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The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 4x122: Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Shamier Anderson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Chad Stahelski (Mar 23, 2023)
American Gods (2017)
Starring as Mr. Wednesday
(24 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Tears of the Wrath-Bearing Tree (Mar 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x09: The Lake Effect (Mar 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: The Rapture of Burning (Mar 7, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Fire and Ice (Feb 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: Conscience of the King (Feb 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Sister Rising (Feb 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: The Unseen (Jan 31, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Ashes and Demons (Jan 24, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Serious Moonlight (Jan 17, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: A Winter's Tale (Jan 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Moon Shadow (Apr 28, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Treasure of the Sun (Apr 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Donar the Great (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: The Ways of the Dead (Apr 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: The Greatest Story Ever Told (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Muninn (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: The Beguiling Man (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: House on the Rock (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Come to Jesus (Jun 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: A Murder of Gods (Jun 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Lemon Scented You (May 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Head Full of Snow (May 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: The Secret of Spoons (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The Bone Orchard (Apr 30, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 2019-03-13: Patricia Arquette, Ian McShane, Strand of Oaks, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires (Mar 13, 2019)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Renée Rapp, Ian McShane, Black Pumas, Rob Mitzner (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2023-03-14: James Spader, Ian McShane, Ms. Pat, Nic Collins (Mar 14, 2023)
- Episode 2019-05-08: Lena Dunham, Ian McShane (May 8, 2019)
- Episode 2017-04-27: Aidy Bryant, Ian McShane, RaeLynn, Lucius (Apr 27, 2017)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Guest starring as Andrew Finney
(10 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: Poker (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x10: One Night in Yerevan (Sep 13, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Tulip (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: All Must Be Loved (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 3x06: Swing Vote (Aug 16, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: Handshake Deal (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Breakfast of Champions (Aug 2, 2015)
- Episode 3x03: Come and Knock on Our Door (Jul 26, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: Ding (Jul 19, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: The Kalamazoo (Jul 12, 2015)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Leigh Emerson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: The Coat Hanger (Dec 12, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: Unholy Night (Dec 5, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 4x12: Danny Boyle, Nicholas Hoult, Ian McShane, Damon Albarn, Bobby Womack (Mar 23, 2013)
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Starring as Waleran
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Work of Angels (Aug 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: New Beginnings (Aug 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Witchcraft (Aug 20, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Legacy (Aug 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Battlefield (Aug 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Redemption (Jul 30, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Master Builder (Jul 23, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Anarchy (Jul 23, 2010)
Kings (2009)
Starring as King Silas Benjamin
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The New King: Part 2 (Jul 25, 2009)
- Episode 1x12: The New King: Part 1 (Jul 18, 2009)
- Episode 1x11: Javelin (Jul 11, 2009)
- Episode 1x10: Chapter One (Jul 4, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: Pilgrimage (Jun 27, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: The Sabbath Queen (Jun 20, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: Brotherhood (Jun 13, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: Judgment Day (Apr 18, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: Insurrection (Apr 5, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: First Night (Mar 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Prosperity (Mar 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Goliath: Part 2 (Mar 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Goliath: Part 1 (Mar 15, 2009)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 19x21: The Chosen: Season 4, The Tiger's Apprentice, Miller's Girl (Feb 3, 2024)
Deadwood (2004)
Starring as Al Swearengen
(37 episodes)
- Episode S03 Special: Deadwood: The Movie (May 31, 2019)
- Episode 3x12: Tell Him Something Pretty (Aug 27, 2006)
- Episode 3x11: The Cat Bird Seat (Aug 20, 2006)
- Episode 3x10: A Constant Throb (Aug 13, 2006)
- Episode 3x09: Amateur Night (Aug 6, 2006)
- Episode 3x08: Leviathan Smiles (Jul 30, 2006)
- Episode 3x07: Unauthorized Cinnamon (Jul 23, 2006)
- Episode 3x06: A Rich Find (Jul 16, 2006)
- Episode 3x05: A Two-Headed Beast (Jul 9, 2006)
- Episode 3x04: Full Faith And Credit (Jul 2, 2006)
- Episode 3x03: True Colors (Jun 25, 2006)
- Episode 3x02: I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For (Jun 18, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Tell Your God to Ready for Blood (Jun 11, 2006)
- Episode 2x12: Boy the Earth Talks To (May 22, 2005)
- Episode 2x11: The Whores Can Come (May 15, 2005)
- Episode 2x10: Advances, None Miraculous (May 8, 2005)
- Episode 2x09: Amalgamation and Capital (May 1, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: Childish Things (Apr 24, 2005)
- Episode 2x07: E.B. Was Left Out (Apr 17, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: Something Very Expensive (Apr 10, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: Complications (Apr 3, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: Requiem for a Gleet (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: New Money (Mar 20, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: A Lie Agreed Upon (2) (Mar 13, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: A Lie Agreed Upon (1) (Mar 6, 2005)
- Episode 1x12: Sold Under Sin (Jun 13, 2004)
- Episode 1x11: Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking (Jun 6, 2004)
- Episode 1x10: Mister Wu (May 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x09: No Other Sons Or Daughters (May 16, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: Suffer the Little Children (May 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x07: Bullock Returns to the Camp (May 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x06: Plague (Apr 25, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: The Trial of Jack McCall (Apr 18, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Here Was a Man (Apr 11, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Reconnoitering the Rim (Apr 4, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Deep Water (Mar 28, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Deadwood (Mar 21, 2004)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 8x13: Serena Williams, Ian McShane, James Nesbitt, Turin Brakes (Jun 17, 2005)
Live Talk (2000)
Guest starring as Ian McShane
- Episode 1x18: 18/10/2000 - Ian McShane (Oct 18, 2000)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Nikolai Ivanovich
- Episode 3x18: Enemies Foreign and Domestic (May 1, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Sir Tobias "Toby" Moore
- Episode 21x01: I'm Going to Make You a Star (Sep 26, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Babylon 5 (1993)
Guest starring as Robert Bryson, Ph.D.
