Ian McShane

September 29, 1942 (age 83) Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
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Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Scottish-English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021). For the original series of Deadwood, McShane won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer of the film, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. His film roles include Harry Brown in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Charlie Cartwright in If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Wolfe Lissner in Villain (1971), Teddy Bass in Sexy Beast(2000), Frank Powell in Hot Rod (2007), Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and Winston Scott in the John Wick franchise (2014–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

84 titles
Community avg: 7.83 /10
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    2011May 2011 by Rob Marshall
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy
    7.51 Excellent--
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    2019May 2019 by Chad Stahelski
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.36 Excellent++
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    2008June 2008 by Mark Osborne
    Action, Animation, Comedy
    Action, Animation, Comedy
    8.25 Excellent+
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    2014October 2014 by Chad Stahelski
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    8.38 Excellent++
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    2017February 2017 by Chad Stahelski
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.26 Excellent+
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    2023March 2023 by Chad Stahelski
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.63 Masterpiece--
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    2012May 2012 by Rupert Sanders
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    6.94 Good
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    8
    2009February 2009 by Henry Selick
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    8.84 Masterpiece-
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    2014July 2014 by Brett Ratner
    Action, Adventure
    Action, Adventure
    6.77 Good-
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    2007May 2007 by Chris Miller
    Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
    Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
    7.24 Good+
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    2008August 2008 by Paul W. S. Anderson
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    7.26 Good+
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    2013February 2013 by Bryan Singer
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    6.85 Good-
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    2019April 2019 by Neil Marshall
    Fantasy, Horror, Action
    Fantasy, Horror, Action
    6.57 Good--
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    2007December 2007 by Chris Weitz
    Adventure, Fantasy
    Adventure, Fantasy
    7.04 Good
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    2025June 2025 by Len Wiseman
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.17 Excellent+
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    2009August 2009 by Christian Alvart
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    7.27 Good+
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    2024March 2024 by Mike Mitchell
    Action, Adventure, Animation
    Action, Adventure, Animation
    7.93 Excellent
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    2010July 2010 by Jon Turteltaub
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
    7.10 Good
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    2017–2021 by Bryan Fuller
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.01 Excellent
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    2006July 2006 by Woody Allen
    Comedy, Mystery
    Comedy, Mystery
    7.54 Excellent--
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    2004–2006 by David Milch
    Western, Crime, Drama
    Western, Crime, Drama
    8.98 Masterpiece
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    2001January 2001 by Jonathan Glazer
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    7.92 Excellent
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    2007August 2007 by Akiva Schaffer
    Comedy, Action
    Comedy, Action
    7.36 Good++
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    2003March 2003 by Harald Zwart
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    6.57 Good--
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    2006December 2006 by McG
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.82 Excellent-
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    2019May 2019 by Daniel Minahan
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
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    2007October 2007 by David L. Cunningham
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
    6.57 Good--
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    2025June 2025 by Tom Kingsley
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.66 Excellent--
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    1977 by Franco Zeffirelli
    Drama
    Drama
    8.68 Masterpiece--
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    2010 by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Drama
    Drama
    8.51 Masterpiece--
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    1969September 1969 by Guy Hamilton
    War, History, Action
    War, History, Action
    7.84 Excellent-
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    2016December 2016 by Gonzalo López-Gallego
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    6.93 Good
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    2014February 2014 by James Griffiths
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.15 Good+
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    2014August 2014 by Daniel Monzón
    Drama, Thriller, Spanish
    Drama, Thriller, Spanish
    7.47 Good++
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    2016September 2016 by Ayman Jamal
    Animation, Action, Adventure
    Animation, Action, Adventure
    7.79 Excellent-
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    2009 by Michael Green
    Drama
    Drama
    8.26 Excellent+
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    1973June 1973 by Herbert Ross
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.88 Excellent-
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    2009October 2009 by Malcolm Venville
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    6.89 Good-
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    2024January 2024 by Gonzalo López-Gallego
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
    7.20 Good+
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    2017May 2017 by Thomas Napper
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.41 Good++
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    2017November 2017 by Seth Henrikson
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.44 Decent++
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    1974December 1974 by Casper Wrede
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.03 Good
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    1986–1994 by Ian La Frenais
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    8.09 Excellent
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    1998December 1998 by Janet Greek
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.46 Good++
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    1969April 1969 by Mel Stuart
    Romance, Comedy, Adventure
    Romance, Comedy, Adventure
    7.45 Good++
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    2018March 2018 by Andrés Couturier
    Comedy, Animation, Adventure
    Comedy, Animation, Adventure
    7.26 Good+
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    1971May 1971 by Michael Tuchner
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.52 Excellent--
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    2003September 2003 by Jesse Warn
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    7.02 Good
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    2005September 2005 by Rodrigo García
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.34 Good++
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    2022November 2022 by Nora Twomey
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    7.97 Excellent
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    2025May 2025 by Jeffrey Doe
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.18 Excellent+
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    1970March 1970 by Rod Amateau
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.14 Good+
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    1986December 1986 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Crime, Horror, Mystery
    Crime, Horror, Mystery
    7.47 Good++
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    1984June 1984 by Desmond Davis
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    7.12 Good+
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    1965May 1965 by Gerry O'Hara
    Drama
    Drama
    7.59 Excellent--
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    1980May 1980 by Francis Megahy
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.69 Excellent--
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    2016 by Julian Fellowes
    Drama
    Drama
    7.98 Excellent
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    1970December 1970 by Roddy McDowall
    Mystery, Horror
    Mystery, Horror
    7.39 Good++
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    1984September 1984 by Tony Lo Bianco
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.34 Good++
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    2019May 2019 by Dan Pritzker
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.18 Good+
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    1983April 1983 by James Toback
    Drama
    Drama
    7.37 Good++
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    1979April 1979 by Ken Annakin
    Action, History
    Action, History
    7.37 Good++
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    1979April 1979 by Neil Leifer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
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    1978
    Drama
    Drama
    7.93 Excellent
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    1977May 1977 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.17 Good+
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    1988November 1988 by Jud Taylor
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
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    1990March 1990 by Christian I. Nyby II
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    7.84 Excellent-
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    2021November 2021 by John Brocklehurst
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.82 Excellent-
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    1978November 1978 by Ken Annakin
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
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    1983February 1983 by Anthony Page
    History, Drama
    History, Drama
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 71
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    1983 by Robert Hamilton
    Soap, Drama
    Soap, Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
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    1996 by Colin Shindler
    Drama
    Drama
    7.88 Excellent-
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    73
    1999September 1999 by Dean Hamilton
    Adventure, Action
    Adventure, Action
    7.66 Excellent--
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    2019July 2019 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.77 Excellent-
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    1984May 1984 by Thomas J. Wright
    Drama
    Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
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    1985
    Drama, Romance, Family
    Drama, Romance, Family
    7.81 Excellent-
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    77
    1982May 1982 by John Erman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
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    78
    1988 by Jud Taylor
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    7.81 Excellent-
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    2003 by Simon Block
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    80
    1977
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    1967 by Hugh Leonard
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
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    1966
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    1989
    Drama, Documentary
    Drama, Documentary
    Needs more reviews
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    1978 by John Mortimer
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews