Ian McShane

Photo credit to Emily Berl for The New York Times

Ian David McShane, known simply as Ian McShane, is an English actor.

(1942 - ???)

Victims

Columbo (1968)

Season 9

Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo

• None

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

Season 6

Dear Vikings

• None

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Season 21

I'm Going to Make You a Star

• None

Deadwood (2004)

Season 1

Deadwood

• Tim Driscoll - Stabbed in the chest by Dan Dority, on the orders of Al Swearengen. Shared kill.
  • Total - 1

Deep Water

• Persimmon Phil - Stabbed to death by Al Swearengen.
  • Total - 1

Mister Wu

• Jimmy Irons - Drowned by Al Swearengen.
  • Total - 1

Sold Under Sin

• Reverend Henry Weston "H.W." Smith - Smothered by Al Swearengen with a cloth as a mercy kill.
  • Total - 1

Season 3

I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For

• One of George Hearst's Unnamed Henchmen - Stabbed in the chest and throat slit by Al Swearengen.
• One of George Hearst's Unnamed Henchmen - Stabbed in the back by Dan Dority, on the orders of Al Swearengen. Shared kill.
  • Total - 2

A Constant Throb

• Barrett - Throat slit by Al Swearengen.
  • Total - 1

Tell Him Something Pretty

• Jen - Throat slit by Al Swearengen.
  • Total - 1

Shrek the Third (2007)

• None

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

• Commander Vachir - Blown up with dynamite by Tai Lung.
• 118 Unnamed Rhino Guards - Blown up with dynamite by Tai Lung.
  • Total - 119

Coraline (2009)

• None

Game of Thrones (2011)

Season 6

The Broken Man

• Unnamed Boy - Throat slit by Brother Ray off-screen, mentioned.
  • Total - 1

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

• Unnamed Cook - Burned to death by Blackbeard for mutiny. (Later revived as a zombie)
• Gillette - Slashed across the back by Blackbeard.
  • Total - 2

American Horror Story (2011)

Season 2: Asylum

Unholy Night

• Unnamed Charity Santa Claus - Shot in the head by Leigh Emerson.
• Mr. Lancaster - Shot in the head by Leigh Emerson.
• Mrs. Lancaster - Shot in the head by Leigh Emerson.
• Unnamed Charity Santa Claus - Throat ripped by Leigh Emerson.
  • Total - 4

The Coat Hanger

• None

Snow White & the Huntsman (2012)

• None

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

• None

John Wick (2014)

• Ms. Perkins - Shot to death by Continental guards on the orders of Winston Scott as punishment for breaking the rules.
  • Total - 1

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

• None

Hellboy (2019)

• At Least 11 Giants - Killed by Lord Adam Glaren, Edwin Carp, August Swain, and Trevor Bruttonholm off-screen, severed heads shown.
• Mermaid - Killed by Lord Adam Glaren, Edwin Carp, August Swain, and Trevor Bruttonholm off-screen, skeleton shown.
  • Total - 12

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

• None

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

• None

The Simpsons (2021)

Season 32

The Last Barfighter

• None

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

• None

American Star (2024)

• Thomas - Shot twice by Wilson with a pistol.
• Linda - Shot twice by Wilson with a pistol.
• Ryan - Died of his injuries after being shot by Wilson with a pistol off-screen.
  • Total - 3

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

• The Chameleon - Dragged into the Spirit Realm by Tai Lung.
  • Total - 1

John Wick Presents: Ballerina (2025)

• TBA

Kill Count

• Total - 151

Kill Counts by Character

1. Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda franchise) - 120
2. Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm (Hellboy) - 12
3. Albert "Al" Swearengen (Deadwood) - 8
4. Leigh Emerson (American Horror Story) - 4
5. Wilson (American Star) - 3
6. Captain Edward Teach/Blackbeard (On Stranger Tides) - 2
7. Winston Scott (John Wick franchise) - 1
8. Brother Ray (Game of Thrones) - 1
9. Leland St. John (Columbo) - None
10. Gordon (SpongeBob SquarePants) - None
11. Sir Tobias "Toby" Moore (Law & Order: SVU) - None
12. Captain Hook (Shrek the Third) - None
13. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky (Coraline) - None
14. Other Sergei Alexander Bobinsky (Coraline) - None
15. Beith (Snow White & the Huntsman) - None
16. King Brahmwell (Jack the Giant Slayer) - None
17. Artemis (The Simpsons) - None

Characters Killed by Ian McShane

1. Tim Driscoll - Stabbed in the chest by Dan Dority, on the orders of Al Swearengen. Shared kill.
2. Persimmon Phil - Stabbed to death by Al Swearengen.
3. Jimmy Irons - Drowned by Al Swearengen.
4. Reverend Henry Weston "H.W." Smith - Smothered by Al Swearengen with a cloth as a mercy kill.
5. Barrett - Throat slit by Al Swearengen.
6. Jen - Throat slit by Al Swearengen.
7. Commander Vachir - Blown up with dynamite by Tai Lung.
8. Gillette - Slashed across the back by Blackbeard.
9. Mr. Lancaster - Shot in the head by Leigh Emerson.
10. Mrs. Lancaster - Shot in the head by Leigh Emerson.
11. Ms. Perkins - Shot to death by Continental guards on the orders of Winston Scott as punishment for breaking the rules.
12. Thomas - Shot twice by Wilson with a pistol.
13. Linda - Shot twice by Wilson with a pistol.
14. Ryan - Died of his injuries after being shot by Wilson with a pistol off-screen.
15. The Chameleon - Dragged into the Spirit Realm by Tai Lung.

Deaths

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

• Tai Lung - Destroyed by Po using the Wuxi Finger Hold. (Was temporarily pulled from the Spirit Realm by the Chameleon in Kung Fu Panda 4)

Coraline (2009)

• Other Sergei Alexander Bobinsky - Mauled by the cat in his rat form.

Game of Thrones (2011)

• Brother Ray - Hung by Lem Lemoncloak, Morgan, and Gatins off-screen, body shown.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

• Captain Edward Teach/Blackbeard - Stabbed by Hector Barbossa with a poisoned sword, then tricked by Jack Sparrow into drinking from the cup of the Fountain of Youth without the mermaid's tear, and as a result was destroyed by a water cyclone, reducing him to a skeleton.

Hellboy (2019)

• Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm - Throat slashed by Vivienne Nimue with her nail.

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

• Albert "Al" Swearengen - Died of liver failure after the film. (Fictional Portrayal)

American Star (2024)

• Wilson - Committed suicide by walking into the ocean with Ryan's body.

Note

• The reason only one kill is listed for Winston Scott here is because McShane did not play the character in the series The Continental: From the World of John Wick, from which the 15 other deaths listed on the main John Wick franchise article were taken. The younger version of Winston was portrayed by Colin Woodell in the series.
• The article for Columbo was deleted due to low effort, but I will not remove it from the page in case it's replaced.