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Ian McShane

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Ian McShane

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

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2025Deep CoverMetcalfeMovie
  2. 2025BallerinaWinstonMovie
  3. 2025Wick Is PainSelfMovie
  4. 2024Kung Fu Panda 4Tai Lung (voice)Movie
  5. 2024American StarWilson, ProducerMovie
  6. 2023ONE PIECENarrator (voice)Series
  7. 2023John Wick: Chapter 4WinstonMovie
  8. 2022My Father's DragonSaiwa (voice)Movie
  9. 2021Robbo: The Bryan Robson StoryNarratorMovie
  10. 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(archive footage)Movie
  11. 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
  12. 2019Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy RebornSelfMovie
  13. 2019Deadwood: The MovieAl Swearengen, Executive ProducerMovie
  14. 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumWinstonMovie
  15. 2019BoldenJudge PerryMovie
  16. 2019Master of Dark ShadowsNarratorMovie
  17. 2019HellboyTrevor "Broom" BruttenholmMovie
  18. 2018Age of SailWilliam Avery (voice)Movie
  19. 2018A Wizard's TaleThe Grump (voice)Movie
  20. 2017PottersvilleBartMovie
  21. 2017JawboneJoe PadgettMovie
  22. 2017American GodsMr. Wednesday / God OdinSeries
  23. 2017John Wick: Chapter 2Winston ScottMovie
  24. 2016The Hollow PointLelandMovie
  25. 2016Bilal: A New Breed of HeroUmayya (voice)Movie
  26. 2016Doctor ThorneSir Roger ScatcherdSeries
  27. 2016GrimsbyMI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)Movie
  28. 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelfSeries
  29. 2014John WickWinstonMovie
  30. 2014The KidInglésMovie
  31. 2014HerculesAmphiarusMovie
  32. 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
  33. 2014Cuban FuryRon ParfittMovie
  34. 2013Ray DonovanMalcolm Finney, Andrew FinneySeries
  35. 2013Jack the Giant SlayerKing BrahmwellMovie
  36. 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanBeithMovie
  37. 2011American Horror StoryLeigh EmersonSeries
  38. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesEdward "Blackbeard" TeachMovie
  39. 2011Game of ThronesBrother RaySeries
  40. 2010The Pillars of the EarthWaleran BigodSeries
  41. 2010The Sorcerer's ApprenticeNarrator (voice)Movie
  42. 200944 Inch ChestMeredith, Executive ProducerMovie
  43. 2009Case 39Detective Mike BarronMovie
  44. 2009KingsKing Silas BenjaminSeries
  45. 2009CoralineMr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)Movie
  46. 2008Death RaceCoachMovie
  47. 2008Kung Fu PandaTai Lung (voice)Movie
  48. 2007The Golden CompassRagnar Sturlusson (voice)Movie
  49. 2007The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingMerriman LyonMovie
  50. 2007Hot RodFrank PowellMovie
  51. 2007Shrek the ThirdCaptain Hook (voice)Movie
  52. 2006We Are MarshallPaul GriffenMovie
  53. 2006The One ShowSelfSeries
  54. 2006ScoopJoe StrombelMovie
  55. 2005Nine LivesLarryMovie
  56. 2004DeadwoodAl SwearengenSeries
  57. 2003Nemesis GameJeff NovakMovie
  58. 2003Terror in MoscowNarratorMovie
  59. 2003Agent Cody BanksBrinkmanMovie
  60. 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelfSeries
  61. 2002Bollywood QueenFrankMovie
  62. 2002The Twilight ZoneChandlerSeries
  63. 2002Man and BoyMarty MannMovie
  64. 2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelfSeries
  65. 2001Sexy BeastTeddy BassMovie
  66. 1999D.R.E.A.M. TeamOliver MaxwellMovie
  67. 1999The West WingNikolai IvanovichSeries
  68. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitToby MooreSeries
  69. 1998Babylon 5: The River of SoulsRobert BrysonMovie
  70. 1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
  71. 1995The Naked TruthLeland BanksSeries
  72. 1993GMTVSelfSeries
  73. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionAndre MarchandMovie
  74. 1990ChillersSteven CastleSeries
  75. 1989The SimpsonsArtemis (voice)Series
  76. 1988War and RemembrancePhilip RuleSeries
  77. 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryRoger BushellMovie
  78. 1986The Murders in the Rue MorguePrefet de policeMovie
  79. 1986LovejoyLovejoy, DirectorSeries
  80. 1985A.D.SejanusSeries
  81. 1984Too Scared to ScreamVincent HardwickMovie
  82. 1984Miami ViceEsteban Montoya, General Manuel BorbonSeries
  83. 1984Ordeal by InnocencePhilip DurantMovie
  84. 1983Natural WorldNarratorSeries
  85. 1983ExposedGreg MillerMovie
  86. 1983Grace KellyPrince Rainier of MonacoMovie
  87. 1982Marco PoloAlì Ben YoussufSeries
  88. 1982WoganSelfSeries
  89. 1982American PlayhouseWilly WaxSeries
  90. 1980Magnum, P.I.David Norman, Edwin ClutterbuckSeries
  91. 1980The Great Riviera Bank RobberyThe Brain (Bert)Movie
  92. 1979MinderJack LastSeries
  93. 1979Yesterday's HeroRod TurnerMovie
  94. 1979The Fifth MusketeerFouquetMovie
  95. 1978DallasDon LockwoodSeries
  96. 1978Armchair ThrillerCurtisSeries
  97. 1977Code Name: Diamond HeadSean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard ButlerMovie
  98. 1977Jesus of NazarethJudas IscariotSeries
  99. 1977The Fantastic JourneySir James CamdenSeries
  100. 1977RootsSir Eric RussellSeries
  101. 1975Matt HelmPaulSeries
  102. 1975Space: 1999Anton ZorefSeries
  103. 1975Journey into FearBanatMovie
  104. 1974RansomRay PetrieMovie
  105. 1974Police WomanSeries
  106. 1973The Last of SheilaAnthony WoodMovie
  107. 1972Sitting TargetBirdy WilliamsMovie
  108. 1971ColumboLeland St. JohnSeries
  109. 1971VillainWolfe LissnerMovie
  110. 1970The Ballad of Tam LinTom LynnMovie
  111. 1970Performance.Noel (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  112. 1970Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love YouFred C. DobbsMovie
  113. 1970FreelanceMitchMovie
  114. 1969Battle of BritainSgt. Pilot AndyMovie
  115. 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumCharlie CartwrightMovie
  116. 1966Sky West and CrookedRoibinMovie
  117. 1965The Pleasure GirlsKeith DexterMovie
  118. 1962The Wild and the WillingHarry BrownMovie
  119. 1956Armchair TheatreGeoffrey, Roddy CainSeries
  120. 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter, Self - NomineeSeries