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Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Acting

Born September 29, 1942 Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Scottish-English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021). For the original series of Deadwood, McShane won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer of the film, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. His film roles include Harry Brown in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Charlie Cartwright in If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Wolfe Lissner in Villain (1971), Teddy Bass in Sexy Beast(2000), Frank Powell in Hot Rod (2007), Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and Winston Scott in the John Wick franchise (2014–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(61)

ONE PIECE

ONE PIECE

Narrator (voice)

2023

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

2019

American Gods

American Gods

Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

2017

Doctor Thorne

Doctor Thorne

Sir Roger Scatcherd

2016

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self

2014

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

Malcolm Finney

2013

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

Leigh Emerson

2011

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

Brother Ray

2011

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

Waleran Bigod

2010

Kings

Kings

King Silas Benjamin

2009

The One Show

The One Show

Self

2006

Deadwood

Deadwood

Al Swearengen

2004

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

2003

Trust

Trust

Alan Cooper-Fozard

2003

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Chandler

2002

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Self

2001

In Deep

In Deep

Jamie Lamb

2001

The West Wing

The West Wing

Nikolai Ivanovich

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Toby Moore

1999

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self

1996

Madson

Madson

John Madson

1996

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

Leland Banks

1995

GMTV

GMTV

Self

1993

Chillers

Chillers

Steven Castle

1990

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Artemis (voice)

1989

Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin

Charles Chaplin Snr

1989

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

Philip Rule

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

Roger Bushell

1988

Going Live!

Going Live!

Self

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

Marbury

1987

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

A.D.

A.D.

Sejanus

1985

Evergreen

Evergreen

Paul Lerner

1985

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Esteban Montoya

1984

Natural World

Natural World

Narrator

1983

Bare Essence

Bare Essence

Niko Theophilus

1983

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Alì Ben Youssuf

1982

Wogan

Wogan

Self

1982

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Willy Wax

1982

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

David Norman

1980

Minder

Minder

Jack Last

1979

Disraeli

Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

1978

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

Christopher Marlowe

1978

Dallas

Dallas

Don Lockwood

1978

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

Curtis

1978

The Pirate

The Pirate

Rashid

1977

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

Judas Iscariot

1977

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

Sir James Camden

1977

Roots

Roots

Sir Eric Russell

1977

Matt Helm

Matt Helm

Paul

1975

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

Anton Zoref

1975

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

Columbo

Columbo

Leland St. John

1971

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

David Garrick

1969

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

1967

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Caulfield

1967

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Joe Lunn

1966

Redcap

Redcap

Sapper Russell

1964

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Movies(102)

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

Metcalfe

2025

Ballerina

Ballerina

Winston

2025

Wick Is Pain

Wick Is Pain

Self

2025

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

Tai Lung (voice)

2024

American Star

American Star

Wilson

2024

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4

Winston

2023

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

Saiwa (voice)

2022

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Narrator

2021

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

(archive footage)

2020

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

Self

2019

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

Al Swearengen

2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Winston

2019

Bolden

Bolden

Judge Perry

2019

Master of Dark Shadows

Master of Dark Shadows

Narrator

2019

Hellboy

Hellboy

Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

2019

Age of Sail

Age of Sail

William Avery (voice)

2018

A Wizard's Tale

A Wizard's Tale

The Grump (voice)

2018

Pottersville

Pottersville

Bart

2017

Jawbone

Jawbone

Joe Padgett

2017

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

Winston Scott

2017

The Hollow Point

The Hollow Point

Leland

2016

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Umayya (voice)

2016

Grimsby

Grimsby

MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)

2016

John Wick

John Wick

Winston

2014

The Kid

The Kid

Inglés

2014

Hercules

Hercules

Amphiarus

2014

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

Ron Parfitt

2014

How We Used to Live

How We Used to Live

Narrator

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

King Brahmwell

2013

Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman

Beith

2012

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

2011

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Narrator (voice)

2010

44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

Meredith

2009

Case 39

Case 39

Detective Mike Barron

2009

Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

Self (archive footage)

2009

Coraline

Coraline

Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

2009

Death Race

Death Race

Coach

2008

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

Tai Lung (voice)

2008

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

2007

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Merriman Lyon

2007

Hot Rod

Hot Rod

Frank Powell

2007

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

Captain Hook (voice)

2007

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

Paul Griffen

2006

Scoop

Scoop

Joe Strombel

2006

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Larry

2005

Nemesis Game

Nemesis Game

Jeff Novak

2003

Terror in Moscow

Terror in Moscow

Narrator

2003

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks

Brinkman

2003

Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen

Frank

2002

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

Marty Mann

2002

The Making of Sexy Beast

The Making of Sexy Beast

Self

2001

Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

Teddy Bass

2001

D.R.E.A.M. Team

D.R.E.A.M. Team

Oliver Maxwell

1999

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Robert Bryson

1998

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

Narrator

1997

Soul Survivors

Soul Survivors

Otis Cooke

1995

White Goods

White Goods

Ian Deegan

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

Andre Marchand

1990

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

David Cleveland

1989

Dick Francis: In the Frame

Dick Francis: In the Frame

David Cleveland

1989

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

1989

Chain Letter

Chain Letter

The Messenger of Death

1989

Miami Vice: Freefall

Miami Vice: Freefall

Gen. Manuel Borbon

1989

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

Roger Bushell

1988

Grand Larceny

Grand Larceny

Flanagan

1987

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Prefet de police

1986

Rocket to the Moon

Rocket to the Moon

Willy Wax

1986

Braker

Braker

Alan Roswell

1985

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

Vincent Hardwick

1984

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Philip Durant

1984

Torchlight

Torchlight

Sidney

1984

Exposed

Exposed

Greg Miller

1983

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Prince Rainier of Monaco

1983

The Letter

The Letter

Geoff

1982

Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

Dr. Alfred Sunshine

1981

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Brain (Bert)

1980

High Tide

High Tide

Curtis

1980

Yesterday's Hero

Yesterday's Hero

Rod Turner

1979

The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

Fouquet

1979

The Pirate

The Pirate

Rashid

1978

Disraeli

Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

1978

Code Name: Diamond Head

Code Name: Diamond Head

Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler

1977

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

Sir James Camden

1977

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

Saunders

1975

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

Banat

1975

Ransom

Ransom

Ray Petrie

1974

What Would You Do?

What Would You Do?

Derek

1974

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

Anthony Wood

1973

Sitting Target

Sitting Target

Birdy Williams

1972

Villain

Villain

Wolfe Lissner

1971

The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

Tom Lynn

1970

A Sound from the Sea

A Sound from the Sea

Tom

1970

Performance

Performance

Noel (voice) (uncredited)

1970

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Fred C. Dobbs

1970

Freelance

Freelance

Mitch

1970

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

Sgt. Pilot Andy

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Charlie Cartwright

1969

Funeral Games

Funeral Games

Caulfield

1968

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

1967

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

Roibin

1966

The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls

Keith Dexter

1965

The Wild and the Willing

The Wild and the Willing

Harry Brown

1962