John Ireland
Known for acting · Born 31 January 1914 · Died 21 March 1992 · aged 78 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
184 credits
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
All the King's Men
1949
Farewell, My Lovely
1975
Incubus
1982
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
The Cheaters
1960
Rawhide
1959
I Shot Jesse James
1949
Spartacus
1960
55 Days at Peking
1963
The House of Seven Corpses
1974
The Fast and the Furious
1954
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
Acting (182)
20153-D Rarities(archive footage)Film
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerBob Ford (archive footage)Film
1992Waxwork II: Lost in TimeKing ArthurFilm
1992MerlinFilm
1992Hammer DownLt. BatesFilm
1991Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatJeffersonFilm
1991The Graveyard StoryDr. McGregorFilm
1989Terror NightLance HaywardFilm
1989Christine CromwellSeries
1989SnoopsGabriel FrankenSeries
1988Messenger of DeathZenas BeechamFilm
1988War of the WorldsHarvSeries
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeWalterFilm
1988Bonanza: The Next GenerationCapt. Aaron CartwrightFilm
1987J.J. StarbuckCharles CapstoneSeries
1986Seasons in the SunKeith SlatteryFilm
1985Treasure of the AmazonPriestFilm
1985Thunder RunGeorge AdamsFilm
1985Martin's DayBrewerFilm
1985Miami GolemAndersonFilm
1984AirwolfHardesty, Carl BarronSeries
1984Murder, She WroteSheriff HainerSeries
1983Hardcastle and McCormickBucky MillerSeries
1983The HitchhikerJack GuttmanSeries
1983A Matter of CunningJohn MarkhamFilm
1983Trauma CenterSeries
1982IncubusHank WaldenFilm
1982Cassie & Co.Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford · 13 episodesSeries
1981BordelloJudgeFilm
1980Magnum, P.I.Wyndom JacksonSeries
1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogGeorge HunterFilm
1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryJohn HustonFilm
1980TouristJoe Vigil, Sr.Film
1979Hart to HartZeke BaIllingerSeries
1979The Shape of Things to ComeSenator SmedleyFilm
1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDave ColeFilm
1979The Littlest HoboPaSeries
1979CrossbarMiles KornyloFilm
1979Delta FoxLucas JohnsonFilm
1979On the Air Live with Captain MidnightAgent PiersonFilm
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelfFilm
1979$weepstake$Series
1978Tomorrow Never ComesCaptainFilm
1978The MillionaireMarshall WayburnFilm
1977Satan's CheerleadersSheriff B.L.Z. BubbFilm
1977The RansomChief HaliburtonFilm
1977The Perfect KillerBennyFilm
1977Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyTony SantoreFilm
1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather MoraFilm
1976Salon KittyCliffFilm
1976Quincy, M.E.Attorney John Packard, Jerry Driskill, Sheriff Ned EversSeries
1976The Swiss ConspiracyDwight McGowanFilm
1976Sex DiaryMiltonFilm
1975Farewell, My LovelyNultyFilm
1975SwitchVerne DeamerSeries
1975We Are No AngelsMr. SharkFilm
1975Khan!Series
1974Little House on the PrairieFrank CarlinSeries
1974Planet of the ApesBrunSeries
1974The House of Seven CorpsesEric HartmanFilm
1974Welcome To Arrow BeachSheriff Duke BinghamFilm
1974Wam Bam Thank You SpacemanFilm
1974The Phantom of HollywoodLt. GiffordFilm
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowBruno WaltersFilm
1974Blood RiverAbel WebsterFilm
1974The RangersCarsonFilm
1974Northeast of SeoulFlanaghanFilm
1973Police StorySeries
1972Ghost StoryArthur MundySeries
1972Escape to the SunJacob KaganFilm
1970The AdventurersMr.James HadleyFilm
1970Challenge of McKennaJones/Jonas MacKennaFilm
1969Hawaii Five-OPhil ColemanSeries
1969One on Top of the OtherInspector WaldFilm
1969ZenabelDon Alonso ImolneFilm
1969Carnal CircuitRichard SalingerFilm
1969The War DevilsFilm
1968Villa RidesClient in Barber Shop (uncredited)Film
1968Run, Man, RunSantillanaFilm
1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDouglasFilm
1968The Name of the GameMel WexlerSeries
1968Gatling GunTarpasFilm
1968Bloody Che ContraStuartFilm
1968Arizona BushwhackersDan ShelbyFilm
1968Go For BrokeOwl/Gufo/le HibouFilm
1968A Taste of DeathDan El/RalphFilm
1968Vengeance for VengeanceMaj. BowerFilm
1968Dead for a DollarDer ColonelFilm
1967Fort UtahTom HornFilm
