Ian McShane
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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 p...
Known For
Filmography
Deep Cover
2025
as Metcalfe
Ballerina
2025
as Winston
Wick Is Pain
2025
as Self
American Star
2024
as Wilson
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Tai Lung (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Winston
ONE PIECE
2023
as Narrator (voice)
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Saiwa (voice)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
as Narrator
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
as Winston
Hellboy
2019
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Bolden
2019
as Judge Perry
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Al Swearengen
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
2019
as Self
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
as Narrator
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
A Wizard's Tale
2018
as The Grump (voice)
Age of Sail
2018
as William Avery (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Winston Scott
Pottersville
2017
as Bart
Jawbone
2017
as Joe Padgett
American Gods
2017
as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
The Hollow Point
2016
as Leland
Grimsby
2016
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016
as Umayya (voice)
Doctor Thorne
2016
as Sir Roger Scatcherd
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Cuban Fury
2014
as Ron Parfitt
Hercules
2014
as Amphiarus
The Kid
2014
as Inglés
John Wick
2014
as Winston
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as King Brahmwell
How We Used to Live
2013
as Narrator
Ray Donovan
2013
as Malcolm Finney
Ray Donovan
2013
as Andrew Finney
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
as Beith
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
American Horror Story
2011
as Leigh Emerson
Game of Thrones
2011
as Brother Ray
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
as Narrator (voice)
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
as Waleran Bigod
Case 39
2009
as Detective Mike Barron
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Meredith
Coraline
2009
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Kings
2009
as King Silas Benjamin
Death Race
2008
as Coach
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Tai Lung (voice)
The Golden Compass
2007
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as Merriman Lyon
Hot Rod
2007
as Frank Powell
Shrek the Third
2007
as Captain Hook (voice)
The Dame Edna Treatment
2007
Scoop
2006
as Joe Strombel
We Are Marshall
2006
as Paul Griffen
The One Show
2006
as Self
Nine Lives
2005
as Larry
Deadwood
2004
as Al Swearengen
Nemesis Game
2003
as Jeff Novak
Terror in Moscow
2003
as Narrator
Agent Cody Banks
2003
as Brinkman
Trust
2003
as Alan Cooper-Fozard
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Man and Boy
2002
as Marty Mann
Bollywood Queen
2002
as Frank
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Chandler
Sexy Beast
2001
as Teddy Bass
The Making of Sexy Beast
2001
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
In Deep
2001
as Jamie Lamb
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Oliver Maxwell
The West Wing
1999
as Nikolai Ivanovich
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Toby Moore
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998
as Robert Bryson
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
1997
as Narrator
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Madson
1996
as John Madson
Soul Survivors
1995
as Otis Cooke
The Naked Truth
1995
as Leland Banks
White Goods
1994
as Ian Deegan
GMTV
1993
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Andre Marchand
Chillers
1990
as Steven Castle
Chain Letter
1989
as The Messenger of Death
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
1989
as David Cleveland
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989
Dick Francis: In the Frame
1989
as David Cleveland
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
The Simpsons
1989
as Artemis (voice)
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
as Charles Chaplin Snr
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Roger Bushell
War and Remembrance
1988
as Philip Rule
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Roger Bushell
Grand Larceny
1987
as Flanagan
Going Live!
1987
as Self
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Marbury
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Prefet de police
Rocket to the Moon
1986
as Willy Wax
Lovejoy
1986
as Lovejoy
Braker
1985
as Alan Roswell
Evergreen
1985
as Paul Lerner
A.D.
1985
as Sejanus
Too Scared to Scream
1984
as Vincent Hardwick
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Philip Durant
Torchlight
1984
as Sidney
Miami Vice
1984
as Esteban Montoya
Miami Vice
1984
as General Manuel Borbon
Exposed
1983
as Greg Miller
Grace Kelly
1983
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Bare Essence
1983
as Niko Theophilus
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The Letter
1982
as Geoff
Wogan
1982
as Self
Marco Polo
1982
as Alì Ben Youssuf
American Playhouse
1982
as Willy Wax
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
as The Brain (Bert)
High Tide
1980
as Curtis
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as David Norman
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Edwin Clutterbuck
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Fouquet
Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Rod Turner
Minder
1979
as Jack Last
Disraeli
1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
Dallas
1978
as Don Lockwood
Disraeli
1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Curtis
Will Shakespeare
1978
as Christopher Marlowe
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Sir James Camden
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Sir James Camden
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Judas Iscariot
Roots
1977
as Sir Eric Russell
The Pirate
1977
as Rashid
Journey into Fear
1975
as Banat
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Saunders
Matt Helm
1975
as Paul
Space: 1999
1975
as Anton Zoref
Ransom
1974
as Ray Petrie
What Would You Do?
1974
as Derek
Police Woman
1974
The Last of Sheila
1973
as Anthony Wood
Sitting Target
1972
as Birdy Williams
Villain
1971
as Wolfe Lissner
Columbo
1971
as Leland St. John
Performance.
1970
as Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Freelance
1970
as Mitch
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970
as Fred C. Dobbs
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Tom Lynn
A Sound from the Sea
1970
as Tom
Battle of Britain
1969
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Charlie Cartwright
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as David Garrick
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ken Harrison
Funeral Games
1968
as Caulfield
Wuthering Heights
1967
as Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights
1967
as Heathcliff
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Caulfield
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Tom
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Derek
Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Roibin
You Can't Win
1966
as Joe Lunn
The Pleasure Girls
1965
as Keith Dexter
Redcap
1964
as Sapper Russell
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank
The Wild and the Willing
1962
as Harry Brown
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Geoffrey
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Roddy Cain
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee