Ian McShane
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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.
Known for
Credits
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
as Fred C. Dobbs
Coraline (2009)
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Ballerina (2025)
as Winston
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Tai Lung (voice)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
as Tai Lung (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
as Winston
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Winston Scott
Shrek the Third (2007)
as Captain Hook (voice)
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
as King Brahmwell
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
as Winston
Hercules (2014)
as Amphiarus
John Wick (2014)
as Winston
Death Race (2008)
as Coach
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Deep Cover (2025)
as Metcalfe
The Golden Compass (2007)
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
as Beith
Hellboy (2019)
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Grimsby (2016)
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Case 39 (2009)
as Detective Mike Barron
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
as Brinkman
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
Sexy Beast (2001)
as Teddy Bass
Hot Rod (2007)
as Frank Powell
Scoop (2006)
as Joe Strombel
Wick Is Pain (2025)
as Self
Cuban Fury (2014)
as Ron Parfitt
Nine Lives (2005)
as Larry
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Al Swearengen
We Are Marshall (2006)
as Paul Griffen
Ransom (1974)
as Ray Petrie
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Saiwa (voice)
The Pirate (1978)
as Rashid
A Wizard's Tale (2018)
as The Grump (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
as Merriman Lyon
Jawbone (2017)
as Joe Padgett
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
as Umayya (voice)
44 Inch Chest (2009)
as Meredith
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
as Philip Durant
Exposed (1983)
as Greg Miller
The Last of Sheila (1973)
as Anthony Wood
The Kid (2014)
as Inglés
Performance. (1970)
as Noel (voice) (uncredited)
The Hollow Point (2016)
as Leland
Bolden (2019)
as Judge Perry
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
as Charlie Cartwright
American Star (2024)
as Wilson
Nemesis Game (2003)
as Jeff Novak
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
as Andre Marchand
Pottersville (2017)
as Bart
Villain (1971)
as Wolfe Lissner
Grand Larceny (1987)
as Flanagan
Grace Kelly (1983)
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Sitting Target (1972)
as Birdy Williams
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
as Roger Bushell
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
as Robert Bryson
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Oliver Maxwell
Man and Boy (2002)
as Marty Mann
Freelance (1970)
as Mitch
High Tide (1980)
as Curtis
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as (archive footage)
The Letter (1982)
as Geoff
Rocket to the Moon (1986)
as Willy Wax
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
as Prefet de police
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
as Vincent Hardwick
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
as Rod Turner
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
as Fouquet
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
as Sir James Camden
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
as Keith Dexter
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980)
as The Brain (Bert)
The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
as Tom Lynn
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)
as Narrator
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
as Saunders
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
as Harry Brown
Sky West and Crooked (1966)
as Roibin
Soul Survivors (1995)
as Otis Cooke
Bollywood Queen (2002)
as Frank
Journey into Fear (1975)
as Banat
Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)
as David Cleveland
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Disraeli (1978)
as Benjamin Disraeli
Miami Vice: Freefall (1989)
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
The Making of Sexy Beast (2001)
as Self
Age of Sail (2018)
as William Avery (voice)
Funeral Games (1968)
as Caulfield
Wuthering Heights (1967)
as Heathcliff
Master of Dark Shadows (2019)
as Narrator
Chain Letter (1989)
as The Messenger of Death
White Goods (1994)
as Ian Deegan
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Dick Francis: Blood Sport (1989)
Actor
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn (2019)
as Self
Braker (1985)
as Alan Roswell
A Sound from the Sea (1970)
as Tom
What Would You Do? (1974)
as Derek
Torchlight (1984)
as Sidney
Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989)
as David Cleveland
How We Used to Live (2013)
as Narrator
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Traders of the Lost Scrolls (1997)
as Narrator
Terror in Moscow (2003)
as Narrator