1967Dirty HeroesCaptain O’ConnorFilm
1967Caxambu!Vince NeffFilm
1967Hate for HateJames CooperFilm
1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrew MetzgerSeries
1966The Man Who Never WasSeries
1965I Saw What You DidSteve MarakFilm
1965BrandedCattle Rancher Renger, Ted EversSeries
1965Day of the NightmareSgt. Dave HarmonFilm
1965Run for Your LifeDr. MasonSeries
1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireBallomarFilm
1964Daniel BooneHiram ManvilleSeries
1964The Big Parade of ComedyCaptain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)Film
196355 Days at PekingSgt. HarryFilm
1963Burke's LawOrrin Lashwell, BullockSeries
1963The CeremonyPrison WardenFilm
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreWilliam 'Scotty' ScottSeries
1962The VirginianKinroySeries
1962BrushfireJeff SaygureFilm
1961Wild in the CountryPhil MacyFilm
1961Return of a StrangerRay ReedFilm
1960SpartacusCrixusFilm
1960ThrillerEddie WilsonSeries
1960Faces in the DarkMax HammondFilm
1960The CheatersJohn Hunter · 43 episodesSeries
1959BonanzaMarshal Will RimbauSeries
1959RawhideWinch, Dr. Joseph Merritt, Frank Trask, Jed Colby · 13 episodesSeries
1959RiverboatChris SladeSeries
1959No Time To KillJohnny GrecoFilm
1959StartimeCliff HarrisonSeries
1958Party GirlLouis CanettoFilm
1958Stormy CrossingGriff ParkerFilm
1958No Place to LandJonas BaileyFilm
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralJohnny RingoFilm
1957SuspicionSeries
1957Without IncidentSgt. TurleyFilm
1957A Sound of Different DrummersBen HammondFilm
1956GunslingerCane MiroFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHarry PhillipsSeries
1956Armchair TheatreMonroe StahrSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain McCabeSeries
1955GunsmokeJed Coombs, Parker · 2 episodesSeries
1955Queen BeeJudson PrentissFilm
1955The Glass CagePel PelhamFilm
1955Hell's HorizonCapt. John MerrillFilm
1954The Fast and the FuriousFrank WebsterFilm
1954The Good Die YoungEddie BlaineFilm
1954Climax!GregSeries
1954Southwest PassageClint McDonaldFilm
1954Security RiskRalph PayneFilm
1954Studio 57 · 2 episodesSeries
1954The Steel CageAl, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"Film
1954The WhistlerSeries
1953General Electric TheaterAbe LincolnSeries
1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMarshal Sam RochelleFilm
1953The 49th ManInvestigator John WilliamsFilm
1953Combat SquadSgt. Ken 'Fletch' FletcherFilm
1952Hurricane SmithHurricane SmithFilm
1951Vengeance ValleyHub FaskenFilm
1951Red MountainGen. William QuantrillFilm
1951The ScarfJohn Howard BarringtonFilm
1951Little Big HornLt. John HaywoodFilm
1951The BushwhackersJefferson WaringFilm
1951The Basketball FixPete FerredayFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · 3 episodes, Jim Regan, Billy Bob Jackson, Pete Bronson, Andrew EvansSeries
1951This Is Korea!NarratorFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreMilt Shanks, MartySeries
1950Cargo to CapetownSteve ConwayFilm
1950The Return of Jesse JamesJohnny CallumFilm
1949All the King's MenJack BurdenFilm
1949I Shot Jesse JamesBob FordFilm
1949The Undercover ManNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1949The Walking HillsFrazeeFilm
1949Mr. Soft TouchHenry 'Early' ByrdFilm
1949RoughshodLednovFilm
1949The Doolins of OklahomaBitter CreekFilm
1949Anna LucastaDanny JohnsonFilm
1948Red RiverCherry ValanceFilm
1948Raw DealFantailFilm
1948Joan of ArcJean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), CaptainFilm
1948I Love TroubleRenoFilm
1948The Philco Television Playhouse · 2 episodesSeries
1948Open SecretPaul LesterFilm
1948A Southern YankeeCapt. Jed CalbernFilm
1947Repeat PerformanceNarrator (Voice)Film
1947Railroaded!Duke MartinFilm
1947The GangsterKartyFilm
1946My Darling ClementineBilly ClantonFilm
1946Somewhere in the NightThug (voice) (uncredited)Film
1946Behind Green LightsOppenheimerFilm
1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogBenny SmithFilm
1946Wake Up and DreamHoward WilliamsFilm
1945A Walk in the SunPfc. Windy CravenFilm
—Glorious HoursNarrator (Archive Footage)Film
Directing (2)
1954The Fast and the FuriousDirectorFilm
1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveDirector, Co-ProducerFilm