Ian McShane was born on 29 September 1942 in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK. He is a Golden Globe-winning English actor.

Ian is another distinguished product of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lancashire-born Ian McShane made his professional stage, film and TV debut all in the same year: 1962. McShane's subsequent stage credits were as extensive as they were impressive, ranging from centuries-old classics to Tennessee Williams and Joe Orton. His TV resumé includes any number of TV-movies and miniseries: he played Judas in the internationally produced Jesus of Nazareth (1977) and was seen as the title character in the British "mini" Disraeli (1979). In America, he was a regular on the 1989-90 season of Dallas, playing Don Lockwood. McShane gained an international fan following as a result of his starring role in the widely-distributed TV series The Lovejoy Mysteries, originally filmed in 1986, then brought back by popular demand in 1990.

Throughout the 90s, McShane was mostly absent from both the big screen and the small one. However, in 2000, he received recognition for playing a tough crime boss in the critically acclaimed Sexy Beast. It was certainly this hard-edged persona that attracted the producers of HBO's Deadwood to McShane. In 2004, he found himself with a regular gig on the foul-mouthed Western series, starring as an unscrupulous tavern-owner in a lawless 19th-century American prospecting town.

From 1965 to 1968, Ian McShane was married to actress Suzanne Farmer.

Credits by Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography

• Madagascar 2 (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Case 39 (2008)
• Coraline (2008)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• The Dark Is Rising (2007)
• Hot Rod (2007)
• Shrek the Third (2007)
• We Are Marshall (2006)
• "Deadwood" (36 episodes, 2004-2006)
• Scoop (2006)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• Nemesis Game (2003)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 2003)
• Agent Cody Banks (2003)
• "Trust" (3 episodes, 2003)
• Bollywood Queen (2002)
• "The West Wing" (1 episode, 2002)
• Man and Boy (2002)
• "In Deep" (2 episodes, 2002)
• "Thieves" (1 episode, 2001)
• Sexy Beast (2000)
• D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
• Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
• "The Naked Truth" (2 episodes, 1997)
• "Madson" (6 episodes, 1996)
• Soul Survivors (1995)
• "Lovejoy" (73 episodes, 1986-1994)
• White Goods (1994)
• Con Man (1992)
• Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990
• "Miami Vice" (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
• "Dallas" (5 episodes, 1989)
• Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
• "Minder" (1 episode, 1989)
• Dick Francis: Blood Sport (1989)
• Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)
• Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989)
• "War and Remembrance" (1988)
• The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
• Chain Letter (1988)
• "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1987)
• Grand Larceny (1987)
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
• Rocket to the Moon (1986)
• Braker (1985)
• "A.D." (1985)
• Torchlight (1985)
• "Evergreen" (1985)
• Too Scared to Scream (1985)
• A Month in the Country (1985)
• Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
• Exposed (1983)
• "Bare Essence" (1983)
• Grace Kelly (1983)
• "Magnum, P.I." (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
• "Marco Polo" (1982)
• The Letter (1982)
• "Armchair Thriller" (1 episode, 1980)
• Cheaper to Keep Her (1980)
• Yesterday's Hero (1979)
• The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
• The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979)
• The Pirate (1978)
• "Disraeli" (1978)
• "Life of Shakespeare" (1978)
• Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
• "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)
• "The Fantastic Journey" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Roots" (1977)
• "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1976)
• The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
• "Space: 1999" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Matt Helm" (1 episode, 1975)
• Journey Into Fear (1975)
• Ransom (1975)
• The Last of Sheila (1973)
• Sitting Target (1972)
• Left Hand of Gemini (1972)
• Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1972)
• Villain (1971)
• Freelance (1971)
• Tam Lin (1970)
• "ITV Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
• Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
• The Battle of Britain (1969)
• "Rogues' Gallery" (1 episode, 1969)
• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
• "Wuthering Heights" (1967)
• "The Wednesday Play" (1 episode, 1966)
• "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Armchair Theatre" (2 episodes, 1962-1966)
• Sky West and Crooked (1966)
• "You Can't Win" (1966) The Pleasure Girls (1965)
• "Redcap" (1 episode, 1965)
• "Z Cars" (1 episode, 1964)
• First Night: Funny Noises with Their Mouths (1963)
• The Wild and the Willing (1962)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Drama Series "Deadwood" 2005