John Ireland
Born
January 31, 1914 (age 78)
Died
March 21, 1992
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

John Ireland

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.

Movies

3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities
2015 ★ 6.0
(archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 ★ 5.8
Bob Ford (archive footage)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992 ★ 5.0
King Arthur
Merlin
Merlin
1992 ★ 5.5
Hammer Down
Hammer Down
1992 ★ 10.0
Lt. Bates
The Graveyard Story
The Graveyard Story
1991 ★ 2.3
Dr. McGregor
Terror Night
Terror Night
1989 ★ 4.3
Lance Hayward
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1989 ★ 6.0
Jefferson
Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death
1988 ★ 6.0
Zenas Beecham
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988 ★ 6.8
Walter
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988 ★ 7.5
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Seasons in the Sun
Seasons in the Sun
1986
Keith Slattery
Miami Golem
Miami Golem
1985 ★ 4.8
Anderson
Thunder Run
Thunder Run
1985 ★ 4.1
George Adams
Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon
1985 ★ 4.3
Priest
Martin's Day
Martin's Day
1985 ★ 6.2
Brewer
A Matter of Cunning
A Matter of Cunning
1983 ★ 3.7
John Markham
Incubus
Incubus
1982 ★ 5.6
Hank Walden
Bordello
Bordello
1981 ★ 4.1
Judge
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980 ★ 6.8
John Huston
Tourist
Tourist
1980 ★ 8.0
Joe Vigil, Sr.
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980 ★ 5.2
George Hunter
Delta Fox
Delta Fox
1979 ★ 2.0
Lucas Johnson
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979 ★ 4.8
Dave Cole
Crossbar
Crossbar
1979 ★ 5.0
Miles Kornylo
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
1979
Agent Pierson
The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come
1979 ★ 3.9
Senator Smedley
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1978
Marshall Wayburn
Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978 ★ 5.4
Captain
The Perfect Killer
The Perfect Killer
1977 ★ 3.0
Benny
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
1977 ★ 2.7
Tony Santore
Ransom
Ransom
1977 ★ 6.4
Chief Haliburton
Satan's Cheerleaders
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977 ★ 4.3
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977 ★ 5.0
Father Mora
Sex Diary
Sex Diary
1976 ★ 5.2
Milton
Salon Kitty
Salon Kitty
1976 ★ 5.5
Cliff
The Swiss Conspiracy
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976 ★ 4.6
Dwight McGowan
We Are No Angels
We Are No Angels
1975 ★ 6.0
Mr. Shark
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
1975 ★ 6.6
Nulty
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
1974 ★ 2.3
The Rangers
The Rangers
1974
Carson
Blood River
Blood River
1974 ★ 2.0
Abel Webster
Welcome to Arrow Beach
Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974 ★ 4.6
Sheriff Duke Bingham
Northeast of Seoul
Northeast of Seoul
1974
Flanaghan
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 ★ 5.2
Bruno Walters
The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 ★ 5.1
Lt. Gifford
The House of Seven Corpses
The House of Seven Corpses
1974 ★ 4.6
Eric Hartman
Escape to the Sun
Escape to the Sun
1972 ★ 4.0
Jacob Kagan
The Adventurers
The Adventurers
1970 ★ 4.2
Mr.James Hadley
Challenge of McKenna
Challenge of McKenna
1970 ★ 4.7
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
The War Devils
The War Devils
1969 ★ 6.0
Zenabel
Zenabel
1969 ★ 3.4
Don Alonso Imolne
One on Top of the Other
One on Top of the Other
1969 ★ 6.4
Inspector Wald
Carnal Circuit
Carnal Circuit
1969 ★ 2.8
Richard Salinger
Gatling Gun
Gatling Gun
1968 ★ 4.6
Tarpas
Vengeance for Vengeance
Vengeance for Vengeance
1968 ★ 9.0
Maj. Bower
A Taste of Death
A Taste of Death
1968 ★ 6.0
Dan El/Ralph
Run, Man, Run
Run, Man, Run
1968 ★ 6.4
Santillana
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
1968 ★ 6.1
Douglas
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar
1968 ★ 7.0
Der Colonel
Villa Rides
Villa Rides
1968 ★ 6.2
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Go For Broke
Go For Broke
1968 ★ 5.8
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968 ★ 3.6
Dan Shelby
Bloody Che Contra
Bloody Che Contra
1968 ★ 7.8
Stuart
Dirty Heroes
Dirty Heroes
1967 ★ 5.2
Captain O’Connor
