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Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Acting1950Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).

Acting History

Future
Liberty
as Fischer
2025
Talking About the Sky
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
1242: Gateway to the West
as Narrator / Mihaly
2024
Late Night with the Devil
as The Narrator (voice)
2023
Condor's Nest
as Agent Astakhov
BlackBerry
as Charles Purdy
2022
Tin Can
as Wayne
The Dropout
TVas Don Lucas• 2 eps
Barry
TVas Andrei• 2 eps
2021
Nobody
as Eddie Williams
American Desert
as Uncle Bill
Bloodthirsty
as Dr. Swan
Skipping Stones
as Mr. Travers
The Movies That Made Us
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
Hidden Assets
TVas Richard Melnick• 6 eps
2020
Harley Quinn
TVas Darkseid (voice)• 4 eps
2019
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Robert Castor• 1 eps
2018
The Convent
as The Magistrate
Knuckleball
as Jacob
The Alienist
TVas J. P. Morgan• 4 eps
This Is Us
TVas Mr. Pearson• 1 eps
2017
The Harrowing
as Lt. Logan
Ransom
TVas Freddie Woods• 3 eps
2016
Patient Seven
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
The Encounter
TVas Maximum Mike• 1 eps
Tokyo Trial
TVas General Douglas MacArthur• 4 eps
2015
Turbo Kid
as Zeus
Synchronicity
as Klaus Meisner
88
as Sheriff Knowles
Desecrated
as Tom McClain
The Flash
TVas Lewis Snart• 1 eps
2014
A Fighting Man
as Max Wynn
2013
6:14
as Warden
Ice Soldiers
as Col. Desmond Trump
Stay
as Frank
Transformers: Prime
TVas Ultra Magnus (voice)• 13 eps
2012
Burden of Evil
as Senator Pitfield
Community
TVas Colonel Archwood• 1 eps
Justified
TVas Sarno• 1 eps
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TVas Margolin• 2 eps
2011
Transgression
as Matthew
Conduct Unbecoming
as Col. Dodd
2010
Dark Prophecy
as Tom Riggins
The Bannen Way
as Chief Bannen
Lake Placid 3
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Eva
as Alfonse
Burn Notice
TVas Gregory Hart• 1 eps
The Bannen Way
TVas Chief Bannen• 16 eps
Castle
TVas Victor Racine• 1 eps
2009
Terminator Salvation
as General Ashdown
The Beacon
as Oficer Ned Hutton
Hardwired
as Hal
The Butcher
as Teddy Carmichael
Cold Case
TVas Commandant Murillo• 2 eps
2008
The Alphabet Killer
as Captain Nathan Norcross
Surveillance
as Billings
Mutants
as Colonal Gauge
Storm Cell
as James
Criminal Minds
TVas John• 1 eps
2006
The V Word
as Mr. Chaney
The Veteran
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
1st Bite
as Theo
Masters of Horror
TVas Mr. Chaney• 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
TVas Darkseid (voice)• 2 eps
Stargate SG-1
TVas Seevis• 1 eps
2005
Deepwater
as Walnut
Reeker
as Henry
Guy X
as Guy X
Desperate Housewives
TVas Curtis Monroe• 2 eps
2004
The Machinist
as Miller
Medical Investigation
TVas Ben Graybridge• 1 eps
Jackie Chan Adventures
TVas Dragon Scout Leader (voice)• 1 eps
Smallville
TVas General Sam Lane• 3 eps
2003
Maximum Velocity
as General Amberson
Andromeda
TVas The Patriarch• 2 eps
Justice League
TVas Darkseid (voice)• 2 eps
2002
Ignition
as Jake Russo
Fallen Angels
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
The District
TVas Dmitri Putin• 2 eps
2001
The Red Phone
as Section Chief
Mindstorm
as Senator Bill Armitage
Soulkeeper
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Cause Of Death
as Jonas Phifer
Down
as Gunter Steinberg
Dead Awake
as Skay
The Outer Limits
TVas Ambassador Prosser / Gen. Quince• 1 eps
2000
The Perfect Storm
as Bob Brown
Borderline Normal
as Coach Rehmer
Heavy Metal 2000
as Tyler (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Nolan Pierce• 4 eps
Nuremberg
TVas Col. Burton C. Andrus• 2 eps
1999
The Arrangement
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
The Omega Code
as Dominic
Black Light
as Inspector Frank Schumann
Desert Blue
as Agent Frank Bellows
1998
Johnny 2.0
as Frank Donahue
Going to Kansas City
as Mike Malone
One of Our Own
as Det. Jack Cooper
Captive
as Detective Briscoe
The New Batman Adventures
TVas 80's Batman (voice)• 1 eps
1997
Starship Troopers
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
The Arrow
as CIA Director
FX: The Series
TVas Montree• 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
TVas Darkseid (voice)• 7 eps
The Arrow
TVas CIA Director• 2 eps
1996
Terminal
as Sterling Rombauer
Portraits of a Killer
as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
1995
Bolt
as Billy Niles
Red Scorpion 2
as Col. West
Major Payne
as Lt. Col. Stone
Kids of the Round Table
as Butch Scarsdale
seaQuest DSV
TVas Captain Oliver Hudson• 13 eps
ER
TVas William Swift• 6 eps
1994
Red Sun Rising
as Capt. Meisler
The Next Karate Kid
as Colonel Paul Dugan
Forced to Kill
as Sheriff Wilson
Dead Man's Revenge
as Luck Hatcher
Save Me
as Oliver
Probable Cause
as Gary Yanuck
The Glass Shield
as Det. Gene Baker
Fortunes of War
as Carl Pimmler
Probable Cause
Executive Producer
1993
Point of Impact
as Roberto Largo
Free Willy
as Dial
Father Hood
as Jerry
Marked for Murder
as Bats O'Bannion
Night Trap
as Bishop
Sweet Killing
as Inspector Garcia
1992
The Vagrant
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
Black Ice
as Quinn
Guncrazy
as Mr. Kincaid
Cafe Romeo
as Natino
Killer Image
as Luther Kane
1991
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
Neon City
as Harry M. Stark
Chaindance
as J.T. Blake
Payback
as Sheriff Pete
McBain
as Frank Bruce
Chaindance
Screenplay
Chaindance
Executive Producer
1990
Total Recall
as Richter
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Jerry• 1 eps
1989
Hostile Takeover
as Larry Gaylord
Murder by Night
as Det. Carl Madsen
Mindfield
as Kellen O'Reilly
1988
Watchers
as Lem Johnson
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas William Acton• 1 eps
1987
Extreme Prejudice
as Major Paul Hackett
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Lt. Rick Muldoon• 1 eps
1986
Top Gun
as Jester
The Hitchhiker
TVas Sheriff Lee• 1 eps
1985
The Cap
as Dad
1984
Best Revenge
as Dealer
The Surrogate
as George Kyber
V: The Final Battle
TVas Ham Tyler• 3 eps
V
TVas Ham Tyler• 12 eps
1983
American Nightmare
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
Cross Country
as Det. Sgt. Roersch
The A-Team
TVas Miler Crane• 1 eps
1982
Visiting Hours
as Colt Hawker
1981
Surfacing
as Wayne
Suzanne
as Jimmy
Scanners
as Darryl Revok
1980
1979
The Family Man
as Bartender
Stone Cold Dead
as Murdered Police Detective
The Littlest Hobo
TVas Bill• 1 eps
1978
High-Ballin'
as Butch
I, Maureen
as Dr. Paul Oswald
Power Play
as Torturer
1977
Outrageous!
as Drunk

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/12/1950(76 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada