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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Award-winning character actor Ian McShane was born on September 29, 1942... more
Trivia:
After over 40 years in the business, he has finally struck it big int... more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe.
Another
1 win
&
8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(202 articles)
Four Intriguing Promos for Malcolm Venville’s 44 Inch Chest
(From Beyond Hollywood. 30 November 2009, 8:54 AM, PST)
'44 Inch Chest' Character Profiles Full of Character
(From Get The Big Picture. 30 November 2009, 12:26 AM, PST)
(From Beyond Hollywood. 30 November 2009, 8:54 AM, PST)
'44 Inch Chest' Character Profiles Full of Character
(From Get The Big Picture. 30 November 2009, 12:26 AM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- Pretty, Baby, Machine (2010) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Machine Gun Kelly
- "The Pillars of the Earth" .... Waleran (8 episodes, 2009-2010)
- Part 1 (2010) TV episode .... Waleran
- Part 2 (2010) TV episode .... Waleran
- Part 3 (2010) TV episode .... Waleran
- Part 4 (2010) TV episode .... Waleran
- Part 5 (2010) TV episode .... Waleran
(3 more) - 44 Inch Chest (2009) .... Meredith
- Case 39 (2009) .... Detective Mike Barron
- "Kings" .... King Silas Benjamin (12 episodes, 2009)
- The New King: Part Two (2009) TV episode .... King Silas Benjamin
- The New King: Part One (2009) TV episode .... King Silas Benjamin
- Javelin (2009) TV episode .... King Silas Benjamin
- Chapter One (2009) TV episode .... King Silas Benjamin
- Pilgrimage (2009) TV episode .... King Silas Benjamin
(7 more) - Coraline (2009) (voice) .... Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky/Other Bobinsky
... aka Coraline & the Secret Door (Australia: promotional title) - "SpongeBob SquarePants" .... Viking (1 episode, 2008)
... aka SpongeBob (USA: short title)
- Dear Vikings/Ditchin (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Viking - Death Race (2008) .... Coach
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) (voice) .... Tai Lung
... aka Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - The Golden Compass (2007) (voice) .... Ragnar Sturlusson
- The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) .... Merriman Lyon
- Hot Rod (2007) .... Frank Powell
- Shrek the Third (2007) (voice) .... Captain Hook
... aka Shrek 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka The Third (USA: promotional abbreviation) - We Are Marshall (2006) .... Paul Griffen
- "Deadwood" .... Al Swearengen (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Tell Him Something Pretty (2006) TV episode .... Al Swearengen
- The Catbird Seat (2006) TV episode .... Al Swearengen
- A Constant Throb (2006) TV episode .... Al Swearengen
- Amateur Night (2006) TV episode .... Al Swearengen
- Leviathan Smiles (2006) TV episode .... Al Swearengen
(31 more) - Scoop (2006) .... Joe Strombel
- Nine Lives (2005) .... Larry
- Nemesis Game (2003) .... Jeff Novak
- "The Twilight Zone" .... Chandler (1 episode, 2003)
- Cold Fusion (2003) TV episode .... Chandler - Agent Cody Banks (2003) .... Brinkman
... aka L'agent Cody Banks (Canada: French title) - "Trust" .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard (6 episodes, 2003)
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard
- Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard
- Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard
- Episode #1.1 (2003) TV episode .... Alan Cooper-Fozzard
(1 more) - The Making of 'Nemesis Game' (2003) (V)
- Bollywood Queen (2002) .... Frank
- "The West Wing" .... Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich (1 episode, 2002)
- Enemies Foreign and Domestic (2002) TV episode .... Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich - Man and Boy (2002) (TV) .... Marty Mann
- "In Deep" .... Jamie Lamb (2 episodes, 2002)
- Untouched: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Jamie Lamb
- Untouched: Part 1 (2002) TV episode .... Jamie Lamb - "Thieves" .... Jack (1 episode, 2001)
- Jack's Back (2001) TV episode .... Jack - Sexy Beast (2000) .... Teddy Bass
... aka Sexy Beast (Spain) - D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999) (TV) .... Oliver Maxwell
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV) .... Robert Bryson, Ph.D.
