Ian McShane
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 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.
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- Born:
- Sep 29, 1942 In Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 100
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Highlander
- Latest Project:
- Movie Ballerina 2025-06-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Highlander | Gregor MacLeod | 2026 |
| Movie | Ballerina | Winston | 2025-06-04 |
| Movie | Wick Is Pain | Self | 2025-05-08 |
| Movie | Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Narrator | 2021-11-29 |
| Movie | Hellboy | Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm | 2019-04-10 |
| Movie | Master of Dark Shadows | Narrator | 2019-04-16 |
| Movie | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Winston | 2019-05-15 |
| Movie | Bolden | Judge Perry | 2019-05-03 |
| Movie | Deadwood: The Movie | Al Swearengen | 2019-05-31 |
| Series | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | 2017-04-30 |
| Movie | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | 2017-02-08 |
| Movie | Jawbone | Joe Padgett | 2017-05-12 |
| Movie | Pottersville | Bart | 2017-11-10 |
| Movie | Grimsby | MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited) | 2016-02-24 |
| Series | Doctor Thorne | Sir Roger Scatcherd | 2016-03-06 |
| Movie | The Hollow Point | Leland | 2016-12-16 |
| Movie | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Umayya (voice) | 2016-09-08 |
| Movie | Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | 2014-02-14 |
| Movie | John Wick | Winston | 2014-10-22 |
| Movie | Hercules | Amphiarus | 2014-07-23 |
| Movie | The Kid | Inglés | 2014-08-29 |
| Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | 2013-02-27 |
| Movie | Snow White and the Huntsman | Beith | 2012-05-30 |
| Series | Game of Thrones | Brother Ray | 2011-04-17 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Leigh Emerson | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Edward "Blackbeard" Teach | 2011-05-15 |
| Movie | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator (voice) | 2010-07-13 |
| Series | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | 2010-07-23 |
| Movie | Coraline | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | 2009-02-05 |
| Movie | 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | 2009-10-08 |
| Movie | Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | 2009-08-13 |
| Movie | Death Race | Coach | 2008-08-22 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Shrek the Third | Captain Hook (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
| Movie | Hot Rod | Frank Powell | 2007-08-03 |
| Movie | Scoop | Joe Strombel | 2006-07-27 |
| Movie | Nine Lives | Larry | 2005-09-02 |
| Movie | Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | 2003-09-16 |
| Series | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | 2003-01-09 |
| Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
| Movie | Agent Cody Banks | Brinkman | 2003-03-14 |
| Movie | Terror in Moscow | Narrator | 2003-05-12 |
| Movie | Man and Boy | Marty Mann | 2002-03-30 |
| Movie | Bollywood Queen | Frank | 2002-12-11 |
| Series | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Unknown | 2001-11-02 |
| Movie | Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | 2000-09-13 |
| Movie | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Oliver Maxwell | 1999-09-25 |
| Movie | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson | 1998-12-20 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | The Naked Truth | Leland Banks | 1995-09-13 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Andre Marchand | 1990-03-11 |
| Series | Chillers | Unknown | 1990-04-14 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Roger Bushell | 1988-11-05 |
| Movie | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | 1987-01-01 |
| Series | Going Live! | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
| Series | CBS Summer Playhouse | Marbury | 1987-06-12 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefet de police | 1986-12-07 |
| Movie | Torchlight | Sidney | 1985-02-01 |
| Series | A.D. | Sejanus | 1985-03-31 |
| Series | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 1985-02-24 |
| Movie | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | 1984-06-22 |
| Movie | Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | 1984-09-28 |
| Movie | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | 1983-02-21 |
| Movie | Exposed | Greg Miller | 1983-04-22 |
| Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |
| Series | Wogan | Unknown | 1982-05-04 |
| Movie | The Letter | Geoff | 1982-05-03 |
| Movie | Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | 1981-01-01 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Movie | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain (Bert) | 1980-05-13 |
| Series | Minder | Unknown | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | 1979-04-06 |
| Movie | Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | 1979-04-24 |
| Series | Armchair Thriller | Curtis | 1978-02-21 |
| Movie | The Pirate | Rashid | 1978-11-21 |
| Series | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 1978-09-05 |
| Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | 1977-03-27 |
| Movie | Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler | 1977-05-03 |
| Series | Matt Helm | Paul | 1975-09-20 |
| Movie | Journey into Fear | Banat | 1975-08-08 |
| Movie | Ransom | Ray Petrie | 1974-12-06 |
| Movie | The Last of Sheila | Anthony | 1973-06-14 |
| Movie | Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | 1972-05-01 |
| Movie | Villain | Wolfe Lissner | 1971-05-26 |
| Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Freelance | Mitch | 1970-01-01 |
| Movie | Performance | Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited) | 1970-08-03 |
| Movie | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | 1970-03-25 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Tam Lin | Tom Lynn | 1970-12-01 |
| Movie | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | 1969-04-24 |
| Movie | Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy | 1969-09-15 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 1967-10-28 |
| Movie | Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | 1966-01-14 |
| Movie | The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | 1965-05-01 |
| Series | The Wednesday Play | Unknown | 1964-09-30 |
| Series | Redcap | Sapper Russell | 1964-10-17 |
| Movie | The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown | 1962-10-16 |