John Ireland

Acting · Born 1914-01-31 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

Filmography

• Spartacus as Crixus
• My Darling Clementine as Billy Clanton
• Red River as Cherry Valance
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Johnny Ringo
• All the King's Men as Jack Burden
• Farewell, My Lovely as Nulty
• The Fast and the Furious as Frank Webster
• Zenabel as Don Alonso Imolne
• Party Girl as Louis Canetto
• The Gangster as Karty

TV

• Little House on the Prairie
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Captain McCabe
• Planet of the Apes as Brun
• Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Hainer
• Magnum, P.I. as Wyndom Jackson
• Hardcastle and McCormick as Bucky Miller
• Burke's Law as Orrin Lashwell
• Kraft Suspense Theatre as William 'Scotty' Scott
• Airwolf as Hardesty
• Hawaii Five-O as Phil Coleman