Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Age 83 — 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.

DramaCrimeWesternScience-Fiction

70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1964–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedYoung Charlie Chaplin
7.5 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Ian McShane shows

  1. 1Young Charlie Chaplin posterYoung Charlie ChaplinCharles Chaplin Snr · 6 eps · 198910.0
  2. 2Will Shakespeare posterWill ShakespeareChristopher Marlowe · 1 ep · 197810.0
  3. 3Deadwood posterDeadwoodAl Swearengen · 2004–2019 · Drama8.7
  4. 4Game of Thrones posterGame of ThronesBrother Ray · 1 ep · 20118.5
  5. 5The West Wing posterThe West WingNikolai Ivanovich · 1 ep · 19998.3
  6. 6ONE PIECE posterONE PIECENarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 20238.1
  7. 7American Horror Story posterAmerican Horror StoryLeigh Emerson · 2 eps · 20118.1
  8. 8Columbo posterColumboLeland St. John · 1 ep · 19718.1
  9. 9The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsArtemis (voice) · 1 ep · 19898.0
  10. 10In Deep posterIn DeepJamie Lamb · 2 eps · 20018.0
  11. 11Redcap posterRedcapSapper Russell · 1 ep · 19648.0
  12. 12Kings posterKingsKing Silas Benjamin · 2009–2009 · Drama8.0
  13. 13Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitToby Moore · 1 ep · 19998.0
  14. 14War and Remembrance posterWar and RemembrancePhilip Rule · 8 eps · 19887.9
  15. 15Matt Helm posterMatt HelmPaul · 1 ep · 19757.8
  16. 16Jesus of Nazareth posterJesus of NazarethJudas Iscariot · 4 eps · 19777.8
  17. 17Disraeli posterDisraeliBenjamin Disraeli · 4 eps · 19787.6
  18. 18The Pillars of the Earth posterThe Pillars of the EarthWaleran · 2010–2010 · Drama7.6
  19. 19Miami Vice posterMiami ViceEsteban Montoya · 1 ep · 19847.5
  20. 20American Gods posterAmerican GodsMr. Wednesday · 2017–2021 · Drama7.5
  21. 21Ray Donovan posterRay DonovanMalcolm Finney · 2 eps · 20137.5
  22. 22Roots posterRootsSir Eric Russell · 1 ep · 19777.4
  23. 23Natural World posterNatural WorldNarrator · 3 eps · 19837.4
  24. 24Lovejoy posterLovejoyLovejoy · 73 eps · 19867.4
  25. 25Magnum, P.I. posterMagnum, P.I.David Norman · 1 ep · 19807.3
  26. 26Doctor Thorne posterDoctor ThorneSir Roger Scatcherd · 3 eps · 20167.2
  27. 27The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneChandler · 1 ep · 20027.1
  28. 28Space: 1999 posterSpace: 1999Anton Zoref · 1 ep · 19757.1
  29. 29Minder posterMinderJack Last · 1 ep · 19797.1
  30. 30Madson posterMadsonJohn Madson · 6 eps · 19967.0
  31. 31CBS Summer Playhouse posterCBS Summer PlayhouseMarbury · 1 ep · 19877.0
  32. 32ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseCaulfield · 1 ep · 19677.0
  33. 33ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreDavid Garrick · 1 ep · 19697.0
  34. 34Dallas posterDallasDon Lockwood · 12 eps · 19786.8
  35. 35Marco Polo posterMarco PoloAlì Ben Youssuf · 2 eps · 19826.7
  36. 36Chillers posterChillersSteven Castle · 1 ep · 19906.7
  37. 37Bare Essence posterBare EssenceNiko Theophilus · 11 eps · 19836.7
  38. 38American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseWilly Wax · 1 ep · 19826.6
  39. 39The Naked Truth posterThe Naked TruthLeland Banks · 2 eps · 19956.5
  40. 40Trust posterTrustAlan Cooper-Fozard · 6 eps · 20036.5

Top movies 30best Ian McShane movies

  1. 1Funeral GamesCaulfield · 196810.0
  2. 2Rocket to the Moon posterRocket to the MoonWilly Wax · 198610.0
  3. 3The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU posterThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(archive footage) · 20209.7
  4. 4Master of Dark Shadows posterMaster of Dark ShadowsNarrator · 20199.1
  5. 5High Tide posterHigh TideCurtis · 19808.0
  6. 6Coraline posterCoralineMr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) · 20097.9
  7. 7John Wick: Chapter 4 posterJohn Wick: Chapter 4Winston · 20237.7
  8. 8Wuthering Heights posterWuthering HeightsHeathcliff · 19677.5
  9. 9John Wick posterJohn WickWinston · 20147.5
  10. 10John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum posterJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumWinston · 20197.4
  11. 11John Wick: Chapter 2 posterJohn Wick: Chapter 2Winston Scott · 20177.3
  12. 12Kung Fu Panda posterKung Fu PandaTai Lung (voice) · 20087.3
  13. 13Terror in Moscow posterTerror in MoscowNarrator · 20037.3
  14. 14Ballerina posterBallerinaWinston · 20257.3
  15. 15Age of Sail posterAge of SailWilliam Avery (voice) · 20187.1
  16. 16My Father's Dragon posterMy Father's DragonSaiwa (voice) · 20227.1
  17. 17Kung Fu Panda 4 posterKung Fu Panda 4Tai Lung (voice) · 20247.0
  18. 18The Lives of Jenny Dolan posterThe Lives of Jenny DolanSaunders · 19757.0
  19. 19Soul Survivors posterSoul SurvivorsOtis Cooke · 19957.0
  20. 20White Goods posterWhite GoodsIan Deegan · 19947.0
  21. 21Sexy Beast posterSexy BeastTeddy Bass · 20017.0
  22. 22The Last of Sheila posterThe Last of SheilaAnthony Wood · 19736.9
  23. 23Battle of Britain posterBattle of BritainSgt. Pilot Andy · 19696.9
  24. 24We Are Marshall posterWe Are MarshallPaul Griffen · 20066.9
  25. 25Bilal: A New Breed of Hero posterBilal: A New Breed of HeroUmayya (voice) · 20166.8
  26. 26Performance. posterPerformance.Noel (voice) (uncredited) · 19706.8
  27. 27Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception posterPerry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionAndre Marchand · 19906.8
  28. 28Deadwood: The Movie posterDeadwood: The MovieAl Swearengen · 20196.7
  29. 29Deep Cover posterDeep CoverMetcalfe · 20256.7
  30. 30Scoop posterScoopJoe Strombel · 20066.6

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