John Ireland
ActingAlso Known As
John Ireland Jr, John Benjamin Ireland
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.
Movies
(132 total)
Spartacus
as Crixus
Red River
as Cherry Valance
My Darling Clementine
as Billy Clanton
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Johnny Ringo
All the King's Men
as Jack Burden
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Ballomar
Farewell, My Lovely
as Nulty
55 Days at Peking
as Sgt. Harry
Salon Kitty
as Cliff
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as King Arthur
Incubus
as Hank Walden
Raw Deal
as Fantail
One on Top of the Other
as Inspector Wald
Messenger of Death
as Zenas Beecham
Joan of Arc
as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Jefferson
Somewhere in the Night
as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
I Saw What You Did
as Steve Marak
Party Girl
as Louis Canetto
Villa Rides
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
TV Shows
(62 total)
Airwolf
as Hardesty
Airwolf
as Carl Barron
Bonanza
as Marshal Will Rimbau
Magnum, P.I.
as Wyndom Jackson
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Hainer
Mission: Impossible
as Andrew Metzger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Captain McCabe
Hawaii Five-O
as Phil Coleman
Hart to Hart
as Zeke BaIllinger
Quincy, M.E.
as Attorney John Packard
Quincy, M.E.
as Jerry Driskill
Quincy, M.E.
as Sheriff Ned Evers
Gunsmoke
as Jed Coombs
Gunsmoke
as Parker
Planet of the Apes
as Brun
Rawhide
as Winch
Rawhide
as Frank Trask
Rawhide
as Dr. Joseph Merritt
Rawhide
as Jed Colby