John Ireland

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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