Ian McShane
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Ian McShane | |
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 McShane in 2006 | |
| Born | Ian David McShane 29 September 1942 |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist, comedian |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Ruth Post
(m. 1970; div. 1976)Gwen Humble
(m. 1980) |
| Partner | Sylvia Kristel (1977–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
Ian David McShane[1] (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, voice artist, and comedian. Despite appearing in numerous films, he is best known for his television roles, particularly Lovejoy (1986–1994),[2] and Deadwood (2004–2006) and Game of Thrones (2016). He also starred as King Silas Benjamin in Kings, Bishop Waleran in The Pillars of the Earth, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Early life
McShane was born Ian David McShane in Blackburn, Lancashire on 29 September 1942, the son of Irene (née Cowley; b. 1921) and footballer Harry McShane (1920–2012).[2][3][4] His father was Scottish and his mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent.[5] McShane grew up in Davyhulme, Lancashire, and attended Stretford Grammar School. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was still a student there when he appeared in his first film, 1962's The Wild and the Willing.[2] McShane was a member of National Youth Theatre.
Career
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In Great Britain, McShane's best known role may be antiques dealer Lovejoy in the series of the same name.[2][3] He also enjoyed fame in the United States as English cad Don Lockwood in Dallas and as an English cockfighting aficionado in 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,[3] for which he won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama.[2] He was also nominated for at the 2005 Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Within the science fiction community, McShane is best known for playing the character Dr Robert Bryson in Babylon 5: The River of Souls. In 1985, he appeared as an iconic MC on Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm, a concept album which featured his narration interspersed throughout, and which sold over a million copies worldwide.[6][7]
Other recent roles include Captain Hook in Shrek the Third, 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 in Coraline. In live-action, he has performed in Hot Rod, the action/thriller Death Race, and The Seeker. He has appeared in The West Wing as a Russian diplomat. During 2007–08, he starred as Max in the 40th anniversary Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, co-starring Eve Best, Raúl Esparza, and Michael McKean, and directed by Daniel Sullivan, at the Cort Theatre (16 December 2007 – 13 April 2008).[citation needed]
In 2009, McShane appeared in 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."[8]
In 2010, McShane starred in The Pillars of the Earth as Bishop Waleran Bigod. The series was a historical drama set in 12th century England and adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.[citation needed]
Also in 2010, the Walt Disney Company confirmed that McShane would play Blackbeard in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides.[9] In 2013, McShane played King Brahmwell in Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer.[10]
Since 2010, McShane has narrated the opening teases for each round of ESPN's coverage of The Open Championship.[11] In 2012, McShane had a guest role for two episodes as Murder Santa, a sadistic serial killer in the 1960s in the second season of American Horror Story, alongside Jessica Lange and Zachary Quinto. In 2016, he will join the cast of Game of Thrones in Season 6.[12]
Personal life
McShane has been married three times: he first married and divorced Suzanne Farmer in the 1960s. In 1977, McShane began a relationship with actress Sylvia Kristel (star of the sex film Emmanuelle) after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer.[13] The affair ended his marriage to his second wife, the model Ruth Post, who is the mother of his two children, Kate and Morgan.[2]
On 30 August 1980, McShane married American actress Gwen Humble (born 4 December 1953), whose credits include the Buccaneers, Barnaby Jones, CHiPs, The Greatest American Hero, Three's Company, Remington Steele, Absolutely Fabulous, Lovejoy, The Rebels, and JAG.[14] They live in the Venice Beach community of Los Angeles.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown | |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy | |
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | |
| 1970 | Tam-Lin | Tom Lynn | |
| 1971 | Freelance | Mitch | |
| 1971 | Villain | Wolfe Lissner | |
| 1972 | Left Hand of Gemini | Unknown | |
| 1972 | Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila | Anthony | |
| 1975 | Ransom | Ray Petrie | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Banat | |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan | |
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain | |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | |
| 1979 | Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | |
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | |
| 1983 | Exposed | Greg Miller | |
| 1985 | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | |
| 1985 | Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | |
| 1985 | Torchlight | Sidney | |
| 1987 | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | |
| 1999 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson, Ph.D. | |
| 2000 | Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | |
| 2002 | Bollywood Queen | Frank | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Dr. Brinkman | |
| 2003 | Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Larry | |
| 2006 | Scoop | Joe Strombel | |
| 2006 | We Are Marshall | Paul Griffen | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Captain Hook | Voice |
| 2007 | Hot Rod | Frank Powell | |
