Ian McShane

81 · Born: Sep 29, 1942

Personal Details

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

Spouse

Gwen Humble
( Aug 30, 1980 to Apr 25, 2024 )
Ruth V. Post
( Jun 8, 1968 to Mar 1, 1977 )
Suzan Farmer
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Irene Cowley
Harry McShane

Biography

Ian David McShane (born September 29, 1942) is an English actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films, it is by his television roles that he is generally known, starting with the BBC's Lovejoy (1986–94) and particularly in the HBO Western drama Deadwood (2004–06). He starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2025

Ballerina as Winston

2024

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 as Tai Lung (voice)

American Star as Wilson

2023

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4 as Winston

2022

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon as Saiwa

2021

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Narrator

2020

The Simpsons as Artemis (voice)

2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum as Winston

Bolden as Judge Perry

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie as Al Swearengen

Hellboy as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Toby Moore

2018

A Wizard's Tale

A Wizard's Tale as The Grump (voice)

2017

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2 as Winston

Jawbone as Joe Padgett

Pottersville as Bart

American Gods as Mr. Wednesday

2016

The Hollow Point

The Hollow Point as Leland

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero as Umayya (voice)

Doctor Thorne as Sir Roger Scatcherd

2014

John Wick as Winston

Cuban Fury as Ron Parfitt

Hercules as Amphiarus

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer as King Brahmwell

2012

Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman as Beith

American Horror Story

American Horror Story as Leigh Emerson

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

2010

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth as Waleran Bigod

2009

44 Inch Chest as Meredith

Case 39 as Detective Mike Barron

Coraline as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

Kings as King Silas Benjamin

2008

Kung Fu Panda as Tai Lung (voice)

Death Race as Coach

2007

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

Hot Rod as Frank Powell

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Merriman Lyon

2006

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall as Paul Griffen

Scoop as Joe Strombel

2004

Deadwood as Al Swearengen

2003

Nemesis Game as Jeff Novak

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks as Brinkman

Terror in Moscow

Terror in Moscow as Narrator

Trust as Alan Cooper-Fozard

2002

Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen as Frank

Man and Boy as Marty Mann

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Chandler

2001

Sexy Beast as Teddy Bass

The West Wing as Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich

1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team

D.R.E.A.M. Team as Oliver Maxwell

1998

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Babylon 5: The River of Souls as Robert Bryson

1997

Natural World as Narrator

1996

Madson as John Madson

1994

White Goods as Ian Deegan

1990

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Andre Marchand

1989

Minder as Jack Last

Columbo as Leland St. John

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Roger Bushell

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance as Philip Rule

Dallas as Don Lockwood

1986

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Willy Wax

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue as Prefet de police

Lovejoy as Lovejoy

1985

Torchlight as Sidney

A.D. as Sejanus

Evergreen as Paul Lerner

1984

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence as Philip Durant

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream as Vincent Hardwick

1983

Exposed as Greg Miller

Grace Kelly as Prince Rainier of Monaco

1982

The Letter as Geoff

Marco Polo as Ali Ben Yussouf

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery as The Brain (Bert)

1979

The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer as Fouquet

Yesterday's Hero

Yesterday's Hero as Rod Turner

1978

The Pirate as Rashid

Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic

Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic as Benjamin Disraeli

1977

Code Name: Diamond Head

Code Name: Diamond Head as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth as Judas Iscariot

1975

Journey Into Fear

Journey Into Fear as Banat

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Saunders

Space: 1999 as Anton Zoref

1974

The Terrorists as Ray Petrie

1973

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila as Anthony

1972

Sitting Target as Birdy Williams

1971

Villain as Wolfe Lissner

1970

Freelance as Mitch

Tam Lin as Tom Lynn

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You as Fred C. Dobbs

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Charlie Cartwright

The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain as Sgt. Pilot Andy

1967

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff

1965

The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls as Keith Dexter

Gypsy Girl as Roibin

1964

Redcap as Sapper Russell

1962

Young and Willing

Young and Willing as Harry Brown

1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre as Geoffrey

appearances

2019

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

2005

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

1971

The Hellstrom Chronicle

The Hellstrom Chronicle