Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 31, 1914
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
- John Ireland Jr
- John Benjamin Ireland
John 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.
Known For - Movies
Spartacus
as Crixus
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Johnny Ringo
Merlin
Salon Kitty
as Cliff
Red River
as Cherry Valance
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Ballomar
55 Days at Peking
as Sgt. Harry
My Darling Clementine
as Billy Clanton
Villa Rides
as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Farewell, My Lovely
as Nulty
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Hainer
Little House on the Prairie
as Frank Carlin
Bonanza
as Marshal Will Rimbau
Magnum, P.I.
as Wyndom Jackson
The Virginian
as Kinroy
Airwolf
as Hardesty
Airwolf
as Carl Barron
Mission: Impossible
as Andrew Metzger
Hawaii Five-O
as Phil Coleman
Quincy, M.E.
as Attorney John Packard