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John Ireland

John Ireland

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 31, 1914
Died Mar 21, 1992 (78)
Birthplace Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) 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 supporti ... ng 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 television industry.

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3-D Rarities

3-D Rarities

2015

as (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

as Bob Ford (archive footage)

Hammer Down

Hammer Down

1992

as Lt. Bates

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992

as King Arthur

The Graveyard Story

The Graveyard Story

1991

as Dr. McGregor

Terror Night

Terror Night

1989

as Lance Hayward

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988

as Capt. Aaron Cartwright

Messenger of Death

Messenger of Death

1988

as Zenas Beecham

Seasons in the Sun

Seasons in the Sun

1986

as Keith Slattery

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

as Priest

Thunder Run

Thunder Run

1985

as George Adams

Miami Golem

Miami Golem

1985

as Anderson

Martin's Day

Martin's Day

1985

as Brewer

A Matter of Cunning

A Matter of Cunning

1983

as John Markham

Incubus

Incubus

1982

as Hank Walden

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980

as John Huston

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

1980

as George Hunter

Tourist

Tourist

1980

as Joe Vigil, Sr.

Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979

as Dave Cole

Crossbar

Crossbar

1979

as Miles Kornylo

The Shape of Things to Come

The Shape of Things to Come

1979

as Senator Smedley

Delta Fox

Delta Fox

1979

as Lucas Johnson

Tomorrow Never Comes

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

as Captain

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1978

as Marshall Wayburn

Satan's Cheerleaders

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977

as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

Mission to Glory: A True Story

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977

as Father Mora

The Ransom

The Ransom

1977

as Chief Haliburton

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

1977

as Tony Santore

The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

as Dwight McGowan

Salon Kitty

Salon Kitty

1976

as Cliff

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

as Nulty

The House of Seven Corpses

The House of Seven Corpses

1974

as Eric Hartman

Northeast of Seoul

Northeast of Seoul

1974

as Flanaghan

Welcome to Arrow Beach

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974

as Sheriff Duke Bingham

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

as Lt. Gifford

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

as Bruno Walters

The Rangers

The Rangers

1974

as Carson

Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun

1972

as Jacob Kagan

The Adventurers

The Adventurers

1970

as Mr.James Hadley

Bloody Che Contra

Bloody Che Contra

1968

as Stuart

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

as Dan Shelby

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968

as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Caxambu!

Caxambu!

1967

as Vince Neff

Fort Utah

Fort Utah

1967

as Tom Horn

Day of the Nightmare

Day of the Nightmare

1965

as Sgt. Dave Harmon

I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

1965

as Steve Marak

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

as Ballomar

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

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

No Time To Kill

No Time To Kill

1963

as Johnny Greco

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1963

as Prison Warden

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

as Sgt. Harry

Brushfire

Brushfire

1962

as Jeff Saygure

Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

1961

as Ray Reed

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

1961

as Phil Macy

Faces in the Dark

Faces in the Dark

1960

as Max Hammond

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Crixus

Stormy Crossing

Stormy Crossing

1958

as Griff Parker

No Place to Land

No Place to Land

1958

as Jonas Bailey

Party Girl

Party Girl

1958

as Louis Canetto

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Johnny Ringo

Gunslinger

Gunslinger

1956

as Cane Miro

Hell's Horizon

Hell's Horizon

1955

as Capt. John Merrill

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

1955

as Pel Pelham

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1955

as Judson Prentiss

Security Risk

Security Risk

1954

as Ralph Payne

The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious

1954

as Frank Webster

Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954

as Clint McDonald

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

1954

as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young

1954

as Eddie Blaine

Combat Squad

Combat Squad

1953

as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

The 49th Man

The 49th Man

1953

as Investigator John Williams

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953

as Marshal Sam Rochelle

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith

1952

as Hurricane Smith

The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

1951

as Jefferson Waring

The Scarf

The Scarf

1951

as John Howard Barrington

The Basketball Fix

The Basketball Fix

1951

as Pete Ferreday

Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn

1951

as Lt. John Haywood

This Is Korea!

This Is Korea!

1951

as Narrator

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as Gen. William Quantrill

Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

1951

as Hub Fasken

The Return of Jesse James

The Return of Jesse James

1950

as Johnny Callum

Cargo to Capetown

Cargo to Capetown

1950

as Steve Conway

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

as Jack Burden

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

as Henry 'Early' Byrd

I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James

1949

as Bob Ford

Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

as Lednov

The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

as Bitter Creek

Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1949

as Danny Johnson

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

as Frazee

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

1949

as Narrator (voice)

Open Secret

Open Secret

1948

as Paul Lester

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1948

as Fantail

A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Capt. Jed Calbern

Red River

Red River

1948

as Cherry Valance

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1948

as Reno

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

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

Railroaded!

Railroaded!

1947

as Duke Martin

The Gangster

The Gangster

1947

as Karty

Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance

1947

as Narrator (Voice)

Behind Green Lights

Behind Green Lights

1946

as Det. Oppenheimer

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946

as Howard Williams

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946

as Benny Smith

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Billy Clanton

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

as Thug (voice) (uncredited)

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

1945

as Pfc. Windy Craven

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Television Credits

The Cheaters

as John Hunter

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Dec 10, 1960

Cassie & Co.

as Lyman Shackelford

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 29, 1982

Rawhide

as Jed Colby

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Parker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Hainer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Magnum, P.I.

as Wyndom Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Bucky Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1983

Burke's Law

as Orrin Lashwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as William 'Scotty' Scott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Airwolf

as Hardesty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Hawaii Five-O

as Phil Coleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Hart to Hart

as Zeke BaIllinger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Gunsmoke

as Jed Coombs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Abe Lincoln

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

as Andrew Metzger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Captain McCabe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Run for Your Life

as Dr. Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Daniel Boone

as Hiram Manville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Switch

as Verne Deamer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Thriller

as Eddie Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Milt Shanks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Hitchhiker

as Jack Guttman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Climax!

as Greg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Riverboat

as Chris Slade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Harry Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Ghost Story

as Arthur Mundy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

J.J. Starbuck

as Charles Capstone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

Quincy, M.E.

as Attorney John Packard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Lux Video Theatre

as Marty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jim Regan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Billy Bob Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pete Bronson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Andrew Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Burke's Law

as Bullock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Littlest Hobo

as Pa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1979

The Name of the Game

as Mel Wexler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Bonanza

as Marshal Will Rimbau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Airwolf

as Carl Barron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Quincy, M.E.

as Jerry Driskill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

War of the Worlds

as Harv

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1988

Quincy, M.E.

as Sheriff Ned Evers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Branded

as Cattle Rancher Renger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Branded

as Ted Evers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

The Virginian

as Kinroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Rawhide

as Frank Trask

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Dr. Joseph Merritt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Winch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Armchair Theatre

as Monroe Stahr

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1956

Snoops

as Gabriel Franken

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Studio 57

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Planet of the Apes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Khan!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1975

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Whistler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 13, 1954

The Man Who Never Was

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1966

The Asphalt Jungle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1961

Suspicion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Trauma Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1983

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