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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

197

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-01-31

Day of Death

1992-03-21 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

John Ireland Jr

John Benjamin Ireland

John 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.

Known For

Spartacus

Spartacus

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

Red River

Red River

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Vengeance for Vengeance

Vengeance for Vengeance

Bloody Che Contra

Bloody Che Contra

Tourist

Tourist

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Hammer Down

Hammer Down

Acting

Spartacus

1960

Spartacus

as

Crixus

My Darling Clementine

1946

My Darling Clementine

as

Billy Clanton

Red River

1948

Red River

as

Cherry Valance

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Farewell, My Lovely

as

Nulty

The Fast and the Furious

1954

The Fast and the Furious

as

Frank Webster

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as

Johnny Ringo

Zenabel

1969

Zenabel

as

Don Alonso Imolne

All the King's Men

1949

All the King's Men

as

Jack Burden

Party Girl

1958

Party Girl

as

Louis Canetto

The Gangster

1947

The Gangster

as

Karty

Wild in the Country

1961

Wild in the Country

as

Phil Macy

Raw Deal

1948

Raw Deal

as

Fantail

Messenger of Death

1988

Messenger of Death

as

Zenas Beecham

55 Days at Peking

1963

55 Days at Peking

as

Sgt. Harry

Terror Night

1989

Terror Night

as

Lance Hayward

I Saw What You Did

1965

I Saw What You Did

as

Steve Marak

Queen Bee

1955

Queen Bee

as

Judson Prentiss

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979

Guyana: Crime of the Century

as

Dave Cole

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

as

King Arthur

I Shot Jesse James

1949

I Shot Jesse James

as

Bob Ford

The Shape of Things to Come

1979

The Shape of Things to Come

as

Senator Smedley

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977

Satan's Cheerleaders

as

Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

Repeat Performance

1947

Repeat Performance

as

Narrator (Voice)

Miami Golem

1985

Miami Golem

as

Anderson

The Scarf

1951

The Scarf

as

John Howard Barrington

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977

Mission to Glory: A True Story

as

Father Mora

The House of Seven Corpses

1974

The House of Seven Corpses

as

Eric Hartman

Vengeance Valley

1951

Vengeance Valley

as

Hub Fasken

Railroaded!

1947

Railroaded!

as

Duke Martin

I Love Trouble

1948

I Love Trouble

as

Reno

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976

The Swiss Conspiracy

as

Dwight McGowan

Behind Green Lights

1946

Behind Green Lights

as

Det. Oppenheimer

Cargo to Capetown

1950

Cargo to Capetown

as

Steve Conway

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1991

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as

Jefferson

The Undercover Man

1949

The Undercover Man

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Good Die Young

1954

The Good Die Young

as

Eddie Blaine

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as

Ballomar

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

Tomorrow Never Comes

as

Captain

A Matter of Cunning

1983

A Matter of Cunning

as

John Markham

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974

Welcome to Arrow Beach

as

Sheriff Duke Bingham

Villa Rides

1968

Villa Rides

as

Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Run, Man, Run

1968

Run, Man, Run

as

Santillana

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as

Henry 'Early' Byrd

Open Secret

1948

Open Secret

as

Paul Lester

Thunder Run

1985

Thunder Run

as

George Adams

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

as

Self

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

as

Bruno Walters

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

Treasure of the Amazon

as

Priest

Day of the Nightmare

1965

Day of the Nightmare

as

Sgt. Dave Harmon

Faces in the Dark

1960

Faces in the Dark

as

Max Hammond

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

1974

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

as

Incubus

1982

Incubus

as

Hank Walden

Gatling Gun

1968

Gatling Gun

as

Tarpas

The Adventurers

1970

The Adventurers

as

Mr.James Hadley

Dead for a Dollar

1968

Dead for a Dollar

as

Der Colonel

Carnal Circuit

1969

Carnal Circuit

as

Richard Salinger

The Glass Cage

1955

The Glass Cage

as

Pel Pelham

Roughshod

1949

Roughshod

as

Lednov

The Basketball Fix

1951

The Basketball Fix

as

Pete Ferreday

The Rangers

1974

The Rangers

as

Carson

The 49th Man

1953

The 49th Man

as

Investigator John Williams

The Steel Cage

1954

The Steel Cage

as

Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

as

Douglas

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma

as

Bitter Creek

A Taste of Death

1968

A Taste of Death

as

Dan El/Ralph

Go For Broke

1968

Go For Broke

as

Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

Security Risk

1954

Security Risk

as

Ralph Payne

Red Mountain

1951

Red Mountain

as

Gen. William Quantrill

Little Big Horn

1951

Little Big Horn

as

Lt. John Haywood

Blood River

1974

Blood River

as

Abel Webster

Challenge of McKenna

1970

Challenge of McKenna

as

Jones/Jonas MacKenna

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

as

Benny Smith

The Perfect Killer

1977

The Perfect Killer

as

Benny

Return of a Stranger

1961

Return of a Stranger

as

Ray Reed

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers

as

Dan Shelby

The Ceremony

1963

The Ceremony

as

Prison Warden

Gunslinger

1956

Gunslinger

as

Cane Miro

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as

Marshal Sam Rochelle

Stormy Crossing

1958

Stormy Crossing

as

Griff Parker

No Time To Kill

1963

No Time To Kill

as

Johnny Greco

Martin's Day

1985

Martin's Day

as

Brewer

Anna Lucasta

1949

Anna Lucasta

as

Danny Johnson

Hurricane Smith

1952

Hurricane Smith

as

Hurricane Smith

Fort Utah

1967

Fort Utah

as

Tom Horn

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980

Marilyn: The Untold Story

as

John Huston

Merlin

1992

Merlin

as

This Is Korea!

