John Ireland
- Acting
- January 31, 1914 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- March 21, 1992
Biography
John Benjamin Ireland was a Canadian-American actor and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. Ireland was a supporting actor in several famous Western films such as My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). His other notable film roles were in 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Adventurers (1970), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Ireland also appeared in many television series, notably The Cheaters (1960–1962). He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the TV industry.
Known for
Filmography
- 3-D Rarities · (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller · Bob Ford (archive footage)
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time · King Arthur
- Merlin
- Hammer Down · Lt. Bates
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat · Jefferson
- The Graveyard Story · Dr. McGregor
- Christine Cromwell
- Terror Night · Lance Hayward
- Snoops · Gabriel Franken
- War of the Worlds · Harv
- Messenger of Death · Zenas Beecham
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake · Walter
- Bonanza: The Next Generation · Capt. Aaron Cartwright
- J.J. Starbuck · Charles Capstone
- Seasons in the Sun · Keith Slattery
- Miami Golem · Anderson
- Thunder Run · George Adams
- Treasure of the Amazon · Priest
- Martin's Day · Brewer
- Murder, She Wrote · Sheriff Hainer
- Airwolf · Hardesty, Carl Barron
- The Hitchhiker · Jack Guttman
- Trauma Center
- Hardcastle and McCormick · Bucky Miller
- A Matter of Cunning · John Markham
- Cassie & Co. · Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
- Incubus · Hank Walden
- Bordello · Judge
- Magnum, P.I. · Wyndom Jackson
- Marilyn: The Untold Story · John Huston
- Tourist · Joe Vigil, Sr.
- The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog · George Hunter
- Delta Fox · Lucas Johnson
- The Littlest Hobo · Pa
- Hart to Hart · Zeke BaIllinger
- Guyana: Crime of the Century · Dave Cole
- Crossbar · Miles Kornylo
- On the Air Live with Captain Midnight · Agent Pierson
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion · Self
- The Shape of Things to Come · Senator Smedley
- $weepstake$
- The Millionaire · Marshall Wayburn
- Tomorrow Never Comes · Captain
- The Perfect Killer · Benny
- Love and the Midnight Auto Supply · Tony Santore
- The Ransom · Chief Haliburton
- Satan's Cheerleaders · Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
- Mission to Glory: A True Story · Father Mora
- Quincy, M.E. · Attorney John Packard, Jerry Driskill
- Sex Diary · Milton
- Salon Kitty · Cliff
- The Swiss Conspiracy · Dwight McGowan
- We Are No Angels · Mr. Shark
- Switch · Verne Deamer
- Farewell, My Lovely · Nulty
- Khan!
- Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
- The Rangers · Carson
- Planet of the Apes · Brun
- Little House on the Prairie · Frank Carlin
- Blood River · Abel Webster
- Welcome To Arrow Beach · Sheriff Duke Bingham
- Northeast of Seoul · Flanaghan
- The Girl on the Late, Late Show · Bruno Walters
- The Phantom of Hollywood · Lt. Gifford
- The House of Seven Corpses · Eric Hartman
- Police Story
- Escape to the Sun · Jacob Kagan
- Ghost Story · Arthur Mundy
- The Adventurers · Mr.James Hadley
- Challenge of McKenna · Jones/Jonas MacKenna
- The War Devils
- Zenabel · Don Alonso Imolne
- One on Top of the Other · Inspector Wald
- Hawaii Five-O · Phil Coleman
- Carnal Circuit · Richard Salinger
- Gatling Gun · Tarpas
- The Name of the Game · Mel Wexler
- Vengeance for Vengeance · Maj. Bower