John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) 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 television industry.
Spartacus
(Crixus)
My Darling Clementine
(Billy Clanton)
Red River
(Cherry Valance)
Farewell, My Lovely
(Nulty)
The Fast and the Furious
(Frank Webster)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(Johnny Ringo)
Zenabel
(Don Alonso Imolne)
All the King's Men
(Jack Burden)
Party Girl
(Louis Canetto)
The Gangster
(Karty)
Wild in the Country
(Phil Macy)
Raw Deal
(Fantail)
Messenger of Death
(Zenas Beecham)
55 Days at Peking
(Sgt. Harry)
Queen Bee
(Judson Prentiss)
Terror Night
(Lance Hayward)
I Saw What You Did
(Steve Marak)
Guyana: Crime of the Century
(Dave Cole)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
(King Arthur)
I Shot Jesse James
(Bob Ford)
The Shape of Things to Come
(Senator Smedley)
Satan's Cheerleaders
(Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb)
Repeat Performance
(Narrator (Voice))
Miami Golem
(Anderson)
The Scarf
(John Howard Barrington)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
(Father Mora)
The House of Seven Corpses
(Eric Hartman)
Vengeance Valley
(Hub Fasken)
Railroaded!
(Duke Martin)
I Love Trouble
(Reno)
The Swiss Conspiracy
(Dwight McGowan)
Behind Green Lights
(Det. Oppenheimer)
Cargo to Capetown
(Steve Conway)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
(Jefferson)
The Undercover Man
(Narrator (voice))
The Good Die Young
(Eddie Blaine)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(Ballomar)
Tomorrow Never Comes
(Captain)
A Matter of Cunning
(John Markham)
Welcome to Arrow Beach
(Sheriff Duke Bingham)
Villa Rides
(Client in Barber Shop (uncredited))
Run, Man, Run
(Santillana)
Mr. Soft Touch
(Henry 'Early' Byrd)
Open Secret
(Paul Lester)
Thunder Run
(George Adams)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(Self)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
(Bruno Walters)
Treasure of the Amazon
(Priest)
Day of the Nightmare
(Sgt. Dave Harmon)
Faces in the Dark
(Max Hammond)
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Incubus
(Hank Walden)
Gatling Gun
(Tarpas)
The Adventurers
(Mr.James Hadley)
Dead for a Dollar
(Der Colonel)
Carnal Circuit
(Richard Salinger)
The Glass Cage
(Pel Pelham)
Roughshod
(Lednov)
The Basketball Fix
(Pete Ferreday)
The Rangers
(Carson)
The 49th Man
(Investigator John Williams)
The Steel Cage
(Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages")
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
(Douglas)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
(Bitter Creek)
A Taste of Death
(Dan El/Ralph)
Go For Broke
(Owl/Gufo/le Hibou)
Security Risk
(Ralph Payne)
Red Mountain
(Gen. William Quantrill)
Little Big Horn
(Lt. John Haywood)
Blood River
(Abel Webster)
Challenge of McKenna
(Jones/Jonas MacKenna)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
(Benny Smith)
The Perfect Killer
(Benny)
Return of a Stranger
(Ray Reed)
Arizona Bushwhackers
(Dan Shelby)
The Ceremony
(Prison Warden)
Gunslinger
(Cane Miro)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(Marshal Sam Rochelle)
No Time To Kill
(Johnny Greco)
Stormy Crossing
(Griff Parker)
Martin's Day
(Brewer)
Anna Lucasta
(Danny Johnson)
Hurricane Smith
(Hurricane Smith)
Fort Utah
(Tom Horn)
Marilyn: The Untold Story
(John Huston)
Merlin
This Is Korea!
