Ian McShane

Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a British actor, voice actor, director, and producer. Despite appearing in numerous films, he is best known for his television roles, particularly BBC's Lovejoy (1986–1994),HBO's drama series Deadwood (2004–2006) and Game of Thrones (2016). He also starred as King Silas Benjamin in the NBC series Kings, Bishop Waleran in The Pillars of the Earth, Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda, and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Early life

McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 29 September 1942, the son of Irene (née Cowley) (b. 1921) and footballer Harry McShane (1920–2012). His father was Scottish and his mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent. McShane grew up in Davyhulme, Lancashire, and attended Stretford Grammar School. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was still a student there when he appeared in his first film, 1962's The Wild and the Willing. McShane was a member of National Youth Theatre.

Ian McShane (footballer)

Ian McShane (born 20 December 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ross County. He previously played for Queen of the South. He is the younger cousin of former Hamilton Academical player Jon McShane.

Career

McShane is a product of the youth policy of Dumfries club Queen of the South. He figured in the 2010 pre season set up for Queens before being formally announced on the club website on 25 July 2010 as having officially signed a senior player's contract along with fellow youth team players Dan Orsi, Steven Degnan and Gavin Reilly.

McShane made his Queen of the South debut in a 5–0 Scottish Challenge Cup victory against East Fife on 4 September 2010. He made his league debut on 15 January 2011, as a 90th-minute substitute in the 3–0 away win against Falkirk.

On 25 May 2015, McShane signed for Ross County on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 1 August 2015, in a 2–0 loss to Celtic McShane scored his first two goals for County in a 3-2 loss to Aberdeen, a low-driven freekick and a long range effort.

Sewers of Gold

Sewers of Gold was a 1979 British film starring Ian McShane and Warren Clarke. It is also known as Dirty Money and The Great Riviera Bank Robbery.

Plot

Bert (McShane) and Jean (Clarke) are members of a right-wing nationalist organisation closely connected to the Organisation de l'armée secrète. Both are ex-military, and now find themselves on the wrong side of the law in Nice, France. Needing to raise cash to buy arms, Bert, an ex-paratrooper known as 'The Brain', devises a plan to dig their way into a bank vault.

Needing criminal expertise, they persuade some local French gangsters to join them, in return for a cut of the haul. The gangsters' interest is purely mercenary while Bert is at pains to point out that his interest is political. After several nights spent digging through a wall in a sewer, they break their way into the deposit boxes, and try to make their getaway without being caught.

Background

The raid in the film was based on an actual bank robbery that was claimed to be the largest bank robbery in history at the time. The film marked the second collaboration between Ian McShane and director Francis Megahy after the 1971 film Freelance.