Biographic - Sunday June 18, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born in Blackburn, England, on September 29, 1942, Ian McShane was raised in nearby Manchester where his dad was a soccer player with Manchester United. Classically trained at the royal academy of dramatic art, McShane began his career on the British stage before making his movie debut with a starring role in 1962's "The Wild And The Willing" (AKA "Young and Willing). He continued to star on British stage and screen throughout the 1960s, and by the 1970s he was also a familiar face on American screens, thanks to roles such as Sir Eric Russell in "Roots" Judas Iscariot in "Jesus of Nazareth" and the lead in masterpiece theater's Disraeli: Portrait of A Romantic" His most famous TV role was probably that of a roguish antique dealer on "Love Joy" a BBC series that ran for eight years and aired on A&E in the states. He also starred as English cad Don Lockwood on "Dallas" and popped up on the likes of "Columbo" and "Miami Vice." Following his portrayla of the villainous Al Swearengen on the cult HBO series "Deadwood" a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award- he voiced characters in "Shrek The Third" "Kung Fu Panda" and "Coraline"starred on the short-lived TV series "Kings" and played evil priest Waleran Bigod on "The Pillars of the Earth" Fifty years into his career, he starred in his most high-profile role- the notorious Blackbeard in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Subsequent movie roles included "Snow White and The Huntsman" "Hercules" and "John Wick" and its sequel. Following TV roles on the likes of "Ray Donovan" and "Game of Thrones," he has recently played Mr. Wednesday, The con artist who is really the Norse God Odin, on the Starz TV series "American Gods."

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