- Episode S05 Special: Babylon 5: River of Souls (Nov 17, 1998)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Artemis
- Episode 32x22: The Last Barfighter (May 23, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance (1988)
Starring as Philip Rule
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: War and Remembrance Part VIII (May 7, 1989)
- Episode 1x07: War and Remembrance Part VII (Nov 23, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: War and Remembrance Part VI (Nov 22, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: War and Remembrance Part V (Nov 20, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: War and Remembrance Part IV (Nov 17, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: War and Remembrance Part III (Nov 16, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: War and Remembrance Part II (Nov 15, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: War and Remembrance Part I (Nov 13, 1988)
Lovejoy (1986)
Starring as Lovejoy
(71 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Last Tango in Lavenham (Dec 4, 1994)
- Episode 6x09: Holding the Baby (Nov 27, 1994)
- Episode 6x08: Fruit of the Dessert (Nov 20, 1994)
- Episode 6x07: Breaking the Broker (Nov 13, 1994)
- Episode 6x06: The Last of the Uzkoks (Nov 6, 1994)
- Episode 6x05: Guns and Roses (Oct 30, 1994)
- Episode 6x04: Double Edged Sword (Oct 23, 1994)
- Episode 6x03: Somewhere - Over the Rainbow? (Oct 16, 1994)
- Episode 6x02: Day of Reckoning (Oct 9, 1994)
- Episode 6x01: Fair Exchange (Oct 2, 1994)
- Episode 5x14: The Lost Colony (Christmas Special) (Dec 27, 1993)
- Episode 5x13: The Price of Fish (Nov 28, 1993)
- Episode 5x12: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover (Nov 21, 1993)
- Episode 5x11: Swings and Roundabouts (Nov 14, 1993)
- Episode 5x10: Goose Bumps (Nov 7, 1993)
- Episode 5x09: The Peking Gun (Oct 31, 1993)
- Episode 5x08: Poetic Licence (Oct 24, 1993)
- Episode 5x07: Stones of Destiny (Oct 17, 1993)
- Episode 5x06: Ducking and Diving (Oct 10, 1993)
- Episode 5x05: Three Men and a Brittle Lady (Oct 3, 1993)
- Episode 5x04: The Kakiemon Tiger (Sep 26, 1993)
- Episode 5x03: A Going Concern (Sep 19, 1993)
- Episode 5x02: Who is the Fairest of Them All? (Sep 12, 1993)
- Episode 5x01: Pig in a Poke (Sep 5, 1993)
- Episode 4x13: Lovejoy Loses It (Apr 11, 1993)
- Episode 4x12: Taking the Pledge (Apr 4, 1993)
- Episode 4x11: Dainty Dish (Mar 28, 1993)
- Episode 4x10: Irish Stew (Mar 14, 1993)
- Episode 4x09: They Call Me Midas (Mar 7, 1993)
- Episode 4x08: God Helps Those (Feb 28, 1993)
- Episode 4x07: The Galloping Major (Feb 21, 1993)
- Episode 4x06: Judgment of Solomon (Feb 14, 1993)
- Episode 4x05: Fly the Flag (Feb 7, 1993)
- Episode 4x04: The Colour of Mary (Jan 31, 1993)
- Episode 4x03: Second Fiddle (Jan 24, 1993)
- Episode 4x02: The Ring (Jan 17, 1993)
- Episode 4x01: The Napoleonic Commode (Jan 10, 1993)
- Episode 3x13: The Prague Sun (Christmas Special) (Dec 26, 1992)
- Episode 3x12: Highland Fling (Mar 29, 1992)
- Episode 3x11: Members Only (Mar 22, 1992)
- Episode 3x10: Kids (Mar 15, 1992)
- Episode 3x09: Smoke Your Nose (Mar 8, 1992)
- Episode 3x08: Loveknots (Mar 1, 1992)
- Episode 3x07: Scotch on the Rocks (Feb 23, 1992)
- Episode 3x06: Eric of Arabia (Feb 16, 1992)
- Episode 3x05: The Benin Bronze (Feb 9, 1992)
- Episode 3x04: Angel Trousers (Feb 2, 1992)
- Episode 3x03: No Strings (Jan 26, 1992)
- Episode 3x02: Out to Lunch (Jan 19, 1992)
- Episode 3x01: Friends in High Places (Jan 12, 1992)
- Episode 2x11: The Black Virgin of Vladimir (Mar 24, 1991)
- Episode 2x10: Lily's Pearls (Mar 10, 1991)
- Episode 2x09: Raise the Hispanic (Mar 3, 1991)
- Episode 2x08: Sugar and Spice (Feb 24, 1991)
- Episode 2x07: National Wealth (Feb 17, 1991)
- Episode 2x06: One Born Every Minute (Feb 10, 1991)
- Episode 2x05: Who Dares, Sings (Feb 3, 1991)
- Episode 2x04: Montezuma's Revenge (Jan 27, 1991)
