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John Ireland

John Ireland

Actor · 1914–1992 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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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.

Acted in 175

2010s

  1. 2015

    3-D Rarities

    (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2002

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    Bob Ford (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1992
  2. Merlin

    Movie

  3. Hammer Down

    Lt. Bates

  4. 1991
  5. The Graveyard Story

    Dr. McGregor

1980s

  1. 1989

    Christine Cromwell

    TV

  2. Terror Night

    Lance Hayward

  3. 1988
  4. Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

    Walter

  5. Bonanza: The Next Generation

    Capt. Aaron Cartwright

  6. 1987
  7. 1986

    Seasons in the Sun

    Keith Slattery

  8. 1985

    Miami Golem

    Anderson

  9. 1984
  10. 1983
  11. A Matter of Cunning

    John Markham

  12. 1982
  13. 1981
  14. Bordello

    Judge

  15. 1980
  16. Marilyn: The Untold Story

    John Huston

  17. Tourist

    Joe Vigil, Sr.

  18. The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

    George Hunter

1970s

  1. 1979

    Delta Fox

    Lucas Johnson

  2. Guyana: Crime of the Century

    Dave Cole

  3. On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

    Agent Pierson

  4. 1978

    The Millionaire

    Marshall Wayburn

  5. Tomorrow Never Comes

    Captain

  6. 1977

    The Perfect Killer

    Benny

  7. Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

    Tony Santore

  8. Satan's Cheerleaders

    Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

  9. Mission to Glory: A True Story

    Father Mora

  10. 1976
  11. Sex Diary

    Milton

  12. The Swiss Conspiracy

    Dwight McGowan

  13. 1975

    We Are No Angels

    Mr. Shark

  14. Khan!

    TV

  15. 1974

    Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

    Movie

  16. The Rangers

    Carson

  17. Blood River

    Abel Webster

  18. Welcome To Arrow Beach

    Sheriff Duke Bingham

  19. Northeast of Seoul

    Flanaghan

  20. The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    Bruno Walters

  21. The Phantom of Hollywood

    Lt. Gifford

  22. 1973
  23. 1972

    Escape to the Sun

    Jacob Kagan

  24. 1970

    The Adventurers

    Mr.James Hadley

  25. Challenge of McKenna

    Jones/Jonas MacKenna

1960s

  1. 1969

    The War Devils

    Movie

  2. Carnal Circuit

    Richard Salinger

  3. 1968

    Gatling Gun

    Tarpas

  4. Vengeance for Vengeance

    Maj. Bower

  5. A Taste of Death

    Dan El/Ralph

  6. Dead for a Dollar

    Der Colonel

  7. Go For Broke

    Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

  8. Arizona Bushwhackers

    Dan Shelby

  9. 1967

    Dirty Heroes

    Captain O’Connor

  10. Fort Utah

    Tom Horn

  11. Hate for Hate

    James Cooper

  12. 1966
  13. The Man Who Never Was

    TV

  14. 1965

    Day of the Nightmare

    Sgt. Dave Harmon

  15. I Saw What You Did

    Steve Marak

  16. 1964
  17. The Big Parade of Comedy

    Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

  18. 1963

    The Ceremony

    Prison Warden

  19. 1962
  20. Brushfire

    Jeff Saygure

  21. 1961
  22. Return of a Stranger

    Ray Reed

  23. 1960

    The Cheaters

    John Hunter · 43 episodes

  24. Faces in the Dark

    Max Hammond

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. No Time To Kill

    Johnny Greco

  3. 1958
  4. No Place to Land

    Jonas Bailey

  5. Stormy Crossing

    Griff Parker

  6. 1957

    A Sound of Different Drummers

    Ben Hammond

  7. Without Incident

    Sgt. Turley

  8. 1956
  9. Armchair Theatre

    Monroe Stahr · 1 episode

  10. 1955

    Hell's Horizon

    Capt. John Merrill

  11. Queen Bee

    Judson Prentiss

  12. The Glass Cage

    Pel Pelham

  13. 1954

    The Steel Cage

    Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

  14. Security Risk

    Ralph Payne

  15. Southwest Passage

    Clint McDonald

  16. 1953

    Combat Squad

    Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

  17. Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Marshal Sam Rochelle

  18. The 49th Man

    Investigator John Williams

  19. General Electric Theater

    Abe Lincoln · 1 episode

  20. 1952

    Hurricane Smith

    Hurricane Smith

  21. 1951
  22. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Jim Regan, Billy Bob Jackson, Pete Bronson, Andrew Evans · 3 episodes

  23. Red Mountain

    Gen. William Quantrill

  24. The Basketball Fix

    Pete Ferreday

  25. The Scarf

    John Howard Barrington

  26. 1950
  27. Cargo to Capetown

    Steve Conway

Directed 2

1950s

  1. 1954
  2. 1953

    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Director

Produced 1

1950s

  1. 1953

    Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Co-Producer

Appearances5

1970s

  1. 1979

    When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

    Self

1950s

  1. 1951

    This Is Korea!

    Narrator

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Undercover Man

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  2. 1947

    Repeat Performance

    Narrator (Voice)

No release date

  1. Glorious Hours

    Narrator (Archive Footage)