# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-mcshane
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:47:44.878Z

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name: "Ian McShane"
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description: "He's the profane saloon keeper who made HBO swear more, the con man antiques dealer Britain loved, and the continental's soft-spoken concierge who knows where every assassin sleeps. McShane turns supporting parts into the reason you showed up."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Ian David McShane was born 29 September 1942 and started in British films like The Wild and the Willing in 1962. The BBC's Lovejoy made him a fixture from 1986 through 1994—a roguish antiques dealer working the margins. Then Deadwood arrived in 2004, and as Al Swearengen he won a Golden Globe and became the filthy-mouthed centre of prestige television. He voiced Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda in 2008, played Blackbeard in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, and since 2014 has been the John Wick franchise's unflappable Winston Scott. He returned as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods through 2021, and came back to voice Tai Lung again in 2024. The through-line is gravity: he doesn't chase scenes, he anchors them.