... aka The River of Souls - "The Naked Truth" .... Leland / ... (2 episodes, 1997)
... aka Wilde Again
- Bridesface Revisited (1997) TV episode .... Leland Banks
- Things Change (1997) TV episode .... Leland - "Madson" .... John Madson (6 episodes, 1996)
- Episode #1.6 (1996) TV episode .... John Madson
- Episode #1.4 (1996) TV episode .... John Madson
- Episode #1.3 (1996) TV episode .... John Madson
- Episode #1.2 (1996) TV episode .... John Madson
- Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode .... John Madson
(1 more) - Soul Survivors (1995) (TV) .... Otis Cooke
- "Lovejoy" .... Lovejoy (73 episodes, 1986-1994)
- Last Tango in Lavenham (1994) TV episode .... Lovejoy
- Holding the Baby (1994) TV episode .... Lovejoy
- Fruit of the Desert (1994) TV episode .... Lovejoy
- Breaking the Broker (1994) TV episode .... Lovejoy
- The Last of the Uzkoks (1994) TV episode .... Lovejoy
(68 more) - White Goods (1994) (TV) .... Ian Deegan
- "Columbo" .... Leland St. John (1 episode, 1990)
- Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) TV episode .... Leland St. John - Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990) (TV) .... Andre Marchand
- "Chillers" .... Steven Castle (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
- Sauce for the Goose (1990) TV episode .... Steven Castle - Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989) (TV) .... David Cleveland
... aka Twice Shy (Australia) - Dick Francis: Blood Sport (1989) (TV) .... David Cleveland
... aka Blood Sport (Australia) - "Miami Vice" .... Esteban Montoya / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
- Freefall (1989) TV episode .... Gen. Manuel Borbon
- Knock, Knock, Who's There? (1987) TV episode .... Esteban Montoya - "Dallas" .... Don Lockwood (5 episodes, 1989)
- The Reel Life (1989) TV episode .... Don Lockwood
- And Away We Go! (1989) TV episode .... Don Lockwood
- Three Hundred (1989) TV episode .... Don Lockwood
- The Serpent's Tooth (1989) TV episode .... Don Lockwood
- Wedding Bell Blues (1989) TV episode .... Don Lockwood - "War and Remembrance" .... Philip Rule (8 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Part 8 (1989) TV episode .... Philip Rule
- Part 7 (1988) TV episode .... Philip Rule
- Part 6 (1988) TV episode .... Philip Rule
- Part 5 (1988) TV episode (credit only) .... Philip Rule
- Part 4 (1988) TV episode (credit only) .... Philip Rule
(3 more) - "Young Charlie Chaplin" .... Charles Chaplin Snr (6 episodes, 1989)
... aka Charlie Chaplin (Australia: short title)
... aka Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin (USA)
- Episode #1.6 (1989) TV episode .... Charles Chaplin Snr
- Episode #1.5 (1989) TV episode .... Charles Chaplin Snr
- Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode .... Charles Chaplin Snr
- Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode .... Charles Chaplin Snr
- Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode .... Charles Chaplin Snr
(1 more) - "Minder" .... Jack Last (1 episode, 1989)
- The Last Video Show (1989) TV episode .... Jack Last - Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989) (TV) .... David Cleveland
... aka In the Frame (Australia) - The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) (TV) .... Roger Bushell
- "Dirty Dozen: The Series" .... Lindberger (1 episode, 1988)
- Don Danko (1988) TV episode .... Lindberger - Chain Letter (1988) (TV) .... The Messenger of Death
- "CBS Summer Playhouse" .... Marbury (1 episode, 1987)
- Barrington (1987) TV episode .... Marbury - Grand Larceny (1987) .... Flanagan
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986) (TV) .... Prefect of Police
... aka Le tueur de la Rue Morgue (France: video title) - Rocket to the Moon (1986) (TV) .... Willy Wax
- Braker (1985) (TV) .... Alan Roswell
- "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Sejanus
... aka A.D. - Anno Domini - Torchlight (1985) .... Sidney
- "Evergreen" (1985) TV mini-series .... Paul Lerner
- Ordeal by Innocence (1985) .... Philip Durant
- Too Scared to Scream (1985) .... Vincent Hardwick
... aka The Doorman - "Bare Essence" .... Niko Theophilus (11 episodes, 1983)
- Hour Eleven (1983) TV episode .... Niko Theophilus
- Hour Ten (1983) TV episode .... Niko Theophilus
- Hour Nine (1983) TV episode .... Niko Theophilus
- Hour Eight (1983) TV episode .... Niko Theophilus
- Hour Seven (1983) TV episode .... Niko Theophilus
(6 more) - Exposed (1983) .... Greg Miller
- A Month in the Country (1983) (TV) .... Beliayev
- Grace Kelly (1983) (TV) .... Prince Rainier of Monaco
... aka The Grace Kelly Story (USA: video title) - "Magnum, P.I." .... David Norman / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Black on White (1982) TV episode .... Edwin Clutterbuck
