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John Ireland

John Ireland

Acting

Born January 31, 1914 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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, notab…

Known For · 40 titles

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Airwolf

Airwolf

1984
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
Thriller

Thriller

1960
Suspicion

Suspicion

1957
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1983
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972
Switch

Switch

1975
Cassie & Co.

Cassie & Co.

1982
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

1988
Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983
Studio 57

Studio 57

1954
Police Story

Police Story

1973
Branded

Branded

1965
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954
The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

1979
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Riverboat

Riverboat

1959
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960
Startime

Startime

1959
Snoops

Snoops

1989
The Cheaters

The Cheaters

1960