Ian McShane
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| Born | Ian David McShane 29 September 1942 Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Stretford Grammar School |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse(s) | Suzan Farmer (m. 1965–68) Ruth Post (m. 1970–76); 2 children Gwen Humble (m. 1980) |
| Partner(s) | Sylvia Kristel (1977–1979) |
| Children | Kate, Morgan |
Ian David McShane[1] (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, director, producer and voice artist.
Despite appearing in numerous films, McShane is best known for his television roles, particularly BBC's Lovejoy[2] (1986–94) and HBO's drama series Deadwood (2004–06).[3] McShane starred as King Silas Benjamin in the NBC series Kings, Bishop Waleran in The Pillars of the Earth, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Early life[edit]
McShane was born 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[edit]
In Britain, McShane's best known role may be that of antiques dealer Lovejoy in the hit BBC drama series of the same name.[2][3] 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 miniseries 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 Robert Bryson, Ph.D. 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, 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 the NBC television drama series 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 to 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."[8]
In 2010, McShane starred in the miniseries 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.
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 the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6.[12]
Personal life[edit]
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] In 1980, he married actress Gwen Humble. They live in the Venice Beach community of Los Angeles.[2]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Saunders | Television film |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan | |
| 1978 | The Pirate | Rashid | Television film |
| 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 | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | Television film |
| 1983 | Exposed | Greg Miller | |
| 1985 | Braker | Alan Roswell | Television film |
| 1985 | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | |
| 1985 | Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | |
| 1985 | Torchlight | Sidney | |
| 1987 | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | |
| 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 |
| 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 | Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 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 Nominated—Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
| 2008 | Death Race | Coach | |
| 2009 | Coraline | Mr. Bobinsky | Voice |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | Also executive producer San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special | Tai Lung | Voice Television film |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Blackbeard | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain |
| 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 | Grimsby | Post-production | |
| 2015 | Bolden! | Post-production | |
| 2015 | Bilal | Post-production |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | You Can't Win | Joe Lunn | 7 episodes |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 4 episodes |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Anton Zoref | Episode: "Force of Life" |
| 1976 | The Fantastic Journey | Sir James Camden | Episode: "The Fantastic Journey" (Pilot Film) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | A.D. | Sejanus | 5 episodes |
| 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" |
| 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 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama |
| 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 Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Leigh Emerson | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Andrew Finney | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones |
References[edit]
- ^ "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 d Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 385. ISBN 1-84854-195-3.
- ^ "Ian McShane Biography (1942–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ You: . "Start building your family tree today". Thegenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ 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 – Features, Film & TV – Independent.co.uk". The Independent (London). Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian McShane. |
- Ian McShane at the Internet Movie Database
- 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.
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- 1942 births
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Scottish descent
- Living people
- People educated at Stretford Grammar School
- People from Blackburn
- People from Urmston
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- National Youth Theatre members
- Male actors from Lancashire