Nineties TV legend unrecognisable with a grey beard three decades after classic telly hit
NINETIES TV legend Ian McShane looks unrecognisable with a grey beard three decades after classic telly hit Lovejoy.
The 80-year-old played the protagonist in the BBC hit between 1986 and 1994.
Comedy drama Lovejoy ran six successful series over eight years.
Fans were treated to 71 episodes before it came to an end in the mid 90s.
The show followed an antiques dealer called Lovejoy and his crazy life.
Ian played the protagonist and "irresistible rogue" for the duration of when the show was on our screens.
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Fans will remember him with impressive dark locks and a freshly shaven face.
Nowadays Ian looks totally different.
The actor now rocks an impressive amount of facial hair and much shorter hair - which is a stark contrast to what he had before.
The star showed off his look earlier this year at the John Wick Chapter 4 UK premiere at the Cineworld cinema Leicester Square.
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Since his stint on Lovejoy, Shane has been in a number of TV shows and films over the years.
He later appeared in Miami Vice, Columbo, American Horror Story: Asylum, Game of Thrones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Simpsons.
Shane has been in a number of films including: The Wild and the Willing, Hot Rod, Shrek the Third and Kung Fu Panda.
Ian has had a number of relationships over the years.
He has been married to Suzan Farmer and Ruth Post.
Ian is now married to Gwen Humble.
He shares two children with Ruth.
