Person
John Ireland
Acting · 1914–1992 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
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
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Hainer
Bonanza
Marshal Will Rimbau
Hawaii Five-O
Phil Coleman
Little House on the Prairie
Frank Carlin
Mission: Impossible
Andrew Metzger
The Virginian
Kinroy
Magnum, P.I.
Wyndom Jackson
Climax!
Greg
Rawhide
Frank Trask
Quincy, M.E.
Attorney John Packard
Filmography
- 20153-D Rarities(archive footage)
- 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerBob Ford (archive footage)
- 1992Waxwork II: Lost in TimeKing Arthur
- 1992Merlin
- 1992Hammer DownLt. Bates
- 1991Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatJefferson
- 1991The Graveyard StoryDr. McGregor
- 1989Christine Cromwell
- 1989Terror NightLance Hayward
- 1989SnoopsGabriel Franken
- 1988War of the WorldsHarv
- 1988Messenger of DeathZenas Beecham
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeWalter
- 1988Bonanza: The Next GenerationCapt. Aaron Cartwright
- 1987J.J. StarbuckCharles Capstone
- 1986Seasons in the SunKeith Slattery
- 1985Miami GolemAnderson
- 1985Thunder RunGeorge Adams
- 1985Treasure of the AmazonPriest
- 1985Martin's DayBrewer
- 1984Murder, She WroteSheriff Hainer
- 1984AirwolfHardesty
- 1983The HitchhikerJack Guttman
- 1983Trauma Center
- 1983Hardcastle and McCormickBucky Miller
- 1983A Matter of CunningJohn Markham
- 1982IncubusHank Walden
- 1982Cassie & Co.Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
- 1981BordelloJudge
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Wyndom Jackson
- 1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryJohn Huston
- 1980TouristJoe Vigil, Sr.
- 1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogGeorge Hunter
- 1979Delta FoxLucas Johnson
- 1979The Littlest HoboPa
- 1979Hart to HartZeke BaIllinger
- 1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDave Cole
- 1979CrossbarMiles Kornylo
- 1979On the Air Live with Captain MidnightAgent Pierson
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
- 1979The Shape of Things to ComeSenator Smedley
- 1979$weepstake$
- 1978The MillionaireMarshall Wayburn
- 1978Tomorrow Never ComesCaptain
- 1977The Perfect KillerBenny
- 1977Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyTony Santore
- 1977RansomChief Haliburton
- 1977Satan's CheerleadersSheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
- 1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather Mora
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Attorney John Packard
- 1976Sex DiaryMilton
- 1976Salon KittyCliff
- 1976The Swiss ConspiracyDwight McGowan
- 1975We Are No AngelsMr. Shark
- 1975SwitchVerne Deamer
- 1975Farewell, My LovelyNulty
- 1975Khan!
- 1974Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
- 1974The RangersCarson
- 1974Planet of the ApesBrun
- 1974Little House on the PrairieFrank Carlin
- 1974Blood RiverAbel Webster
- 1974Welcome to Arrow BeachSheriff Duke Bingham
- 1974Northeast of SeoulFlanaghan
- 1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowBruno Walters
- 1974The Phantom of HollywoodLt. Gifford
- 1974The House of Seven CorpsesEric Hartman
- 1973Police Story
- 1972Escape to the SunJacob Kagan
- 1972Ghost StoryArthur Mundy
- 1970The AdventurersMr.James Hadley
- 1970Challenge of McKennaJones/Jonas MacKenna
- 1969The War Devils
- 1969ZenabelDon Alonso Imolne
- 1969One on Top of the OtherInspector Wald
- 1969Carnal CircuitRichard Salinger
- 1968Gatling GunTarpas
- 1968Hawaii Five-OPhil Coleman
- 1968The Name of the GameMel Wexler
- 1968Vengeance for VengeanceMaj. Bower
- 1968A Taste of DeathDan El/Ralph
- 1968Run, Man, RunSantillana
- 1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDouglas
- 1968Dead for a DollarDer Colonel
- 1968Villa RidesClient in Barber Shop (uncredited)
- 1968Go For BrokeOwl/Gufo/le Hibou
