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 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 television industry.
Filmography
all 179
Movies 133
TV Shows 46
Voice 3
self 2
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling (2023)
Movie
(archive footage)
3-D Rarities (2015)
Movie
King Arthur
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Movie
Lt. Bates
Hammer Down (1992)
Movie
Doctor McGregor
The Graveyard Story (1991)
Movie
Lance Hayward
Terror Night (1989)
Movie
Zenas Beecham
Messenger of Death (1988)
Movie
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
Movie
Charles Capstone
J.J. Starbuck (1987)
TV
Keith Slattery
Seasons in the Sun (1986)
Movie
Anderson
Miami Golem (1985)
Movie
George Adams
Thunder Run (1985)
Movie
Brewer
Martin's Day (1985)
Movie
Sheriff Hainer
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Hardesty / Carl Barron
Airwolf (1984)
TV
6
Jack Guttman
The Hitchhiker (1983)
TV
5
Bucky Miller
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
TV
5.71
John Markham
A Matter of Cunning (1983)
Movie
Hank Walden
Incubus (1982)
Movie
Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
Cassie & Co. (1982)
TV
Judge
Bordello (1981)
Movie
John Huston
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Movie
Joe Virgil Sr.
Tourist (1980)
Movie
George Hunter
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980)
Movie
Lucas Johnson
Delta Fox (1979)
Movie
Pete Sherwood
Matt and Jenny (1979)
TV
Zeke BaIllinger
Hart to Hart (1979)
TV
6.32
Miles Kornylo
Crossbar (1979)
Movie
Agent Pierson
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979)
Movie
Senator Smedley
The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
Movie
Marshall Wayburn
The Millionaire (1978)
Movie
Tony Santore
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)
Movie
Chief Haliburton
The Ransom (1977)
Movie
The Sheriff
Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
Movie
Father Mora
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
Movie
Attorney John Packard / Jerry Driskill / Sheriff Ned Evers
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Dwight McGowan
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
Movie
Mr. Shark
We Are No Angels (1975)
Movie
Verne Deamer
Switch (1975)
TV
Milton
Sex Diary (1975)
Movie
Actor
Khan! (1975)
TV
Carson
The Rangers (1974)
Movie
Abel Webster
Blood River (1974)
Movie
Sheriff Duke Bingham
Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974)
Movie
Flanaghan
Northeast of Seoul (1974)
Movie
Bruno Walters
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)
Movie
Lt. Gifford
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
Movie
6
Eric Hartman
The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
Movie
Jacob Kagan
Escape to the Sun (1972)
Movie
Arthur Mundy
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Mr.James Hadley
The Adventurers (1970)
Movie
Don Alonso Imolne
Zenabel (1969)
Movie
Inspector Wald
One on Top of the Other (1969)
Movie
Richard Salinger
Carnal Circuit (1969)
Movie
Tarpas
Gatling Gun (1968)
Movie
Phil Coleman
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Mel Wexler
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Maj. Bower
Vengeance for Vengeance (1968)
Movie
Santillana
Run, Man, Run (1968)
Movie
1
The Colonel
Dead for a Dollar (1968)
Movie
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Villa Rides (1968)
Movie
The Owl
Go For Broke (1968)
Movie
Deputy Dan Shelby
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
Movie
Capt. O'Connor
Dirty Heroes (1967)
Movie
Tom Horn
Fort Utah (1967)
Movie
James Cooper
Hate for Hate (1967)
Movie
Vince Neff
Caxambu! (1967)
Movie
Andrew Metzger
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Detective Sgt. Dave Harmon
Day of the Nightmare (1965)
Movie
Dr. Mason
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Steve Marak
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Movie
Ted Evers / Cattle Rancher Renger
Branded (1965)
TV
5.91
Hiram Manville
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
Prison Warden
The Ceremony (1963)
Movie
William 'Scotty' Scott
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Bullock / Orrin Lashwell
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Sgt. Harry
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Movie
Johnny Greco
No Time To Kill (1963)
Movie
Kinroy
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Jeff Saygure
Brushfire (1962)
Movie
Phil Macy
Wild in the Country (1961)
Movie
Ray Reed
Return of a Stranger (1961)
Movie
John Hunter
The Cheaters (1960)
TV
Max Hammond
Faces in the Dark (1960)
Movie
Crixus
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Eddie Wilson
Thriller (1960)
TV
Chris Slade
Riverboat (1959)
TV
Marshal Will Rimbau
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Jed Colby / Jed Colby / Dr. Joseph Merritt / Winch / Frank Trask
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Louis Canetto
Party Girl (1958)
Movie
Jonas Bailey
No Place to Land (1958)
Movie
Griff Parker
Stormy Crossing (1958)
Movie
Johnny Ringo
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Movie
4
Marshal Harry Phillips
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Monroe Stahr
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV
Cane Miro
Gunslinger (1956)
Movie
Capt. John Merrill
Hell's Horizon (1955)
Movie
Jud Prentiss
Queen Bee (1955)
Movie
1
Captain McCabe
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Parker / Jed Coombs
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Pel Pelham
The Glass Cage (1955)
Movie
Al - Ringleader (segment "The Hostages")
The Steel Cage (1954)
Movie
Frank Webster
The Fast and the Furious (1954)
Movie
Greg
Climax! (1954)
TV
Ralph Payne
Security Risk (1954)
Movie
Clint McDonald
Southwest Passage (1954)
Movie
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
Combat Squad (1953)
Movie
Marshal Sam Rochelle
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Movie
Investigator John Williams
The 49th Man (1953)
Movie
Abe Lincoln
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith (1952)
Movie
Jefferson Waring
The Bushwhackers (1951)
Movie
Gen. William Quantrill
Red Mountain (1951)
Movie
Pete Bronson / Andrew Evans / Billy Bob Jackson / Jim Regan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Narrator
This Is Korea! (1951)
Movie
Pete Ferreday
The Basketball Fix (1951)
Movie
Lt. John Haywood
Little Big Horn (1951)
Movie
John Howard Barrington
The Scarf (1951)
Movie
Hub Fasken
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Movie
Milt Shanks / Marty
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Johnny Callum
The Return of Jesse James (1950)
Movie
Steve Conway
Cargo to Capetown (1950)
Movie
Jack Burden
All the King's Men (1949)
Movie
Henry 'Early' Byrd
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Movie
Danny Johnson
Anna Lucasta (1949)
Movie
Bitter Creek
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
Movie
Lednov
Roughshod (1949)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Undercover Man (1949)
Movie
Bob Ford
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Movie
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Joan of Arc (1948)
Movie
Cherry Valance
Red River (1948)
Movie
3.5
Capt. Jed Calbern
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Movie
Fantail
Raw Deal (1948)
Movie
6
Paul Lester
Open Secret (1948)
Movie
Duke Martin
Railroaded! (1947)
Movie
6
Narrator (Voice)
Repeat Performance (1947)
Movie
Howard Williams
Wake Up and Dream (1946)
Movie
Billy Clanton
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Movie
6.5
Benny Smith
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946)
Movie
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Movie
Det. Oppenheimer
Behind Green Lights (1946)
Movie
6
Pfc. Windy Craven
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-01-31
Deathday1992-03-21 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
RelationshipsJoanne Dru (1949-01-01 - 1957-01-01)
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsJohn Ireland Jr, John Benjamin Ireland
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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