Ian McShane
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Ian David McShane is an English actor, director, producer, voice artist, and comedian.
Despite appearing in numerous films, McShane is best known for his television roles, particularly the BBC's Lovejoy
(1986–94) and HBO's Western drama Deadwood
(2004–06). McShane starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings
, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda
and as Blackbeard
in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
.
on September 29, 1942, the son of Irene (née Cowley) and famous Scottish-born footballer Harry McShane
. He grew up in Urmston, Lancashire
and attended Stretford Grammar School
.
, McShane's best known role may be that of antiques dealer Lovejoy
in the BBC
drama series of the same name. He also enjoyed fame in the United States as English cad Don Lockwood in the soap opera Dallas
and as an English cockfighting aficionado in the mini-series Roots
. Even before Lovejoy, McShane was a pin-up as a result of appearances in television series such as Wuthering Heights
(1967, as Heathcliff
), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(1969 as Charlie), Jesus of Nazareth (1977, as Judas Iscariot
), and Disraeli
(1978) — as well as films like Sky West and Crooked
(1965) and Battle of Britain
(1969).
In the United States
, he is perhaps best known for the role of historical figure Al Swearengen
in the HBO series Deadwood
. For his performance in this role as the lead of the series, he won the 2005 Golden Globe Award
for Best Actor in a Television Drama and was also nominated for similar awards at the 2005 Emmy and Screen Actors Guild
Awards.
Other roles include voicing the role of Captain Hook
in Shrek the Third
; of Iofur Raknison (known as Ragnar Sturlusson in the film) in The Golden Compass; Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda
(for which he received an Annie Award
nomination); and Mr. Bobinsky, the strange Russian neighbor in Coraline
. In live-action, he has performed in the comedy Hot Rod
, the action/thriller Death Race
, and The Seeker
. He has appeared on US TV's The West Wing as a Russian diplomat.
During the 2007–08 season, he starred as Max in the 40th anniversary Broadway revival of Harold Pinter
's The Homecoming
, co-starring Eve Best
, Raul Esparza
, and Michael McKean
and directed by Daniel Sullivan, at the Cort Theatre
(16 December 2007 through 13 April 2008).
In 2009, McShane appeared on the short-lived NBC television drama series Kings
, which was based on the biblical story of David
. His portrayal of King Silas Benjamin, an analogue of King Saul
, was highly praised, with one critic saying "Whenever 'Kings' seems to falter, McShane appears to put bite marks all over the scenery."
In 2010, McShane starred in the TV miniseries The Pillars of the Earth
as Bishop Waleran Bigod. The series was a historical drama set in England in the 12th Century, adapted from Ken Follett
's novel of the same name
.
Also in 2010, Disney confirmed that McShane would play Blackbeard
in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean
film franchise, On Stranger Tides
. In March 2011, McShane was cast to play King Brahmwell in Bryan Singer
's Jack the Giant Killer
.
after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer
. He is married to actress Gwen Humble
.
Despite appearing in numerous films, McShane is best known for his television roles, particularly the BBC's Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
(1986–94) and HBO's Western drama Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
(2004–06). McShane starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings
Kings (U.S. TV series)
Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States....
, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...
and as Blackbeard
Blackbeard
Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies....
in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
.
Early life
McShane was born in Blackburn, LancashireLancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
on September 29, 1942, the son of Irene (née Cowley) and famous Scottish-born footballer Harry McShane
Harry McShane (footballer)
Harold "Harry" McShane is a Scottish former football player, who played as a direct and speedy winger. He is the father of actor Ian McShane.-Playing career:...
. He grew up in Urmston, Lancashire
Urmston
Urmston is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 41,000. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies about six miles to the southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is marked by the River Mersey and the...
and attended Stretford Grammar School
Stretford Grammar School
Stretford Grammar School is a selective state school in the borough of Trafford, England.-Admissions:The school has a sixth form in addition to years 7 to 11...
.
