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John Ireland

Acting

Born: 1914-01-31
Died: 1992-03-21
From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1

Also Known As

John Ireland JrJohn Benjamin Ireland

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

All the King's Men

1950
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting178 titles

Brushfire
10.0
Movie

Brushfire

1962Drama
Hammer Down
10.0
Movie

Hammer Down

1992Action
Vengeance for Vengeance
9.3
Movie

Vengeance for Vengeance

1968Action
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
9.0
Movie

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

1979Comedy
The Rangers
8.0
Movie

The Rangers

1974Drama
The Millionaire
8.0
Movie

The Millionaire

1978Drama
Studio 57
8.0
Series

Studio 57

1954-1958Drama
Little House on the Prairie
7.9
Series

Little House on the Prairie

1974-1983Action
Bloody Che Contra
7.8
Movie

Bloody Che Contra

1968Drama
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
Christine Cromwell
7.8
Series

Christine Cromwell

1989-1990Thriller
Bonanza: The Next Generation
7.7
Movie

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988Action
Airwolf
7.6
Series

Airwolf

1984-1987Action
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Series

Mission: Impossible

1966-1973Action
Spartacus
7.5
Movie

Spartacus

1960Drama
My Darling Clementine
7.5
Movie

My Darling Clementine

1946Action
Dead for a Dollar
7.5
Movie

Dead for a Dollar

1968Comedy
We Are No Angels
7.5
Movie

We Are No Angels

1975Comedy
Combat Squad
7.5
Movie

Combat Squad

1953Action
Tourist
7.5
Movie

Tourist

1980Comedy
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Series

Quincy, M.E.

1976-1983Thriller
Bonanza
7.5
Series

Bonanza

1959-1973Action
Wake Up and Dream
7.4
Movie

Wake Up and Dream

1946Drama
Ghost Story
7.4
Series

Ghost Story

1972-1973Drama
Red River
7.3
Movie

Red River

1948Action
A Taste of Death
7.3
Movie

A Taste of Death

1968Action
Magnum, P.I.
7.3
Series

Magnum, P.I.

1980-1988Thriller
The Littlest Hobo
7.3
Series

The Littlest Hobo

1979-1985Action
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0
Movie

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957Action
All the King's Men
7.0
Movie

All the King's Men

1949Drama
Mission to Glory: A True Story
7.0
Movie

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977Action
The Steel Cage
7.0
Movie

The Steel Cage

1954Drama
The War Devils
7.0
Movie

The War Devils

1969Action
Northeast of Seoul
7.0
Movie

Northeast of Seoul

1974Action
Seasons in the Sun
7.0
Movie

Seasons in the Sun

1986Drama
Daniel Boone
7.0
Series

Daniel Boone

1964-1970Action
Police Story
7.0
Series

Police Story

1973-1988Action
The Name of the Game
7.0
Series

The Name of the Game

1968-1971Action
Trauma Center
7.0
Series

Trauma Center

1983Drama
55 Days at Peking
6.9
Movie

55 Days at Peking

1963Drama
Open Secret
6.9
Movie

Open Secret

1948Thriller
Go For Broke
6.9
Movie

Go For Broke

1968Action
Marilyn: The Untold Story
6.9
Movie

Marilyn: The Untold Story

1980Drama
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
6.9
Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988Thriller
Planet of the Apes
6.9
Series

Planet of the Apes

1974Sci-Fi
Hart to Hart
6.9
Series

Hart to Hart

1979-1984Action
Party Girl
6.8
Movie

Party Girl

1958Thriller
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8
Movie

Mr. Soft Touch

1949Thriller
The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8
Movie

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949Action
This Is Korea!
6.8
Movie

This Is Korea!

1951Documentary
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
Branded
6.8
Series

Branded

1965-1966Action
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
Raw Deal
6.7
Movie

Raw Deal

1948Thriller
Railroaded!
6.7
Movie

Railroaded!

