Ian McShane
September 29, 1942 (82 years old) in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · From the World of John Wick: Ballerina as Winston
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Tai Lung (voice)
- 2024 · American Star as Wilson
- 2023 · ONE PIECE as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · John Wick: Chapter 4 as Winston
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Saiwa (voice)
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Narrator
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn as Self
- 2019 · Deadwood: The Movie as Al Swearengen
- 2019 · John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum as Winston
- 2019 · Bolden as Judge Perry
- 2019 · Master of Dark Shadows as Narrator
- 2019 · Hellboy as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
- 2018 · Age of Sail as William Avery (voice)
- 2018 · A Wizard's Tale as The Grump (voice)
- 2017 · Pottersville as Bart
- 2017 · Jawbone as Joe Padgett
- 2017 · American Gods as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Winston
- 2016 · The Hollow Point as Leland
- 2016 · Bilal: A New Breed of Hero as Umayya (voice)
- 2016 · Doctor Thorne as Sir Roger Scatcherd
- 2016 · Grimsby as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
- 2014 · John Wick as Winston
- 2014 · The Kid as Inglés
- 2014 · Hercules as Amphiarus
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Cuban Fury as Ron Parfitt
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · How We Used to Live as Narrator
- 2013 · Ray Donovan as Malcolm Finney
- 2013 · Ray Donovan as Andrew Finney
- 2013 · Jack the Giant Slayer as King Brahmwell
- 2012 · Snow White and the Huntsman as Beith
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Leigh Emerson
- 2011 · Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Brother Ray
- 2010 · The Pillars of the Earth as Waleran Bigod
- 2010 · The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · 44 Inch Chest as Meredith
- 2009 · Case 39 as Detective Mike Barron
- 2009 · Kings as King Silas Benjamin
- 2009 · Coraline as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
- 2008 · Death Race as Coach
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Tai Lung (voice)
- 2007 · The Golden Compass as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Merriman Lyon
- 2007 · Hot Rod as Frank Powell
- 2007 · Shrek the Third as Captain Hook (voice)
- 2007 · The Dame Edna Treatment as
- 2006 · We Are Marshall as Paul Griffen
- 2006 · Scoop as Joe Strombel
- 2005 · Nine Lives as Larry
- 2004 · Deadwood as Al Swearengen
- 2003 · Nemesis Game as Jeff Novak
- 2003 · Terror in Moscow as Narrator
- 2003 · Agent Cody Banks as Brinkman
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Trust as Alan Cooper-Fozard
- 2002 · Bollywood Queen as Frank
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Chandler
- 2002 · Man and Boy as Marty Mann
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · The Making of Sexy Beast as Self
- 2001 · In Deep as Jamie Lamb
- 2001 · Sexy Beast as Teddy Bass
- 1999 · D.R.E.A.M. Team as Oliver Maxwell
- 1999 · The West Wing as Nikolai Ivanovich
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Toby Moore
- 1998 · Babylon 5: The River of Souls as Robert Bryson
- 1997 · Traders of the Lost Scrolls as Narrator
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Madson as John Madson
- 1995 · The Naked Truth as Leland Banks
- 1995 · Soul Survivors as Otis Cooke
- 1994 · White Goods as Ian Deegan
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1990 · Chillers as Steven Castle
- 1990 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Andre Marchand
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Artemis (voice)
- 1989 · Dick Francis: Twice Shy as David Cleveland
- 1989 · Chain Letter as The Messenger of Death
- 1989 · Miami Vice: Freefall as Gen. Manuel Borbon
- 1989 · Young Charlie Chaplin as Charles Chaplin Snr
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Philip Rule
- 1988 · The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Roger Bushell
- 1988 · The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Roger Bushell
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · CBS Summer Playhouse as Marbury
- 1987 · Grand Larceny as Flanagan
- 1986 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue as Prefet de police
- 1986 · Rocket to the Moon as Willy Wax
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Lovejoy
- 1985 · Braker as Alan Roswell
- 1985 · A.D. as Sejanus
- 1985 · Evergreen as Paul Lerner
- 1985 · Torchlight as Sidney
- 1984 · Too Scared to Scream as Vincent Hardwick
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Esteban Montoya
- 1984 · Ordeal by Innocence as Philip Durant
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Exposed as Greg Miller
- 1983 · Bare Essence as Niko Theophilus
- 1983 · Grace Kelly as Prince Rainier of Monaco
- 1982 · Marco Polo as Alì Ben Youssuf
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · The Letter as Geoff
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Willy Wax
- 1981 · Cheaper to Keep Her as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · The Great Riviera Bank Robbery as The Brain (Bert)
- 1980 · High Tide as Curtis
- 1979 · Minder as Jack Last
- 1979 · Yesterday's Hero as Rod Turner
- 1979 · The Fifth Musketeer as Fouquet
- 1978 · The Pirate as Rashid
- 1978 · Disraeli as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1978 · Disraeli as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1978 · Life of Shakespeare as Christopher Marlowe
- 1978 · Dallas as Don Lockwood
- 1978 · Armchair Thriller as Curtis
- 1977 · Code Name: Diamond Head as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Judas Iscariot
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Judas Iscariot
- 1977 · The Fantastic Journey as Sir James Camden
- 1977 · Roots as Sir Eric Russell
- 1975 · The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Saunders
- 1975 · Matt Helm as Paul
- 1975 · Space: 1999 as Anton Zoref
- 1975 · Journey into Fear as Banat
- 1974 · Ransom as Ray Petrie
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · What Would You Do? as Derek
- 1973 · The Last of Sheila as Anthony
- 1972 · Sitting Target as Birdy Williams
- 1971 · Columbo as Leland St. John
- 1971 · Villain as Wolfe Lissner
- 1970 · The Ballad of Tam Lin as Tom Lynn
- 1970 · A Sound from the Sea as Tom
- 1970 · Performance as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970 · Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You as Fred C. Dobbs
- 1970 · Freelance as Mitch
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Sgt. Pilot Andy
- 1969 · If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Charlie Cartwright
- 1968 · Funeral Games as Caulfield
- 1967 · Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff
- 1967 · Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff
- 1966 · You Can't Win as Joe Lunn
- 1965 · Sky West and Crooked as Roibin
- 1965 · The Pleasure Girls as Keith Dexter
- 1964 · Redcap as Sapper Russell
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as
- 1962 · The Wild and the Willing as Harry Brown
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Geoffrey
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · Deep Cover as