John Ireland

John Ireland

Acting

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

2 films as director · Active 1953–1954

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…

Known for

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

Directed(2)

The Fast and the Furious

1954The Fast and the Furious★ 5.3

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953Hannah Lee: An American Primitive★ 6.7

Acting(182)

20153-D Rarities(archive footage)

2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerBob Ford (archive footage)

1992Waxwork II: Lost in TimeKing Arthur

1992Hammer DownLt. Bates

1991Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatJefferson

1991The Graveyard StoryDr. McGregor

1989Christine Cromwell

1989Terror NightLance Hayward

1989SnoopsGabriel Franken

1988War of the WorldsHarv

1988Messenger of DeathZenas Beecham

1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeWalter

1988Bonanza: The Next GenerationCapt. Aaron Cartwright

1987J.J. StarbuckCharles Capstone

1986Seasons in the SunKeith Slattery

1985Miami GolemAnderson

1985Thunder RunGeorge Adams

1985Treasure of the AmazonPriest

1985Martin's DayBrewer

1984Murder, She WroteSheriff Hainer

1984AirwolfHardesty

1983The HitchhikerJack Guttman

1983Trauma Center

1983Hardcastle and McCormickBucky Miller

1983A Matter of CunningJohn Markham

1982IncubusHank Walden

1982Cassie & Co.Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford

1981BordelloJudge

1980Magnum, P.I.Wyndom Jackson

1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryJohn Huston

1980TouristJoe Vigil, Sr.

1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogGeorge Hunter

1979Delta FoxLucas Johnson

1979The Littlest HoboPa

1979Hart to HartZeke BaIllinger

1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDave Cole

1979CrossbarMiles Kornylo

1979On the Air Live with Captain MidnightAgent Pierson

1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf

1979The Shape of Things to ComeSenator Smedley

1979$weepstake$

1978The MillionaireMarshall Wayburn

1978Tomorrow Never ComesCaptain

1977The Perfect KillerBenny

1977Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyTony Santore

1977RansomChief Haliburton

1977Satan's CheerleadersSheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather Mora

1976Quincy, M.E.Attorney John Packard

1976Sex DiaryMilton

1976Salon KittyCliff

1976The Swiss ConspiracyDwight McGowan

1975We Are No AngelsMr. Shark

1975SwitchVerne Deamer

1975Farewell, My LovelyNulty

1974Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

1974The RangersCarson

1974Planet of the ApesBrun

1974Little House on the PrairieFrank Carlin

1974Blood RiverAbel Webster

1974Welcome to Arrow BeachSheriff Duke Bingham

1974Northeast of SeoulFlanaghan

1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowBruno Walters

1974The Phantom of HollywoodLt. Gifford

1974The House of Seven CorpsesEric Hartman

1973Police Story

1972Escape to the SunJacob Kagan

1972Ghost StoryArthur Mundy

1970The AdventurersMr.James Hadley

1970Challenge of McKennaJones/Jonas MacKenna

1969The War Devils

1969ZenabelDon Alonso Imolne

1969One on Top of the OtherInspector Wald

1969Carnal CircuitRichard Salinger

1968Gatling GunTarpas

1968Hawaii Five-OPhil Coleman

1968The Name of the GameMel Wexler

1968Vengeance for VengeanceMaj. Bower

1968A Taste of DeathDan El/Ralph

1968Run, Man, RunSantillana

1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDouglas

1968Dead for a DollarDer Colonel

1968Villa RidesClient in Barber Shop (uncredited)

1968Go For BrokeOwl/Gufo/le Hibou

1968Arizona BushwhackersDan Shelby

1968Bloody Che ContraStuart

1967Dirty HeroesCaptain O’Connor

1967Fort UtahTom Horn

1967Hate for HateJames Cooper

1967Caxambu!Vince Neff

1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrew Metzger

1966The Man Who Never Was

1965Day of the NightmareSgt. Dave Harmon

1965Run for Your LifeDr. Mason

1965I Saw What You DidSteve Marak

1965BrandedCattle Rancher Renger

1964Daniel BooneHiram Manville

1964The Big Parade of ComedyCaptain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireBallomar

1963The CeremonyPrison Warden

1963Kraft Suspense TheatreWilliam 'Scotty' Scott

1963Burke's LawOrrin Lashwell

196355 Days at PekingSgt. Harry

1962The VirginianKinroy

1962BrushfireJeff Saygure

1961Wild in the CountryPhil Macy

1961Return of a StrangerRay Reed

1960The CheatersJohn Hunter

1960Faces in the DarkMax Hammond

1960SpartacusCrixus

1960ThrillerEddie Wilson

1959StartimeCliff Harrison

1959RiverboatChris Slade

1959BonanzaMarshal Will Rimbau

1959No Time To KillJohnny Greco

1959RawhideFrank Trask

1958Party GirlLouis Canetto

1958No Place to LandJonas Bailey

1958Stormy CrossingGriff Parker

1957A Sound of Different DrummersBen Hammond

1957Without IncidentSgt. Turley

1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralJohnny Ringo

1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHarry Phillips

1956Armchair TheatreMonroe Stahr

1956GunslingerCane Miro

1955Hell's HorizonCapt. John Merrill

1955Queen BeeJudson Prentiss

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain McCabe

1955GunsmokeJed Coombs

1955The Glass CagePel Pelham

1954The Steel CageAl, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

1954The Fast and the FuriousFrank Webster

1954Climax!Greg

1954Security RiskRalph Payne

1954The Whistler

1954Southwest PassageClint McDonald

1954The Good Die YoungEddie Blaine

1953Combat SquadSgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMarshal Sam Rochelle

1953The 49th ManInvestigator John Williams

1953General Electric TheaterAbe Lincoln

1952Hurricane SmithHurricane Smith

1951The BushwhackersJefferson Waring

1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951This Is Korea!Narrator

1951Red MountainGen. William Quantrill

1951The Basketball FixPete Ferreday

1951Little Big HornLt. John Haywood

1951The ScarfJohn Howard Barrington

1951Vengeance ValleyHub Fasken

1950Lux Video TheatreMilt Shanks

1950The Return of Jesse JamesJohnny Callum

1950Cargo to CapetownSteve Conway

1949All the King's MenJack Burden

1949Mr. Soft TouchHenry 'Early' Byrd

1949Anna LucastaDanny Johnson

1949The Doolins of OklahomaBitter Creek

1949RoughshodLednov

1949The Undercover ManNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

1949The Walking HillsFrazee

1949I Shot Jesse JamesBob Ford

1948Joan of ArcJean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

1948The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Red RiverCherry Valance

1948A Southern YankeeCapt. Jed Calbern

1948Raw DealFantail

1948Open SecretPaul Lester

1948I Love TroubleReno

1947The GangsterKarty

1947Railroaded!Duke Martin

1947Repeat PerformanceNarrator (Voice)

1946Wake Up and DreamHoward Williams

1946My Darling ClementineBilly Clanton

1946It Shouldn't Happen to a DogBenny Smith

1946Somewhere in the NightThug (voice) (uncredited)

1946Behind Green LightsOppenheimer

1945A Walk in the SunPfc. Windy Craven

Glorious HoursNarrator (Archive Footage)