Ian McShane

Born: 1942-09-29

Ian David McShane (born September 29, 1942) is an English actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films, it is by his television roles that he is generally known, starting with the BBC's Lovejoy (1986–94) and particularly in the HBO Western drama Deadwood (2004–06). He starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.


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Kung Fu Panda 4

as Tai Lung (voice)
Released: 2024-03-02

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone...

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John Wick: Chapter 4

as Winston
Released: 2023-03-22

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High...

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Coraline

as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Released: 2009-02-05

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Released: 2011-05-15

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love --...

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as Tai Lung (voice)
Released: 2008-06-04

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen...

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Don't See
as Winston
Released: 2017-02-08

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a...

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as Winston
Released: 2019-05-15

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of...

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Shrek the Third

as Captain Hook (voice)
Released: 2007-05-17

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek...

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as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Released: 2019-04-10

Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But...

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Don't See
as Winston
Released: 2014-10-22

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything...

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Jack the Giant Slayer

as King Brahmwell
Released: 2013-02-27

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway...

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Hercules

as Amphiarus
Released: 2014-07-23

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a...

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as Coach
Released: 2008-08-22

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking...

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The Golden Compass

as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Released: 2007-12-04

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree...

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as Beith
Released: 2012-05-30

After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered...

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2010-07-13

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his...

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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

as Winston
Released: 2025-06-04

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her...

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Hot Rod

as Frank Powell
Released: 2007-08-03

For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone....

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Case 39

as Detective Mike Barron
Released: 2009-08-13

In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she...

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Grimsby

as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Released: 2016-02-24

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football...

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American Star

as Wilson
Released: 2024-01-26

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his...

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Agent Cody Banks

as Brinkman
Released: 2003-03-14

Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get...

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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

as Merriman Lyon
Released: 2007-10-05

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal...

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Battle of Britain

as Sgt. Pilot Andy
Released: 1969-09-15

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for...

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My Father's Dragon

as Saiwa (voice)
Released: 2022-11-04

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild...

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We Are Marshall

as Paul Griffen
Released: 2006-12-12

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some...

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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Charlie Cartwright
Released: 1969-04-24

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.

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Sexy Beast

as Teddy Bass
Released: 2001-01-12

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish...

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Scoop

as Joe Strombel
Released: 2006-07-27

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an...

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Deadwood: The Movie

as Al Swearengen
Released: 2019-05-31

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former...

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The Kid

as Inglés
Released: 2014-08-29

Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while...

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Cuban Fury

as Ron Parfitt
Released: 2014-02-14

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa...

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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

as Umayya (voice)
Released: 2016-09-08

A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his...

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Ransom

as Ray Petrie
Released: 1974-12-06

Following a series of bomb attacks in London, a group of terrorists seize Britain's ambassador...

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Jawbone

as Joe Padgett
Released: 2017-05-12

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the...

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as Meredith
Released: 2009-10-08

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife’s infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so...

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The Hollow Point

as Leland
Released: 2016-12-16

Los Reyes County, Arizona. Leland, a retired lawman, works with Wallace, the new sheriff who...

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Nine Lives

as Larry
Released: 2005-09-02

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the...

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The Last of Sheila

as Anthony
Released: 1973-06-14

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of...

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Prefet de police
Released: 1986-12-07

A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a...

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Pottersville

as Bart
Released: 2017-11-10

Maynard, a beloved local businessman is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated...

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Babylon 5: The River of Souls

as Robert Bryson
Released: 1998-12-20

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from...

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Performance

as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1970-08-03

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and...

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A Wizard's Tale

as The Grump (voice)
Released: 2018-03-01

Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his...

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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Roger Bushell
Released: 1988-11-05

Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the...

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Ordeal by Innocence

as Philip Durant
Released: 1984-06-22

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack...

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Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

as Fred C. Dobbs
Released: 1970-03-25

An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of...

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Nemesis Game

as Jeff Novak
Released: 2003-09-16

Sara Novak is an introverted college student with a few skeletons in her closet. Shying away...

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Journey into Fear

as Banat
Released: 1975-08-08

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab...

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Grace Kelly

as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Released: 1983-02-21

The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces...

