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John Ireland

John Ireland

Birthday: 1914-01-31 | Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as    Bob Ford (archive footage)

1992
Waxwork II: Lost in Time

as    King Arthur

1991
The Graveyard Story

as    Dr. McGregor

1989
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as    Jefferson

1989
Terror Night

as    Lance Hayward

1988
Bonanza: The Next Generation

as    Capt. Aaron Cartwright

1988
Messenger of Death

as    Zenas Beecham

1985
Miami Golem

as    Anderson

1985
Treasure of the Amazon

as    Priest

1982
Incubus

as    Hank Walden

1982
Cassie & Co.

as    Lyman Shackelford

1980
Guyana: Crime of the Century

as    Dave Cole

1979
Delta Fox

as    Lucas Johnson

1979
The Shape of Things to Come

as    Senator Smedley

1978
Tomorrow Never Comes

as    Captain

1977
The Perfect Killer

as    Benny

1977
The Ransom

as    Chief Haliburton

1977
Salon Kitty

as    Cliff

1975
Farewell, My Lovely

as    Nulty

1974
The House of Seven Corpses

as    Eric Hartman

1974
The Phantom of Hollywood

as    Lt. Gifford

1970
Challenge of McKenna

as    Jones/Jonas MacKenna

1969
One on Top of the Other

as    Inspector Wald

1969
Carnal Circuit

as    Richard Salinger

1968
Arizona Bushwhackers

as    Dan Shelby

1968
Dead for a Dollar

as    Der Colonel

1968
A Gun for One Hundred Graves

as    Douglas

1968
Bloody Che Contra

as    Stuart

1968
Gatling Gun

as    Tarpas