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Prior to opening a business in Deadwood, Swearengen operated a dance house in Custer, South Dakota.As stated in the 1882 New Year Edition of the Black Hills Pioneer, which described the early history of Custer, "Al Swearengen was running a dance house of 30X150 feet in dimensions and day and night a man had to push and crowd to get into it."
The character is based on the real-life Al Swearengen, who owned the Gem Theater in Deadwood. Unlike the character (portrayed by British actor Ian McShane), the historical Al Swearengen was not English and was in fact born in Iowa. [1] McShane won a Golden Globe in 2005 for his portrayal of Swearengen.
Ian David McShane [1] (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, best known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), [2] Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021).
Swearengen built an even larger and more grand establishment, reopening in December 1879 to adulation as the finest theater ever seen in Deadwood. [6] In 1899, however, the Gem burned down once again, and a broke Swearengen declined to rebuild and left for Colorado.
Time Out New York's Andrew Johnston listed Deadwood in his top ten TV shows for both 2005 and 2006, commenting: "If history is written by the victors, Deadwood is all about giving the losers their due. In the first season, magnificent bastard Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) came off as a villain; this year, his inevitably doomed campaign to save ...
William Randolph Steele (1842–1901), former resident, mayor of Deadwood, lawyer, soldier, and politician [43] Al Swearengen (1845–1904), entertainment entrepreneur [44] Charlie Utter (c. 1838 – aft. 1912), frontiersman who, with his brother Steve, led a wagon train to and set up shop in Deadwood, where they ran an express delivery service ...
In 1876, former marshal Seth Bullock arrives in the gold mining camp of Deadwood, South Dakota to open a hardware store with his business partner Sol Star.The owner of their land plot and manager of saloon/brothel the Gem, Al Swearengen, schemes to jack up the price of a dry gold placer claim and sell it to wealthy Brom Garret.
Deadwood: The Movie is a 2019 American Western television film directed by Daniel Minahan and written by David Milch for HBO. It is a continuation of the television series of the same name , which was created by Milch and ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2006.