Fort Utah
Fort Utah
1967 ★ 3.6
Tom Horn
Hate for Hate
Hate for Hate
1967 ★ 5.0
James Cooper
Caxambu!
Caxambu!
1967 ★ 6.4
Vince Neff
Day of the Nightmare
Day of the Nightmare
1965 ★ 4.8
Sgt. Dave Harmon
I Saw What You Did
I Saw What You Did
1965 ★ 6.2
Steve Marak
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 ★ 6.3
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 ★ 6.5
Ballomar
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1963 ★ 5.1
Prison Warden
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 ★ 7.0
Sgt. Harry
No Time To Kill
No Time To Kill
1963 ★ 5.5
Johnny Greco
Brushfire
Brushfire
1962
Jeff Saygure
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country
1961 ★ 6.2
Phil Macy
Return of a Stranger
Return of a Stranger
1961 ★ 4.9
Ray Reed
Faces in the Dark
Faces in the Dark
1960 ★ 6.2
Max Hammond
Spartacus
Spartacus
1960 ★ 7.5
Crixus
Party Girl
Party Girl
1958 ★ 6.8
Louis Canetto
No Place to Land
No Place to Land
1958 ★ 2.3
Jonas Bailey
Stormy Crossing
Stormy Crossing
1958 ★ 4.8
Griff Parker
A Sound of Different Drummers
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Ben Hammond
Without Incident
Without Incident
1957
Sgt. Turley
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 ★ 7.0
Johnny Ringo
Gunslinger
Gunslinger
1956 ★ 4.1
Cane Miro
Hell's Horizon
Hell's Horizon
1955 ★ 5.0
Capt. John Merrill
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
1955 ★ 6.3
Judson Prentiss
The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage
1955 ★ 5.4
Pel Pelham
The Steel Cage
The Steel Cage
1954
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
1954 ★ 4.9
Frank Webster
Security Risk
Security Risk
1954 ★ 5.5
Ralph Payne
Southwest Passage
Southwest Passage
1954 ★ 5.4
Clint McDonald
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young
1954 ★ 6.3
Eddie Blaine
Combat Squad
Combat Squad
1953 ★ 5.0
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953 ★ 4.0
Marshal Sam Rochelle
The 49th Man
The 49th Man
1953
Investigator John Williams
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
1952 ★ 6.2
Hurricane Smith
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
1951 ★ 5.1
Jefferson Waring
Red Mountain
Red Mountain
1951 ★ 6.4
Gen. William Quantrill
This Is Korea!
This Is Korea!
1951 ★ 5.7
Narrator
The Basketball Fix
The Basketball Fix
1951 ★ 5.7
Pete Ferreday
Little Big Horn
Little Big Horn
1951 ★ 6.2
Lt. John Haywood
The Scarf
The Scarf
1951 ★ 5.6
John Howard Barrington
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 ★ 5.2
Hub Fasken
The Return of Jesse James
The Return of Jesse James
1950 ★ 5.0
Johnny Callum
Cargo to Capetown
Cargo to Capetown
1950 ★ 5.9
Steve Conway
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949 ★ 7.0
Jack Burden
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 ★ 6.8
Henry 'Early' Byrd
Anna Lucasta
Anna Lucasta
1949 ★ 3.5
Danny Johnson
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 ★ 6.8
Bitter Creek
Roughshod
Roughshod
1949 ★ 5.3
Lednov
The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man
1949 ★ 6.1
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills
1949 ★ 6.0
Frazee
I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James
1949 ★ 6.3
Bob Ford
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
1948 ★ 6.1
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Red River
Red River
1948 ★ 7.3
Cherry Valance
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948 ★ 5.2
Capt. Jed Calbern
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
1948 ★ 6.7
Fantail
Open Secret
Open Secret
1948 ★ 6.5
Paul Lester
I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
1948 ★ 6.3
Reno
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 ★ 5.0
Karty
Railroaded!
Railroaded!
1947 ★ 6.6
Duke Martin
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
1947 ★ 6.0
Narrator (Voice)
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
1946 ★ 6.5
Howard Williams
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 ★ 7.4
Billy Clanton
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946 ★ 5.6
Benny Smith
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night
1946 ★ 6.7
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights
Behind Green Lights
1946 ★ 5.5
Det. Oppenheimer
A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun
1945 ★ 5.8
Pfc. Windy Craven