Career
In the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, McShane's best known role may be that of antiques dealer Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama series of the same name. He also enjoyed fame in the United States as English cad Don Lockwood in the soap opera Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
and as an English cockfighting aficionado in the mini-series Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
. Even before Lovejoy, McShane was a pin-up as a result of appearances in television series such as Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë published in 1847. It was her only novel and written between December 1845 and July 1846. It remained unpublished until July 1847 and was not printed until December after the success of her sister Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre...
(1967, as Heathcliff
Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)
Heathcliff is a fictional character in the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Owing to the novel's enduring fame and popularity, he is often regarded as an archetype of the tortured Romantic hero whose all-consuming passions destroy both himself and those around him.Legend has stereotyped...
), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium is a 1969 romantic comedy film made by Wolper Pictures and released by United Artists. It was directed by Mel Stuart, filmed on location throughout Europe, and features many cameo appearances from various stars....
(1969 as Charlie), Jesus of Nazareth (1977, as Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.-Etymology:...
), and Disraeli
Disraeli (TV serial)
Disraeli is a British mini-series about the great statesman and first Prime Minister of Jewish descent of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli. It was originally featured on British network ITV. With a screenplay by David Butler, it was produced by Cecil Clarke and directed by Claude Whatham...
(1978) — as well as films like Sky West and Crooked
Sky West and Crooked
Sky West and Crooked is a 1966 film, starring Hayley Mills, directed by her father John Mills, and co-written by her mother Mary Hayley Bell. It was released in the US as Gypsy Girl.-Plot summary:...
(1965) and Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (film)
Battle of Britain is a 1969 Technicolor film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The film broadly relates the events of the Battle of Britain...
(1969).
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he is perhaps best known for the role of historical figure Al Swearengen
Al Swearengen
Ellis Albert "Al" Swearengen was a pimp and early entertainment entrepreneur in Deadwood, South Dakota, running the Gem Theater, a notorious brothel, for 22 years, and combining a reputation for brutality with an uncanny instinct for forging political alliances.Swearengen and his twin brother,...
in the HBO series Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
. For his performance in this role as the lead of the series, he won the 2005 Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Actor in a Television Drama and was also nominated for similar awards at the 2005 Emmy and Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
Awards.
Other roles include voicing the role of Captain Hook
Captain Hook
Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations. The character is a villainous pirate captain of the Jolly Roger brig, and lord of the pirate village/harbour in Neverland, where he is widely feared. Most...
in Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third is a 2007 American animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in U.S. theaters on May 18, 2007...
; of Iofur Raknison (known as Ragnar Sturlusson in the film) in The Golden Compass; Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...
(for which he received an Annie Award
Annie Award
The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972...
nomination); and Mr. Bobinsky, the strange Russian neighbor in Coraline
Coraline (film)
Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion 3D fantasy/horror children's film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features. Written and directed by Henry Selick, it was released widely in US theaters on February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at...
. In live-action, he has performed in the comedy Hot Rod
Hot Rod (film)
The soundtrack was composed by ex-Yes guitarist, Trevor Rabin. Several songs by the Swedish rock band Europe are in the movie, including "Cherokee" and "Rock the Night." The full trailer contains three Swedish rock band songs, Europe's "Cherokee" and "The Final Countdown," and The Hives' "See...
, the action/thriller Death Race
Death Race (film)
Death Race is a 2008 action film produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he...
, and The Seeker
The Seeker (film)
The Seeker, titled The Dark Is Rising in the United Kingdom and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising in Canada, is a 2007 American film adaptation of the second book in the five-book young adult fantasy series The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper. The film is directed by David L...
. He has appeared on US TV's The West Wing as a Russian diplomat.
During the 2007–08 season, he starred as Max in the 40th anniversary Broadway revival of Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
's The Homecoming
The Homecoming
The Homecoming is a two-act play written in 1964 by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter and first published in 1965. The original Broadway production won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Play and its 40th-anniversary Broadway production at the Cort Theatre was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for "Best Revival...
, co-starring Eve Best
Eve Best
Eve Best is an English actress, best known for her roles as Dr. O'Hara in the Showtime television series Nurse Jackie, as Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film The King's Speech, and Dolley Madison in the 2011 American Experience television special about that First Lady.-Early life and education:Best...
, Raul Esparza
Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American stage actor, singer, and voice artist noted for his award winning performances in Broadway shows...
, and Michael McKean
Michael McKean
Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St...
and directed by Daniel Sullivan, at the Cort Theatre
Cort Theatre
The Cort Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in the Theatre District of midtown Manhattan in New York City...
(16 December 2007 through 13 April 2008).
In 2009, McShane appeared on the short-lived NBC television drama series Kings
Kings (U.S. TV series)
Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States....
, which was based on the biblical story of David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
. His portrayal of King Silas Benjamin, an analogue of King Saul
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
, was highly praised, with one critic saying "Whenever 'Kings' seems to falter, McShane appears to put bite marks all over the scenery."
In 2010, McShane starred in the TV miniseries The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)
The Pillars of the Earth is an eight part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on July 23, 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010 at 9pm...
as Bishop Waleran Bigod. The series was a historical drama set in England in the 12th Century, adapted from Ken Follett
Ken Follett
Ken Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels. He has sold more than 100 million copies of his works. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list: The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, and World Without End.-Early...
's novel of the same name
The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. It is set in the middle of the 12th century, primarily during the Anarchy, between the time of the sinking of the White Ship and the...
.
Also in 2010, Disney confirmed that McShane would play Blackbeard
Blackbeard
Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies....
in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of fantasy-adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski and Rob Marshall , written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
film franchise, On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
. In March 2011, McShane was cast to play King Brahmwell in Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns.-Early life:Singer was born in New...
's Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film)
Jack the Giant Killer is an upcoming fantasy / adventure film based on the fairy tale of the same name. The film is directed by Bryan Singer and stars Nicholas Hoult as the titular hero with a script written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney...
.
Personal life
In 1977, McShane began a turbulent 5-year relationship with actress Sylvia KristelSylvia Kristel
Sylvia Kristel is a Dutch actress, model and singer. Her most famous role is in the French film Emmanuelle.- Early life :...
after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer is a 1979 film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask....
. He is married to actress Gwen Humble
Gwen Humble
Gwen Humble is an American actress, whose credits include Barnaby Jones, CHiPs, The Greatest American Hero, Three's Company, Remington Steele, Absolutely Fabulous, Lovejoy and JAG....
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing The Wild and the Willing The Wild and the Willing is a 1962 British romantic drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, Ian McShane, Samantha Eggar and John Hurt. It marked the film debut of McShane, who later became famous for his television roles in Lovejoy and Deadwood... |
Harry Brown | |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls The Pleasure Girls The Pleasure Girls is a 1965 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Klaus Kinski.-Plot:When Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl in Swinging London... |
Keith Dexter | |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked Sky West and Crooked Sky West and Crooked is a 1966 film, starring Hayley Mills, directed by her father John Mills, and co-written by her mother Mary Hayley Bell. It was released in the US as Gypsy Girl.-Plot summary:... |
Robin (Roibin) | Released as Gypsy Girl in the U.S. |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium is a 1969 romantic comedy film made by Wolper Pictures and released by United Artists. It was directed by Mel Stuart, filmed on location throughout Europe, and features many cameo appearances from various stars.... |
Charlie Cartwright | |
| Battle of Britain Battle of Britain (film) Battle of Britain is a 1969 Technicolor film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The film broadly relates the events of the Battle of Britain... |
Sgt. Pilot Andy | ||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Rod Amateau, intended as a sequel to the 1965 film What's New Pussycat?. It starred Ian McShane, Anna Calder-Marshall, John Gavin and Severn Darden.... |
