 , 1956 -RRB- was an American actor who appeared on Broadway and in over 300 films during his career .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. He worked sporadically during the silent film era , but with the advent of sound his career took off , where he worked constantly for 25 years , finding a particular niche in `` B '' westerns .. silent film. silent film. His versatility allowed him to play both `` good guys '' and `` bad guys '' with equal aplomb , working right up until his death in 1956 .