Ian McShane - wikipedia Ian McShane This article is about the actor. For the Scottish professional footballer, see Ian McShane ( footballer ). Ian McShane McShane in December 2006 Ian David McShane ( 1942 - 09 - 29 ) 29 September 1942 ( age 75 ) Blackburn, Lancashire, England Residence Venice Beach, California, U.S. Nationality English Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Occupation Actor, voice artist Years active 1962 -- present Spouse ( s ) Suzan Farmer ( m. 1965 ; div. 1968 ) Ruth Post ( m. 1970 ; div. 1976 ) Gwen Humble ( m. 1980 ) Children Parent ( s ) Harry McShane ( father ) Ian David McShane ( born 29 September 1942 ) is an English actor and voice artist. He is known for his television roles, particularly the title role in Lovejoy ( 1986 -- 1994 ), Al Swearengen in Deadwood ( 2004 -- 2006 ), Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda ( 2008 ), and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides. He portrays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz series American Gods. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early Life McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, to Irene ( née Cowley ; b. 1921 ) and Scottish footballer Harry McShane ( 1920 -- 2012 ). His father was Scottish, and his mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent. McShane grew up in Davyhulme, Manchester, 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, The Wild and the Willing ( 1962 ). McShane was a member of the National Youth Theatre. Career In the United Kingdom, McShane 's best known role may be that of antiques dealer Lovejoy in the eponymous series. He also enjoyed fame in the United States as British film director Don Lockwood in Dallas and as a British cockfighting aficionado in Roots. Even before Lovejoy, he 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, for which he won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama. He was also nominated 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 a 2004 interview with The Independent, McShane stated that he wished that he had turned down the role of Bryson as he had struggled with the technical dialogue and found looking at Martin Sheen, who was wearing an eye in the middle of his forehead, to be the most embarrassing experience that he had ever had while acting. 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. 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 ). 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. '' In 2010, McShane starred in The Pillars of the Earth as Bishop Waleran Bigod. The series was an historical drama set in 12th - century England and adapted from Ken Follett 's eponymous novel. Also in 2010, the Walt Disney Company confirmed that McShane would portray Blackbeard in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides. In 2013, McShane played King Brahmwell in Bryan Singer 's Jack the Giant Slayer. Since 2010, McShane has narrated the opening teases for each round of ESPN 's coverage of The Open Championship. 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. In 2016, he joined the cast of Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Ray. McShane announced on April 20, 2017 that a script for a two - hour Deadwood movie had been submitted by creator David Milch to HBO and that a film is as close as ever to happening. `` ( A ) two - hour movie script has been delivered to HBO. If they do n't deliver ( a finished product ), blame them, '' McShane said. Personal Life McShane married and divorced actress Suzan Farmer in the 1960s. In 1977, he began a relationship with Sylvia Kristel after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer. The affair ended his marriage to his second wife, model Ruth Post, with whom he had two children, Kate and Morgan. On 30 August 1980, McShane married actress Gwen Humble ( born 4 December 1953 ). They live in Venice, California. Filmography Film 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 Ransom Ray Petrie 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 Exposed Greg Miller 1985 Ordeal by Innocence Philip Durant 1985 Too Scared to Scream Vincent Hardwick 1985 Torchlight Sidney 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 The Sorcerer 's Apprentice Narrator Uncredited 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides Blackbeard 2012 Snow White and 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 Spy Boss Uncredited 2016 The Hollow Point Leland 2017 John Wick : Chapter 2 Winston 2017 Jawbone Joe Padgett 2017 Pottersville Bart 2018 Here Comes the Grump The Grump Voice 2019 Hellboy Trevor Bruttenholm Post-production 2019 John Wick : Chapter 3 Winston Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 1964 Spanner in the Grass Works Frank Barnes 1966 You Ca n't Win Joe Lunn 7 episodes 1967 Wuthering Heights Heathcliff 4 episodes 1972 Whose Life Is It Anyway ? Ken Harrison Television play Space : 1999 Anton Zoref Episode : `` Force of Life '' 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 - High Tide Curtis 4 episodes 1981 -- 1982 Magnum, P.I. David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck 2 episodes 1982 Marco Polo Ali Ben Yussouf 2 episodes Bare Essence Niko Theophilus 11 episodes 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 72 episodes Miami Vice Esteban Montoya Episode : `` Knock, Knock... Who 's There ? '' 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 : In The Frame 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 '' Madson John Madson 6 episodes 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 The Pillars of the Earth Waleran Bigod 8 episodes 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 Ray Episode : `` The Broken Man '' 2017 -- present American Gods Mr. Wednesday Main cast Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Deadwood Won 2005 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Drama Won 2005 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Nine Lives Nominated 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Deadwood Nominated 2005 Satellite Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Drama Nominated 2005 Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2009 Annie Awards Best Voice Acting in an Animated Featured Production Kung Fu Panda Nominated San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Cast 44 Inch Chest Won Satellite Awards Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film The Pillars of the Earth Nominated 2011 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2011 Golden Nymph Awards Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie : Villain Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides Nominated 2018 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series American Gods Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane, Esq 's Biography ''. Debrett 's. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010. ^ Jump up to : Gilbey, Ryan ( 16 March 2013 ). `` Ian McShane : rogue trader ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2013. ^ Jump up to : Stevens, Christopher ( 2010 ). Born Brilliant : The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 385. ISBN 1 - 84854 - 195 - 3. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane biography ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015. Jump up ^ Staff. `` Start building your family tree today ''. Thegenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2015. Jump up ^ NIGHT, DAY & ( 2016 - 03 - 07 ). `` Ian McShane : Working - class actors must get more help ''. Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Filmography for Ian McShane ''. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Babylon 5 : The River Of Souls ''. scifimusings.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane : You Ask the Questions ''. theindependent.co.uk. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ Billboard -- Google Livros. Google Books. 22 November 1986. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Jump up ^ Billboard -- Google Livros. Google Books. 13 December 1986. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger. `` The Golden Compass Movie Review ( 2007 ) Roger Ebert ''. www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kung Fu Panda - Ian McShane Interview ''. movieweb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Coraline - Ian McShane Interview ''. movieweb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane Joins The Cast Of Hot Rod ''. movieweb.com. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ Hewitt, Chris. `` Ian McShane Enters The Death Race ''. Empire. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Ian McShane, Star of ' The Seeker : The Dark is Rising ' ''. AOL Moviefone. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` 35 People You Might Not Realize Appeared on ' The West Wing ' ''. mentalfloss.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Homecoming @ Cort Theatre Playbill ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ Gordon Haber, David, My David : Israel 's Most Charismatic King Comes to TV, forward.com, 25 March 2009. Jump up ^ Hale, Mike ( 2010 - 07 - 22 ). `` Ian McShane in Starz Mini-Series of Ken Follett Book ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 14. Jump up ^ MacInnes, Paul. `` The Pillars of the Earth : episode one ''. Guardian.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` EXCLUSIVE : ' Pirates 4 ' Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Confirms Geoffrey Rush Return, Penelope Cruz As Blackbeard 's Daughter '' MTV Movies Blog ``. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2017. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 2010 BRITISH OPEN THURSDAY on YouTube Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ; Mitovich, Matt Webb ( 10 October 2012 ). `` Horror Story Taps Deadwood 's Ian McShane to ' Tussle ' With Jessica Lange ''. TVLine. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane cast in Game of Thrones season 6 ''. Watchers On The Wall. 1 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane Has No Regrets About Spoiling Game of Thrones ''. Vulture.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ Gunderman, Dan. `` Actor Ian McShane says ' Deadwood ' creator submitted revival movie script to HBO ''. Collider. Retrieved 20 April 2017. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Grater, Tom ( 5 October 2017 ). `` Lily Collins, Ian McShane, Toby Kebbell to voice ' Here Comes The Grump ' ( exclusive ) ''. Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 1 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` ' Deadwood ' Star Ian McShane Joins Showtime 's ' Ray Donovan ' ''. thewrap.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ Heritage, Stuart ( 7 March 2016 ). `` Ian McShane : why he 'll always be an antiques dealer with a mullet ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ian McShane to Star in ' American Gods ' for Starz ''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian McShane. Ian McShane on 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. Awards for Ian McShane Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama Mike Connors ( 1969 ) Peter Graves ( 1970 ) Robert Young ( 1971 ) Peter Falk ( 1972 ) James Stewart ( 1973 ) Telly Savalas ( 1974 ) Robert Blake / Telly Savalas ( 1975 ) Richard Jordan ( 1976 ) Edward Asner ( 1977 ) Michael Moriarty ( 1978 ) Edward Asner ( 1979 ) Richard Chamberlain ( 1980 ) Daniel J. Travanti ( 1981 ) John Forsythe ( 1982 ) John Forsythe ( 1983 ) Tom Selleck ( 1984 ) Don Johnson ( 1985 ) Edward Woodward ( 1986 ) Richard Kiley ( 1987 ) Ron Perlman ( 1988 ) Ken Wahl ( 1989 ) Kyle MacLachlan ( 1990 ) Scott Bakula ( 1991 ) Sam Waterston ( 1992 ) David Caruso ( 1993 ) Dennis Franz ( 1994 ) Jimmy Smits ( 1995 ) David Duchovny ( 1996 ) Anthony Edwards ( 1997 ) Dylan McDermott ( 1998 ) James Gandolfini ( 1999 ) Martin Sheen ( 2000 ) Kiefer Sutherland ( 2001 ) Michael Chiklis ( 2002 ) Anthony LaPaglia ( 2003 ) Ian McShane ( 2004 ) Hugh Laurie ( 2005 ) Hugh Laurie ( 2006 ) Jon Hamm ( 2007 ) Gabriel Byrne ( 2008 ) Michael C. Hall ( 2009 ) Steve Buscemi ( 2010 ) Kelsey Grammer ( 2011 ) Damian Lewis ( 2012 ) Bryan Cranston ( 2013 ) Kevin Spacey ( 2014 ) Jon Hamm ( 2015 ) Billy Bob Thornton ( 2016 ) Sterling K. Brown ( 2017 ) TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Andre Braugher ( 1997 ) Andre Braugher ( 1998 ) James Gandolfini / David E. Kelley ( 1999 ) James Gandolfini ( 2000 ) James Gandolfini ( 2001 ) Michael Chiklis ( 2002 ) Edie Falco ( 2003 ) Ian McShane ( 2004 ) Hugh Laurie ( 2005 ) Hugh Laurie ( 2006 ) Michael C. 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Question: who plays blackbeard in pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides
Answer: Ian David McShane