Fred C. Dobbs | |
| The Ballad of Tam-Lin Tam-Lin (film) Tam-Lin, also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin, The Devil's Widow and The Devil's Woman, is a 1970 British film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions Ltd. and distributed by American International Pictures . It was directed by Roddy McDowall and produced by Alan Ladd, Jr... |
Tom Lynn | Released as The Devil's Widow in the U.S. (1972) | |
| 1971 | Freelance Freelance (1971 film) Freelance is a 1971 British thriller film starring Ian McShane. It was written and directed by Francis Megahy.-Plot:Mitch is a London con-artist. When he witnesses a gangland hit, he is forced to lie low whilst trying to carry out his own various schemes. The film offers a portrayal of early 1970s... |
Mitch | Released as CON MAN in the U.S. (1992) |
| Villain Villain (1971 film) Villain is a 1971 gangster film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Richard Burton, Ian McShane, T. P. McKenna and Donald Sinden.-Plot:... |
Wolfe Lissner | ||
| 1972 | Left Hand of Gemini Left Hand of Gemini Left Hand of Gemini is a 1972 American science fiction film starring Ian McShane, Ursula Theiss and Richard Egan.... |
||
| Sitting Target Sitting Target Sitting Target is a 1972 British film directed by Douglas Hickox and shot in London.-Plot:It is a violent crime thriller starring Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart, a convicted murderer, and Ian McShane as Birdy Williams, as two convicts planning a breakout. Before the two men can abscond to another... |
Birdy Williams | ||
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila The Last of Sheila The Last of Sheila is a 1973 mystery film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim, It stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, James Mason, Ian McShane, Joan Hackett, and Raquel Welch.... |
Anthony | |
| 1975 | Ransom Ransom (1975 film) Ransom is a 1975 film starring Sean Connery and Ian McShane and directed by Finnish director Caspar Wrede. The plot concerned a group of terrorists who try and extract a large sum of money from two governments... |
Ray Petrie | Released as The Terrorists in the U.S. |
| Journey into Fear Journey into Fear (1975 film) Journey into Fear is a 1975 Canadian thriller film directed by Daniel Mann, and based on the novel Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler. It starred Sam Waterston, Zero Mostel, Yvette Mimieux, Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, Shelley Winters, Stanley Holloway, Joseph Wiseman and Ian McShane.... |
Banat | ||
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery The Great Riviera Bank Robbery The Great Riviera Bank Robbery , is a motion picture written and directed by Francis Megahy. Main actors Ian McShane, Warren Clarke, Stephen Greif, and Christopher Malcolm.-Synopsis:... |
The Brain | Alternate U.S. title – Sewers of Gold |
| The Fifth Musketeer The Fifth Musketeer The Fifth Musketeer is a 1979 film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.... |
Fouquet | ||
| Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | ||
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Her Cheaper to Keep Her (film) Cheaper to Keep Her is a 1981 comedy film directed by Ken Annakin. It stars singer-turned-actor Mac Davis as Bill Dekkar, a newly divorced swinger who goes to work as a detective. His assignments have him track down men who have reneged on their alimony, a twist of irony considering his... |
Dr. Alfred Sunshine | |
| 1983 | Exposed Exposed (1983 film) Exposed is an English-language 1983 film directed and written by James Toback. Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev and Harvey Keitel star.-Cast:* Nastassja Kinski as Elizabeth Carlson* Rudolf Nureyev as Daniel Jelline* Harvey Keitel as Rivas... |
Greg Miller | |
| 1985 | Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by Innocence (film) Ordeal by Innocence is a 1985 mystery film directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Donald Sutherland and Faye Dunaway. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Plot:... |
Philip Durant | |
| Too Scared to Scream Too Scared to Scream Too Scared to Scream is a 1985 Independent Film/Thriller/Horror movie. It was directed by Tony Lo Bianco. Starring Mike Connors , Anne Archer and Ian McShane, it revolves around a string of deaths that occur in a high rise apartment building in New York City... |
Vincent Hardwick | ||
| Torchlight | Sidney | ||
| 1987 | Grand Larceny Grand Larceny Grand Larceny is a 1987 thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Marilu Henner, Ian McShane, Omar Sharif and Louis Jourdan.-Plot summary:... |
Flanagan | |
| 1999 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls Babylon 5: The River of Souls The River of Souls is the third feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe. It was originally broadcast November 17, 1998 on TNT, as one of two films shown over the 1998–1999 season to fill in the gap between the fifth season of Babylon 5 and the first season of the spin-off series... |
Robert Bryson, Ph.D. | |
| 2000 | Sexy Beast Sexy Beast Sexy Beast is a 2000 British-Spanish crime drama film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it was Glazer's debut feature film, who had previously been a music video director for videos such as Rabbit in Your Headlights for... |
Teddy Bass | |
