Accident Or Murder?

The Suspicious Demise of Notorious Deadwood Pimp Al Swearengen

Depiction of Al Swearengen.

On HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Deadwood” talented actor Ian McShane plays the role of Al Swearengen proprietor of The Gem Saloon and antagonist to Seth Bullock played by Timothy Olyphant. Both characters are based on actual people. The show’s creators have stated that they attempted to make the character of Al more nuan…