Michael McShane
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Michael McShane has built a long career as an American actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. Animation accounts for the largest share of the work. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'A Bug's Life' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Tuck / Roll. The list also holds 'Treasure Planet'. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1988.
Michael McShane
22 Movies · 26 Series
Michael McShane has built a long career as an American actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. Animation accounts for the largest share of the work. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'A Bug's Life' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Tuck / Roll. The list also holds 'Treasure Planet'. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1988.
Movies
Plays Hands (voice)
Treasure Planet
2002
Plays Tuck / Roll (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998
Plays Friar Tuck
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
Plays Left Hand (voice)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001
Plays Dr. Swanson
Office Space
1999
Plays Professor Keenbean
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Plays Rumpelstilzchen (voice)
Happily N'Ever After
2007
Plays Bruce
Big Trouble
2002
Plays Recording Engineer
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Plays Muff Potter
Tom and Huck
1995
Plays Hymo (voice)
Thru the Moebius Strip
2005
Plays Chris 'Q' Todd
Tower of Terror
1997
Plays Naked Man
Careless
2007
Plays Mr. Norway
The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
Plays Angry Driver
The Spirit of '76
1990
Plays Slavko
Love in the Time of Monsters
2014
TV Shows
Plays Lloyd Burwell
Brotherly Love
1995
Plays Himself
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Plays Twitch Williams (voice)
Spawn
1997
Plays Jim Bidderman (voice)
Holly Hobbie & Friends
2006
Plays Big Bill
Wayward Pines
2015
Plays Franklin Delano Romanowski
Seinfeld
1989
Plays Ray
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Plays Dr. Vaabit
Lab Rats
2008
Plays Ray Brunellas
John Doe
2002
Plays Professor Brinsley
Believe Nothing
2002
Plays Fat Man
Oliver Beene
2003
Plays Carter
Bluestone 42
2013
Plays Officer Big Mac (voice)
Clerks
2000
Plays (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
Plays Mountain Man (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
Plays Dr. Phelps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Plays Frank
Frasier
1993
Plays Hugo
ER
1994
Plays Grayle
Doctor Who
2005
Plays Matthew Heller
NCIS
2003
Plays Phil
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Plays (voice)
American Dad!
2005
Plays Boo
Caroline in the City
1995
Plays Warden John Newton
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Plays Harley
Screen Two
1985
Plays Hal
American Playhouse
1982
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Michael McShane and where are they from?
Michael McShane is 71 years old, born on June 25, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Michael McShane?
Michael McShane is best known for roles in A Bug's Life, Treasure Planet, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
How many movies has Michael McShane been in?
Over a 38-year career (since 1988), Michael McShane has appeared in 22 movies and 25 TV shows.
What was Michael McShane's first movie?
The career of Michael McShane began with Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988).
What is Michael McShane's most recent movie or series?
Michael McShane's most recent release is The King of Black Goo, which premiered on June 25, 2026.
What TV shows has Michael McShane appeared in?
On television, Michael McShane has appeared in Malcolm in the Middle, Doctor Who, NCIS, Seinfeld.
Michael McShane
1955-06-25 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Michael McShane is an American actor, singer, and improvisational comedian. He is known for playing Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Dr. Swanson in Office Space, and for voice over work in cartoons and video games such as Final Fantasy X, A Bug's Life, Spawn, Castle in the Sky, Treasure Planet and Happily N'Ever After.
He appeared on the original British television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.