John Ireland

Acting

John Ireland

Born January 31, 1914Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada180 credits

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

3-D Rarities
6.0

3-D Rarities

Movie

2015

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Movie

2002

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
5.0

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Movie

1992

Merlin
5.5

Merlin

Movie

1992

Hammer Down
10.0

Hammer Down

Movie

1992

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
6.0

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Movie

1991

Filmography

3-D Rarities
20153-D Raritiesas (archive footage)Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fulleras Bob Ford (archive footage)Movie
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992Waxwork II: Lost in Timeas King ArthurMovie
Merlin
1992MerlinMovie
Hammer Down
1992Hammer Downas Lt. BatesMovie
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991Sundown: The Vampire in Retreatas JeffersonMovie
The Graveyard Story
1991The Graveyard Storyas Dr. McGregorMovie
Christine Cromwell
1989Christine CromwellTV
Terror Night
1989Terror Nightas Lance HaywardMovie
Snoops
1989Snoopsas Gabriel FrankenTV
War of the Worlds
1988War of the Worldsas HarvTV
Messenger of Death
1988Messenger of Deathas Zenas BeechamMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lakeas WalterMovie
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988Bonanza: The Next Generationas Capt. Aaron CartwrightMovie
J.J. Starbuck
1987J.J. Starbuckas Charles CapstoneTV
Seasons in the Sun
1986Seasons in the Sunas Keith SlatteryMovie
Miami Golem
1985Miami Golemas AndersonMovie
Thunder Run
1985Thunder Runas George AdamsMovie
Treasure of the Amazon
1985Treasure of the Amazonas PriestMovie
Martin's Day
1985Martin's Dayas BrewerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Sheriff HainerTV
Airwolf
1984Airwolfas HardestyTV
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras Jack GuttmanTV
Trauma Center
1983Trauma CenterTV
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormickas Bucky MillerTV
A Matter of Cunning
1983A Matter of Cunningas John MarkhamMovie
Incubus
1982Incubusas Hank WaldenMovie
Cassie & Co.
1982Cassie & Co.as Lyman 'Shack' ShackelfordTV
Bordello
1981Bordelloas JudgeMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Wyndom JacksonTV
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980Marilyn: The Untold Storyas John HustonMovie
Tourist
1980Touristas Joe Vigil, Sr.Movie
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dogas George HunterMovie
Delta Fox
1979Delta Foxas Lucas JohnsonMovie
The Littlest Hobo
1979The Littlest Hoboas PaTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas Zeke BaIllingerTV
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979Guyana: Crime of the Centuryas Dave ColeMovie
Crossbar
1979Crossbaras Miles KornyloMovie
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
1979On the Air Live with Captain Midnightas Agent PiersonMovie
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunionas SelfMovie
The Shape of Things to Come
1979The Shape of Things to Comeas Senator SmedleyMovie
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1979$weepstake$TV
The Millionaire
1978The Millionaireas Marshall WayburnMovie
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978Tomorrow Never Comesas CaptainMovie
The Perfect Killer
1977The Perfect Killeras BennyMovie
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
1977Love and the Midnight Auto Supplyas Tony SantoreMovie
Ransom
1977Ransomas Chief HaliburtonMovie
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977Satan's Cheerleadersas Sheriff B.L.Z. BubbMovie
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977Mission to Glory: A True Storyas Father MoraMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Attorney John PackardTV
Sex Diary
1976Sex Diaryas MiltonMovie
Salon Kitty
1976Salon Kittyas CliffMovie
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976The Swiss Conspiracyas Dwight McGowanMovie
We Are No Angels
1975We Are No Angelsas Mr. SharkMovie
Switch
1975Switchas Verne DeamerTV
Farewell, My Lovely
1975Farewell, My Lovelyas NultyMovie
K
1975Khan!TV
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
1974Wam Bam Thank You SpacemanMovie
The Rangers
1974The Rangersas CarsonMovie
Planet of the Apes
1974Planet of the Apesas BrunTV
Little House on the Prairie
1974Little House on the PrairieTV
Blood River
1974Blood Riveras Abel WebsterMovie
Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974Welcome to Arrow Beachas Sheriff Duke BinghamMovie
Northeast of Seoul
1974Northeast of Seoulas FlanaghanMovie
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974The Girl on the Late, Late Showas Bruno WaltersMovie
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974The Phantom of Hollywoodas Lt. GiffordMovie
The House of Seven Corpses
1974The House of Seven Corpsesas Eric HartmanMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Escape to the Sun
1972Escape to the Sunas Jacob KaganMovie
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Storyas Arthur MundyTV
The Adventurers
1970The Adventurersas Mr.James HadleyMovie
Challenge of McKenna
1970Challenge of McKennaas Jones/Jonas MacKennaMovie
The War Devils
1969The War DevilsMovie
Zenabel
1969Zenabelas Don Alonso ImolneMovie
One on Top of the Other
1969One on Top of the Otheras Inspector WaldMovie
Carnal Circuit
1969Carnal Circuitas Richard SalingerMovie
Gatling Gun
1968Gatling Gunas TarpasMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Phil ColemanTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Mel WexlerTV
Vengeance for Vengeance
1968Vengeance for Vengeanceas Maj. BowerMovie
A Taste of Death
1968A Taste of Deathas Dan El/RalphMovie
Run, Man, Run
1968Run, Man, Runas SantillanaMovie
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
1968A Gun for One Hundred Gravesas DouglasMovie
Dead for a Dollar
1968Dead for a Dollaras Der ColonelMovie
Villa Rides
1968Villa Ridesas Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)Movie
Go For Broke
1968Go For Brokeas Owl/Gufo/le HibouMovie
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968Arizona Bushwhackersas Dan ShelbyMovie
Bloody Che Contra
1968Bloody Che Contraas StuartMovie
Dirty Heroes
1967Dirty Heroesas Captain O’ConnorMovie
Fort Utah
1967Fort Utahas Tom HornMovie
Hate for Hate
1967Hate for Hateas James CooperMovie
C
1967Caxambu!as Vince NeffMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Andrew MetzgerTV
The Man Who Never Was
1966The Man Who Never WasTV
Day of the Nightmare
1965Day of the Nightmareas Sgt. Dave HarmonMovie
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Dr. MasonTV
I Saw What You Did
1965I Saw What You Didas Steve MarakMovie
Branded
1965Brandedas Cattle Rancher RengerTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas Hiram ManvilleTV
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964The Big Parade of Comedyas Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)Movie
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964The Fall of the Roman Empireas BallomarMovie
The Ceremony
1963The Ceremonyas Prison WardenMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas William 'Scotty' ScottTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Orrin LashwellTV
55 Days at Peking
196355 Days at Pekingas Sgt. HarryMovie
No Time To Kill
1963No Time To Killas Johnny GrecoMovie
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas KinroyTV
Brushfire
1962Brushfireas Jeff SaygureMovie
Wild in the Country
1961Wild in the Countryas Phil MacyMovie
Return of a Stranger
1961Return of a Strangeras Ray ReedMovie
The Cheaters
1960The Cheatersas John HunterTV
Faces in the Dark
1960Faces in the Darkas Max HammondMovie
Spartacus
1960Spartacusas CrixusMovie
Thriller
1960Thrilleras Eddie WilsonTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboatas Chris SladeTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Marshal Will RimbauTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas WinchTV
Party Girl
1958Party Girlas Louis CanettoMovie
No Place to Land
1958No Place to Landas Jonas BaileyMovie
Stormy Crossing
1958Stormy Crossingas Griff ParkerMovie
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957A Sound of Different Drummersas Ben HammondMovie
Suspicion
1957SuspicionTV
Without Incident
1957Without Incidentas Sgt. TurleyMovie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corralas Johnny RingoMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Marshal Harry PhillipsTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas Monroe StahrTV
Gunslinger
1956Gunslingeras Cane MiroMovie
Hell's Horizon
1955Hell's Horizonas Capt. John MerrillMovie
Queen Bee
1955Queen Beeas Judson PrentissMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Captain McCabeTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Jed CoombsTV
The Glass Cage
1955The Glass Cageas Pel PelhamMovie
The Steel Cage
1954The Steel Cageas Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"Movie
The Fast and the Furious
1954The Fast and the Furiousas Frank WebsterMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as GregTV
Studio 57
1954Studio 57TV
Security Risk
1954Security Riskas Ralph PayneMovie
T
1954The WhistlerTV
Southwest Passage
1954Southwest Passageas Clint McDonaldMovie
The Good Die Young
1954The Good Die Youngas Eddie BlaineMovie
Combat Squad
1953Combat Squadas Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' FletcherMovie
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitiveas Marshal Sam RochelleMovie
The 49th Man
1953The 49th Manas Investigator John WilliamsMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Abe LincolnTV
Hurricane Smith
1952Hurricane Smithas Hurricane SmithMovie
The Bushwhackers
1951The Bushwhackersas Jefferson WaringMovie
Red Mountain
1951Red Mountainas Gen. William QuantrillMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
This Is Korea!
1951This Is Korea!as NarratorMovie
The Basketball Fix
1951The Basketball Fixas Pete FerredayMovie
Little Big Horn
1951Little Big Hornas Lt. John HaywoodMovie
The Scarf
1951The Scarfas John Howard BarringtonMovie
Vengeance Valley
1951Vengeance Valleyas Hub FaskenMovie
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas Milt ShanksTV
The Return of Jesse James
1950The Return of Jesse Jamesas Johnny CallumMovie
Cargo to Capetown
1950Cargo to Capetownas Steve ConwayMovie
All the King's Men
1949All the King's Menas Jack BurdenMovie
Mr. Soft Touch
1949Mr. Soft Touchas Henry 'Early' ByrdMovie
Anna Lucasta
1949Anna Lucastaas Danny JohnsonMovie
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949The Doolins of Oklahomaas Bitter CreekMovie
Roughshod
1949Roughshodas LednovMovie
The Undercover Man
1949The Undercover Manas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Walking Hills
1949The Walking Hillsas FrazeeMovie
I Shot Jesse James
1949I Shot Jesse Jamesas Bob FordMovie
Joan of Arc
1948Joan of Arcas Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), CaptainMovie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Red River
1948Red Riveras Cherry ValanceMovie
A Southern Yankee
1948A Southern Yankeeas Capt. Jed CalbernMovie
Raw Deal
1948Raw Dealas FantailMovie
Open Secret
1948Open Secretas Paul LesterMovie
I Love Trouble
1948I Love Troubleas RenoMovie
The Gangster
1947The Gangsteras KartyMovie
Railroaded!
1947Railroaded!as Duke MartinMovie
Repeat Performance
1947Repeat Performanceas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Wake Up and Dream
1946Wake Up and Dreamas Howard WilliamsMovie
My Darling Clementine
1946My Darling Clementineas Billy ClantonMovie
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946It Shouldn't Happen to a Dogas Benny SmithMovie
Somewhere in the Night
1946Somewhere in the Nightas Thug (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Behind Green Lights
1946Behind Green Lightsas Det. OppenheimerMovie
A Walk in the Sun
1945A Walk in the Sunas Pfc. Windy CravenMovie