John Ireland
Acting
Born: 1914-01-31 in 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, 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
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Hainer
Bonanza
Marshal Will Rimbau
Hawaii Five-O
Phil Coleman
Mission: Impossible
Andrew Metzger
Little House on the Prairie
Frank Carlin
Magnum, P.I.
Wyndom Jackson
The Virginian
Kinroy
Airwolf
Hardesty
Airwolf
Carl Barron
Quincy, M.E.
Attorney John Packard
Quincy, M.E.
Jerry Driskill
Quincy, M.E.
Sheriff Ned Evers
Rawhide
Frank Trask
Rawhide
Dr. Joseph Merritt
Rawhide
Jed Colby
Rawhide
Winch
Hart to Hart
Zeke BaIllinger
Spartacus
Crixus
Climax!
Greg
The Philco Television Playhouse
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Harry Phillips
Daniel Boone
Hiram Manville
Gunsmoke
Jed Coombs
Gunsmoke
Parker
Thriller
Eddie Wilson
Burke's Law
Orrin Lashwell
Burke's Law
Bullock
Run for Your Life
Dr. Mason
The Hitchhiker
Jack Guttman
The Name of the Game
Mel Wexler
The Whistler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Captain McCabe
Kraft Suspense Theatre
William 'Scotty' Scott
Hardcastle and McCormick
Bucky Miller
Switch
Verne Deamer
Studio 57
Branded
Cattle Rancher Renger
Branded
Ted Evers
Police Story
War of the Worlds
Harv