1951

This Is Korea!

as

Narrator

The Walking Hills

1949

The Walking Hills

as

Frazee

A Southern Yankee

1948

A Southern Yankee

as

Capt. Jed Calbern

Dirty Heroes

1967

Dirty Heroes

as

Captain O’Connor

Wake Up and Dream

1946

Wake Up and Dream

as

Howard Williams

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as

Bob Ford (archive footage)

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

1979

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

as

Agent Pierson

Southwest Passage

1954

Southwest Passage

as

Clint McDonald

We Are No Angels

1975

We Are No Angels

as

Mr. Shark

Crossbar

1979

Crossbar

as

Miles Kornylo

The Graveyard Story

1991

The Graveyard Story

as

Dr. McGregor

Sex Diary

1976

Sex Diary

as

Milton

Ransom

1977

Ransom

as

Chief Haliburton

Vengeance for Vengeance

1968

Vengeance for Vengeance

as

Maj. Bower

Caxambu!

1967

Caxambu!

as

Vince Neff

Bloody Che Contra

1968

Bloody Che Contra

as

Stuart

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

1980

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

as

George Hunter

Combat Squad

1953

Combat Squad

as

Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

Tourist

1980

Tourist

as

Joe Vigil, Sr.

The Return of Jesse James

1950

The Return of Jesse James

as

Johnny Callum

No Place to Land

1958

No Place to Land

as

Jonas Bailey

The Millionaire

1978

The Millionaire

as

Marshall Wayburn

Delta Fox

1979

Delta Fox

as

Lucas Johnson

Brushfire

1962

Brushfire

as

Jeff Saygure

Salon Kitty

1976

Salon Kitty

as

Cliff

3-D Rarities

2015

3-D Rarities

as

(archive footage)

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

The Phantom of Hollywood

as

Lt. Gifford

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988

Bonanza: The Next Generation

as

Capt. Aaron Cartwright

Somewhere in the Night

1946

Somewhere in the Night

as

Thug (voice) (uncredited)

The War Devils

1969

The War Devils

as

A Walk in the Sun

1945

A Walk in the Sun

as

Pfc. Windy Craven

The Bushwhackers

1951

The Bushwhackers

as

Jefferson Waring

Hate for Hate

1967

Hate for Hate

as

James Cooper

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

as

Walter

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

1977

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

as

Tony Santore

Bordello

1981

Bordello

as

Judge

Joan of Arc

1948

Joan of Arc

as

Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

Northeast of Seoul

1974

Northeast of Seoul

as

Flanaghan

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Escape to the Sun

1972

Escape to the Sun

as

Jacob Kagan

Seasons in the Sun

1986

Seasons in the Sun

as

Keith Slattery

Hell's Horizon

1955

Hell's Horizon

as

Capt. John Merrill

One on Top of the Other

1969

One on Top of the Other

as

Inspector Wald

Hammer Down

1992

Hammer Down

as

Lt. Bates

Without Incident

1957

Without Incident

as

Sgt. Turley

A Sound of Different Drummers

1957

A Sound of Different Drummers

as

Ben Hammond

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

as

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Sheriff Hainer

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Wyndom Jackson

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

as

Bucky Miller

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Orrin Lashwell

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

William 'Scotty' Scott

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

Hardesty

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Phil Coleman

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Zeke BaIllinger

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jed Coombs

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Abe Lincoln

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Andrew Metzger

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Captain McCabe

Khan!

Khan!

as

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Dr. Mason

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Hiram Manville

Police Story

Police Story

as

Switch

Switch

as

Verne Deamer

Thriller

Thriller

as

Eddie Wilson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Milt Shanks

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Jack Guttman

Climax!

Climax!

as

Greg

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Chris Slade

The Whistler

The Whistler

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Marshal Harry Phillips

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

John Hunter

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

as

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as

Arthur Mundy

Cassie & Co.

Cassie & Co.

as

Lyman Shackelford

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

as

Charles Capstone

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Parker

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Attorney John Packard

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Marty

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Jim Regan

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Billy Bob Jackson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Pete Bronson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Andrew Evans

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Bullock

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

as

Pa

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Mel Wexler

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Marshal Will Rimbau

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

Carl Barron

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Jerry Driskill

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Harv

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Sheriff Ned Evers

Branded

Branded

as

Cattle Rancher Renger

Branded

Branded

as

Ted Evers

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Kinroy

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Winch

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Dr. Joseph Merritt

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Frank Trask

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Monroe Stahr

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jed Colby

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Trauma Center

Trauma Center

as

Snoops

Snoops

as

Gabriel Franken

Christine Cromwell

Christine Cromwell

as

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

as

Production

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as

Crew

Directing

The Fast and the Furious

1954

The Fast and the Furious

as

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as