John Ireland
January 31, 1914 (112 years old) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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
Credits
- 2015 · 3-D Rarities as (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Bob Ford (archive footage)
- 1992 · Waxwork II: Lost in Time as King Arthur
- 1992 · Merlin as
- 1988 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake as Walter
- 1988 · Bonanza: The Next Generation as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
- 1985 · Thunder Run as George Adams
- 1985 · Martin's Day as Brewer
- 1980 · Tourist as Joe Vigil, Sr.
- 1980 · The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog as George Hunter
- 1979 · Guyana: Crime of the Century as Dave Cole
- 1979 · The Shape of Things to Come as Senator Smedley
- 1977 · Satan's Cheerleaders as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
- 1977 · Mission to Glory: A True Story as Father Mora
- 1976 · Sex Diary as Milton
- 1976 · The Swiss Conspiracy as Dwight McGowan
- 1974 · Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman as
- 1974 · Welcome To Arrow Beach as Sheriff Duke Bingham
- 1974 · Northeast of Seoul as Flanaghan
- 1974 · The House of Seven Corpses as Eric Hartman
- 1972 · Escape to the Sun as Jacob Kagan
- 1970 · The Adventurers as Mr.James Hadley
- 1968 · Gatling Gun as Tarpas
- 1968 · Run, Man, Run as Santillana
- 1968 · A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Douglas
- 1968 · Go For Broke as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
- 1968 · Arizona Bushwhackers as Dan Shelby
- 1968 · Bloody Che Contra as Stuart
- 1967 · Dirty Heroes as Captain O’Connor
- 1965 · I Saw What You Did as Steve Marak
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
- 1958 · No Place to Land as Jonas Bailey
- 1956 · Gunslinger as Cane Miro
- 1955 · Queen Bee as Judson Prentiss
- 1954 · The Steel Cage as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
- 1954 · The Fast and the Furious as Frank Webster
- 1954 · The Good Die Young as Eddie Blaine
- 1953 · Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as Marshal Sam Rochelle
- 1951 · This Is Korea! as Narrator
- 1951 · Red Mountain as Gen. William Quantrill
- 1951 · Little Big Horn as Lt. John Haywood
- 1951 · Vengeance Valley as Hub Fasken
- 1949 · The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bitter Creek
- 1949 · The Undercover Man as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 · I Shot Jesse James as Bob Ford
- 1948 · Raw Deal as Fantail
- 1947 · The Gangster as Karty
- 1947 · Railroaded! as Duke Martin
- 1946 · Somewhere in the Night as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945 · A Walk in the Sun as Pfc. Windy Craven
- Future · Glorious Hours as Narrator (Archive Footage)
- 1992 · Hammer Down as Lt. Bates
- 1991 · Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Jefferson
- 1991 · The Graveyard Story as Dr. McGregor
- 1989 · Christine Cromwell as
- 1989 · Terror Night as Lance Hayward
- 1989 · Snoops as Gabriel Franken
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Harv
- 1988 · Messenger of Death as Zenas Beecham
- 1987 · J.J. Starbuck as Charles Capstone
- 1986 · Seasons in the Sun as Keith Slattery
- 1985 · Miami Golem as Anderson
- 1985 · Treasure of the Amazon as Priest
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Hainer
- 1984 · Airwolf as Hardesty
- 1984 · Airwolf as Carl Barron
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Jack Guttman
- 1983 · Trauma Center as
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Bucky Miller
- 1983 · A Matter of Cunning as John Markham
- 1982 · Cassie & Co. as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
- 1981 · Incubus as Hank Walden
- 1981 · Bordello as Judge
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as Wyndom Jackson
- 1980 · Marilyn: The Untold Story as John Huston
- 1979 · Delta Fox as Lucas Johnson
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Pa
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Zeke BaIllinger
- 1979 · Crossbar as Miles Kornylo
- 1979 · On the Air Live with Captain Midnight as Agent Pierson
- 1979 · When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
- 1979 · $weepstake$ as
- 1978 · The Millionaire as Marshall Wayburn
- 1978 · Tomorrow Never Comes as Captain
- 1977 · The Perfect Killer as Benny
- 1977 · Love and the Midnight Auto Supply as Tony Santore
- 1977 · The Ransom as Chief Haliburton
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Attorney John Packard
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Jerry Driskill
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Sheriff Ned Evers
- 1976 · Salon Kitty as Cliff
- 1975 · We Are No Angels as Mr. Shark
- 1975 · Switch as Verne Deamer
