John Ireland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 31 January 1914 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Died
- 21 March 1992
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
Acting 134
- 2026Glorious Hours as Narrator (Archive Footage)
- 2023The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling as Self (archive footage)
- 20153-D Rarities as (archive footage)
- 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Bob Ford (archive footage)
- 1992Waxwork II: Lost in Time as King Arthur
- 1992Merlin
- 1992Hammer Down as Lt. Bates
- 1991Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Jefferson
- 1991The Graveyard Story as Dr. McGregor
- 1989Terror Night as Lance Hayward
- 1988Messenger of Death as Zenas Beecham
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake as Walter
- 1988Bonanza: The Next Generation as Capt. Aaron Cartwright
- 1986Seasons in the Sun as Keith Slattery
- 1985Miami Golem as Anderson
- 1985Thunder Run as George Adams
- 1985Treasure of the Amazon as Priest
- 1985Martin's Day as Brewer
- 1983A Matter of Cunning as John Markham
- 1982Incubus as Hank Walden
- 1981Bordello as Judge
- 1980Marilyn: The Untold Story as John Huston
- 1980Tourist as Joe Vigil, Sr.
- 1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog as George Hunter
- 1979Delta Fox as Lucas Johnson
- 1979Guyana: Crime of the Century as Dave Cole
- 1979Crossbar as Miles Kornylo
- 1979On the Air Live with Captain Midnight as Agent Pierson
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
- 1979The Shape of Things to Come as Senator Smedley
- 1978The Millionaire as Marshall Wayburn
- 1978Tomorrow Never Comes as Captain
- 1977The Perfect Killer as Benny
- 1977Love and the Midnight Auto Supply as Tony Santore
- 1977The Ransom as Chief Haliburton
- 1977Satan's Cheerleaders as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
- 1977Mission to Glory: A True Story as Father Mora
- 1976Sex Diary as Milton
- 1976Salon Kitty as Cliff
- 1976The Swiss Conspiracy as Dwight McGowan
- 1975We Are No Angels as Mr. Shark
- 1975Farewell, My Lovely as Nulty
- 1974Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
- 1974The Rangers as Carson
- 1974Blood River as Abel Webster
- 1974Welcome to Arrow Beach as Sheriff Duke Bingham
- 1974Northeast of Seoul as Flanaghan
- 1974The Girl on the Late, Late Show as Bruno Walters
- 1974The Phantom of Hollywood as Lt. Gifford
- 1974The House of Seven Corpses as Eric Hartman
- 1972Escape to the Sun as Jacob Kagan
- 1970The Adventurers as Mr.James Hadley
- 1970Challenge of McKenna as Jones/Jonas MacKenna
- 1969The War Devils
- 1969Zenabel as Don Alonso Imolne
- 1969One on Top of the Other as Inspector Wald
- 1969Carnal Circuit as Richard Salinger
- 1968Gatling Gun as Tarpas
- 1968Vengeance for Vengeance as Maj. Bower
- 1968A Taste of Death as Dan El/Ralph
- 1968Run, Man, Run as Santillana
- 1968A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Douglas
- 1968Dead for a Dollar as Der Colonel
- 1968Villa Rides as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
- 1968Go For Broke as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
- 1968Arizona Bushwhackers as Dan Shelby
- 1968Bloody Che Contra as Stuart
- 1967Dirty Heroes as Captain O’Connor
- 1967Fort Utah as Tom Horn
- 1967Hate for Hate as James Cooper
- 1967Caxambu! as Vince Neff
- 1965Day of the Nightmare as Sgt. Dave Harmon
- 1965I Saw What You Did as Steve Marak
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
- 1964The Fall of the Roman Empire as Ballomar
- 1963The Ceremony as Prison Warden
- 196355 Days at Peking as Sgt. Harry
- 1962Brushfire as Jeff Saygure
- 1961Wild in the Country as Phil Macy
- 1961Return of a Stranger as Ray Reed
- 1960Faces in the Dark as Max Hammond
- 1960Spartacus as Crixus
- 1959No Time To Kill as Johnny Greco
- 1958Party Girl as Louis Canetto
- 1958No Place to Land as Jonas Bailey
- 1958Stormy Crossing as Griff Parker
- 1957A Sound of Different Drummers as Ben Hammond
- 1957Without Incident as Sgt. Turley
- 1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Johnny Ringo
- 1956Gunslinger as Cane Miro
- 1955Hell's Horizon as Capt. John Merrill
- 1955Queen Bee as Judson Prentiss
- 1955The Glass Cage as Pel Pelham
- 1954The Steel Cage as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
- 1954The Fast and the Furious as Frank Webster
- 1954Security Risk as Ralph Payne
- 1954Southwest Passage as Clint McDonald
- 1954The Good Die Young as Eddie Blaine
- 1953Combat Squad as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
- 1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitive as Marshal Sam Rochelle
- 1953The 49th Man as Investigator John Williams
- 1952Hurricane Smith as Hurricane Smith
- 1951The Bushwhackers as Jefferson Waring
- 1951This Is Korea! as Narrator
- 1951Red Mountain as Gen. William Quantrill
- 1951The Basketball Fix as Pete Ferreday
- 1951Little Big Horn as Lt. John Haywood
- 1951The Scarf as John Howard Barrington
- 1951Vengeance Valley as Hub Fasken
- 1950The Return of Jesse James as Johnny Callum
- 1950Cargo to Capetown as Steve Conway
- 1949All the King's Men as Jack Burden
- 1949Mr. Soft Touch as Henry 'Early' Byrd
- 1949Anna Lucasta as Danny Johnson
- 1949The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bitter Creek
- 1949Roughshod as Lednov
- 1949The Undercover Man as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949The Walking Hills as Frazee
- 1949I Shot Jesse James as Bob Ford
- 1948Joan of Arc as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
- 1948Red River as Cherry Valance
- 1948A Southern Yankee as Capt. Jed Calbern
- 1948Raw Deal as Fantail
- 1948Open Secret as Paul Lester
- 1948I Love Trouble as Reno
- 1947The Gangster as Karty
- 1947Railroaded! as Duke Martin
- 1947Repeat Performance as Narrator (Voice)
- 1946Wake Up and Dream as Howard Williams
- 1946My Darling Clementine as Billy Clanton
- 1946It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog as Benny Smith
- 1946Somewhere in the Night as Thug (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946Behind Green Lights as Oppenheimer
- 1945A Walk in the Sun as Pfc. Windy Craven
Directing 2
- 1954The Fast and the Furious · director
- 1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitive · director
Production 1
- 1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitive · co-producer