John Ireland

Person

John Ireland

Born 31 January 1914 Died 21 March 1992, aged 78 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
31age in their first credit on record (1945)
57years on screen and counting
12credits in 1968, their busiest year
192dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster Age: 88

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
as Bob Ford (archive footage)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time poster Age: 78

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992
as King Arthur
Merlin poster Age: 78

Merlin

1992
Hammer Down poster Age: 77

Hammer Down

1992
as Lt. Bates
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat poster Age: 77

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1991
as Jefferson
The Graveyard Story poster Age: 77

The Graveyard Story

1991
as Dr. McGregor
Terror Night poster Age: 75

Terror Night

1989
as Lance Hayward
Messenger of Death poster Age: 74

Messenger of Death

1988
as Zenas Beecham
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake poster Age: 74

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988
as Walter
Bonanza: The Next Generation poster Age: 74

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988
as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Seasons in the Sun poster Age: 71

Seasons in the Sun

1986
as Keith Slattery
Miami Golem poster Age: 71

Miami Golem

1985
as Anderson
Thunder Run poster Age: 71

Thunder Run

1985
as George Adams
Treasure of the Amazon poster Age: 71

Treasure of the Amazon

1985
as Priest
Martin's Day poster Age: 71

Martin's Day

1985
as Brewer
A Matter of Cunning poster Age: 68

A Matter of Cunning

1983
as John Markham
Incubus poster Age: 68

Incubus

1982
as Hank Walden
Bordello poster Age: 67

Bordello

1981
as Judge
Marilyn: The Untold Story poster Age: 66

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980
as John Huston
Tourist poster Age: 66

Tourist

1980
as Joe Vigil, Sr.
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog poster Age: 65

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

1980
as George Hunter
Delta Fox poster Age: 65

Delta Fox

1979
as Lucas Johnson
Guyana: Crime of the Century poster Age: 65

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979
as Dave Cole
Crossbar poster Age: 65

Crossbar

1979
as Miles Kornylo
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight poster Age: 65

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

1979
as Agent Pierson
The Shape of Things to Come poster Age: 65

The Shape of Things to Come

1979
as Senator Smedley
The Millionaire poster Age: 64

The Millionaire

1978
as Marshall Wayburn
Tomorrow Never Comes poster Age: 64

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978
as Captain
The Perfect Killer poster Age: 63

The Perfect Killer

1977
as Benny
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply poster Age: 63

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

1977
as Tony Santore
Ransom poster Age: 63

Ransom

1977
as Chief Haliburton
Satan's Cheerleaders poster Age: 63

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977
as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
Mission to Glory: A True Story poster Age: 62

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977
as Father Mora
Sex Diary poster Age: 62

Sex Diary

1976
as Milton
Salon Kitty poster Age: 62

Salon Kitty

1976
as Cliff
The Swiss Conspiracy poster Age: 62

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976
as Dwight McGowan
We Are No Angels poster Age: 61

We Are No Angels

1975
as Mr. Shark
Farewell, My Lovely poster Age: 61

Farewell, My Lovely

1975
as Nulty
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman poster Age: 60

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

1974
The Rangers poster Age: 60

The Rangers

1974
as Carson
Blood River poster Age: 60

Blood River

1974
as Abel Webster
Welcome to Arrow Beach poster Age: 60

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974
as Sheriff Duke Bingham
Northeast of Seoul poster Age: 60

Northeast of Seoul

1974
as Flanaghan
The Girl on the Late, Late Show poster Age: 60

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974
as Bruno Walters
The Phantom of Hollywood poster Age: 60

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974
as Lt. Gifford
The House of Seven Corpses poster Age: 60

The House of Seven Corpses

1974
as Eric Hartman
Escape to the Sun poster Age: 58

Escape to the Sun

1972
as Jacob Kagan
The Adventurers poster Age: 56

The Adventurers

1970
as Mr.James Hadley
Challenge of McKenna poster Age: 56

Challenge of McKenna

1970
as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
The War Devils poster Age: 55

The War Devils

1969
Zenabel poster Age: 55

Zenabel

1969
as Don Alonso Imolne
One on Top of the Other poster Age: 55

One on Top of the Other

1969
as Inspector Wald
Carnal Circuit poster Age: 54

Carnal Circuit

1969
as Richard Salinger
Gatling Gun poster Age: 54

Gatling Gun

1968
as Tarpas
Vengeance for Vengeance poster Age: 54

Vengeance for Vengeance

1968
as Maj. Bower
A Taste of Death poster Age: 54

A Taste of Death

1968
as Dan El/Ralph
Run, Man, Run poster Age: 54

Run, Man, Run

1968
as Santillana
A Gun for One Hundred Graves poster Age: 54

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

1968
as Douglas
Dead for a Dollar poster Age: 54

Dead for a Dollar

1968
as Der Colonel
Villa Rides poster Age: 54

Villa Rides

1968
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Go For Broke poster Age: 54

Go For Broke

1968
as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
Arizona Bushwhackers poster Age: 54

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968
as Dan Shelby
Bloody Che Contra poster Age: 53

Bloody Che Contra

1968
as Stuart
Dirty Heroes poster Age: 53

Dirty Heroes

1967
as Captain O’Connor
Fort Utah poster Age: 53

Fort Utah

1967
as Tom Horn
Hate for Hate poster Age: 53

Hate for Hate

1967
as James Cooper
No poster
Age: 52

Caxambu!

1967
as Vince Neff
Day of the Nightmare poster Age: 51

Day of the Nightmare

1965
as Sgt. Dave Harmon
I Saw What You Did poster Age: 51

I Saw What You Did

1965
as Steve Marak
The Big Parade of Comedy poster Age: 50

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
The Fall of the Roman Empire poster Age: 50

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964
as Ballomar
The Ceremony poster Age: 49

The Ceremony

1963
as Prison Warden
55 Days at Peking poster Age: 49

55 Days at Peking

1963
as Sgt. Harry
No Time To Kill poster Age: 48

No Time To Kill

1963
as Johnny Greco
Brushfire poster Age: 48

Brushfire

1962
as Jeff Saygure
Wild in the Country poster Age: 47

Wild in the Country

1961
as Phil Macy
Return of a Stranger poster Age: 46

Return of a Stranger

1961
as Ray Reed
Faces in the Dark poster Age: 46

Faces in the Dark

1960
as Max Hammond
Spartacus poster Age: 46

Spartacus

1960
as Crixus
Party Girl poster Age: 44

Party Girl

1958
as Louis Canetto
No Place to Land poster Age: 44

No Place to Land

1958
as Jonas Bailey
Stormy Crossing poster Age: 44

Stormy Crossing

1958
as Griff Parker
A Sound of Different Drummers poster Age: 43

A Sound of Different Drummers

1957
as Ben Hammond
Without Incident poster Age: 43

Without Incident

1957
as Sgt. Turley
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster Age: 43

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
as Johnny Ringo
Gunslinger poster Age: 42

Gunslinger

1956
as Cane Miro
Hell's Horizon poster Age: 41

Hell's Horizon

1955
as Capt. John Merrill
Queen Bee poster Age: 41

Queen Bee

1955
as Judson Prentiss
The Glass Cage poster Age: 41

The Glass Cage

1955
as Pel Pelham
The Steel Cage poster Age: 40

The Steel Cage

1954
as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
The Fast and the Furious poster Age: 40

The Fast and the Furious

1954
as Frank Webster
Security Risk poster Age: 40

Security Risk

1954
as Ralph Payne
Southwest Passage poster Age: 40

Southwest Passage

1954
as Clint McDonald
The Good Die Young poster Age: 40

The Good Die Young

1954
as Eddie Blaine
Combat Squad poster Age: 39

Combat Squad

1953
as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive poster Age: 39

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953
as Marshal Sam Rochelle
The 49th Man poster Age: 39

The 49th Man

1953
as Investigator John Williams
Hurricane Smith poster Age: 38

Hurricane Smith

1952
as Hurricane Smith
The Bushwhackers poster Age: 37

The Bushwhackers

1951
as Jefferson Waring
Red Mountain poster Age: 37

Red Mountain

1951
as Gen. William Quantrill
The Basketball Fix poster Age: 37

The Basketball Fix

1951
as Pete Ferreday
Little Big Horn poster Age: 37

Little Big Horn

1951
as Lt. John Haywood
The Scarf poster Age: 37

The Scarf

1951
as John Howard Barrington
Vengeance Valley poster Age: 37

Vengeance Valley

1951
as Hub Fasken
The Return of Jesse James poster Age: 36

The Return of Jesse James

1950
as Johnny Callum
Cargo to Capetown poster Age: 36

Cargo to Capetown

1950
as Steve Conway
All the King's Men poster Age: 35

All the King's Men

1949
as Jack Burden
Mr. Soft Touch poster Age: 35

Mr. Soft Touch

1949
as Henry 'Early' Byrd
Anna Lucasta poster Age: 35

Anna Lucasta

1949
as Danny Johnson
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster Age: 35

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949
as Bitter Creek
Roughshod poster Age: 35

Roughshod

1949
as Lednov
The Undercover Man poster Age: 35

The Undercover Man

1949
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Walking Hills poster Age: 35

The Walking Hills

1949
as Frazee
I Shot Jesse James poster Age: 35

I Shot Jesse James

1949
as Bob Ford
Joan of Arc poster Age: 34

Joan of Arc

1948
as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Red River poster Age: 34

Red River

1948
as Cherry Valance
A Southern Yankee poster Age: 34

A Southern Yankee

1948
as Capt. Jed Calbern
Raw Deal poster Age: 34

Raw Deal

1948
as Fantail
Open Secret poster Age: 34

Open Secret

1948
as Paul Lester
I Love Trouble poster Age: 33

I Love Trouble

1948
as Reno
The Gangster poster Age: 33

The Gangster

1947
as Karty
Railroaded! poster Age: 33

Railroaded!

