Ian McShane
Ian McShane
Ian David McShaneis an English actor, voice artist, and comedian. He is known for his television roles, particularly Lovejoy, Deadwoodand Game of Thrones. He also starred as King Silas Benjamin in Kings, Bishop Waleran in The Pillars of the Earth, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 September 1942
CityBlackburn, England
two firsts details
I don't remember my first two marriages... the details are very sketchy.
horse gigs treats
What you do is, you just do the gig, enjoy, get on with it, and treat the rest as horse doodle.
soccer football teacher
My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football, but I also happened to be the guy in class who was pretty good at sight reading. My teacher gave me scripts, and I was very comfortable.
judging hard early-20s
When you're in your early 20s, you go ahead and do everything. And it's very hard to judge yourself.
fun boys bad-boy
The bad boy: always more fun.
children sixty
I'm a child of the Sixties.
mean actors
I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.
long acting cheques
As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting.
boss different
Bosses will tell you they are looking for something different but they're not, actually.
water golden shrimp
The shrimp was lousy and the champagne tasted like water [at the Golden Globes