- 1968Arizona BushwhackersDan Shelby
- 1968Bloody Che ContraStuart
- 1967Dirty HeroesCaptain O’Connor
- 1967Fort UtahTom Horn
- 1967Hate for HateJames Cooper
- 1967Caxambu!Vince Neff
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrew Metzger
- 1966The Man Who Never Was
- 1965Day of the NightmareSgt. Dave Harmon
- 1965Run for Your LifeDr. Mason
- 1965I Saw What You DidSteve Marak
- 1965BrandedCattle Rancher Renger
- 1964Daniel BooneHiram Manville
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyCaptain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
- 1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireBallomar
- 1963The CeremonyPrison Warden
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreWilliam 'Scotty' Scott
- 1963Burke's LawOrrin Lashwell
- 196355 Days at PekingSgt. Harry
- 1963No Time To KillJohnny Greco
- 1962The VirginianKinroy
- 1962BrushfireJeff Saygure
- 1961Wild in the CountryPhil Macy
- 1961Return of a StrangerRay Reed
- 1960The CheatersJohn Hunter
- 1960Faces in the DarkMax Hammond
- 1960SpartacusCrixus
- 1960ThrillerEddie Wilson
- 1959StartimeCliff Harrison
- 1959RiverboatChris Slade
- 1959BonanzaMarshal Will Rimbau
- 1959RawhideFrank Trask
- 1958Party GirlLouis Canetto
- 1958No Place to LandJonas Bailey
- 1958Stormy CrossingGriff Parker
- 1957A Sound of Different DrummersBen Hammond
- 1957Suspicion
- 1957Without IncidentSgt. Turley
- 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralJohnny Ringo
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshal Harry Phillips
- 1956Armchair TheatreMonroe Stahr
- 1956GunslingerCane Miro
- 1955Hell's HorizonCapt. John Merrill
- 1955Queen BeeJudson Prentiss
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain McCabe
- 1955GunsmokeJed Coombs
- 1955The Glass CagePel Pelham
- 1954The Steel CageAl, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
- 1954The Fast and the FuriousFrank Webster
- 1954Climax!Greg
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954Security RiskRalph Payne
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954Southwest PassageClint McDonald
- 1954The Good Die YoungEddie Blaine
- 1953Combat SquadSgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
- 1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMarshal Sam Rochelle
- 1953The 49th ManInvestigator John Williams
- 1953General Electric TheaterAbe Lincoln
- 1952Hurricane SmithHurricane Smith
- 1951The BushwhackersJefferson Waring
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951This Is Korea!Narrator
- 1951Red MountainGen. William Quantrill
- 1951The Basketball FixPete Ferreday
- 1951Little Big HornLt. John Haywood
- 1951The ScarfJohn Howard Barrington
- 1951Vengeance ValleyHub Fasken
- 1950Lux Video TheatreMilt Shanks
- 1950The Return of Jesse JamesJohnny Callum
- 1950Cargo to CapetownSteve Conway
- 1949All the King's MenJack Burden
- 1949Mr. Soft TouchHenry 'Early' Byrd
- 1949Anna LucastaDanny Johnson
- 1949The Doolins of OklahomaBitter Creek
- 1949RoughshodLednov
- 1949The Undercover ManNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949The Walking HillsFrazee
- 1949I Shot Jesse JamesBob Ford
- 1948Joan of ArcJean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1948Red RiverCherry Valance
- 1948A Southern YankeeCapt. Jed Calbern
- 1948Raw DealFantail
- 1948Open SecretPaul Lester
- 1948I Love TroubleReno
- 1947The GangsterKarty
- 1947Railroaded!Duke Martin
- 1947Repeat PerformanceNarrator (Voice)
- 1946Wake Up and DreamHoward Williams
- 1946My Darling ClementineBilly Clanton
- 1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogBenny Smith
- 1946Somewhere in the NightThug (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946Behind Green LightsOppenheimer
- 1945A Walk in the SunPfc. Windy Craven
- —Glorious HoursNarrator (Archive Footage)
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