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.
Crixus
Spartacus
Cherry Valance
Red River
Billy Clanton
My Darling Clementine
Nulty
Farewell, My Lovely
Frank Webster
The Fast and the Furious
Johnny Ringo
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Don Alonso Imolne
Zenabel
Jack Burden
All the King's Men
Louis Canetto
Party Girl
Karty
The Gangster
Phil Macy
Wild in the Country
Fantail
Raw Deal
Zenas Beecham
Messenger of Death
Sgt. Harry
55 Days at Peking
Lance Hayward
Terror Night
Judson Prentiss
Queen Bee
Steve Marak
I Saw What You Did
Dave Cole
Guyana: Crime of the Century
King Arthur
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Bob Ford
I Shot Jesse James
Senator Smedley
The Shape of Things to Come
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
Satan's Cheerleaders
Narrator (Voice)
Repeat Performance
Anderson
Miami Golem
John Howard Barrington
The Scarf
Father Mora
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Eric Hartman
The House of Seven Corpses
Hub Fasken
Vengeance Valley
Duke Martin
Railroaded!
Dwight McGowan
The Swiss Conspiracy
Reno
I Love Trouble
Det. Oppenheimer
Behind Green Lights
Steve Conway
Cargo to Capetown
Jefferson
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
Eddie Blaine
The Good Die Young
Ballomar
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Captain
Tomorrow Never Comes
John Markham
A Matter of Cunning
Sheriff Duke Bingham
Welcome to Arrow Beach
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Villa Rides
Santillana
Corri uomo corri
Henry 'Early' Byrd
Mr. Soft Touch
Paul Lester
Open Secret
George Adams
Thunder Run
Self
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Bruno Walters
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Priest
Treasure of the Amazon
Sgt. Dave Harmon
Day of the Nightmare
Max Hammond
Faces in the Dark
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Hank Walden
Incubus
Tarpas
Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco
Mr.James Hadley
The Adventurers
Der Colonel
T'ammazzo! - Raccomandati a Dio
Richard Salinger
Femmine insaziabili
Pel Pelham
The Glass Cage
Lednov
Roughshod
Pete Ferreday
The Basketball Fix
Carson
The Rangers
Investigator John Williams
The 49th Man
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
The Steel Cage
Douglas
Una pistola per cento bare
Bitter Creek
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Dan El/Ralph
Quanto costa morire
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
Tutto per tutto
Ralph Payne
Security Risk
Gen. William Quantrill
Red Mountain
Lt. John Haywood
Little Big Horn
Abel Webster
Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
La sfida dei MacKenna
Benny Smith
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Benny
Quel pomeriggio maledetto
Ray Reed
Return of a Stranger
Dan Shelby
Arizona Bushwhackers
Prison Warden
The Ceremony
Cane Miro
Gunslinger
Marshal Sam Rochelle
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Johnny Greco
Med mord i bagaget
Griff Parker
Stormy Crossing
Brewer
Martin's Day
Danny Johnson
Anna Lucasta
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
Tom Horn
Fort Utah
John Huston
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Merlin
Narrator
This Is Korea!
Frazee
The Walking Hills
Capt. Jed Calbern
A Southern Yankee
Captain O’Connor
Dalle Ardenne all'inferno
Howard Williams
Wake Up and Dream
Self (archive footage)
L'Énigme Charlotte Rampling
Bob Ford (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Agent Pierson
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
Clint McDonald
Southwest Passage
Mr. Shark
Noi non siamo angeli
Miles Kornylo
Crossbar
Dr. McGregor
The Graveyard Story
Milton
Il letto in piazza
Chief Haliburton
The Ransom
Maj. Bower
Vendetta per vendetta
Vince Neff
Caxambu!
Stuart
El ''Che'' Guevara
George Hunter
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
Combat Squad
Joe Vigil, Sr.
Tourist
Johnny Callum
The Return of Jesse James
Jonas Bailey
No Place to Land
Marshall Wayburn
The Millionaire
Lucas Johnson
Delta Fox
Jeff Saygure
Brushfire
Cliff
Salon Kitty
(archive footage)
3-D Rarities
Lt. Gifford
The Phantom of Hollywood
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night
I diavoli della guerra
Pfc. Windy Craven
A Walk in the Sun
Jefferson Waring
The Bushwhackers
James Cooper
Odio per odio
Walter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Tony Santore
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Judge
Las mujeres de Jeremías
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Joan of Arc
Flanaghan
Northeast of Seoul
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Jacob Kagan
Escape to the Sun
Keith Slattery
Seasons in the Sun
Capt. John Merrill
Hell's Horizon
Inspector Wald
Una sull'altra
Lt. Bates
Hammer Down
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
131
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-01-31
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
John Ireland Jr