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.
Movies
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
Shows
Planet of the Apes
Murder, She Wrote Sheriff Hainer
Magnum, P.I.
Hardcastle and McCormick Bucky Miller
Burke's Law Orrin Lashwell
Little House on the Prairie
Kraft Suspense Theatre William 'Scotty' Scott
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 Dr. Joseph Merritt
Rawhide Frank Trask
Armchair Theatre Monroe Stahr
Studio 57
Rawhide Jed Colby
Suspicion
Trauma Center
Snoops Gabriel Franken
