John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) 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 television industry.
Known For
Spartacus
(1960)
Crixus
Salon Kitty
(1976)
Cliff
Red River
(1948)
Cherry Valance
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Johnny Ringo
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Billy Clanton
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
Ballomar
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Sgt. Harry
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Farewell, My Lovely
(1975)
Nulty
Villa Rides
(1968)
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Jack Burden
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Hub Fasken
Queen Bee
(1955)
Judson Prentiss
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
(1992)
King Arthur
Wild in the Country
(1961)
Phil Macy
Incubus
(1982)
Hank Walden
Full Filmography
Acting
A Walk in the Sun
(1945)
Pfc. Windy Craven
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Billy Clanton
Behind Green Lights
(1946)
Det. Oppenheimer
Wake Up and Dream
(1946)
Howard Williams
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
(1946)
Benny Smith
Somewhere in the Night
(1946)
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
The Gangster
(1947)
Karty
Repeat Performance
(1947)
Narrator (Voice)
Railroaded!
(1947)
Duke Martin
Red River
(1948)
Cherry Valance
Raw Deal
(1948)
Fantail
I Love Trouble
(1948)
Reno
Open Secret
(1948)
Paul Lester
A Southern Yankee
(1948)
Capt. Jed Calbern
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
All the King's Men
(1949)
Jack Burden
I Shot Jesse James
(1949)
Bob Ford
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Henry 'Early' Byrd
Roughshod
(1949)
Lednov
The Doolins of Oklahoma
(1949)
Bitter Creek
Anna Lucasta
(1949)
Danny Johnson
The Walking Hills
(1949)
Frazee
The Undercover Man
(1949)
Narrator (voice)
Cargo to Capetown
(1950)
Steve Conway
The Return of Jesse James
(1950)
Johnny Callum
The Scarf
(1951)
John Howard Barrington
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Hub Fasken
The Basketball Fix
(1951)
Pete Ferreday
Red Mountain
(1951)
Gen. William Quantrill
Little Big Horn
(1951)
Lt. John Haywood
This Is Korea!
(1951)
Narrator
The Bushwhackers
(1951)
Jefferson Waring
Hurricane Smith
(1952)
Hurricane Smith
The 49th Man
(1953)
Investigator John Williams
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
(1953)
Marshal Sam Rochelle
Combat Squad
(1953)
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
The Fast and the Furious
(1954)
Frank Webster
The Good Die Young
(1954)
Eddie Blaine
The Steel Cage
(1954)
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
Security Risk
(1954)
Ralph Payne
Southwest Passage
(1954)
Clint McDonald
Queen Bee
(1955)
Judson Prentiss
The Glass Cage
(1955)
Pel Pelham
Hell's Horizon
(1955)
Capt. John Merrill
Gunslinger
(1956)
Cane Miro
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Johnny Ringo
Party Girl
(1958)
Louis Canetto
Stormy Crossing
(1958)
Griff Parker
No Place to Land
(1958)
Jonas Bailey
Spartacus
(1960)
Crixus
Faces in the Dark
(1960)
Max Hammond
Wild in the Country
(1961)
Phil Macy
Return of a Stranger
(1961)
Ray Reed
Brushfire
(1962)
Jeff Saygure
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Sgt. Harry
The Ceremony
(1963)
Prison Warden
No Time To Kill
(1963)
Johnny Greco
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
Ballomar
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
I Saw What You Did
(1965)
Steve Marak
Day of the Nightmare
(1965)
Sgt. Dave Harmon
Fort Utah
(1967)
Tom Horn
Dirty Heroes
(1967)
Captain O’Connor
Caxambu!
(1967)
Vince Neff
Hate for Hate
(1967)
James Cooper
Villa Rides
(1968)
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Run, Man, Run
(1968)
Santillana
Gatling Gun
(1968)
Tarpas
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
(1968)
Douglas
Go For Broke
(1968)
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
Taste of Death
(1968)
Dan El/Ralph
Arizona Bushwhackers
(1968)
Dan Shelby
Vengeance for Vengeance
(1968)
Maj. Bower
Bloody Che Contra
(1968)
Stuart
Dead for a Dollar
(1968)
Der Colonel
Zenabel
(1969)
Don Alonso Imolne
Carnal Circuit
(1969)
Richard Salinger
The War Devils
(1969)
One on Top of the Other
(1969)
Inspector Wald
The Adventurers
(1970)
Mr.James Hadley
Challenge of McKenna
(1970)
Jones/Jonas MacKenna
Escape to the Sun
(1972)
Jacob Kagan
The House of Seven Corpses
(1974)
Eric Hartman
Welcome to Arrow Beach
(1974)
Sheriff Duke Bingham
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
(1974)
Bruno Walters
Blood River
(1974)
Abel Webster
The Phantom of Hollywood
(1974)
Lt. Gifford
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
(1974)
Northeast of Seoul
(1974)
Flanaghan
The Rangers
(1974)
Carson
Farewell, My Lovely
(1975)
Nulty
We Are No Angels
(1975)
Mr. Shark
Sex Diary
(1975)
Milton
The Swiss Conspiracy
(1976)
Dwight McGowan
Salon Kitty
(1976)
Cliff
Satan's Cheerleaders
(1977)
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
The Perfect Killer
(1977)
Benny
The Ransom
(1977)
Chief Haliburton
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
(1977)
Tony Santore
Mission to Glory: A True Story
(1977)
Father Mora
Tomorrow Never Comes
(1978)
Captain
The Millionaire
(1978)
Marshall Wayburn
Guyana: Crime of the Century
(1979)
Dave Cole
The Shape of Things to Come
(1979)
Senator Smedley
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
(1979)
Agent Pierson
Crossbar
(1979)
Miles Kornylo
Delta Fox
(1979)
Lucas Johnson
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(1979)
Self
Marilyn: The Untold Story
(1980)
John Huston
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
(1980)
George Hunter
Tourist
(1980)
Joe Vigil, Sr.
Bordello
(1981)
Judge
Incubus
(1982)
Hank Walden
A Matter of Cunning
(1983)
John Markham
Miami Golem
(1985)
Anderson
Thunder Run
(1985)
George Adams
Treasure of the Amazon
(1985)
Priest
Martin's Day
(1985)
Brewer
Seasons in the Sun
(1986)
Keith Slattery
Messenger of Death
(1988)
Zenas Beecham
Bonanza: The Next Generation
(1988)
Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
(1988)
Walter
Terror Night
(1989)
Lance Hayward
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
(1989)
Jefferson
The Graveyard Story
(1991)
Dr. McGregor
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
(1992)
King Arthur
Hammer Down
(1992)
Lt. Bates
Merlin
(1992)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
(2002)
Bob Ford (archive footage)
3-D Rarities
(2015)
(archive footage)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Production