- Episode 2x03: Bin Diving (Jan 20, 1991)
- Episode 2x02: The Italian Venus (Jan 13, 1991)
- Episode 2x01: Just Desserts (Jan 6, 1991)
- Episode 1x10: Death and Venice (2) (Mar 14, 1986)
- Episode 1x09: Death and Venice (1) (Mar 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x08: The March of Time (Feb 28, 1986)
- Episode 1x07: The Real Thing (Feb 21, 1986)
- Episode 1x06: To Sleep No More (Feb 14, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: The Judas Pair (Feb 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x04: Friends, Romans and Enemies (Jan 31, 1986)
- Episode 1x03: The Sting (Jan 24, 1986)
- Episode 1x02: The Axeman Cometh (Jan 17, 1986)
- Episode 1x01: The Firefly Cage (Jan 10, 1986)
Miami Vice (1984)
Guest starring as Esteban Montoya
- Episode 3x21: Knock, Knock, Who's There? (Mar 27, 1987)
Guest starring as Gen. Manuel Borbon
- Episode 5x17: Freefall (May 21, 1989)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Guest starring as David Norman
- Episode 1x06: Skin Deep (Jan 15, 1981)
Guest starring as Edwin Clutterbuck
- Episode 3x06: Black on White (Oct 28, 1982)
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
Starring as Benjamin Disraeli
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Chief 1872-1881 (Sep 26, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: The Great Game 1858-1872 (Sep 19, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Mary Anne (Sep 12, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: Dizzy (Sep 5, 1978)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Starring as Judas Iscariot
Guest starring as Judas Iscariot
- Episode 1x01: Part One (Mar 27, 1977) [Credit Only]
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
Guest starring as Sir James Camden
- Episode 1x01: Vortex (Feb 3, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Leland St. John
- Episode 1990-03-31: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (Mar 31, 1990)
Z Cars (1962)
Guest starring as Barry Hepworth
- Episode 3x22: A Stroll Along the Sands (Jan 29, 1964)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Geoffrey
- Episode 6x20: The Signal Box of Grandpa Hudson (Aug 27, 1966)
Guest starring as Roddy Cain
- Episode 4x63: Thank You and Goodnight (Nov 11, 1962)
Crew Credits
American Gods (2017)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(18 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Tears of the Wrath-Bearing Tree (Mar 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x09: The Lake Effect (Mar 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: The Rapture of Burning (Mar 7, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Fire and Ice (Feb 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: Conscience of the King (Feb 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Sister Rising (Feb 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: The Unseen (Jan 31, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Ashes and Demons (Jan 24, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Serious Moonlight (Jan 17, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: A Winter's Tale (Jan 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Moon Shadow (Apr 28, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Treasure of the Sun (Apr 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Donar the Great (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: The Ways of the Dead (Apr 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: The Greatest Story Ever Told (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Muninn (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: The Beguiling Man (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: House on the Rock (Mar 10, 2019)
Lovejoy (1986)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x06: The Last of the Uzkoks (Nov 6, 1994)
- Episode 5x03: A Going Concern (Sep 19, 1993)
- Episode 3x06: Eric of Arabia (Feb 16, 1992)