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 (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) 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 television industry.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
3-D Rarities
as (archive footage)
(2002)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Bob Ford (archive footage)
(1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as King Arthur
(1992)
(1992)
Hammer Down
as Lt. Bates
(1991)
The Graveyard Story
as Dr. McGregor
(1989)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Jefferson
(1989)
Terror Night
as Lance Hayward
(1988)
Messenger of Death
as Zenas Beecham
(1988)
(1988)
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
(1986)
Seasons in the Sun
as Keith Slattery
(1985)
Treasure of the Amazon
as Priest
(1985)
Martin's Day
as Brewer
(1985)
Thunder Run
as George Adams
(1985)
Miami Golem
as Anderson
(1983)
A Matter of Cunning
as John Markham
(1982)
Incubus
as Hank Walden
(1981)
Bordello
as Judge
(1980)
Tourist
as Joe Vigil, Sr.
(1980)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as George Hunter
(1980)
Marilyn: The Untold Story
as John Huston
(1979)
The Shape of Things to Come
as Senator Smedley
(1979)
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Dave Cole
(1979)
Delta Fox
as Lucas Johnson
(1979)
Crossbar
as Miles Kornylo
(1979)
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
as Agent Pierson
(1979)
(1978)
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Captain
(1978)
The Millionaire
as Marshall Wayburn
(1977)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as Father Mora
(1977)
The 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)
The Perfect Killer
as Benny
(1976)
Salon Kitty
as Cliff
(1976)
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Dwight McGowan
(1975)
Farewell, My Lovely
as Nulty
(1975)
Sex Diary
as Milton
(1975)
We Are No Angels
as Mr. Shark
(1974)
(1974)
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Lt. Gifford
(1974)
The House of Seven Corpses
as Eric Hartman
(1974)
Welcome to Arrow Beach
as Sheriff Duke Bingham
(1974)
Northeast of Seoul
as Flanaghan
(1974)
The Rangers
as Carson
(1974)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
as Bruno Walters
(1974)
Blood River
as Abel Webster
(1972)
Escape to the Sun
as Jacob Kagan
(1970)
The Adventurers
as Mr.James Hadley
(1970)
Challenge of McKenna
as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
(1969)
One on Top of the Other
as Inspector Wald
(1969)
Zenabel
as Don Alonso Imolne
(1969)
(1969)
Carnal Circuit
as Richard Salinger
(1968)
Dead for a Dollar
as Der Colonel
(1968)
Villa Rides
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
(1968)
Run, Man, Run
as Santillana
(1968)
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Dan Shelby
(1968)
Bloody Che Contra
as Stuart
(1968)
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
as Douglas
(1968)
Gatling Gun
as Tarpas
(1968)
Go For Broke
as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
(1968)
Vengeance for Vengeance
as Maj. Bower
(1968)
A Taste of Death
as Dan El/Ralph
(1967)
Dirty Heroes
as Captain O’Connor
(1967)
Fort Utah
as Tom Horn
(1967)
Caxambu!
as Vince Neff
(1967)
Hate for Hate
as James Cooper
(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)
Party Girl
as Louis Canetto
(1958)
Stormy Crossing
as Griff Parker
(1958)
No Place to Land
as Jonas Bailey
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Johnny Ringo
(1956)
Gunslinger
as Cane Miro
(1955)
Queen Bee
as Judson Prentiss
(1955)
Hell's Horizon
as Capt. John Merrill
(1955)
The Glass Cage
as Pel Pelham
(1954)
The Fast and the Furious
as Frank Webster
(1954)
The Good Die Young
as Eddie Blaine
(1954)
Southwest Passage
as Clint McDonald
(1954)
The Steel Cage
as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
(1954)
Security Risk
as Ralph Payne
(1953)
Combat Squad
as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
(1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Marshal Sam Rochelle
(1953)
The 49th Man
as Investigator John Williams
(1952)
Hurricane Smith
as Hurricane Smith
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Hub Fasken
(1951)
Red Mountain
as Gen. William Quantrill
(1951)
The Bushwhackers
as Jefferson Waring
(1951)
The Scarf
as John Howard Barrington
(1951)
The Basketball Fix
as Pete Ferreday
(1951)
Little Big Horn
as Lt. John Haywood
(1951)
This Is Korea!
as Narrator
(1950)
The Return of Jesse James
as Johnny Callum
(1950)
Cargo to Capetown
as Steve Conway
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Jack Burden
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bitter Creek
(1949)
I Shot Jesse James
as Bob Ford
(1949)
The Undercover Man
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1949)
Roughshod
as Lednov
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Henry 'Early' Byrd
(1949)
The Walking Hills
as Frazee
(1949)
Anna Lucasta
as Danny Johnson
(1948)
Red River
as Cherry Valance
(1948)
Joan of Arc
as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
(1948)
Raw Deal
as Fantail
(1948)
I Love Trouble
as Reno
(1948)
A Southern Yankee
as Capt. Jed Calbern
(1948)
Open Secret
as Paul Lester
(1947)
Railroaded!
as Duke Martin
(1947)
Repeat Performance
as Narrator (Voice)
(1947)
The Gangster
as Karty
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Billy Clanton
(1946)
Behind Green Lights
as Det. Oppenheimer
(1946)
Somewhere in the Night
as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Howard Williams
(1946)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
as Benny Smith
(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