Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire to Irene and Harry McShane. His father was a professional footballer with Manchester United. He grew up in Urmston, Manchester and attended Stretford Grammar School. This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Urmston is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ...

McShane as Al Swearengen in HBO's Deadwood.

In the United Kingdom his best known role is that of roguish but dashing antiques dealer Lovejoy in the BBC drama series of the same name. He also enjoyed fame in the United States as bounding English cad Don Lockwood in the soap opera Dallas. Image File history File links Al Swearengen on Deadwood, portrayed by Ian McShane. ... Image File history File links Al Swearengen on Deadwood, portrayed by Ian McShane. ... The Gem Theater circa 1878. ... There are other articles with similar names; see Lovejoy (disambiguation). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ...

Even before Lovejoy, McShane was a pin-up as a result of appearances in television series such as Wuthering Heights (1967, as Heathcliff), Jesus of Nazareth (1977, as Judas Iscariot), and Disraeli (1978) -- as well as films like Sky West and Crooked (1966) and Battle of Britain (1969). Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontës only novel. ... Picture of Robert Powell playing Jesus of Nazareth. ... For the American black metal band, see Judas Iscariot (band). ... Disraeli is the name of a four-part series, made for ATV in 1978, about the great statesman. ... For the 1943 Frank Capra documentary, see The Battle of Britain. ...

In 1977 he began a turbulant five-year relationship with Sylvia Kristel after meeting her on the set of Man Behind the Mask. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Sylvia Kristel (September 28, 1952 in Utrecht), pronounced kri-STELL, is a Dutch actress, model and singer. ...

In 1985 he featured as guest vocalist on Grace Jones' hit Slave to the Rhythm. Cover of Grace Jones 1981 album Nightclubbing. ... Slave to the Rhythm is an album by Grace Jones. ...

Work in the 2000s has included roles in movies Scoop, Sexy Beast and Agent Cody Banks, and playing the role of historical figure Al Swearengen in the HBO series Deadwood. For his performance in this role as the storm centre of the series, he won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama. Scoop is a 2006 film directed by Woody Allen about an American student (Scarlett Johansson) in London begins an affair with an aristocrat. ... Sexy Beast (2000) is a British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane. ... Agent Cody Banks movie poster Agent Cody Banks is a movie released in the U.S. on March 14, 2003 that follows the adventures of 15-year-old Cody Banks (played by Frankie Muniz) who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and save the world by going undercover... The Gem Theater circa 1878. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... Deadwood is an American television drama series that premiered in March 2004 on HBO. The series is a Western set in the 1870s in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

In 2000 he appeared as Darryl Van Horne in Cameron Mackintosh's musical The Witches of Eastwick - his first London stage appearance since he starred with Dame Judi Dench in The Promise in the late 1960s. His next roles are the part of Captain Hook in Shrek the Third, the voice of Iofur Raknison (known as Ragnar Sturlusson in the film) in His Dark Materials: Northern Lights and the voice of Mr. Bobinski, a beet-eating Russian giant in the film Coraline. Sir Cameron Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946 in Enfield) is a successful British theatrical producer. ... The Witches of Eastwick is a 2000 stage musical, based on the novel by John Updike. ... Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. ... Captain James Hook is the villain of J. M. Barries play and novel Peter Pan. ... Shrek the Third (called Shrek 3 in post-production, not to be confused with Shrek 4-D) is a film planned for release on May 18, 2007. ... Iofur Raknison is a panserbjørn---an armor-wearing, intelligent polar bear in Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. ... Coraline (2002) is a short novel for children and adults by the British author Neil Gaiman. ...

He is currently filming Hot Rod in the Vancouver area. Hot Rod is a movie starring Andy Samberg, Sissy Spacek, Jorma Taccone, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Ian McShane, Isla Fisher, and Bill Hader. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ...

He is married to Gwen Humble. Gwen Humble is an American actress, with television credits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...

He also guest appeared in the Third season of The West Wing

External links

• Ian McShane at the Internet Movie Database