John Ireland
Acting
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
Acting181
movie3-D Rarities
2015
(archive footage)
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
Bob Ford (archive footage)
movieWaxwork II: Lost in Time
1992
King Arthur
movieHammer Down
1992
Lt. Bates
movieThe Graveyard Story
1991
Dr. McGregor
movieTerror Night
1989
Lance Hayward
tvSnoops
1989
Gabriel Franken
movieMessenger of Death
1988
Zenas Beecham
movieBonanza: The Next Generation
1988
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
tvJ.J. Starbuck
1987
Charles Capstone
movieSeasons in the Sun
1986
Keith Slattery
movieMiami Golem
1985
Anderson
movieThunder Run
1985
George Adams
movieMartin's Day
1985
Brewer
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Sheriff Hainer
tvAirwolf
1984
Hardesty / Carl Barron
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983
Jack Guttman
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
Bucky Miller
movieA Matter of Cunning
1983
John Markham
movieIncubus
1982
Hank Walden
tvCassie & Co.
1982
Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
movieBordello
1981
Judge
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Wyndom Jackson
movieMarilyn: The Untold Story
1980
John Huston
movieTourist
1980
Joe Vigil, Sr.
movieThe Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
George Hunter
movieDelta Fox
1979
Lucas Johnson
tvHart to Hart
1979
Zeke BaIllinger
movieCrossbar
1979
Miles Kornylo
movieOn the Air Live with Captain Midnight
1979
Agent Pierson
movieThe Shape of Things to Come
1979
Senator Smedley
movieThe Millionaire
1978
Marshall Wayburn
movieLove and the Midnight Auto Supply
1977
Tony Santore
movieRansom
1977
Chief Haliburton
movieSatan's Cheerleaders
1977
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
movieMission to Glory: A True Story
1977
Father Mora
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Attorney John Packard / Jerry Driskill / Sheriff Ned Evers
movieSex Diary
1976
Milton
movieSalon Kitty
1976
Cliff
movieThe Swiss Conspiracy
1976
Dwight McGowan
movieWe Are No Angels
1975
Mr. Shark
tvSwitch
1975
Verne Deamer
movieThe Rangers
1974
Carson
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Frank Carlin
movieBlood River
1974
Abel Webster
movieWelcome to Arrow Beach
1974
Sheriff Duke Bingham
movieNortheast of Seoul
1974
Flanaghan
movieThe Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
Bruno Walters
movieThe Phantom of Hollywood
1974
Lt. Gifford
movieThe House of Seven Corpses
1974
Eric Hartman
movieEscape to the Sun
1972
Jacob Kagan
tvGhost Story
1972
Arthur Mundy
movieThe Adventurers
1970
Mr.James Hadley
movieChallenge of McKenna
1970
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
movieZenabel
1969
Don Alonso Imolne
movieOne on Top of the Other
1969
Inspector Wald
movieCarnal Circuit
1969
Richard Salinger
movieGatling Gun
1968
Tarpas
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Phil Coleman
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Mel Wexler
movieVengeance for Vengeance
1968
Maj. Bower
movieA Taste of Death
1968
Dan El/Ralph
movieRun, Man, Run
1968
Santillana
movieDead for a Dollar
1968
Der Colonel
movieVilla Rides
1968
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
movieGo For Broke
1968
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
movieArizona Bushwhackers
1968
Dan Shelby
movieDirty Heroes
1967
Captain O’Connor
movieFort Utah
1967
Tom Horn
movieHate for Hate
1967
James Cooper
Caxambu!
1967
Vince Neff
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Andrew Metzger
movieDay of the Nightmare
1965
Sgt. Dave Harmon
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Dr. Mason
movieI Saw What You Did
1965
Steve Marak
tvBranded
1965
Cattle Rancher Renger / Ted Evers
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Hiram Manville
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
movieThe Ceremony
1963
Prison Warden
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
William 'Scotty' Scott
tvBurke's Law
1963
Orrin Lashwell / Bullock
movie55 Days at Peking
1963
Sgt. Harry
movieNo Time To Kill
1963
Johnny Greco
tvThe Virginian
1962
Kinroy
movieBrushfire
1962
Jeff Saygure
movieWild in the Country
1961
Phil Macy
movieReturn of a Stranger
1961
Ray Reed
tvThe Cheaters
1960
John Hunter
movieFaces in the Dark
1960
Max Hammond
movieSpartacus
1960
Crixus
tvThriller
1960
Eddie Wilson
tvStartime
1959
Cliff Harrison
tvRiverboat
1959
Chris Slade
tvBonanza
1959
Marshal Will Rimbau
tvRawhide
1959
Winch / Dr. Joseph Merritt / Frank Trask / Jed Colby
movieParty Girl
1958
Louis Canetto
movieNo Place to Land
1958
Jonas Bailey
movieStormy Crossing
1958
Griff Parker
movieA Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Ben Hammond
movieWithout Incident
1957
Sgt. Turley
movieGunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Johnny Ringo
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Marshal Harry Phillips
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Monroe Stahr
movieGunslinger
1956
Cane Miro
movieHell's Horizon
1955
Capt. John Merrill
movieQueen Bee
1955
Judson Prentiss
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Captain McCabe
tvGunsmoke
1955
Jed Coombs / Parker
movieThe Glass Cage
1955
Pel Pelham
movieThe Steel Cage
1954
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
movieThe Fast and the Furious
1954
Frank Webster
tvClimax!
1954
Greg
movieSecurity Risk
1954
Ralph Payne
movieSouthwest Passage
1954
Clint McDonald
movieThe Good Die Young
1954
Eddie Blaine
movieCombat Squad
1953
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
movieHannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
Marshal Sam Rochelle
movieThe 49th Man
1953
Investigator John Williams
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Abe Lincoln
movieHurricane Smith
1952
Hurricane Smith
movieThe Bushwhackers
1951
Jefferson Waring
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Jim Regan / Billy Bob Jackson / Pete Bronson / Andrew Evans
movieThis Is Korea!
1951
Narrator
movieRed Mountain
1951
Gen. William Quantrill
movieThe Basketball Fix
1951
Pete Ferreday
movieLittle Big Horn
1951
Lt. John Haywood
movieThe Scarf
1951
John Howard Barrington
movieVengeance Valley
1951
Hub Fasken
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Milt Shanks / Marty
movieThe Return of Jesse James
1950
Johnny Callum
movieCargo to Capetown
1950
Steve Conway
movieAll the King's Men
1949
Jack Burden
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949
Henry 'Early' Byrd
movieAnna Lucasta
1949
Danny Johnson
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Bitter Creek
movieRoughshod
1949
Lednov
movieThe Undercover Man
1949
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieI Shot Jesse James
1949
Bob Ford
movieJoan of Arc
1948
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
movieRed River
1948
Cherry Valance
movieA Southern Yankee
1948
Capt. Jed Calbern
movieRaw Deal
1948
Fantail
movieOpen Secret
1948
Paul Lester
movieRailroaded!
1947
Duke Martin
movieRepeat Performance
1947
Narrator (Voice)
movieWake Up and Dream
1946
Howard Williams
movieMy Darling Clementine
1946
Billy Clanton
movieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
Benny Smith
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
movieBehind Green Lights
1946
Oppenheimer
movieA Walk in the Sun
1945
Pfc. Windy Craven
Directing2
Production1
movieHannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
Co-Producer