(Narrator)
The Walking Hills
(Frazee)
A Southern Yankee
(Capt. Jed Calbern)
Dirty Heroes
(Captain O’Connor)
Wake Up and Dream
(Howard Williams)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(Self (archive footage))
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
(Bob Ford (archive footage))
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
(Agent Pierson)
Southwest Passage
(Clint McDonald)
We Are No Angels
(Mr. Shark)
Crossbar
(Miles Kornylo)
The Graveyard Story
(Dr. McGregor)
Sex Diary
(Milton)
The Ransom
(Chief Haliburton)
Vengeance for Vengeance
(Maj. Bower)
Caxambu!
(Vince Neff)
Bloody Che Contra
(Stuart)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
(George Hunter)
Combat Squad
(Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher)
Tourist
(Joe Vigil, Sr.)
The Return of Jesse James
(Johnny Callum)
No Place to Land
(Jonas Bailey)
The Millionaire
(Marshall Wayburn)
Delta Fox
(Lucas Johnson)
Brushfire
(Jeff Saygure)
Salon Kitty
(Cliff)
3-D Rarities
((archive footage))
The Phantom of Hollywood
(Lt. Gifford)
Bonanza: The Next Generation
(Capt. Aaron Cartwright)
Somewhere in the Night
(Thug (voice) (uncredited))
The War Devils
A Walk in the Sun
(Pfc. Windy Craven)
The Bushwhackers
(Jefferson Waring)
Hate for Hate
(James Cooper)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
(Walter)
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
(Tony Santore)
Bordello
(Judge)
Joan of Arc
(Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain)
Northeast of Seoul
(Flanaghan)
The Big Parade of Comedy
(Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.))
Escape to the Sun
(Jacob Kagan)
Seasons in the Sun
(Keith Slattery)
Hell's Horizon
(Capt. John Merrill)
One on Top of the Other
(Inspector Wald)
Hammer Down
(Lt. Bates)
Planet of the Apes
Murder, She Wrote
(Sheriff Hainer)
Magnum, P.I.
(Wyndom Jackson)
Hardcastle and McCormick
(Bucky Miller)
Burke's Law
(Orrin Lashwell)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(William 'Scotty' Scott)
Little House on the Prairie
Airwolf
(Hardesty)
Hawaii Five-O
(Phil Coleman)
Hart to Hart
(Zeke BaIllinger)
Gunsmoke
(Jed Coombs)
General Electric Theater
(Abe Lincoln)
Mission: Impossible
(Andrew Metzger)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Captain McCabe)
Khan!
Run for Your Life
(Dr. Mason)
Daniel Boone
(Hiram Manville)
Police Story
Switch
(Verne Deamer)
Thriller
(Eddie Wilson)
Lux Video Theatre
(Milt Shanks)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Hitchhiker
(Jack Guttman)
Climax!
(Greg)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Riverboat
(Chris Slade)
The Whistler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Marshal Harry Phillips)
The Cheaters
(John Hunter)
The Man Who Never Was
The Asphalt Jungle
Ghost Story
(Arthur Mundy)
Cassie & Co.
(Lyman Shackelford)
J.J. Starbuck
(Charles Capstone)
Gunsmoke
(Parker)
Quincy, M.E.
(Attorney John Packard)
Lux Video Theatre
(Marty)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Jim Regan)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Billy Bob Jackson)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Pete Bronson)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Andrew Evans)
Burke's Law
(Bullock)
The Littlest Hobo
(Pa)
The Name of the Game
(Mel Wexler)
Bonanza
(Marshal Will Rimbau)
Airwolf
(Carl Barron)
Quincy, M.E.
(Jerry Driskill)
War of the Worlds
(Harv)
Quincy, M.E.
(Sheriff Ned Evers)
Branded
(Cattle Rancher Renger)
Branded
(Ted Evers)
The Virginian
(Kinroy)
Rawhide
(Winch)
Rawhide
(Frank Trask)
Rawhide
(Dr. Joseph Merritt)
Rawhide
(Jed Colby)
Armchair Theatre
(Monroe Stahr)
Studio 57
Suspicion
Trauma Center
Snoops
(Gabriel Franken)