| 2007 | The Seeker | Merriman Lyon | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung | Voice |
| 2008 | Death Race | Coach | |
| 2009 | Coraline | Mr. Bobinsky | Voice |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | Also executive producer |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Blackbeard | |
| 2012 | Snow White & the Huntsman | Beith | |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | |
| 2014 | Hercules | Amphiaraus | |
| 2014 | John Wick | Winston | |
| 2014 | El Niño | El Inglés | |
| 2015 | Bolden! | Judge Perry | |
| 2015 | Bilal | Umayya | Voice |
| 2016 | Grimsby | MI6 Head | |
| 2017 | John Wick 2 | Winston | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | You Can't Win | Joe Lunn | 7 episodes |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 4 episodes |
| 1972 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Ken Harrison | Television play |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Anton Zoref | Episode: "Force of Life" |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Saunders | Television film |
| 1976 | The Fantastic Journey | Sir James Camden | Episode: "The Fantastic Journey" |
| 1977 | Roots | Sir Eric Russell | Episode: "Part Nine" |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Christopher Marlowe | Episode: "Dead Shepherd" |
| 1978 | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 4 episodes |
| 1978 | The Pirate | Rashid | Television film |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller | Curtis | 4 episodes |
| 1981–1982 | Magnum, P.I. | David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Ali Ben Yussouf | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Niko Theophilus | 11 episodes |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | Television film |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | A.D. | Sejanus | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Braker | Alan Roswell | Television film |
| 1986 | American Playhouse | Willy Wax | Episode: "Rocket to the Moon" |
| 1986–1994 | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | 73 episodes |
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Esteban Montoya | Episode: "Knock, Knock... Who's There?" |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | 8 episodes |
| 1989 | Dallas | Don Lockwood | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | Minder | Jack Last | Episode: "The Last Video Show" |
| 1989 | Miami Vice | Gen. Manuel Borbon | Episode: "Freefall" |
| 1989 | Dick Francis Mysteries - Blood Sport | David Cleveland | Television film |
| 1989 | Dick Francis Mysteries - Twice Shy | David Cleveland | Television film |
| 1990 | Perry Mason | Andre Marchand | Television film |
| 1990 | Columbo | Leland St. John | Episode: "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" |
| 1996 | Madson | John Madson | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Leland Banks | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Nikolai Ivanovich | Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" |
| 2002 | In Deep | Jamie Lamb | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Dr. Chandler | Episode: "Cold Fusion" |
| 2004–2006 | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | 36 episodes |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Gordon | Voice Episode: "Dear Vikings" |
| 2009 | Kings | King Silas Benjamin | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special | Tai Lung | Voice Television film |
| 2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Leigh Emerson | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Andrew Finney | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorne | Sir Roger Scatcherd | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | — | Upcoming series |
| 2016 | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | Upcoming series |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Ian McShane, Esq's Biography". Debrett's. 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gilbey, Ryan (16 March 2013). "Ian McShane: rogue trader". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 385. ISBN 1-84854-195-3.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Ian McShane Biography (1942–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ You: . "Start building your family tree today". Thegenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Billboard – Google Livros. Google Books. 22 November 1986. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ Billboard – Google Livros. Google Books. 13 December 1986. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ David, My David: Israel's Most Charismatic King Comes to TV by Gordon Haber, 25 March 2009.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: 'Pirates 4' Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Confirms Geoffrey Rush Return, Penelope Cruz As Blackbeard's Daughter » MTV Movies Blog".
- ^ Kit, Borys (21 March 2011). "Ian McShane Joins Bryan Singer's 'Jack the Giant Killer'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ 2010 BRITISH OPEN THURSDAY on YouTube
- ^ "Ian McShane cast in Game of Thrones season 6". Watchers On The Wall. 1 August 2015.
- ^ Ross, Deborah (30 June 2007). "Interview: Sylvia Kristel, the world's most famous porn star". The Independent. London, UK. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ Ian McShane at IMDb
External links
- Ian McShane at IMDb
- Ian McShane at the Internet Broadway Database
- "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 Pinter's The Homecoming.")
- The Homecoming on Broadway – Official site of the 40th anniversary Broadway revival at the Cort Theatre. Accessed 25 March 2008.
- Use dmy dates from March 2012
- 1942 births
- Living people
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Actor filmographies
- People educated at Stretford Grammar School
- People from Davyhulme
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Scottish descent
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- National Youth Theatre members
- Male actors from Lancashire