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Villain

as Wolfe Lissner
Released: 1971-05-26

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses...

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The Pleasure Girls

as Keith Dexter
Released: 1965-05-01

When Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and...

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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

as Narrator
Released: 2021-11-29

Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester...

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Bollywood Queen

as Frank
Released: 2002-12-11

A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.

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The Fifth Musketeer

as Fouquet
Released: 1979-04-06

King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he...

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Too Scared to Scream

as Vincent Hardwick
Released: 1984-09-28

A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in...

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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

as (archive footage)
Released: 2020-01-02

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes...

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The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Saunders
Released: 1975-10-27

A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political...

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Chain Letter

as The Messenger of Death
Released: 1989-08-05

The Messenger of Death has an interesting way of getting victims. His assistant, Miss Smith,...

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

as Andre Marchand
Released: 1990-03-11

Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man...

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Sky West and Crooked

as Roibin
Released: 1965-08-31

A young, lonely, emotionally challenged teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after...

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The Ballad of Tam Lin

as Tom Lynn
Released: 1970-12-01

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging...

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The Pirate

as Rashid
Released: 1978-11-21

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage...

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Rocket to the Moon

as Willy Wax
Released: 1986-05-05

In 1938 New York City, a dentist finds his business and marriage failing as he embarks on a love...

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Sitting Target

as Birdy Williams
Released: 1972-05-01

Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail...

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Bolden

as Judge Perry
Released: 2019-05-03

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

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D.R.E.A.M. Team

as Oliver Maxwell
Released: 1999-09-25

J.W. Garrison, the head of a top-secret sub agency of the United Nations, discovers that a team...

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Cheaper to Keep Her

as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Released: 1981-01-01

A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.

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Exposed

as Greg Miller
Released: 1983-04-22

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and...

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Yesterday's Hero

as Rod Turner
Released: 1979-04-24

Successful soccer player Rod Turner spirals into drunken self-pity until he develops a...

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Code Name: Diamond Head

as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Released: 1977-05-03

A failed Quinn Martin pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based government counter intelligence...

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Master of Dark Shadows

as Narrator
Released: 2019-04-16

Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a...

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The Letter

as Geoff
Released: 1982-05-03

The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive...

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Freelance

as Mitch
Released: 1970-01-01

A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

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The Wild and the Willing

as Harry Brown
Released: 1962-10-16

Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends,...

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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

as The Brain (Bert)
Released: 1980-05-13

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash...

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Man and Boy

as Marty Mann
Released: 2002-03-30

When television executive Harry has a one-night-stand, his wife Gina walks out on him, leaving...

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Age of Sail

as William Avery (voice)
Released: 2018-08-29

An old, down on his luck sailor rescues a young girl at sea after she fell off a passenger ship.

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Torchlight

as Sidney
Released: 1985-02-01

A happy marriage turns sour when the husband becomes addicted to cocaine.

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Soul Survivors

as Otis Cooke
Released: 1995-09-10

Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite...

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Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff
Released: 1967-10-28

Adaptation of the novel by Emily Brontë.

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The Making of Sexy Beast

as Self
Released: 2001-07-13

A brief promotional featurette about the film including comments from most of the cast, as well...

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White Goods

as Ian Deegan
Released: 1994-01-01

Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker...

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Jesus Of Nazareth

as Judas Iscariot
Released: 1977-03-27

Robert Powell stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and...

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High Tide

as Curtis
Released: 1980-03-11

Ian McShane stars as Peter Curtis, who has just been released from prison after serving four...

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Terror in Moscow

as Narrator
Released: 2003-05-12

In October 2002, 41 Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater,...

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Braker

as Alan Roswell
Released: 1985-04-28

Lieutenant Harry Braker and his new partner investigate the murder of a sleazy record executive.

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Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli
Released: 1978-09-05

Disraeli is a British four part serial about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the...

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Traders of the Lost Scrolls

as Narrator
Released: 1997-10-31

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project believes that a...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Toby Moore
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Game of Thrones

as Brother Ray
First aired: 2011-04-17

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the...

