<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Harry McShane (father) </Td> </Tr> <P> Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor and voice artist . He is known for his television roles, particularly the title role in Lovejoy (1986--1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004--2006), Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . He portrays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz series American Gods . </P> <P> McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, to Irene (née Cowley; b . 1921) and Scottish 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, Manchester, 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, The Wild and the Willing (1962). McShane was a member of the National Youth Theatre . </P>

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