17 Facts About Ian McShane

Ian David McShane was born on 29 September 1942 and is an English actor.

Ian McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire on 29 September 1942.

Ian McShane is the child of professional footballer Harry and Irene McShane.

Ian McShane's mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent.

Ian McShane shared a flat with Hurt, whom he called his "oldest friend in the business," and he was still a student at RADA when he appeared in his first film The Wild and the Willing.

Ian McShane later played Satan in the York Mystery Plays in 1963.

Ian McShane was nominated at the 2005 Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 1985, Ian McShane appeared as an MC on Grace Jones' Slave to the Rhythm, a concept album which featured his narration interspersed throughout and which sold over a million copies worldwide.

In 1992, he recorded and released his own solo studio album, From Both Sides Now, which features Ian McShane singing cover versions of popular songs.

Ian McShane has appeared in The West Wing as a Russian diplomat.

In 2010, Ian McShane starred in The Pillars of the Earth as Bishop Waleran Bigod.

Since 2010, Ian McShane has narrated the opening teases for each round of ESPN's coverage of The Open Championship.

In 2012, Ian McShane had a guest role for two episodes as Murder Santa, a sadistic serial killer in the 1960s in the second season of American Horror Story.

Ian McShane announced on 20 April 2017 that a script for a two-hour Deadwood film had been submitted by creator David Milch to HBO and that a film was as close as ever to happening.

In 1965, Ian McShane married English actress Suzan Farmer and they divorced in 1968.

Ian McShane married his second wife, English model Ruth Post, on 8 June 1968, and they had two children, Kate and Morgan.

On 30 August 1980, Ian McShane married his third wife, American actress Gwen Humble.