1947Thriller
Red Mountain
6.7
Movie

Red Mountain

1951Action
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
6.7
Movie

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953Action
Somewhere in the Night
6.7
Movie

Somewhere in the Night

1946Thriller
Gunsmoke
6.7
Series

Gunsmoke

1955-1975Action
Switch
6.7
Series

Switch

1975-1978Action
Thriller
6.7
Series

Thriller

1960-1962Thriller
Farewell, My Lovely
6.6
Movie

Farewell, My Lovely

1975Thriller
Cargo to Capetown
6.6
Movie

Cargo to Capetown

1950Drama
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
I Love Trouble
6.5
Movie

I Love Trouble

1948Thriller
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5
Movie

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964Drama
Run, Man, Run
6.5
Movie

Run, Man, Run

1968Action
The 49th Man
6.5
Movie

The 49th Man

1953Thriller
Ransom
6.5
Movie

Ransom

1977Thriller
Hate for Hate
6.5
Movie

Hate for Hate

1967Action
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.5
Series

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983-1986Action
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Series

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-1965Thriller
Riverboat
6.5
Series

Riverboat

1959-1961Action
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
The Good Die Young
6.4
Movie

The Good Die Young

1954Thriller
Martin's Day
6.4
Movie

Martin's Day

1985Drama
Hurricane Smith
6.4
Movie

Hurricane Smith

1952Action
One on Top of the Other
6.4
Movie

One on Top of the Other

1969Thriller
War of the Worlds
6.4
Series

War of the Worlds

1988-1990Drama
Queen Bee
6.3
Movie

Queen Bee

1955Drama
I Shot Jesse James
6.3
Movie

I Shot Jesse James

1949Action
Villa Rides
6.3
Movie

Villa Rides

1968Action
Southwest Passage
6.3
Movie

Southwest Passage

1954Action
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
The Hitchhiker
6.3
Series

The Hitchhiker

1983-1991Drama
Snoops
6.3
Series

Snoops

1989-1990Comedy
Wild in the Country
6.2
Movie

Wild in the Country

1961Drama
I Saw What You Did
6.2
Movie

I Saw What You Did

1965Thriller
Little Big Horn
6.2
Movie

Little Big Horn

1951Action
Merlin
6.2
Movie

Merlin

1992Sci-Fi
Joan of Arc
6.2
Movie

Joan of Arc

1948Drama
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-1961Action
Suspicion
6.2
Series

Suspicion

1957-1958Thriller
Repeat Performance
6.1
Movie

Repeat Performance

1947Drama
The Undercover Man
6.1
Movie

The Undercover Man

1949Thriller
Faces in the Dark
6.1
Movie

Faces in the Dark

1960Thriller
The Walking Hills
6.1
Movie

The Walking Hills

1949Action
Messenger of Death
6.0
Movie

Messenger of Death

1988Action
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
6.0
Movie

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1991Comedy
The Basketball Fix
6.0
Movie

The Basketball Fix

1951Thriller
Security Risk
6.0
Movie

Security Risk

1954Drama
No Time To Kill
6.0
Movie

No Time To Kill

1963Thriller
The Return of Jesse James
6.0
Movie

The Return of Jesse James

1950Drama
3-D Rarities
6.0
Movie

3-D Rarities

2015Documentary
Khan!
6.0
Series

Khan!

1975Drama
J.J. Starbuck
6.0
Series

J.J. Starbuck

1987-1988Drama
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
A Walk in the Sun
5.9
Movie

A Walk in the Sun

1945Action
The Bushwhackers
5.9
Movie

The Bushwhackers

1951Thriller
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
5.8
Movie

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

1968Action
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
5.8
Movie

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1946Action
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8
Movie

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002Documentary
The Scarf
5.7
Movie

The Scarf

1951Drama
Tomorrow Never Comes
5.7
Movie

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978Action
Roughshod
5.7
Movie

