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John Ireland

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 31, 1914 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Vancouver, 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.

Known For

Acting
20153-D Rarities(archive footage)
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerBob Ford (archive footage)
1992Waxwork II: Lost in TimeKing Arthur
1992Merlin
1992Hammer DownLt. Bates
1991Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatJefferson
1991The Graveyard StoryDr. McGregor
1989Terror NightLance Hayward
1989SnoopsGabriel Franken
1989Christine Cromwell
1988Messenger of DeathZenas Beecham
1988Bonanza: The Next GenerationCapt. Aaron Cartwright
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeWalter
1988War of the WorldsHarv
1987J.J. StarbuckCharles Capstone
1986Seasons in the SunKeith Slattery
1985Miami GolemAnderson
1985Thunder RunGeorge Adams
1985Treasure of the AmazonPriest
1985Martin's DayBrewer
1984Murder, She WroteSheriff Hainer
1984AirwolfHardesty
1984AirwolfCarl Barron
1983A Matter of CunningJohn Markham
1983Hardcastle and McCormickBucky Miller
1983The HitchhikerJack Guttman
1983Trauma Center
1982IncubusHank Walden
1982Cassie & Co.Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
1981BordelloJudge
1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryJohn Huston
1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogGeorge Hunter
1980TouristJoe Vigil, Sr.
1980Magnum, P.I.Wyndom Jackson
1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDave Cole
1979The Shape of Things to ComeSenator Smedley
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979On the Air Live with Captain MidnightAgent Pierson
1979CrossbarMiles Kornylo
1979Delta FoxLucas Johnson
1979Hart to HartZeke BaIllinger
1979The Littlest HoboPa
1979$weepstake$
1978Tomorrow Never ComesCaptain
1978The MillionaireMarshall Wayburn
1977Satan's CheerleadersSheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather Mora
1977The Perfect KillerBenny
1977RansomChief Haliburton
1977Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyTony Santore
1976The Swiss ConspiracyDwight McGowan
1976Sex DiaryMilton
1976Salon KittyCliff
1976Quincy, M.E.Attorney John Packard
1976Quincy, M.E.Jerry Driskill
1976Quincy, M.E.Sheriff Ned Evers
1975Farewell, My LovelyNulty
1975We Are No AngelsMr. Shark
1975Khan!
1975SwitchVerne Deamer
1974The House of Seven CorpsesEric Hartman
1974Welcome to Arrow BeachSheriff Duke Bingham
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowBruno Walters
1974Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
1974The RangersCarson
1974Blood RiverAbel Webster
1974The Phantom of HollywoodLt. Gifford
1974Northeast of SeoulFlanaghan
1974Planet of the ApesBrun
1974Little House on the Prairie
1973Police Story
1972Escape to the SunJacob Kagan
1972Ghost StoryArthur Mundy
1970The AdventurersMr.James Hadley
1970Challenge of McKennaJones/Jonas MacKenna
1969ZenabelDon Alonso Imolne
1969Carnal CircuitRichard Salinger
1969The War Devils
1969One on Top of the OtherInspector Wald
1968Villa RidesClient in Barber Shop (uncredited)
1968Run, Man, RunSantillana
1968Gatling GunTarpas
1968Dead for a DollarDer Colonel
1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDouglas
1968A Taste of DeathDan El/Ralph
1968Go For BrokeOwl/Gufo/le Hibou
1968Arizona BushwhackersDan Shelby
1968Vengeance for VengeanceMaj. Bower
1968Bloody Che ContraStuart
1968Hawaii Five-OPhil Coleman
1968The Name of the GameMel Wexler
1967Fort UtahTom Horn
1967Dirty HeroesCaptain O’Connor
1967Caxambu!Vince Neff
1967Hate for HateJames Cooper
1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrew Metzger
1966The Man Who Never Was
1965I Saw What You DidSteve Marak
1965Day of the NightmareSgt. Dave Harmon
1965Run for Your LifeDr. Mason
1965BrandedCattle Rancher Renger
1965BrandedTed Evers
1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireBallomar
1964The Big Parade of ComedyCaptain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
1964Daniel BooneHiram Manville
196355 Days at PekingSgt. Harry
1963The CeremonyPrison Warden
1963No Time To KillJohnny Greco
1963Burke's LawOrrin Lashwell
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreWilliam 'Scotty' Scott
1963Burke's LawBullock
1962BrushfireJeff Saygure
1962The VirginianKinroy
1961Wild in the CountryPhil Macy
1961Return of a StrangerRay Reed
1960SpartacusCrixus
1960Faces in the DarkMax Hammond
1960ThrillerEddie Wilson
1960The CheatersJohn Hunter
1959RiverboatChris Slade
1959BonanzaMarshal Will Rimbau
1959RawhideFrank Trask
1959RawhideDr. Joseph Merritt
1959RawhideJed Colby
1959RawhideWinch
1958Party GirlLouis Canetto
1958Stormy CrossingGriff Parker
1958No Place to LandJonas Bailey
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralJohnny Ringo
1957Without IncidentSgt. Turley
1957A Sound of Different DrummersBen Hammond
1957Suspicion
1956GunslingerCane Miro
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshal Harry Phillips
1956Armchair TheatreMonroe Stahr
1955Queen BeeJudson Prentiss
1955The Glass CagePel Pelham
1955Hell's HorizonCapt. John Merrill
1955GunsmokeJed Coombs
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain McCabe
1955GunsmokeParker
1954The Fast and the FuriousFrank Webster
1954The Good Die YoungEddie Blaine
1954The Steel CageAl, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
1954Security RiskRalph Payne
1954Southwest PassageClint McDonald
1954Climax!Greg
1954The Whistler
1954Studio 57
1953The 49th ManInvestigator John Williams
1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMarshal Sam Rochelle
1953Combat SquadSgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
1953General Electric TheaterAbe Lincoln
1952Hurricane SmithHurricane Smith
1951The ScarfJohn Howard Barrington
1951Vengeance ValleyHub Fasken
1951The Basketball FixPete Ferreday
1951Red MountainGen. William Quantrill
1951Little Big HornLt. John Haywood
1951This Is Korea!Narrator
1951The BushwhackersJefferson Waring
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJim Regan
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBilly Bob Jackson
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsPete Bronson
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsAndrew Evans
1950Cargo to CapetownSteve Conway
1950The Return of Jesse JamesJohnny Callum
1950Lux Video TheatreMilt Shanks
1950Lux Video TheatreMarty
1949All the King's MenJack Burden
1949I Shot Jesse JamesBob Ford
1949The Undercover ManNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949Mr. Soft TouchHenry 'Early' Byrd
1949RoughshodLednov
1949The Doolins of OklahomaBitter Creek
1949Anna LucastaDanny Johnson
1949The Walking HillsFrazee
1948Red RiverCherry Valance
1948Raw DealFantail
1948I Love TroubleReno
1948Open SecretPaul Lester
1948A Southern YankeeCapt. Jed Calbern
1948Joan of ArcJean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1947The GangsterKarty
1947Repeat PerformanceNarrator (Voice)
1947Railroaded!Duke Martin
1946My Darling ClementineBilly Clanton
1946Behind Green LightsDet. Oppenheimer
1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogBenny Smith
1946Wake Up and DreamHoward Williams
1946Somewhere in the NightThug (voice) (uncredited)
1945A Walk in the SunPfc. Windy Craven
Production
1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveCo-Producer
Directing
1954The Fast and the FuriousDirector
1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveDirector