
John Ireland
Acting
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.
TV Shows(49)

Christine Cromwell
1989

Snoops
Gabriel Franken
1989

War of the Worlds
Harv
1988

J.J. Starbuck
Charles Capstone
1987

Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Hainer
1984

Airwolf
Hardesty
1984

The Hitchhiker
Jack Guttman
1983

Trauma Center
1983

Hardcastle and McCormick
Bucky Miller
1983

Cassie & Co.
Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
1982

Magnum, P.I.
Wyndom Jackson
1980

The Littlest Hobo
Pa
1979

Hart to Hart
Zeke BaIllinger
1979
$weepstake$
1979

Quincy, M.E.
Attorney John Packard
1976

Switch
Verne Deamer
1975
Khan!
1975

Planet of the Apes
Brun
1974

Little House on the Prairie
Frank Carlin
1974

Police Story
1973

Ghost Story
Arthur Mundy
1972

Hawaii Five-O
Phil Coleman
1968

The Name of the Game
Mel Wexler
1968

Mission: Impossible
Andrew Metzger
1966

The Man Who Never Was
1966

Run for Your Life
Dr. Mason
1965

Branded
Cattle Rancher Renger
1965

Daniel Boone
Hiram Manville
1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre
William 'Scotty' Scott
1963

Burke's Law
Orrin Lashwell
1963

The Virginian
Kinroy
1962

The Cheaters
John Hunter
1960

Thriller
Eddie Wilson
1960

Startime
Cliff Harrison
1959

Riverboat
Chris Slade
1959

Bonanza
Marshal Will Rimbau
1959

Rawhide
Winch
1959

Suspicion
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Harry Phillips
1956

Armchair Theatre
Monroe Stahr
1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Captain McCabe
1955

Gunsmoke
Jed Coombs
1955

Climax!
Greg
1954

Studio 57
1954
The Whistler
1954

General Electric Theater
Abe Lincoln
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Milt Shanks
1950

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Movies(132)

3-D Rarities
(archive footage)
2015

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Bob Ford (archive footage)
2002

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
King Arthur
1992

Merlin
1992

Hammer Down
Lt. Bates
1992

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Jefferson
1991

The Graveyard Story
Dr. McGregor
1991

Terror Night
Lance Hayward
1989

Messenger of Death
Zenas Beecham
1988

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Walter
1988

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
1988

Seasons in the Sun
Keith Slattery
1986

Miami Golem
Anderson
1985

Thunder Run
George Adams
1985

Treasure of the Amazon
Priest
1985

Martin's Day
Brewer
1985

A Matter of Cunning
John Markham
1983

Incubus
Hank Walden
1982

Bordello
Judge
1981

Marilyn: The Untold Story
John Huston
1980

Tourist
Joe Vigil, Sr.
1980

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
George Hunter
1980

Delta Fox
Lucas Johnson
1979

Guyana: Crime of the Century
Dave Cole
1979

Crossbar
Miles Kornylo
1979

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
Agent Pierson
1979

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979

The Shape of Things to Come
Senator Smedley
1979

The Millionaire
Marshall Wayburn
1978

Tomorrow Never Comes
Captain
1978

The Perfect Killer
Benny
1977

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Tony Santore
1977

Ransom
Chief Haliburton
1977

Satan's Cheerleaders
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
1977

Mission to Glory: A True Story
Father Mora
1977

Sex Diary
Milton
1976

Salon Kitty
Cliff
1976

The Swiss Conspiracy
Dwight McGowan
1976

We Are No Angels
Mr. Shark
1975

Farewell, My Lovely
Nulty
1975

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
1974

The Rangers
Carson
1974

Blood River
Abel Webster
1974

Welcome to Arrow Beach
Sheriff Duke Bingham
1974

Northeast of Seoul
Flanaghan
1974

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Bruno Walters
1974

The Phantom of Hollywood
Lt. Gifford
1974

The House of Seven Corpses
Eric Hartman
1974

Escape to the Sun
Jacob Kagan
1972

The Adventurers
Mr.James Hadley
1970

Challenge of McKenna
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
1970

The War Devils
1969

Zenabel
Don Alonso Imolne
1969

One on Top of the Other
Inspector Wald
1969

Carnal Circuit
Richard Salinger
1969

Gatling Gun
Tarpas
1968

Vengeance for Vengeance
Maj. Bower
1968

A Taste of Death
Dan El/Ralph
1968

Run, Man, Run
Santillana
1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
Douglas
1968

Dead for a Dollar
Der Colonel
1968

Villa Rides
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
1968

Go For Broke
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
1968

Arizona Bushwhackers
Dan Shelby
1968

Bloody Che Contra
Stuart
1968

Dirty Heroes
Captain O’Connor
1967

Fort Utah
Tom Horn
1967

Hate for Hate
James Cooper
1967
Caxambu!
Vince Neff
1967

Day of the Nightmare
Sgt. Dave Harmon
1965

I Saw What You Did
Steve Marak
1965

The Big Parade of Comedy
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire
Ballomar
1964

The Ceremony
Prison Warden
1963

55 Days at Peking
Sgt. Harry
1963

No Time To Kill
Johnny Greco
1963

Brushfire
Jeff Saygure
1962

Wild in the Country
Phil Macy
1961

Return of a Stranger
Ray Reed
1961

Faces in the Dark
Max Hammond
1960

Spartacus
Crixus
1960

Party Girl
Louis Canetto
1958

No Place to Land
Jonas Bailey
1958

Stormy Crossing
Griff Parker
1958

A Sound of Different Drummers
Ben Hammond
1957

Without Incident
Sgt. Turley
1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Johnny Ringo
1957

Gunslinger
Cane Miro
1956

Hell's Horizon
Capt. John Merrill
1955

Queen Bee
Judson Prentiss
1955

The Glass Cage
Pel Pelham
1955

The Steel Cage
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
1954

The Fast and the Furious
Frank Webster
1954

Security Risk
Ralph Payne
1954

Southwest Passage
Clint McDonald
1954

The Good Die Young
Eddie Blaine
1954

Combat Squad
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
1953

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Marshal Sam Rochelle
1953

The 49th Man
Investigator John Williams
1953

Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
1952

The Bushwhackers
Jefferson Waring
1951

Red Mountain
Gen. William Quantrill
1951

This Is Korea!
Narrator
1951

The Basketball Fix
Pete Ferreday
1951

Little Big Horn
Lt. John Haywood
1951

The Scarf
John Howard Barrington
1951

Vengeance Valley
Hub Fasken
1951

The Return of Jesse James
Johnny Callum
1950

Cargo to Capetown
Steve Conway
1950

All the King's Men
Jack Burden
1949

Mr. Soft Touch
Henry 'Early' Byrd
1949

Anna Lucasta
Danny Johnson
1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Bitter Creek
1949

Roughshod
Lednov
1949

The Undercover Man
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949

The Walking Hills
Frazee
1949

I Shot Jesse James
Bob Ford
1949

Joan of Arc
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
1948

Red River
Cherry Valance
1948

A Southern Yankee
Capt. Jed Calbern
1948

Raw Deal
Fantail
1948

Open Secret
Paul Lester
1948

I Love Trouble
Reno
1948

The Gangster
Karty
1947

Railroaded!
Duke Martin
1947

Repeat Performance
Narrator (Voice)
1947

Wake Up and Dream
Howard Williams
1946

My Darling Clementine
Billy Clanton
1946

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Benny Smith
1946

Somewhere in the Night
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
1946

Behind Green Lights
Det. Oppenheimer
1946

A Walk in the Sun
Pfc. Windy Craven
1945