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Ian McShane

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Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986, 1991–1994), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian McShane is the 280th most popular actor (down from 244th in 2019), the 445th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 339th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Actor.

Ian McShane is most famous for his role as Blackbeard in the TV series "Black Sails" and as Al Swearengen in the TV series "Deadwood."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ian McShane ranks 280 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Keaton, Jared Leto, Mireille Darc, Nick Nolte, Raffaella Carrà, and Warren Beatty. After him are Jacqueline Bisset, Jerry Lewis, David Bradley, Mia Farrow, Ernest Borgnine, and Paul Walker.

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Among people born in 1942, Ian McShane ranks 39. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Daniel Barenboim, Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, José Eduardo dos Santos, and Michael Haneke. After him are Werner Herzog, David Bradley, Giorgio Agamben, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Jacques Rogge, and Martin Rees.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McShane ranks 445 out of 8,785. Before him are John Buchan (1875), Arnold Bennett (1867), John Everett Millais (1829), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), Æthelred the Unready (968), and Jon Lord (1941). After him are Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), David Bradley (1942), and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian McShane ranks 42. Before him are Gary Oldman (1958), Claude Rains (1889), John Hurt (1940), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Timothy Dalton (1946), and David Suchet (1946). After him are Jacqueline Bisset (1944), David Bradley (1942), Hugh Grant (1960), James Fox (1939), Tom Baker (1934), and Tilda Swinton (1960).

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