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Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Actor · Born February 12, 1950 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, 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).

Acted in 238

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. Crash Land

    Monty

  3. Marrow

    Dr. Jonathan Myers

  4. 2025

    This Too Shall Pass

    Officer Shultz

  5. Talking About the Sky

    Officer Alfred Henry(voz)

  6. 2024

    The Jester from Transylvania

    Charles Pennington

  7. 2023
  8. The Family Circus

    The Cop

  9. 2022
  10. The Fight Machine

    Lou

  11. 2021
  12. American Desert

    Uncle Bill

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018
  3. Knuckleball

    Jacob

  4. Atropa

    Captain Schreiber · 1 episode

  5. Alterscape

    Dr. Julian Loro

  6. Still/Born

    Movie

  7. The Detectives

    Detective Mark Anstey · 1 episode

  8. 2017

    Stegman Is Dead

    Don

  9. Tokyo Trial

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur

  10. The Harrowing

    Lt. Logan

  11. The Space Between

    Nick

  12. 2016
  13. 2015
  14. The Sin Seer

    Alexander Rachet

  15. Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid

    Movie

  16. Desecrated

    Tom McClain

  17. 2014
  18. A Fighting Man

    Max Wynn

  19. Stan Lee's Mighty 7

    Xanar (voice)

  20. 2013
  21. Stay

    Frank

  22. 6:14

    Warden

  23. 2012

    All God's Children

    Peter

  24. Burden of Evil

    Senator Pitfield

  25. 2011

    Conduct Unbecoming

    Col. Dodd

  26. Transgression

    Matthew

  27. Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back

    Col. Haggard

  28. 2010
  29. Dark Prophecy

    Tom Riggins

  30. Eva

    Alfonse

  31. The Bannen Way

    Chief Bannen

  32. The Bannen Way

    Chief Bannen · 16 episodes

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. The Butcher

    Teddy Carmichael

  3. 2008
  4. Mutants

    Colonal Gauge

  5. The Terrorist Next Door

    Wade

  6. Storm Cell

    James

  7. 2007
  8. 2006
  9. The V Word

    Mr. Chaney

  10. 2005
  11. Bloodsuckers

    Muco

  12. Young Blades

    TV

  13. 2004

    The Failures

    Depressor

  14. 2003

    Maximum Velocity

    General Amberson

  15. The Last Chapter: The War Continues

    Bob Durelle · 6 episodes

  16. 2002

    Fairytales and Pornography

    Justice Coulton

  17. Fallen Angels

    Sheriff Ed Rooney

  18. The Last Chapter

    Bob Durelle · 7 episodes

  19. 2001
  20. The Red Phone: Manhunt

    Section Chief

  21. Soulkeeper

    Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)

  22. Children of the Corn: Revelation

    Priest

  23. Extreme Honor

    Baker

  24. Jett Jackson: The Movie

    Dr. Kragg

  25. Mindstorm

    Senator Bill Armitage

  26. Cause Of Death

    Jonas Phifer

  27. 2000

    Borderline Normal

    Coach Rehmer

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Southern Cross

    Garrison Carver

  3. Black Light

    Inspector Frank Schumann

  4. Question of Privilege

    Lt. Robert Ingram

  5. The Arrangement

    Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor

  6. 1998

    Chicago Cab

    Al

  7. One of Our Own

    Det. Jack Cooper

  8. Going to Kansas City

    Mike Malone

  9. Voyage of Terror

    McBride

  10. Captive

    Detective Briscoe

  11. Ivory Tower

    Marshall Wallace

  12. 1997
  13. The Arrow

    CIA Director

  14. The Arrow

    CIA Director · 2 episodes

  15. 1996
  16. One Way Out

    Walt

  17. Portraits of a Killer

    Sgt. Ernie Hansen

  18. Too Fast Too Young

    Capt. Floyd Anderson

  19. The Destiny of Marty Fine

    Mr. Capelli

  20. Terminal

    Sterling Rombauer

  21. 1995

    Kids of the Round Table

    Butch Scarsdale

  22. Bolt

    Billy Niles

  23. Red Scorpion 2

    Col. West

  24. The Killing Machine

    Mr. Green

  25. 1994

    Fortunes of War

    Carl Pimmler

  26. Probable Cause

    Gary Yanuck

  27. Tokyo Cowboy

    Lyle

  28. Dead Man's Revenge

    Luck Hatcher

  29. 1993

    Point of Impact

    Roberto Largo

  30. Night Trap

    Bishop

  31. Marked for Murder

    Bats O'Bannion

  32. 1992

    Black Ice

    Quinn

  33. 1991
  34. Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)

  35. Deadly Surveillance

    Fender

  36. Chaindance

    J.T. Blake

  37. 1990
  38. Destiny To Order

    Kenrick

1980s

  1. 1989

    Mindfield

    Kellen O'Reilly

  2. Hostile Takeover

    Larry Gaylord

  3. Murder by Night

    Det. Carl Madsen

  4. 1988
  5. 1987
  6. Nowhere to Hide

    Ben

  7. Ford: The Man and the Machine

    Harry Bennett

  8. Extreme Prejudice

    Major Paul Hackett

  9. 1986
  10. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

    Detective Lawrence

  11. 1985
  12. Murder in Space

    Capt. Neal Braddock

  13. The Cap

    Dad

  14. 1984
  15. Best Revenge

    Dealer

  16. The Surrogate

    George Kyber

  17. 1983
  18. The Sins of Dorian Gray

    Alan Campbell

  19. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    OverDog

  20. 1982

    Off Your Rocker

    Victor

  21. 1981

    Clown White

    Max

  22. Suzanne

    Jimmy

  23. Surfacing

    Wayne

  24. 1980

    Coming Out Alive

    Gateway

  25. Double Negative

    Edgar

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Family Man

    Bartender

  2. Summer's Children

    Pimp

  3. 1978
  4. 1977

    Outrageous!

    Drunk

  5. 1976

    For the Record

    TV

No release date

  1. Liberty

    Fischer

  2. My Best Friend Depression

    Ralph Johnson

Wrote 2

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Arrangement

    Writer

  2. 1991

    Chaindance

    Screenplay

Produced 2

1990s

  1. 1994

    Probable Cause

    Executive Producer

  2. 1991

    Chaindance

    Executive Producer

Directed 1

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Arrangement

    Director

Appearances6

2020s

  1. 2025

    1242: Gateway to the West

    Narrator / Mihaly

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2015

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Self

2000s

  1. 2004

    Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

    Self

  2. 2002

    Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

    Himself

No release date

  1. Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette

    Self