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John Ireland

John Ireland

Acting1914Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

Acting History

2015
3-D Rarities
as (archive footage)
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Bob Ford (archive footage)
1992
Hammer Down
as Lt. Bates
1991
The Graveyard Story
as Dr. McGregor
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Sheriff Hainer• 1 eps
1989
Terror Night
as Lance Hayward
Snoops
TVas Gabriel Franken
1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Messenger of Death
as Zenas Beecham
War of the Worlds
TVas Harv• 1 eps
1987
J.J. Starbuck
TVas Charles Capstone
1986
Seasons in the Sun
as Keith Slattery
1985
Miami Golem
as Anderson
Thunder Run
as George Adams
Martin's Day
as Brewer
The Hitchhiker
TVas Jack Guttman• 1 eps
Airwolf
TVas Hardesty / Carl Barron• 1 eps
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
TVas Bucky Miller• 1 eps
1983
A Matter of Cunning
as John Markham
1982
Incubus
as Hank Walden
Cassie & Co.
TVas Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
1981
Bordello
as Judge
Magnum, P.I.
TVas Wyndom Jackson• 1 eps
Hart to Hart
TVas Zeke BaIllinger• 1 eps
1980
Tourist
as Joe Vigil, Sr.
1979
The Shape of Things to Come
as Senator Smedley
Crossbar
as Miles Kornylo
Delta Fox
as Lucas Johnson
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Phil Coleman• 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
TVas Attorney John Packard / Sheriff Ned Evers / Jerry Driskill• 1 eps
1978
The Millionaire
as Marshall Wayburn
1977
Satan's Cheerleaders
as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
Ransom
as Chief Haliburton
Switch
TVas Verne Deamer• 1 eps
1976
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Dwight McGowan
Sex Diary
as Milton
Salon Kitty
as Cliff
1975
We Are No Angels
as Mr. Shark
1974
The Rangers
as Carson
Welcome to Arrow Beach
as Sheriff Duke Bingham
Blood River
as Abel Webster
Northeast of Seoul
as Flanaghan
Planet of the Apes
TVas Brun• 1 eps
1972
Escape to the Sun
as Jacob Kagan
Ghost Story
TVas Arthur Mundy
Mission: Impossible
TVas Andrew Metzger• 1 eps
1970
The Adventurers
as Mr.James Hadley
Challenge of McKenna
as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
The Virginian
TVas Kinroy• 1 eps
1969
Carnal Circuit
as Richard Salinger
Zenabel
as Don Alonso Imolne
One on Top of the Other
as Inspector Wald
The Name of the Game
TVas Mel Wexler• 1 eps
1968
Villa Rides
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Run, Man, Run
as Santillana
Gatling Gun
as Tarpas
Dead for a Dollar
as Der Colonel
A Taste of Death
as Dan El/Ralph
Go For Broke
as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
1967
Fort Utah
as Tom Horn
Hate for Hate
as James Cooper
Caxambu!
as Vince Neff
Dirty Heroes
as Captain O’Connor
Bonanza
TVas Marshal Will Rimbau• 1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Parker• 2 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Hiram Manville• 1 eps
1966
Run for Your Life
TVas Dr. Mason• 1 eps
Branded
TVas Ted Evers• 1 eps
1965
Day of the Nightmare
as Sgt. Dave Harmon
I Saw What You Did
as Steve Marak
Burke's Law
TVas Bullock• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Jed Colby• 13 eps
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Sgt. Harry
No Time To Kill
as Johnny Greco
The Ceremony
as Prison Warden
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas William 'Scotty' Scott• 1 eps
1962
Brushfire
as Jeff Saygure
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Captain McCabe• 1 eps
1961
Thriller
TVas Eddie Wilson• 1 eps
1960
Spartacus
as Crixus
Faces in the Dark
as Max Hammond
The Cheaters
TVas John Hunter
1959
Riverboat
TVas Chris Slade• 1 eps
1958
Stormy Crossing
as Griff Parker
Party Girl
as Louis Canetto
No Place to Land
as Jonas Bailey
1957
Without Incident
as Sgt. Turley
Climax!
TVas Greg• 1 eps
1956
Gunslinger
as Cane Miro
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Marshal Harry Phillips• 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
TVas Monroe Stahr
1955
Queen Bee
as Judson Prentiss
Hell's Horizon
as Capt. John Merrill
The Glass Cage
as Pel Pelham
1954
The Good Die Young
as Eddie Blaine
The Fast and the Furious
as Frank Webster
The Steel Cage
as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
Southwest Passage
as Clint McDonald
Security Risk
as Ralph Payne
1953
The 49th Man
as Investigator John Williams
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Marshal Sam Rochelle
Combat Squad
as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
General Electric Theater
TVas Abe Lincoln
1952
Hurricane Smith
as Hurricane Smith
1951
Red Mountain
as Gen. William Quantrill
Vengeance Valley
as Hub Fasken
The Bushwhackers
as Jefferson Waring
Little Big Horn
as Lt. John Haywood
The Basketball Fix
as Pete Ferreday
This Is Korea!
as Narrator
The Scarf
as John Howard Barrington
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Billy Bob Jackson / Pete Bronson / Jim Regan / Andrew Evans
1950
Cargo to Capetown
as Steve Conway
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Marty / Milt Shanks
1949
The Undercover Man
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
All the King's Men
as Jack Burden
Mr. Soft Touch
as Henry 'Early' Byrd
Roughshod
as Lednov
Anna Lucasta
as Danny Johnson
1948
Red River
as Cherry Valance
Open Secret
as Paul Lester
Joan of Arc
as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Raw Deal
as Fantail
A Southern Yankee
as Capt. Jed Calbern
1947
Repeat Performance
as Narrator (Voice)
The Gangster
as Karty
Railroaded!
as Duke Martin
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as Howard Williams
My Darling Clementine
as Billy Clanton
Somewhere in the Night
as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
as Det. Oppenheimer
1945
A Walk in the Sun
as Pfc. Windy Craven

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/31/1914
Day of Death
3/21/1992
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada