John Ireland
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-01-31
Day of Death
1992-03-21 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
John Ireland
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
(2015)
3-D Rarities
as (archive footage)
(2002)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Bob Ford (archive footage)
(1992)
(1992)
Hammer Down
as Lt. Bates
(1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as King Arthur
(1991)
The Graveyard Story
as Dr. McGregor
(1989)
Terror Night
as Lance Hayward
(1989)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Jefferson
(1988)
Messenger of Death
as Zenas Beecham
(1988)
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
(1988)
(1986)
Seasons in the Sun
as Keith Slattery
(1985)
Miami Golem
as Anderson
(1985)
Thunder Run
as George Adams
(1985)
Treasure of the Amazon
as Priest
(1985)
Martin's Day
as Brewer
(1983)
A Matter of Cunning
as John Markham
(1982)
Incubus
as Hank Walden
(1981)
Bordello
as Judge
(1980)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as George Hunter
(1980)
Tourist
as Joe Vigil, Sr.
(1980)
Marilyn: The Untold Story
as John Huston
(1979)
(1979)
The Shape of Things to Come
as Senator Smedley
(1979)
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
as Agent Pierson
(1979)
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Dave Cole
(1979)
Delta Fox
as Lucas Johnson
(1979)
Crossbar
as Miles Kornylo
(1978)
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Captain
(1978)
The Millionaire
as Marshall Wayburn
(1977)
The Perfect Killer
as Benny
(1977)
Ransom
as Chief Haliburton
(1977)
Satan's Cheerleaders
as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
(1977)
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
as Tony Santore
(1977)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as Father Mora
(1976)
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Dwight McGowan
(1976)
Salon Kitty
as Cliff
(1976)
Sex Diary
as Milton
(1975)
Farewell, My Lovely
as Nulty
(1975)
We Are No Angels
as Mr. Shark
(1974)
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Lt. Gifford
(1974)
(1974)
The Rangers
as Carson
(1974)
The House of Seven Corpses
as Eric Hartman
(1974)
Blood River
as Abel Webster
(1974)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
as Bruno Walters
(1974)
Welcome to Arrow Beach
as Sheriff Duke Bingham
(1974)
Northeast of Seoul
as Flanaghan
(1972)
Escape to the Sun
as Jacob Kagan
(1970)
The Adventurers
as Mr.James Hadley
(1970)
Challenge of McKenna
as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
(1969)
Carnal Circuit
as Richard Salinger
(1969)
One on Top of the Other
as Inspector Wald
(1969)
Zenabel
as Don Alonso Imolne
(1969)
(1968)
Villa Rides
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
(1968)
Run, Man, Run
as Santillana
(1968)
Go For Broke
as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
(1968)
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Dan Shelby
(1968)
A Taste of Death
as Dan El/Ralph
(1968)
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
as Douglas
(1968)
Dead for a Dollar
as Der Colonel
(1968)
Vengeance for Vengeance
as Maj. Bower
(1968)
Bloody Che Contra
as Stuart
(1968)
Gatling Gun
as Tarpas
(1967)
Fort Utah
as Tom Horn
(1967)
Dirty Heroes
as Captain O’Connor
(1967)
Hate for Hate
as James Cooper
(1967)
Caxambu!
as Vince Neff
(1965)
I Saw What You Did
as Steve Marak
(1965)
Day of the Nightmare
as Sgt. Dave Harmon
(1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Ballomar
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
(1963)
55 Days at Peking
as Sgt. Harry
(1963)
The Ceremony
as Prison Warden
(1963)
No Time To Kill
as Johnny Greco
(1962)
Brushfire
as Jeff Saygure
(1961)
Wild in the Country
as Phil Macy
(1961)
Return of a Stranger
as Ray Reed
(1960)
Spartacus
as Crixus
(1960)
Faces in the Dark
as Max Hammond
(1958)
Stormy Crossing
as Griff Parker
(1958)
Party Girl
as Louis Canetto
(1958)
No Place to Land
as Jonas Bailey
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Johnny Ringo
(1957)
Without Incident
as Sgt. Turley
(1956)
Gunslinger
as Cane Miro
(1955)
Queen Bee
as Judson Prentiss
(1955)
The Glass Cage
as Pel Pelham
(1955)
Hell's Horizon
as Capt. John Merrill
(1954)
Southwest Passage
as Clint McDonald
(1954)
The Steel Cage
as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
(1954)
The Good Die Young
as Eddie Blaine
(1954)
The Fast and the Furious
as Frank Webster
(1954)
Security Risk
as Ralph Payne
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Marshal Sam Rochelle
(1953)
The 49th Man
as Investigator John Williams
(1953)
Combat Squad
as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
(1952)
Hurricane Smith
as Hurricane Smith
(1951)
The Scarf
as John Howard Barrington
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Hub Fasken
(1951)
Red Mountain
as Gen. William Quantrill
(1951)
The Bushwhackers
as Jefferson Waring
(1951)
The Basketball Fix
as Pete Ferreday
(1951)
Little Big Horn
as Lt. John Haywood
(1951)
This Is Korea!
as Narrator
(1950)
Cargo to Capetown
as Steve Conway
(1950)
The Return of Jesse James
as Johnny Callum
(1949)
I Shot Jesse James
as Bob Ford
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bitter Creek
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Henry 'Early' Byrd
(1949)
Roughshod
as Lednov
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Jack Burden
(1949)
The Undercover Man
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1949)
The Walking Hills
as Frazee
(1949)
Anna Lucasta
as Danny Johnson
(1948)
Joan of Arc
as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
(1948)
Red River
as Cherry Valance
(1948)
Open Secret
as Paul Lester
(1948)
Raw Deal
as Fantail
(1948)
I Love Trouble
as Reno
(1948)
A Southern Yankee
as Capt. Jed Calbern
(1947)
The Gangster
as Karty
(1947)
Railroaded!
as Duke Martin
(1947)
Repeat Performance
as Narrator (Voice)
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Billy Clanton
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Howard Williams
(1946)
Somewhere in the Night
as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
(1946)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
as Benny Smith
(1946)
Behind Green Lights
as Det. Oppenheimer
(1945)
A Walk in the Sun
as Pfc. Windy Craven
Crew
(1954)
The Fast and the Furious
Director
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Director, Co-Producer