- 1975 · Farewell, My Lovely as Nulty
- 1975 · Khan! as
- 1974 · The Rangers as Carson
- 1974 · Planet of the Apes as Brun
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as Frank Carlin
- 1974 · Blood River as Abel Webster
- 1974 · The Girl on the Late, Late Show as Bruno Walters
- 1974 · The Phantom of Hollywood as Lt. Gifford
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Ghost Story as Arthur Mundy
- 1970 · Challenge of McKenna as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
- 1969 · The War Devils as
- 1969 · Zenabel as Don Alonso Imolne
- 1969 · One on Top of the Other as Inspector Wald
- 1969 · Hawaii Five-O as Phil Coleman
- 1969 · Carnal Circuit as Richard Salinger
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Mel Wexler
- 1968 · Vengeance for Vengeance as Maj. Bower
- 1968 · A Taste of Death as Dan El/Ralph
- 1968 · Dead for a Dollar as Der Colonel
- 1968 · Villa Rides as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
- 1967 · Fort Utah as Tom Horn
- 1967 · Hate for Hate as James Cooper
- 1967 · Caxambu! as Vince Neff
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Andrew Metzger
- 1966 · The Man Who Never Was as
- 1965 · Day of the Nightmare as Sgt. Dave Harmon
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Dr. Mason
- 1965 · Branded as Cattle Rancher Renger
- 1965 · Branded as Ted Evers
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Hiram Manville
- 1964 · The Fall of the Roman Empire as Ballomar
- 1963 · The Ceremony as Prison Warden
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as William 'Scotty' Scott
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Orrin Lashwell
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Bullock
- 1963 · 55 Days at Peking as Sgt. Harry
- 1962 · The Virginian as Kinroy
- 1962 · Brushfire as Jeff Saygure
- 1961 · Wild in the Country as Phil Macy
- 1961 · Return of a Stranger as Ray Reed
- 1960 · The Cheaters as John Hunter
- 1960 · Faces in the Dark as Max Hammond
- 1960 · Spartacus as Crixus
- 1960 · Thriller as Eddie Wilson
- 1959 · Startime as Cliff Harrison
- 1959 · Riverboat as Chris Slade
- 1959 · Bonanza as Marshal Will Rimbau
- 1959 · No Time To Kill as Johnny Greco
- 1959 · Rawhide as Winch
- 1959 · Rawhide as Dr. Joseph Merritt
- 1959 · Rawhide as Frank Trask
- 1959 · Rawhide as Jed Colby
- 1958 · Party Girl as Louis Canetto
- 1958 · Stormy Crossing as Griff Parker
- 1957 · A Sound of Different Drummers as Ben Hammond
- 1957 · Suspicion as
- 1957 · Without Incident as Sgt. Turley
- 1957 · Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Johnny Ringo
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Harry Phillips
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Monroe Stahr
- 1955 · Hell's Horizon as Capt. John Merrill
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Captain McCabe
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jed Coombs
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Parker
- 1955 · The Glass Cage as Pel Pelham
- 1954 · Climax! as Greg
- 1954 · Studio 57 as
- 1954 · Security Risk as Ralph Payne
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · Southwest Passage as Clint McDonald
- 1953 · Combat Squad as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
- 1953 · The 49th Man as Investigator John Williams
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Abe Lincoln
- 1952 · Hurricane Smith as Hurricane Smith
- 1951 · The Bushwhackers as Jefferson Waring
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jim Regan
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Billy Bob Jackson
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Pete Bronson
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Andrew Evans
- 1951 · The Basketball Fix as Pete Ferreday
- 1951 · The Scarf as John Howard Barrington
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Milt Shanks
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Marty
- 1950 · The Return of Jesse James as Johnny Callum
- 1950 · Cargo to Capetown as Steve Conway
- 1949 · All the King's Men as Jack Burden
- 1949 · Mr. Soft Touch as Henry 'Early' Byrd
- 1949 · Anna Lucasta as Danny Johnson
- 1949 · Roughshod as Lednov
- 1949 · The Walking Hills as Frazee
- 1948 · Joan of Arc as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · Red River as Cherry Valance
- 1948 · A Southern Yankee as Capt. Jed Calbern
- 1948 · Open Secret as Paul Lester
- 1948 · I Love Trouble as Reno
- 1947 · Repeat Performance as Narrator (Voice)
- 1946 · Wake Up and Dream as Howard Williams
- 1946 · My Darling Clementine as Billy Clanton
- 1946 · It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog as Benny Smith
- 1946 · Behind Green Lights as Oppenheimer