| 2002 | Bollywood Queen Bollywood Queen Bollywood Queen is an Indian take on the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, directed by Jeremy Wooding and starring Preeya Kalidas and James McAvoy in the lead roles. Also produced by Jeremy Wooding, the film was released in 2003.-Plot:... |
Frank | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks Agent Cody Banks Agent Cody Banks is an American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. Its story follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character, played by Frankie Muniz, who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and save the world by going undercover for the CIA as a James Bond type... |
Dr. Brinkman | |
| Nemesis Game Nemesis Game Nemesis Game is a film directed and written by Jesse Warn. This New Zealand movie, called Paper, Scissors, Stone in Canada, is a mystery- thriller involving complex riddles.... |
Jeff Novak | ||
| 2005 | Nine Lives Nine Lives (2005 film) Nine Lives is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García. The screenplay, an example of hyperlink cinema, relates nine short, loosely intertwined tales with nine different women at their cores. Their themes include parent-child relationships, fractured love, adultery,... |
Larry | Nominated - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2006 | Scoop Scoop (2006 film) Scoop is a 2006 American-British romantic comedy/murder mystery written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, and Allen himself... |
Joe Strombel | |
| We Are Marshall We Are Marshall We Are Marshall is a 2006 American drama film directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 37 football players on the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team as well as five coaches, two athletic trainers, the athletic director, 25 boosters and... |
Paul Griffen | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third Shrek the Third Shrek the Third is a 2007 American animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in U.S. theaters on May 18, 2007... |
voice of Captain Hook Captain Hook Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations. The character is a villainous pirate captain of the Jolly Roger brig, and lord of the pirate village/harbour in Neverland, where he is widely feared. Most... |
|
| Hot Rod Hot Rod (film) The soundtrack was composed by ex-Yes guitarist, Trevor Rabin. Several songs by the Swedish rock band Europe are in the movie, including "Cherokee" and "Rock the Night." The full trailer contains three Swedish rock band songs, Europe's "Cherokee" and "The Final Countdown," and The Hives' "See... |
Frank Powell | ||
| The Seeker The Seeker (film) The Seeker, titled The Dark Is Rising in the United Kingdom and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising in Canada, is a 2007 American film adaptation of the second book in the five-book young adult fantasy series The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper. The film is directed by David L... |
Merriman Lyon | ||
| The Golden Compass | voice of Ragnar Sturlusson | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures... |
Tai Lung | Voice Nominated - Annie Award Annie Award The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972... for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
| Death Race Death Race (film) Death Race is a 2008 action film produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he... |
Coach | ||
| 2009 | Coraline Coraline (film) Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion 3D fantasy/horror children's film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features. Written and directed by Henry Selick, it was released widely in US theaters on February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at... |
Mr. Bobinsky | Voice |
| Case 39 Case 39 Case 39 is a 2009 American horror film directed by Christian Alvart and starring Renée Zellweger, Bradley Cooper, and Ian McShane. The film was shot in Vancouver in late 2006 and was released theatrically in the UK, European and Latin American countries on August 13, 2009... |
Detective Mike Barron | ||
| 44 Inch Chest 44 Inch Chest 44 Inch Chest is a 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson and Ian McShane. The script was written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto, who wrote another British gangster drama Sexy Beast, and produced by Richard Brown and Steve Golin... |
Meredith | Also executive producerSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast The San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature is an annual film award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society.-2000s:-2010s:... |
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| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film) The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise... |
Narrator (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series... |
Blackbeard Blackbeard Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies.... |
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Villain |
| 2012 | Snow White & the Huntsman | Caesar | filming |
| Jack the Giant Killer Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film) Jack the Giant Killer is an upcoming fantasy / adventure film based on the fairy tale of the same name. The film is directed by Bryan Singer and stars Nicholas Hoult as the titular hero with a script written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney... |
