
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