- Skin Deep (1981) TV episode .... David Norman - The Letter (1982) (TV) .... Geoff
- "Marco Polo" .... Ali Ben Yussouf (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Ali Ben Yussouf - Cheaper to Keep Her (1981) .... Dr. Alfred Sunshine
- "Armchair Thriller" .... Peter Curtis (1 episode, 1980)
- High Tide (1980) TV episode .... Peter Curtis - Yesterday's Hero (1979) .... Rod Turner
- The Fifth Musketeer (1979) .... Fouquet
... aka Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
... aka Behind the Iron Mask
... aka The 5th Musketeer (USA: poster title) - The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979) .... The Brain
... aka Dirty Money (UK: alternative title)
... aka Sewers of Gold (UK: alternative title) - The Pirate (1978) (TV) .... Rashid
... aka Harold Robbins' The Pirate (USA: complete title) - "Disraeli" .... Benjamin Disraeli (4 episodes, 1978)
... aka Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (USA)
- The Chief 1872-1881 (1978) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli
- The Great Game 1858-1872 (1978) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli
- Mary Anne (1978) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli
- Dizzy (1978) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli - "Life of Shakespeare" .... Christopher Marlowe (1 episode, 1978)
... aka Will Shakespeare (UK: alternative title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka William Shakespeare, His Life & Times (video title)
- Dead Shepherd (1978) TV episode .... Christopher Marlowe - Code Name: Diamond Head (1977) (TV) .... Sean Donovan/Father Horton/Colonel Millard Butler
- "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Judas Iscariot
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy) - "The Fantastic Journey" .... Sir James Camden (1 episode, 1977)
- Vortex (1977) TV episode .... Sir James Camden - "Roots" .... Sir Eric Russell (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- Part Nine (1977) TV episode .... Sir Eric Russell - "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1976)
- The Slaver (1976) TV episode - The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) (TV) .... Saunders
- "Space: 1999" .... Anton Zoref (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Spazio: 1999 (Italy)
- Force of Life (1975) TV episode .... Anton Zoref - "Police Woman" .... Dan Markson (1 episode, 1975)
- The Chasers (1975) TV episode .... Dan Markson - "Matt Helm" .... Paul (1 episode, 1975)
- Now I Lay Me Down to Die (1975) TV episode .... Paul - Journey Into Fear (1975) .... Banat
... aka Burn Out - Ransom (1974/II) .... Petrie
... aka The Terrorists (USA) - "ITV Playhouse" .... Caulfield / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1974)
- What Would You Do? (1974) TV episode .... Derek
- A Sound from the Sea (1970) TV episode .... Tom
- Funeral Games (1968) TV episode .... Caulfield - The Last of Sheila (1973) .... Anthony
- Sitting Target (1972) .... Birdy Williams
- "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Ken harrison (1 episode, 1972)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1972) TV episode .... Ken harrison - Left Hand of Gemini (1972)
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1972) (TV) .... Ken Harrison
- Villain (1971) .... Wolfe Lissner
- Freelance (1971) .... Mitch
... aka Con Man (USA: video title) - Tam Lin (1970) .... Tom Lynn
... aka The Ballad of Tam-Lin
... aka The Devil's Widow (USA)
... aka The Devil's Woman - Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) .... Fred C. Dobbs
- Battle of Britain (1969) .... Sgt. Pilot Andy
... aka The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title) - "Rogues' Gallery" .... David Garrick (1 episode, 1969)
- The Wicked Stage (1969) TV episode .... David Garrick - If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) .... Charlie Cartwright
- "Wuthering Heights" (1967) TV series .... Heathcliff
- "The Wednesday Play" .... Frank (1 episode, 1966)
- The Private Tutor (1966) TV episode .... Frank - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Arthur / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1966)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- The Caretaker (1966) TV episode .... Mick
- A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm a Bird (1964) TV episode .... Arthur - "Armchair Theatre" .... Geoffrey (2 episodes, 1962-1966)
- The Signal Box of Grandpa Hudson (1966) TV episode .... Geoffrey
- Thank You and Goodnight (1962) TV episode - "You Can't Win" .... Joe Lunn (2 episodes, 1966)
- The Stream of Life (1966) TV episode .... Joe Lunn
- In at the Deep End (1966) TV episode .... Joe Lunn - Sky West and Crooked (1966) .... Roibin
... aka Bats with Baby Faces (UK: alternative title)