Roughshod

1949Action
Stormy Crossing
5.7
Movie

Stormy Crossing

1958Thriller
Sex Diary
5.7
Movie

Sex Diary

1976Comedy
Hell's Horizon
5.7
Movie

Hell's Horizon

1955Action
Miami Golem
5.6
Movie

Miami Golem

1985Action
Behind Green Lights
5.6
Movie

Behind Green Lights

1946Thriller
Incubus
5.6
Movie

Incubus

1982Horror
The Glass Cage
5.6
Movie

The Glass Cage

1955Thriller
The Ceremony
5.6
Movie

The Ceremony

1963Drama
Dirty Heroes
5.6
Movie

Dirty Heroes

1967Action
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
5.6
Movie

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

1980Action
Salon Kitty
5.6
Movie

Salon Kitty

1976Drama
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
5.5
Movie

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974Thriller
Return of a Stranger
5.5
Movie

Return of a Stranger

1961Thriller
A Southern Yankee
5.5
Movie

A Southern Yankee

1948Comedy
Crossbar
5.5
Movie

Crossbar

1979Drama
The Phantom of Hollywood
5.5
Movie

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974Horror
Escape to the Sun
5.5
Movie

Escape to the Sun

1972Thriller
Vengeance Valley
5.4
Movie

Vengeance Valley

1951Action
The Fast and the Furious
5.3
Movie

The Fast and the Furious

1954Action
A Matter of Cunning
5.3
Movie

A Matter of Cunning

1983Romance
Cassie & Co.
5.3
Series

Cassie & Co.

1982Thriller
The Gangster
5.2
Movie

The Gangster

1947Thriller
Welcome to Arrow Beach
5.2
Movie

Welcome to Arrow Beach

1974Horror
Challenge of McKenna
5.2
Movie

Challenge of McKenna

1970Action
Day of the Nightmare
5.1
Movie

Day of the Nightmare

1965Thriller
Gatling Gun
5.1
Movie

Gatling Gun

1968Action
Guyana: Crime of the Century
5.0
Movie

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979Drama
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
5.0
Movie

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992Horror
The Swiss Conspiracy
5.0
Movie

The Swiss Conspiracy

1976Drama
Terror Night
4.8
Movie

Terror Night

1989Horror
The House of Seven Corpses
4.7
Movie

The House of Seven Corpses

1974Horror
The Adventurers
4.7
Movie

The Adventurers

1970Drama
Bordello
4.7
Movie

Bordello

1981Action
Satan's Cheerleaders
4.5
Movie

Satan's Cheerleaders

1977Horror
Thunder Run
4.5
Movie

Thunder Run

1985Thriller
Treasure of the Amazon
4.5
Movie

Treasure of the Amazon

1985Action
Gunslinger
4.4
Movie

Gunslinger

1956Action
The Perfect Killer
4.3
Movie

The Perfect Killer

1977Action
Arizona Bushwhackers
4.3
Movie

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968Action
Fort Utah
4.3
Movie

Fort Utah

1967Action
Delta Fox
4.3
Movie

Delta Fox

1979Drama
Anna Lucasta
4.2
Movie

Anna Lucasta

1949Drama
The Shape of Things to Come
4.1
Movie

The Shape of Things to Come

1979Sci-Fi
Carnal Circuit
4.0
Movie

Carnal Circuit

1969Horror
Blood River
4.0
Movie

Blood River

1974Action
The Graveyard Story
4.0
Movie

The Graveyard Story

1991Horror
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
4.0
Movie

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

1977Comedy
Zenabel
3.9
Movie

Zenabel

1969Action
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
No Place to Land
3.5
Movie

No Place to Land

1958Action
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
2.9
Movie

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

1974Sci-Fi
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
0
Movie

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979Documentary
Without Incident
0
Movie

Without Incident

1957Drama
A Sound of Different Drummers
0
Movie

A Sound of Different Drummers

1957Drama
The Whistler
0
Series

The Whistler

1954-1955Sci-Fi
The Cheaters
0
Series

The Cheaters

1960-1962Drama
The Man Who Never Was
0
Series

The Man Who Never Was

1966-1967Drama

Directing2 titles

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
6.7
Movie

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953Action
The Fast and the Furious
5.3
Movie

The Fast and the Furious

1954Action

Production1 title

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
6.7
Movie

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953Action