Actor
John Ireland
January 31, 1914 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Notable work
7.5Spartacus (1960)
as Crixus
8Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Frank Carlin
7.3Red River (1948)
as Cherry Valance
7.6Airwolf (1984)
as Hardesty and as Carl Barron
7.5My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Billy Clanton
7.5Bonanza (1959)
as Marshal Will Rimbau
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Sheriff Hainer
7.3Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Wyndom Jackson
7Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
as Johnny Ringo
7.6Mission: Impossible (1966)
as Andrew Metzger
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