Ian McShane
Actor
Birth Date: September 29, 1942
Age: 80 years old
Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
British actor Ian McShane had a long, venerable career, though for most of it he remained unknown to American audiences, despite frequent appearances on television and in movies. One of his better known roles - as the smooth-talking criminal mastermind Teddy Bass in Jonathan Glazer's stylish crime thriller, "Sexy Beast" (2001) - allowed McShane a proper introduction. Though most of the accolades went to fellow Englishman Ben Kingsley for his scathing performance as the barking-mad bank robber Don Logan, McShane received his share of good notices for his portrayal of the sinister financier of a heist that eventually goes bad. But his most recognized and rewarded role came 42 years after his first onscreen performance. Playing the beguiling Al Swearengen, a cruel, calculating saloon owner on the acclaimed Western revival, "Deadwood" (HBO, 2003-06), McShane had the chance to play what the actor called "the best role I ever had," while finally making himself a household name. Following that success, McShane moved into a comfortable string of character roles on series including "Ray Donovan" (Showtime 2013- ) and "Game of Thrones" (HBO 2011- ).
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Ballerina
Actor
Winston Scott
Movie
2024
John Wick: Chapter 4Stream
Actor
Winston
Movie
2023
Hercules: The Thracian Wars
Actor
TV Show
2022
My Father's Dragon
Voice
Movie
2022
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
Guest
TV Show
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 -- ParabellumStream
Actor
Winston
Movie
2019
Hellboy
Actor
Professor Broom
Movie
2019
Bolden
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Judge Perry
Movie
2019
Master of Dark Shadows
Narrator
Movie
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Actor
Al Swearengen
Movie
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Executive Producer
Movie
2019
A Wizard's Tale
Voice
The Grump
Movie
2018
American GodsStream
Actor
Mr. Wednesday
TV Show
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2Stream
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Winston
Movie
2017
Jawbone
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Joe Padgett
Movie
2017
Pottersville
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Movie
2017
Doctor ThorneStream
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Sir Roger Scatcherd
TV Show
2016
The Brothers Grimsby
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MI6 Spy Boss
Movie
2016
The Brothers Grimsby With Hilarious Outtakes
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Movie
2016
The Hollow Point
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Leland
Movie
2016
Doctor Thorne
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Sir Roger Scatcherd
Movie
2016
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
Guest
TV Show
2015
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
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Umayya
Movie
2015
Late Night With Seth MeyersStream
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TV Show
2014
Hercules
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Amphiaraus
Movie
2014
John WickStream
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Winston
Movie
2014
El niño
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Inglés
Movie
2014
Cuban Fury
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Ron Parfait
Movie
2014
Ray DonovanStream
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Andrew Finney
TV Show
2013
Ray DonovanStream
Guest Star
Andrew Finney
TV Show
2013
How We Used to Live
Narrator
Movie
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
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King Brahmwell
Movie
2013
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Extras
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TV Show
2012
American Horror Story: Asylum
Guest Star
Leigh Emerson
TV Show
2012
Snow White and the Huntsman
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Beith
Movie
2012
Game of ThronesStream
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Brother Ray
TV Show
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesStream
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Blackbeard
Movie
2011
The Pillars of the Earth
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TV Show
2010
KingsStream
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King Silas
TV Show
2009
Case 39
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Detective Mike Barron
Movie
2009
CoralineStream
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Mr. Bobinsky
Movie
2009
44 Inch Chest
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Meredith
Movie
2009
44 Inch Chest
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Movie
2009
Kung Fu PandaStream
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Tai Lung
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2008
Death Race
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Coach
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2008
Shrek the ThirdStream
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Captain Hook
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2007
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Frank Powell
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2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
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Merriman Lyon
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2007
The Golden Compass
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Ragnar Sturlusson
Movie
2007
Shrek the Third 3D
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Captain Hook
Movie
2007
Scoop
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Joe Strombel
Movie
2006
We Are Marshall
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Paul Griffin
Movie
2006
Nine Lives
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Larry
Movie
2005
DeadwoodStream
Actor
Al Swearengen
TV Show
2004
Trust
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TV Show
2004
Tavis Smiley
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TV Show
2004
Agent Cody Banks
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Brinkman
Movie
2003
Nemesis Game
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Jeff Novak
Movie
2003
The Twilight ZoneStream
Actor
TV Show
2002
Man and Boy
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Marty Mann
Movie
2002
Bollywood Queen
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Frank
Movie
2002
Thieves
Guest Star
TV Show
2001
In Deep
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TV Show
2001
Sexy BeastStream
Actor
Teddy Bass
Movie
2000
The West WingStream
Guest Star
Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich
TV Show
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream
Guest Star
Sir Tobias "Toby" Moore
TV Show
1999
SpongeBob SquarePantsStream
Guest Voice
Gordon
TV Show
1999
The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream
Guest
TV Show
1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
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Oliver Maxwell
Movie
1999
Babylon 5: River of Souls
Actor
Robert Bryson
Movie
1998
The View
Guest
TV Show
1997
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Narrator
TV Show
1997
The Naked TruthStream
Guest Star
TV Show
1995
Soul Survivors
Actor
Otis Cooke
Movie
1995
Reto Snooker
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Movie
1994
White Goods
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Ian Deegan
Movie
1994
Un coup de génie
Actor
Movie
1991
Faux-semblant
Actor
Movie
1991
Young Charlie Chaplin
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Charles Chaplin Snr
TV Show
1990
Chillers
Actor
TV Show
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
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Andre Marchand
Movie
1990
The SimpsonsStream
Guest Voice
Artemis
TV Show
1989
Pura Sangre
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Movie
1989
Doblemente Oculto
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Movie
1989
Misterios de Dick Francis: Doble Crimen
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1989
Sospecha Fatal
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Movie
1989
Blood Sport
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David Cleveland
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1989
In the Frame
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David Cleveland
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1989
Twice Shy
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David Cleveland
Movie
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
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Charles Chaplin Snr
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1989
War and Remembrance
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Philip Rule
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1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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Roger Bushell
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1988
大脱走 2 / 脱出編・復讐編
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1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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Roger Bushell
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1988
La Gran Prueba
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Movie
1987
Grand Larceny
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Flanagan
Movie
1987
La Gran Estafa
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Movie
1987
Lovejoy
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TV Show
1986
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TV Show
1986
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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Prefect of Police
Movie
1986
The Doorman
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Vincent Hardwick
Movie
1985
Too Scared to Scream
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Vincent Hardwick
Movie
1985
Miami ViceStream
Guest Star
TV Show
1984
Inocencia Trágica
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Movie
1984
Torchlight
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Sidney
Movie
1984
Ordeal by Innocence
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Philip Durant
Movie
1984
Grace Kelly
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Prince Rainier of Monaco
Movie
1983
Exposed
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Greg Miller
Movie
1983
Magnum, P.I.Stream
Guest Star
TV Show
1980
Cheaper to Keep Her
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Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Movie
1980
High Tide
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Curtis
Movie
1980
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
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The Brain
Movie
1979
The Fifth Musketeer
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Fouquet
Movie
1979
Yesterday's Hero
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Rod Turner
Movie
1979
Les Égouts de l'or
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Movie
1979
DallasStream
Guest Star
TV Show
1978
The Pirate
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Rashid
Movie
1978
Jesus of NazarethStream
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Judas Iscariot
TV Show
1977
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Sean Donovan/Father Horton/Colonel Millard Butler
Movie
1977
Jésus de Nazareth
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Judas Iscariot
Movie
1977
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Actor
Saunders
Movie
1975
Journey Into Fear
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Banat
Movie
1975
Freelance
Actor
Mitch
Movie
1975
Voyage au pays de la peur
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Movie
1975
Police WomanStream
Guest Star
Dan Markson
TV Show
1974
The Terrorists
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Ray Petrie
Movie
1974
The Last of Sheila
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Anthony
Movie
1973
Sitting Target
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Birdy Williams
Movie
1972
ColumboStream
Guest Star
Leland St. John
TV Show
1971
The Shakedown
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Movie
1971
Tam Lin
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Tom Lynn
Movie
1971
Villain
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Wolfe Lissner
Movie
1971
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
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Fred C. Dobbs
Movie
1970
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
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Charlie Cartwright
Movie
1969
Battle of Britain
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Sgt. Pilot Andy
Movie
1969
La Chica Gitana
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Movie
1966
The Pleasure Girls
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Keith Dexter
Movie
1965
Gypsy Girl
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Roibin
Movie
1965
Young and Willing
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Harry Brown
Movie
1962
The Wild and the Willing
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Harry Brown
Movie
1962
The Young and the Willing
Actor
Harry Brown
Movie
1962
TodayStream
Guest
TV Show
1952
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