King Brahmwell | filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Space: 1999 Space: 1999 Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and... |
Anton Zoref | |
| 1977 | Roots Roots (TV miniseries) Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still... |
Sir Eric Russell | |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.-Etymology:... |
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| 1978 | Will Shakespeare Will Shakespeare (TV series) Will Shakespeare, also known as Life of Shakespeare, was a 1978 historical drama series created and written by John Mortimer. Broadcast in six parts, the series is a dramatisation of the life of William Shakespeare, and was co-produced by Lew Grade's ATV and RAI and distributed internationally by ITC... |
Christopher Marlowe | |
| Disraeli Disraeli (TV serial) Disraeli is a British mini-series about the great statesman and first Prime Minister of Jewish descent of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli. It was originally featured on British network ITV. With a screenplay by David Butler, it was produced by Cecil Clarke and directed by Claude Whatham... |
Benjamin Disraeli | ||
| 1981–82 | Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck | |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Ali Ben Yussouf | |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | |
| A.D. | Sejanus | ||
| 1986–94 | Lovejoy Lovejoy Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant... |
Lovejoy | Also director of 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Miami Vice Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989... |
Esteban Montoya / Gen. Manuel Borbon | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance War and Remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. This novel was adapted into a mini-series presented on... |
Philip Rule | |
| 1989 | Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing... |
Don Lockwood | |
| Minder Minder (TV series) Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV... |
Jack Last | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" |
Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich | |
| In Deep: "Untouched" |
Jamie Lamb | ||
| 2003 | Trust Trust (TV series) Trust was a UK television program produced written and created by Simon Block for the BBC by Box TV Productions. It starred Robson Green and a cast of other British actors including Sarah Parish, Neil Stuke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Eva Birthistle and Ian McShane... |
Alan Cooper-Fozzard | |
| 2004–06 | Deadwood Deadwood (TV series) Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before... |
Al Swearengen Al Swearengen Ellis Albert "Al" Swearengen was a pimp and early entertainment entrepreneur in Deadwood, South Dakota, running the Gem Theater, a notorious brothel, for 22 years, and combining a reputation for brutality with an uncanny instinct for forging political alliances.Swearengen and his twin brother,... |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2004) TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*... (2004), also nominated in 2005Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2005)Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2005)Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2005)Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2006)Nominated - TV Land Award for Character You REALLY Don't Want to Make Angry (2008) |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"... |
Gordon | |
| 2009 | Kings Kings (U.S. TV series) Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States.... |
King Silas Benjamin | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries) The Pillars of the Earth is an eight part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on July 23, 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010 at 9pm... |
Waleran Bigod | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmNominated - Monte Carlo TV Festival: Golden Nymph for Mini-Series - Best Performance by an ActorNominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special Kung Fu Panda Holiday, also known as Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, is a 2010 television special that premiered on NBC on November 24, 2010. Featured are the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Lucy Liu, James Hong, and Jack McBrayer... |
Tai Lung | Made for television Voice |
External links
- "A Conversation with Actor Ian McShane" (Max) – The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, broadcast of 24 March 2008. Accessed 25 March 2008. ("A conversation with actor Ian McShane about his role in the 40th Anniversary Broadway revival of Harold PinterHarold PinterHarold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
's The HomecomingThe HomecomingThe Homecoming is a two-act play written in 1964 by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter and first published in 1965. The original Broadway production won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Play and its 40th-anniversary Broadway production at the Cort Theatre was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for "Best Revival...
.") - The Homecoming on Broadway – Official site of the 40th anniversary Broadway revival at the Cort TheatreCort TheatreThe Cort Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in the Theatre District of midtown Manhattan in New York City...
. Accessed 25 March 2008.