John Ireland
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Hainer
1984
Series
Bonanza
Marshal Will Rimbau
1959
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Wyndom Jackson
1980
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Frank Carlin
1974
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Phil Coleman
1969
Series
Mission: Impossible
Andrew Metzger
1966
Series
The Virginian
Kinroy
1962
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Attorney John Packard
1976
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Jerry Driskill
1976
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Sheriff Ned Evers
1976
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
Airwolf
Hardesty
1984
Series
Airwolf
Carl Barron
1984
Series
Hart to Hart
Zeke BaIllinger
1979
Series
Climax!
Greg
1954
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Harry Phillips
1956
Series
Rawhide
Winch
1959
Series
Rawhide
Dr. Joseph Merritt
1959
Series
Rawhide
Frank Trask
1959
Series
Rawhide
Jed Colby
1959
Series
Daniel Boone
Hiram Manville
1964
Series
Burke's Law
Orrin Lashwell
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Bullock
1963
Series
Gunsmoke
Jed Coombs
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Parker
1955
Series
The Name of the Game
Mel Wexler
1968
Series
The Hitchhiker
Jack Guttman
1983
Series
Switch
Verne Deamer
1975
Series
Run for Your Life
Dr. Mason
1965
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Captain McCabe
1955
Series
Thriller
Eddie Wilson
1960
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
William 'Scotty' Scott
1963
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
War of the Worlds
Harv
1988
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
Bucky Miller
1983
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Branded
Cattle Rancher Renger
1965
Series
Branded
Ted Evers
1965
Film
Spartacus
Crixus
1960
Series
Startime
Cliff Harrison
1959
Series
Riverboat
Chris Slade
1959
Series
Ghost Story
Arthur Mundy
1972
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Pa
1979
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Milt Shanks
1950
Series
Lux Video Theatre
Marty
1950
Series
Planet of the Apes
Brun
1974
Series
Suspicion
1957
Film
Party Girl
Louis Canetto
1958
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
Trauma Center
1983
Series
Snoops
Gabriel Franken
1989
$weepstake$
1979
Film
All the King's Men
Jack Burden
1949
Series
J.J. Starbuck
Charles Capstone
1987
Series
Cassie & Co.
Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
1982
Film
55 Days at Peking
Sgt. Harry
1963
Film
Red River
Cherry Valance
1948
Film
Salon Kitty
Cliff
1976
Film
Villa Rides
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
1968
Film
My Darling Clementine
Billy Clanton
1946
Film
Wild in the Country
Phil Macy
1961
Series
The Cheaters
John Hunter
1960
Film
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Johnny Ringo
1957
Film
Farewell, My Lovely
Nulty
1975
Film
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Ballomar
1964
Series
Christine Cromwell
1989
Film
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Jefferson
1991
Film
The Shape of Things to Come
Senator Smedley
1979
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jim Regan
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Billy Bob Jackson
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pete Bronson
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Andrew Evans
1951
Series
The Man Who Never Was
1966
Series
General Electric Theater
Abe Lincoln
1953
Film
A Walk in the Sun
Pfc. Windy Craven
1945
Series
Armchair Theatre
Monroe Stahr
1956
Film
The Undercover Man
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949
Series
Khan!
