Ian McShane
b. 1942 (age 84)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Actor
Director
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.8
Ballerina
2025 Actor
Winston
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★ 6.7
Deep Cover
2025 Actor
Metcalfe
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★ 6.3
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 Actor
Tai Lung
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★ 5.5
American Star
2024 Actor
Wilson
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★ 7.6
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 Actor
Winston
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★ 7.4
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 Actor
Winston
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★ 5.3
Hellboy
2019 Actor
Professor Broom
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★ 7.3
Deadwood: The Movie
2019 Actor
Al Swearengen
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★ 5.6
Bolden
2019 Actor
Judge Perry
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★ 6.7
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
2019 Self
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★ 4.7
A Wizard's Tale
2018 Actor
The Grump
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★ 6.7
Age of Sail
2018 Actor
William Avery
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★ 7.4
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 Actor
Winston
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★ 7.6
American Gods
2017 Actor
Mr. Wednesday
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★ 5.5
Pottersville
2017 Actor
Bart
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★ 6.5
Jawbone
2017 Actor
Joe Padgett
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★ 5.4
The Hollow Point
2016 Actor
Leland
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One
2016 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.5
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2015 Actor
Umayya
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★ 6.0
Hercules
2014 Actor
Amphiaraus
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★ 6.2
Cuban Fury
2014 Actor
Ron Parfitt
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★ 6.3
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 Actor
King Brahmwell
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★ 8.2
How We Used to Live
2013 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.1
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 Actor
Beith
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★ 6.6
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011 Actor
Blackbeard
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★ 7.9
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 35mm 3D Special
2011 Self
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★ 8.0
The Pillars of the Earth
2010 Actor
Waleran Bigod
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★ 7.8
Coraline
2009 Actor
Other Bobinsky
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★ 6.2
Case 39
2009 Actor
Detective Barron
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★ 8.1
Kings
2009 Actor
King Silas Benjamin
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★ 5.8
44 Inch Chest
2009 Actor
Meredith
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★ 7.6
Kung Fu Panda
2008 Actor
Tai Lung
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★ 6.4
Death Race
2008 Actor
Coach
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★ 6.1
The Golden Compass
2007 Actor
Ragnar Sturlusson
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★ 6.7
Hot Rod
2007 Actor
Frank Powell
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★ 4.8
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007 Actor
Merriman Lyon
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★ 6.6
Scoop
2006 Actor
Joe Strombel
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★ 7.1
We Are Marshall
2006 Actor
Paul Griffen
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★ 8.6
Deadwood
2004 Actor
Al Swearengen
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★ 5.2
Agent Cody Banks
2003 Actor
Brinkman
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★ 5.3
Nemesis Game
2003 Actor
Jeff Novak
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★ 7.9
Terror in Moscow
2003 Self
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★ 7.6
Trust
2003 Actor
Alan Cooper-Fozzard
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★ 4.7
Bollywood Queen
2002 Actor
Frank
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★ 6.6
Man and Boy
2002 Actor
Marty Mann
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★ 6.4
Hunting the Washington Sniper
2002 Self
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There's Only One George Best
2002 Actor
Narrator
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Jack and Bill
2001 Actor
Narrator
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Britain's Most Terrifying Ghost Stories
2001 Self
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★ 7.3
Sexy Beast
2000 Actor
Teddy Bass
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TV Revealed
2000 Self
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★ 4.7
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999 Actor
Oliver Maxwell
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★ 6.5
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998 Actor
Robert Bryson, Ph.D.
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Traders of the Lost Scrolls
1997 Self
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Cancer Wars
1997 Self
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★ 6.9
Madson
1996 Actor
John Madson
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★ 7.3
Soul Survivors
1995 Actor
Otis Cooke
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★ 5.9
White Goods
1994 Actor
Ian Deegan
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The Tenby Poisoner
1993 Self
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Jesus Christ, Movie Star
1992 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.7
Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
1990 Actor
Leland St. John
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★ 7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990 Actor
Andre Marchand
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★ 6.4
Chillers
1990 Actor
Steven Castle
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★ 5.7
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989 Actor
David Cleveland
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★ 7.0
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989 Actor
Charles Chaplin Snr
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★ 5.5
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
1989 Actor
David Cleveland
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★ 5.0
Dick Francis: In the Frame
1989 Actor
David Cleveland
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★ 5.1
Chain Letter
1989 Actor
The Messenger of Death
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The 41th Annual Directors Guild Awards
1989 Self
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★ 5.6
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 Actor
Roger Bushell
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★ 5.6
Grand Larceny
1987 Actor
Flanagan
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★ 7.9
Lovejoy
1986 Actor
Director
Lovejoy
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★ 5.7
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986 Actor
Prefect of Police
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★ 7.2
A.D.
1985 Actor
Sejanus
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★ 7.7
Evergreen
1985 Actor
Paul Lerner
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★ 5.2
Ordeal by Innocence
1984 Actor
Philip Durrant
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★ 5.2
Too Scared to Scream
1984 Actor
Vincent Hardwick
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★ 3.8
Torchlight
1984 Actor
Sidney
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★ 5.0
Exposed
1983 Actor
Greg Miller
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★ 5.7
Grace Kelly
1983 Actor
Prince Rainier of Monaco
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★ 7.2
Bare Essence
1983 Actor
Niko Theophilus
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The Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Theatre Awards
1983 Self
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★ 6.3
The Letter
1982 Actor
Geoff
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★ 4.9
Cheaper to Keep Her
1980 Actor
Dr. Alfred Sunshine
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★ 5.3
The Fifth Musketeer
1979 Actor
Fouquet
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★ 6.4
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1979 Actor
The Brain
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★ 5.1
Yesterday's Hero
1979 Actor
Rod Turner
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★ 7.6
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic
1978 Actor
Benjamin Disraeli
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★ 6.0
The Pirate
1978 Actor
Rashid
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★ 2.7
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977 Actor
Sean Donovan
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★ 7.6
Hollywood Greats
1977 Actor
Narrator
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★ 5.9
A Month in the Country
1977 Actor
Beliayev
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★ 6.8
Most Wanted
1976 Actor
Colin Wyatt
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★ 5.3
Journey Into Fear
1975 Actor
Banat
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★ 6.4
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975 Actor
Saunders
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★ 5.6
The Terrorists
1974 Actor
Petrie
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★ 7.2
The Last of Sheila
1973 Actor
Anthony
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★ 6.6
Sitting Target
1972 Actor
Birdy Williams
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Today Mexico, Tomorrow the World
1972 Self
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★ 6.5
Villain
1971 Actor
Wolfe Lissner