Ian McShane
Birthday
1942/09/29 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
Ian David McShane, Ίαν ΜακΣέιν, 伊恩·麥克夏恩, 伊恩·麦柯肖恩, 이안 맥쉐인, Іен Макшейн, 伊恩·麦克沙恩, ایان مک شین, Єн МакШейн
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.
Acting
(2006) Scoop
as Joe Strombel
(2021) Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Narrator
(2007) The Golden Compass
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
(2007) The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
as Merriman Lyon
(2011) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
(2007) Hot Rod
as Frank Powell
(1979) The Fifth Musketeer
as Fouquet
(2008) Death Race
as Coach
(1998) Babylon 5: The River of Souls
as Robert Bryson
(2006) We Are Marshall
as Paul Griffen
(1971) Villain
as Wolfe Lissner
(1981) Cheaper to Keep Her
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
(1986) The Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefet de police
(1969) Battle of Britain
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
(1970) Performance
as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
(2001) Sexy Beast
as Teddy Bass
(1969) If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Charlie Cartwright
(1973) The Last of Sheila
as Anthony
(2008) Kung Fu Panda
as Tai Lung (voice)
(1987) Grand Larceny
as Flanagan
(2009) Case 39
as Detective Mike Barron
(2009) 44 Inch Chest
as Meredith
(1970) Freelance
as Mitch
(2009) Coraline
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
(1965) The Pleasure Girls
as Keith Dexter
(2005) Nine Lives
as Larry
(2003) Nemesis Game
as Jeff Novak
(1986) Rocket to the Moon
as Willy Wax
(1974) Ransom
as Ray Petrie
(2013) Jack the Giant Slayer
as King Brahmwell
(2003) Terror in Moscow
as Narrator
(1972) Sitting Target
as Birdy Williams
(1984) Too Scared to Scream
as Vincent Hardwick
(2012) Snow White and the Huntsman
as Beith
(2019) John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as Winston
(2023) John Wick: Chapter 4
as Winston
(1983) Exposed
as Greg Miller
(1970) Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
as Fred C. Dobbs
(1984) Ordeal by Innocence
as Philip Durant
(1970) The Ballad of Tam Lin
as Tom Lynn
(1983) Grace Kelly
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
(2002) Man and Boy
as Marty Mann
(2022) My Father's Dragon
as Saiwa (voice)
(1975) Journey into Fear
as Banat
(2014) Cuban Fury
as Ron Parfitt
(1965) Sky West and Crooked
as Roibin
(2014) Hercules
as Amphiarus
(1977) Code Name: Diamond Head
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
(2024) American Star
as Wilson
(1999) D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Oliver Maxwell
(1990) Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Andre Marchand
(1980) The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
as The Brain (Bert)
(1967) Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff
(1962) The Wild and the Willing
as Harry Brown
(2016) The Hollow Point
as Leland
(1978) Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
(2014) The Kid
as Inglés
(1988) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Roger Bushell
(2016) Grimsby
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
(2024) Kung Fu Panda 4
as Tai Lung (voice)
(2013) How We Used to Live
as Narrator
(2014) John Wick
as Winston
(1979) Yesterday's Hero
as Rod Turner
Deep Cover
as ---
(2025) From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
as Winston
(1985) Torchlight
as Sidney
(1982) The Letter
as Geoff
(1968) Funeral Games
as Caulfield
(1970) A Sound from the Sea
as Tom
(1974) What Would You Do?
as Derek
(1978) The Pirate
as Rashid
(2001) The Making of Sexy Beast
as Self
(2017) John Wick: Chapter 2
as Winston
(2003) Agent Cody Banks
as Brinkman
(1995) Soul Survivors
as Otis Cooke
(1980) High Tide
as Curtis
(2017) Pottersville
as Bart
(2016) Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
as Umayya (voice)
(1989) Chain Letter
as The Messenger of Death
(2017) Jawbone
as Joe Padgett
(2007) Shrek the Third
as Captain Hook (voice)
(2002) Bollywood Queen
as Frank
(2019) Hellboy
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
(2018) A Wizard's Tale
as The Grump (voice)
(2019) Bolden
as Judge Perry
(1994) White Goods
as Ian Deegan
(2018) Age of Sail
as William Avery (voice)
(2019) Deadwood: The Movie
as Al Swearengen
(2019) Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
as Self
(2019) Master of Dark Shadows
as Narrator
(1989) Dick Francis: Twice Shy
as David Cleveland
(1975) The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Saunders
(2010) The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Narrator (voice)
(2020) The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as (archive footage)
(1997) Traders of the Lost Scrolls
as Narrator
(1985) Braker
as Alan Roswell
(1977) Jesus Of Nazareth
as Judas Iscariot
(1989) Miami Vice: Freefall
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
(1977) The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James Camden
(2009) Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as David Norman
(1956) Armchair Theatre
as Geoffrey
(1971) Columbo
as Leland St. John
(2004) Deadwood
as Al Swearengen
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1987) Going Live!
as Self
(1984) Miami Vice
as Esteban Montoya
(1979) Minder
as Jack Last
(2007) The Dame Edna Treatment
as ---
(1996) Madson
as John Madson
(1986) Lovejoy
as Lovejoy
(1978) Dallas
as Don Lockwood
(2003) Trust
as Alan Cooper-Fozard
(2009) Kings
as King Silas Benjamin
(1983) Bare Essence
as Niko Theophilus
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1977) The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James Camden
(1964) The Wednesday Play
as ---
(1964) Redcap
as Sapper Russell
(1978) Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
(1989) The Simpsons
as Artemis (voice)
(1977) Jesus of Nazareth
as Judas Iscariot
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1983) Natural World
as Narrator
(1978) Life of Shakespeare
as Christopher Marlowe
(1985) Evergreen
as Paul Lerner
(1966) You Can't Win
as Joe Lunn
(1989) Young Charlie Chaplin
as Charles Chaplin Snr
(1988) War and Remembrance
as Philip Rule
(2010) The Pillars of the Earth
as Waleran Bigod
(2002) The Twilight Zone
as Chandler
(2011) American Horror Story
as Leigh Emerson
(1975) Matt Helm
as Paul
(1999) The West Wing
as Nikolai Ivanovich
(1967) Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff
(2013) Ray Donovan
as Malcolm Finney
(2013) Ray Donovan
as Andrew Finney
(2016) Doctor Thorne
as Sir Roger Scatcherd
(2017) American Gods
as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
(2001) In Deep
as Jamie Lamb
(2011) Game of Thrones
as Brother Ray
(1990) Chillers
as Steven Castle
(2023) ONE PIECE
as Narrator (voice)
(1977) Roots
as Sir Eric Russell
(1985) A.D.
as Sejanus
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(1988) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Roger Bushell
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Toby Moore
(1987) CBS Summer Playhouse
as Marbury
(1978) Armchair Thriller
as Curtis
(1975) Space: 1999
as Anton Zoref
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(1982) Marco Polo
as Alì Ben Youssuf
(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(1982) American Playhouse
as Willy Wax
(1995) The Naked Truth
as Leland Banks
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner