John Ireland

John Ireland

Known for
Acting
Born
January 31, 1914
Died
March 21, 1992 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

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Filmography

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Glorious Hours poster

Glorious Hours

Movie · as Narrator (Archive Footage)

2015
3-D Rarities poster

3-D Rarities

Movie · as (archive footage)

2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Movie · as Bob Ford (archive footage)

1992
Waxwork II: Lost in Time poster

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Movie · as King Arthur

1992
Merlin poster

Merlin

Movie

1992
Hammer Down poster

Hammer Down

Movie · as Lt. Bates

1991
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat poster

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Movie · as Jefferson

1991
The Graveyard Story poster

The Graveyard Story

Movie · as Dr. McGregor

1989
Terror Night poster

Terror Night

Movie · as Lance Hayward

1989
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Gabriel Franken · 1 ep

1989
Christine Cromwell poster

Christine Cromwell

TV · 1 ep

1988
Messenger of Death poster

Messenger of Death

Movie · as Zenas Beecham

1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation poster

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Movie · as Capt. Aaron Cartwright

1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

Movie · as Walter

1988
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds

TV · as Harv · 1 ep

1987
J.J. Starbuck poster

J.J. Starbuck

TV · as Charles Capstone · 1 ep

1986
Seasons in the Sun poster

Seasons in the Sun

Movie · as Keith Slattery

1985
Miami Golem poster

Miami Golem

Movie · as Anderson

1985
Thunder Run poster

Thunder Run

Movie · as George Adams

1985
Treasure of the Amazon poster

Treasure of the Amazon

Movie · as Priest

1985
Martin's Day poster

Martin's Day

Movie · as Brewer

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Sheriff Hainer · 1 ep

1984
Airwolf poster

Airwolf

TV · as Hardesty, Carl Barron · 1 ep

1983
A Matter of Cunning poster

A Matter of Cunning

Movie · as John Markham

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · as Bucky Miller · 1 ep

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Jack Guttman · 1 ep

1983
Trauma Center poster

Trauma Center

TV · 1 ep

1982
Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co.

TV · as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford · 13 eps

1981
Incubus poster

Incubus

Movie · as Hank Walden

1981
Bordello poster

Bordello

Movie · as Judge

1980
Marilyn: The Untold Story poster

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Movie · as John Huston

1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog poster

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

Movie · as George Hunter

1980
Tourist poster

Tourist

Movie · as Joe Vigil, Sr.

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Wyndom Jackson · 1 ep

1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century poster

Guyana: Crime of the Century

Movie · as Dave Cole

1979
The Shape of Things to Come poster

The Shape of Things to Come

Movie · as Senator Smedley

1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion poster

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Movie · as Self

1979
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight poster

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

Movie · as Agent Pierson

1979
Crossbar poster

Crossbar

Movie · as Miles Kornylo

1979
Delta Fox poster

Delta Fox

Movie · as Lucas Johnson

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Zeke BaIllinger · 1 ep

1979
The Littlest Hobo poster

The Littlest Hobo

TV · as Pa · 1 ep

1979
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

TV · 1 ep

1978
Tomorrow Never Comes poster

Tomorrow Never Comes

Movie · as Captain

1978
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

Movie · as Marshall Wayburn

1977
Satan's Cheerleaders poster

Satan's Cheerleaders

Movie · as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

1977
Mission to Glory: A True Story poster

Mission to Glory: A True Story

Movie · as Father Mora

1977
The Perfect Killer poster

The Perfect Killer

Movie · as Benny

1977
The Ransom poster

The Ransom

Movie · as Chief Haliburton

1977
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply poster

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

Movie · as Tony Santore

1976
The Swiss Conspiracy poster

The Swiss Conspiracy

Movie · as Dwight McGowan

1976
Sex Diary poster

Sex Diary

Movie · as Milton

1976
Salon Kitty poster

Salon Kitty

Movie · as Cliff

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Attorney John Packard, Jerry Driskill, Sheriff Ned Evers · 1 ep

1975
Farewell, My Lovely poster

Farewell, My Lovely

Movie · as Nulty

1975
We Are No Angels poster

We Are No Angels

Movie · as Mr. Shark

1975
Khan! poster

Khan!

TV · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Verne Deamer · 1 ep

1974
The House of Seven Corpses poster

The House of Seven Corpses

Movie · as Eric Hartman

1974
Welcome To Arrow Beach poster

Welcome To Arrow Beach

Movie · as Sheriff Duke Bingham

1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show poster

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

Movie · as Bruno Walters

1974
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman poster

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

Movie

1974
The Rangers poster

The Rangers

Movie · as Carson

1974
Blood River poster

Blood River

Movie · as Abel Webster

1974
The Phantom of Hollywood poster

The Phantom of Hollywood

Movie · as Lt. Gifford

1974
Northeast of Seoul poster

Northeast of Seoul

Movie · as Flanaghan

1974
Planet of the Apes poster

Planet of the Apes

TV · as Brun · 1 ep

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Frank Carlin · 1 ep

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1972
Escape to the Sun poster

Escape to the Sun

Movie · as Jacob Kagan

1972
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

TV · as Arthur Mundy · 1 ep

1970
The Adventurers poster

The Adventurers

Movie · as Mr.James Hadley

1970
Challenge of McKenna poster

Challenge of McKenna

Movie · as Jones/Jonas MacKenna

1969
Zenabel poster

Zenabel

Movie · as Don Alonso Imolne

1969
Carnal Circuit poster

Carnal Circuit

Movie · as Richard Salinger

1969
The War Devils poster

The War Devils

Movie

1969
One on Top of the Other poster

One on Top of the Other

Movie · as Inspector Wald

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Phil Coleman · 1 ep

1968
Villa Rides poster

Villa Rides

Movie · as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

1968
Run, Man, Run poster

Run, Man, Run

Movie · as Santillana

1968
Gatling Gun poster

Gatling Gun

Movie · as Tarpas

1968
Dead for a Dollar poster

Dead for a Dollar

Movie · as Der Colonel

1968
A Gun for One Hundred Graves poster

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

Movie · as Douglas

1968
A Taste of Death poster

A Taste of Death

Movie · as Dan El/Ralph

1968
Go For Broke poster

Go For Broke

Movie · as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

1968
Arizona Bushwhackers poster

Arizona Bushwhackers

Movie · as Dan Shelby

1968
Vengeance for Vengeance poster

Vengeance for Vengeance

Movie · as Maj. Bower

1968
Bloody Che Contra poster

Bloody Che Contra

Movie · as Stuart

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Mel Wexler · 1 ep

1967
Fort Utah poster

Fort Utah

Movie · as Tom Horn

1967
Dirty Heroes poster

Dirty Heroes

Movie · as Captain O’Connor

1967
Caxambu!

Caxambu!

Movie · as Vince Neff

1967
Hate for Hate poster

Hate for Hate

Movie · as James Cooper

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Andrew Metzger · 1 ep

1966
The Man Who Never Was poster

The Man Who Never Was

TV · 1 ep

1965
I Saw What You Did poster

I Saw What You Did

Movie · as Steve Marak

1965
Day of the Nightmare poster

Day of the Nightmare

Movie · as Sgt. Dave Harmon

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Dr. Mason · 1 ep

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · as Cattle Rancher Renger, Ted Evers · 1 ep

1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire poster

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Movie · as Ballomar

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Hiram Manville · 1 ep

1963
55 Days at Peking poster

55 Days at Peking

Movie · as Sgt. Harry

1963
The Ceremony poster

The Ceremony

Movie · as Prison Warden

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Orrin Lashwell, Bullock · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as William 'Scotty' Scott · 1 ep

1962
Brushfire poster

Brushfire

Movie · as Jeff Saygure

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Kinroy · 1 ep

1961
Wild in the Country poster

Wild in the Country

Movie · as Phil Macy

1961
Return of a Stranger poster

Return of a Stranger

Movie · as Ray Reed

1960
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

Movie · as Crixus

1960
Faces in the Dark poster

Faces in the Dark

Movie · as Max Hammond

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Eddie Wilson · 1 ep

1960
The Cheaters poster

The Cheaters

TV · as John Hunter · 43 eps

1959
No Time To Kill poster

No Time To Kill

Movie · as Johnny Greco

1959
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Chris Slade · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Marshal Will Rimbau · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Winch, Dr. Joseph Merritt, Frank Trask, Jed Colby · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Cliff Harrison · 1 ep

1958
Party Girl poster

Party Girl

Movie · as Louis Canetto

1958
Stormy Crossing poster

Stormy Crossing

Movie · as Griff Parker

1958
No Place to Land poster

No Place to Land

Movie · as Jonas Bailey

1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Movie · as Johnny Ringo

1957
Without Incident poster

Without Incident

Movie · as Sgt. Turley

1957
A Sound of Different Drummers poster

A Sound of Different Drummers

Movie · as Ben Hammond

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · 1 ep

1956
Gunslinger poster

Gunslinger

Movie · as Cane Miro

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Harry Phillips · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Monroe Stahr · 1 ep

1955
Queen Bee poster

Queen Bee

Movie · as Judson Prentiss

1955
The Glass Cage poster

The Glass Cage

Movie · as Pel Pelham

1955
Hell's Horizon poster

Hell's Horizon

Movie · as Capt. John Merrill

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Jed Coombs, Parker · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Captain McCabe · 1 ep

1954
The Fast and the Furious poster

The Fast and the Furious

Movie · as Frank Webster

1954
The Good Die Young poster

The Good Die Young

Movie · as Eddie Blaine

1954
The Steel Cage poster

The Steel Cage

Movie · as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

1954
Security Risk poster

Security Risk

Movie · as Ralph Payne

1954
Southwest Passage poster

Southwest Passage

Movie · as Clint McDonald

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Greg · 1 ep

1954
The Whistler poster

The Whistler

TV · 1 ep

1954
Studio 57 poster

Studio 57

TV · 2 eps

1953
The 49th Man poster

The 49th Man

Movie · as Investigator John Williams

1953
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive poster

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Movie · as Marshal Sam Rochelle

1953
Combat Squad poster

Combat Squad

Movie · as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Abe Lincoln · 1 ep

1952
Hurricane Smith poster

Hurricane Smith

Movie · as Hurricane Smith

1951
The Scarf poster

The Scarf

Movie · as John Howard Barrington

1951
Vengeance Valley poster

Vengeance Valley

Movie · as Hub Fasken

1951
The Basketball Fix poster

The Basketball Fix

Movie · as Pete Ferreday

1951
Red Mountain poster

Red Mountain

Movie · as Gen. William Quantrill

1951
Little Big Horn poster

Little Big Horn

Movie · as Lt. John Haywood

1951
This Is Korea! poster

This Is Korea!

Movie · as Narrator

1951
The Bushwhackers poster

The Bushwhackers

Movie · as Jefferson Waring

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Jim Regan, Billy Bob Jackson, Pete Bronson, Andrew Evans · 3 eps

1950
Cargo to Capetown poster

Cargo to Capetown

Movie · as Steve Conway

1950
The Return of Jesse James poster

The Return of Jesse James

Movie · as Johnny Callum

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Milt Shanks, Marty · 1 ep

1949
All the King's Men poster

All the King's Men

Movie · as Jack Burden

1949
I Shot Jesse James poster

I Shot Jesse James

Movie · as Bob Ford

1949
The Undercover Man poster

The Undercover Man

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1949
Mr. Soft Touch poster

Mr. Soft Touch

Movie · as Henry 'Early' Byrd

1949
Roughshod poster

Roughshod

Movie · as Lednov

1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Movie · as Bitter Creek

1949
Anna Lucasta poster

Anna Lucasta

Movie · as Danny Johnson

1949
The Walking Hills poster

The Walking Hills

Movie · as Frazee

1948
Red River poster

Red River

Movie · as Cherry Valance

1948
Raw Deal poster

Raw Deal

Movie · as Fantail

1948
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

Movie · as Reno

1948
Open Secret poster

Open Secret

Movie · as Paul Lester

1948
A Southern Yankee poster

A Southern Yankee

Movie · as Capt. Jed Calbern

1948
Joan of Arc poster

Joan of Arc

Movie · as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · 2 eps

1947
The Gangster poster

The Gangster

Movie · as Karty

1947
Repeat Performance poster

Repeat Performance

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

1947
Railroaded! poster

Railroaded!

Movie · as Duke Martin

1946
My Darling Clementine poster

My Darling Clementine

Movie · as Billy Clanton

1946
Behind Green Lights poster

Behind Green Lights

Movie · as Oppenheimer

1946
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog poster

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Movie · as Benny Smith

1946
Wake Up and Dream poster

Wake Up and Dream

Movie · as Howard Williams

1946
Somewhere in the Night poster

Somewhere in the Night

Movie · as Thug (voice) (uncredited)

1945
A Walk in the Sun poster

A Walk in the Sun

Movie · as Pfc. Windy Craven