... aka Gypsy Girl (USA) - The Pleasure Girls (1965) .... Keith Dexter
- "Redcap" .... Sapper Russell (1 episode, 1965)
- Epitaph for a Sweet (1965) TV episode .... Sapper Russell - "Z Cars" .... Barry Hepworth (1 episode, 1964)
- A Stroll Along the Sands (1964) TV episode .... Barry Hepworth - "First Night" .... Max (1 episode, 1963)
- Funny Noises with Their Mouths (1963) TV episode .... Max - The Wild and the Willing (1962) .... Harry
... aka Young and Willing (USA)
Director:
- "Lovejoy" (4 episodes, 1992-1994)
- The Last of the Uzkoks (1994) TV episode
- A Going Concern (1993) TV episode
- The Colour of Mary (1993) TV episode
- Eric of Arabia (1992) TV episode
Producer:
- "Madson" (producer) (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode (producer)
Soundtrack:
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) (performer: "I'd be satisfied for life")
Thanks:
- ... Just a Job (2007) (special thanks)
- Out of the Shadows (2004) (thanks)
Self:
- "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 18 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 17 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Death Race: Start Your Engines - Making a Death Race (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Death Race: Behind the Wheel - Dissecting the Stunts (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2009 (UK: new title)
... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
- Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 20 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Prepare for Pandamonium... The Making of 'Kung Fu Panda' (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Theater Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 18 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Broadway Beat" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- The Homecoming Meet & Greet/Peter and Jerry at 2nd Stage/Young Frankenstein Opening (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dame Edna Treatment" .... Himself - Special Guest (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.5 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Special Guest - "Fuse Celebrity Playlist" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2006)
- We Are Marshall (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Red State, Blue State (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #2.155 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The WIN Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Forty Years of Fuck (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #8.13 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #3.7 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 21 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Television Series [Drama]
- Making 'Deadwood': Season Two (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "GMTV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 9 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - War & Remembrance: Behind the Scenes (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Richard & Judy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 7 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Making 'Deadwood': The Show Behind the Show (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Terror in Moscow (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Jack and Bill (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Live Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #1.18 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Greats" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Bette Davis (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - "Q.E.D." .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1997)
- Monty Roberts: A Real Horse Whisperer (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator - "Pebble Mill at One" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Pebble Mill (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 16 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode #10.10 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Broadway Beat"
- 2008 Tony Awards Prevue (2008) TV episode .... Max - Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage credits include: Infanticide in the House of Fred Gimger [as Charley], Arts Theatre, London, 1962; How Are You, Johnnie?; The Easter Man; Loot; The Promise [in the West End and on Broadway]; The Glass Menagerie; The Admirable Chrichton, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1997; The Yield of the Long Bon [as Paul], Matrix, Los Angeles; The Witches of Eastwick [as Darryl van Horne], Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 2000
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