1975
Film
Carnal Circuit
Richard Salinger
1969
Film
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
King Arthur
1992
Film
Welcome To Arrow Beach
Sheriff Duke Bingham
1974
Film
Repeat Performance
Narrator (Voice)
1947
Film
I Saw What You Did
Steve Marak
1965
Film
Red Mountain
Gen. William Quantrill
1951
Film
Joan of Arc
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
1948
Film
Run, Man, Run
Santillana
1968
Film
The Ransom
Chief Haliburton
1977
Film
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Dave Cole
1979
Film
Treasure of the Amazon
Priest
1985
Film
The Adventurers
Mr.James Hadley
1970
Film
Messenger of Death
Zenas Beecham
1988
Film
Vengeance Valley
Hub Fasken
1951
Film
Queen Bee
Judson Prentiss
1955
Film
Thunder Run
George Adams
1985
Film
Gunslinger
Cane Miro
1956
Film
The Good Die Young
Eddie Blaine
1954
Film
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
1952
Film
Crossbar
Miles Kornylo
1979
Film
Somewhere in the Night
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Walking Hills
Frazee
1949
Film
Raw Deal
Fantail
1948
Film
Merlin
1992
Film
The Bushwhackers
Jefferson Waring
1951
Film
I Shot Jesse James
Bob Ford
1949
Film
One on Top of the Other
Inspector Wald
1969
Film
Roughshod
Lednov
1949
Film
Incubus
Hank Walden
1982
Film
Go For Broke
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
1968
Film
Marilyn: The Untold Story
John Huston
1980
Film
The Swiss Conspiracy
Dwight McGowan
1976
Film
Zenabel
Don Alonso Imolne
1969
Film
Glorious Hours
Narrator (Archive Footage)
Film
The House of Seven Corpses
Eric Hartman
1974
Film
The Fast and the Furious
Frank Webster
1954
Film
Northeast of Seoul
Flanaghan
1974
Film
Southwest Passage
Clint McDonald
1954
Film
Arizona Bushwhackers
Dan Shelby
1968
Film
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
Douglas
1968
Film
Gatling Gun
Tarpas
1968
Film
The Gangster
Karty
1947
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Walter
1988
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Bob Ford (archive footage)
2002
Film
I Love Trouble
Reno
1948
Film
Tomorrow Never Comes
Captain
1978
Film
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Bruno Walters
1974
Film
Dirty Heroes
Captain O’Connor
1967
Film
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Bitter Creek
1949
Film
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
1988
Film
Blood River
Abel Webster
1974
Film
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Father Mora
1977
Film
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Marshal Sam Rochelle
1953
Film
No Place to Land
Jonas Bailey
1958
Film
Martin's Day
Brewer
1985
Film
The Phantom of Hollywood
Lt. Gifford
1974
Film
Mr. Soft Touch
Henry 'Early' Byrd
1949
Film
Terror Night
Lance Hayward
1989
Film
Satan's Cheerleaders
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
1977
Film
Fort Utah
Tom Horn
1967
Film
The War Devils
1969
Film
The Big Parade of Comedy
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
1964
Film
Sex Diary
Milton
1976
Film
Railroaded!
Duke Martin
1947
Film
Bordello
Judge
1981
Film
Day of the Nightmare
Sgt. Dave Harmon
1965
Film
We Are No Angels
Mr. Shark
1975
Film
Delta Fox
Lucas Johnson
1979
Film
The Scarf
John Howard Barrington
1951
Film
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
1974
Film
The Graveyard Story
Dr. McGregor
1991
Film
3-D Rarities
(archive footage)
2015
Film
Security Risk
Ralph Payne
1954
Caxambu!
Vince Neff
1967
Film
Miami Golem
Anderson
1985
Film
Dead for a Dollar
Der Colonel
1968
Film
Challenge of McKenna
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
1970
Film
A Southern Yankee
Capt. Jed Calbern
1948
Film
Hell's Horizon
Capt. John Merrill
1955
Film
No Time To Kill
Johnny Greco
1959
Film
Behind Green Lights
Oppenheimer
1946
Film
Wake Up and Dream
Howard Williams
1946
Film
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979
Film
Faces in the Dark
Max Hammond
1960
Film
Bloody Che Contra
Stuart
1968
Film
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Benny Smith
1946
Film
Little Big Horn
Lt. John Haywood
1951
Film
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Tony Santore
1977
Film
The Basketball Fix
Pete Ferreday
1951
Film
The Return of Jesse James
Johnny Callum
1950
Film
Hate for Hate
James Cooper
1967
Film
The Perfect Killer
Benny
1977
Film
A Matter of Cunning
John Markham
1983
Film
A Sound of Different Drummers
Ben Hammond
1957
Film
The Steel Cage
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
1954
Film
Anna Lucasta
Danny Johnson
1949
Film
Seasons in the Sun
Keith Slattery
1986
Film
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
Agent Pierson
1979
Film
Tourist
Joe Vigil, Sr.
1980
Film
The Ceremony
Prison Warden
1963
Film
Stormy Crossing
Griff Parker
1958
Film
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
George Hunter
1980
Film
The 49th Man
Investigator John Williams
1953
Film
Return of a Stranger
Ray Reed
1961
Film
Escape to the Sun
Jacob Kagan
1972
Film
The Millionaire
Marshall Wayburn
1978
Film
The Glass Cage
Pel Pelham
1955
Film
The Rangers
Carson
1974
Film
Combat Squad
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
1953
Film
This Is Korea!
Narrator
1951
Film
Cargo to Capetown
Steve Conway
1950
Film
Hammer Down
Lt. Bates
1992
Film
Vengeance for Vengeance
Maj. Bower
1968
Film
A Taste of Death
Dan El/Ralph
1968
Film
Open Secret
Paul Lester
1948
Film
Brushfire
Jeff Saygure
1962
Film
Without Incident
Sgt. Turley
1957