TV Series

Christine Cromwell
Christine Cromwell
1989 ★ 7.3
1 Episode
Snoops
Snoops
1989 ★ 5.0
Gabriel Franken
1 Episode
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
1988 ★ 6.2
Harv
1 Episode
J.J. Starbuck
J.J. Starbuck
1987 ★ 5.0
Charles Capstone
1 Episode
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 ★ 7.5
Sheriff Hainer
1 Episode
Airwolf
Airwolf
1984 ★ 7.6
Hardesty
1 Episode
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
1983 ★ 6.1
Jack Guttman
1 Episode
Trauma Center
Trauma Center
1983 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 ★ 6.4
Bucky Miller
1 Episode
Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co.
1982 ★ 4.5
Lyman Shackelford
13 Episodes
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980 ★ 7.3
Wyndom Jackson
1 Episode
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo
1979 ★ 7.3
Pa
1 Episode
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
1979 ★ 6.9
Zeke BaIllinger
1 Episode
$weepstake$
$weepstake$
1979
1 Episode
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 ★ 7.5
Attorney John Packard
1 Episode
Switch
Switch
1975 ★ 6.7
Verne Deamer
1 Episode
Khan!
Khan!
1975 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
1974 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
1974 ★ 7.9
1 Episode
Police Story
Police Story
1973 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
1972 ★ 7.1
Arthur Mundy
1 Episode
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1968 ★ 7.1
Phil Coleman
1 Episode
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968 ★ 6.8
Mel Wexler
1 Episode
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966 ★ 7.6
Andrew Metzger
1 Episode
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
1966
1 Episode
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965 ★ 7.2
Dr. Mason
1 Episode
Branded
Branded
1965 ★ 6.6
Cattle Rancher Renger
1 Episode
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964 ★ 7.0
Hiram Manville
1 Episode
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 ★ 5.3
William 'Scotty' Scott
1 Episode
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963 ★ 6.0
Orrin Lashwell
1 Episode
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 ★ 6.4
Kinroy
1 Episode
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1960
John Hunter
43 Episodes
Thriller
Thriller
1960 ★ 6.6
Eddie Wilson
1 Episode
Riverboat
Riverboat
1959 ★ 6.2
Chris Slade
1 Episode
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ★ 7.5
Marshal Will Rimbau
1 Episode
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959 ★ 7.2
Winch
1 Episode
Suspicion
Suspicion
1957 ★ 5.9
1 Episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 ★ 6.0
Marshal Harry Phillips
1 Episode
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 ★ 5.8
Monroe Stahr
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 ★ 7.8
Captain McCabe
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 ★ 6.6
Jed Coombs
1 Episode
Climax!
Climax!
1954 ★ 3.3
Greg
1 Episode
Studio 57
Studio 57
1954
2 Episodes
The Whistler
The Whistler
1954
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 ★ 6.4
Abe Lincoln
1 Episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 ★ 7.2
3 Episodes
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 ★ 6.3
Milt Shanks
1 Episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 ★ 6.3
2 Episodes