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