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The Simpsons

as Artemis (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Columbo

as Leland St. John
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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American Horror Story

as Leigh Emerson
First aired: 2011-10-05

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self
First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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Dallas

as Don Lockwood
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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The West Wing

as Nikolai Ivanovich
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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Magnum, P.I.

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-12-11

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a...

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Minder

as Jack Last
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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Ray Donovan

as Malcolm Finney
First aired: 2013-06-30

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top...

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Ray Donovan

as Andrew Finney
First aired: 2013-06-30

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top...

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Miami Vice

as Esteban Montoya
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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ONE PIECE

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2023-08-31

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for...

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Deadwood

as Al Swearengen
First aired: 2004-03-21

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with...

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Space: 1999

as Anton Zoref
First aired: 1975-09-04

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon...

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The Twilight Zone

as Chandler
First aired: 2002-09-18

A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest...

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American Gods

as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
First aired: 2017-04-30

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods...

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Natural World

as Narrator
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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Police Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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GMTV

as Self
First aired: 1993-01-01

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee,...

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-06

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...

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The Wednesday Play

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-30

The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from...

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Lovejoy

as Lovejoy
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self
First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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The Pillars of the Earth

as Waleran Bigod
First aired: 2010-07-23

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous,...

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Roots

as Sir Eric Russell
First aired: 1977-01-23

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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The Naked Truth

as Leland Banks
First aired: 1995-09-13

The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC...

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Jesus of Nazareth

as Judas Iscariot
First aired: 1977-03-27

Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely...

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Matt Helm

as Paul
First aired: 1975-09-20

Matt Helm is an American mystery television series which aired on the ABC Network during the...

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Kings

as King Silas Benjamin
First aired: 2009-03-15

A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of...

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War and Remembrance

as Philip Rule
First aired: 1988-11-13

War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Herman...

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A.D.

as Sejanus
First aired: 1985-03-31

A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

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American Playhouse

as Willy Wax
First aired: 1982-01-12

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public...

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Marco Polo

as Alì Ben Youssuf
First aired: 1982-12-05

The life and experiences of the 13th-century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations...

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Redcap

as Sapper Russell
First aired: 1964-10-17

Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television and broadcast on the...

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In Deep

as Jamie Lamb
First aired: 2001-02-19

Lying, cheating, thieving—they’re the best undercover cops in the business. Liam Ketman (Nick...

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CBS Summer Playhouse

as Marbury
First aired: 1987-06-12

CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.

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The Fantastic Journey

as Sir James Camden
First aired: 1977-02-03

The Fantastic Journey was an American science fiction television series that was originally...

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Chillers

as Steven Castle
First aired: 1990-04-14

Based on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the...

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Doctor Thorne

as Sir Roger Scatcherd
First aired: 2016-03-06

The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury...

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Bare Essence

as Niko Theophilus
First aired: 1983-04-15

Bare Essence is an American television soap opera which aired on the NBC network during the...

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Trust

as Alan Cooper-Fozard
First aired: 2003-01-09

In a busy corporate law firm, Cooper-Fozard in the City of London, Stephen Bradley and his team...

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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Roger Bushell
First aired: 1988-11-06

A former POW leads a special task force to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out...

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Evergreen

as Paul Lerner
First aired: 1985-02-24

Based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in...

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Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli
First aired: 1978-09-05

Disraeli is a British four part serial about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the...

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Young Charlie Chaplin

as Charles Chaplin Snr
First aired: 1989-01-25

The challenging and spirited early life of cinema's first great comedic artist, Charlie Chaplin,...

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Life of Shakespeare

as Christopher Marlowe
First aired: 1978-06-13

Biography of William Shakespeare.

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Armchair Thriller

as Curtis
First aired: 1978-02-21

Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and...

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The Dame Edna Treatment

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-03-17

The Dame Edna Treatment was a British, ITV talk show created by Barry Humphries and starring his...

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Madson

as John Madson
First aired: 1996-04-17

After spending eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit - the murder of his wife -...

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You Can't Win

as Joe Lunn
First aired: 1966-07-07

You Can't Win was a 1966 British television series made by ITV as an adaptation of the novels...

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Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff
First aired: 1967-10-28

Emily Bronte's classic story of destructive passion and immortal love.

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Armchair Theatre

as Geoffrey
First aired: 1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...

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