1947
as Duke Martin
Repeat Performance poster Age: 33

Repeat Performance

1947
as Narrator (Voice)
Wake Up and Dream poster Age: 32

Wake Up and Dream

1946
as Howard Williams
My Darling Clementine poster Age: 32

My Darling Clementine

1946
as Billy Clanton
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog poster Age: 32

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946
as Benny Smith
Somewhere in the Night poster Age: 32

Somewhere in the Night

1946
as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Behind Green Lights poster Age: 32

Behind Green Lights

1946
as Det. Oppenheimer
A Walk in the Sun poster Age: 31

A Walk in the Sun

1945
as Pfc. Windy Craven
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TV credits

Newest first
Christine Cromwell poster Age: 75

Christine Cromwell

1989
Snoops poster Age: 75

Snoops

1989
as Gabriel Franken
War of the Worlds poster Age: 74

War of the Worlds

1988
as Harv
J.J. Starbuck poster Age: 73

J.J. Starbuck

1987
as Charles Capstone
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 70

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Sheriff Hainer
Airwolf poster Age: 69

Airwolf

1984
as Hardesty
Airwolf poster Age: 69

Airwolf

1984
as Carl Barron
The Hitchhiker poster Age: 69

The Hitchhiker

1983
as Jack Guttman
Trauma Center poster Age: 69

Trauma Center

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster Age: 69

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983
as Bucky Miller
Cassie & Co. poster Age: 67

Cassie & Co.

1982
as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
Magnum, P.I. poster Age: 66

Magnum, P.I.

1980
as Wyndom Jackson
The Littlest Hobo poster Age: 65

The Littlest Hobo

1979
as Pa
Hart to Hart poster Age: 65

Hart to Hart

1979
as Zeke BaIllinger
No poster
Age: 64

$weepstake$

1979
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 62

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Attorney John Packard
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 62

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Jerry Driskill
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 62

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Sheriff Ned Evers
Switch poster Age: 61

Switch

1975
as Verne Deamer
Khan! poster Age: 61

Khan!

1975
Planet of the Apes poster Age: 60

Planet of the Apes

1974
as Brun
Little House on the Prairie poster Age: 60

Little House on the Prairie

1974
as Frank Carlin
Police Story poster Age: 59

Police Story

1973
Ghost Story poster Age: 58

Ghost Story

1972
as Arthur Mundy
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 54

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Phil Coleman
The Name of the Game poster Age: 54

The Name of the Game

1968
as Mel Wexler
Mission: Impossible poster Age: 52

Mission: Impossible

1966
as Andrew Metzger
The Man Who Never Was poster Age: 52

The Man Who Never Was

1966
Run for Your Life poster Age: 51

Run for Your Life

1965
as Dr. Mason
Branded poster Age: 50

Branded

1965
as Cattle Rancher Renger
Branded poster Age: 50

Branded

1965
as Ted Evers
Daniel Boone poster Age: 50

Daniel Boone

1964
as Hiram Manville
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster Age: 49

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
as William 'Scotty' Scott
Burke's Law poster Age: 49

Burke's Law

1963
as Orrin Lashwell
Burke's Law poster Age: 49

Burke's Law

1963
as Bullock
The Virginian poster Age: 48

The Virginian

1962
as Kinroy
The Cheaters poster Age: 46

The Cheaters

1960
as John Hunter
Thriller poster Age: 46

Thriller

1960
as Eddie Wilson
Startime poster Age: 45

Startime

1959
as Cliff Harrison
Riverboat poster Age: 45

Riverboat

1959
as Chris Slade
Bonanza poster Age: 45

Bonanza

1959
as Marshal Will Rimbau
Rawhide poster Age: 44

Rawhide

1959
as Winch
Rawhide poster Age: 44

Rawhide

1959
as Frank Trask
Rawhide poster Age: 44

Rawhide

1959
as Dr. Joseph Merritt
Rawhide poster Age: 44

Rawhide

1959
as Jed Colby
Suspicion poster Age: 43

Suspicion

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 42

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Marshal Harry Phillips
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 42

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Monroe Stahr
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 41

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Captain McCabe
Gunsmoke poster Age: 41

Gunsmoke

1955
as Jed Coombs
Gunsmoke poster Age: 41

Gunsmoke

1955
as Parker
Climax! poster Age: 40

Climax!

1954
as Greg
Studio 57 poster Age: 40

Studio 57

1954
The Whistler poster Age: 40

The Whistler

1954
General Electric Theater poster Age: 39

General Electric Theater

1953
as Abe Lincoln
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 37

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 37

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Jim Regan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 37

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Billy Bob Jackson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 37

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Pete Bronson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 37

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Andrew Evans
No poster
Age: 36

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Milt Shanks
No poster
Age: 36

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Marty
The Philco Television Playhouse poster Age: 34

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
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