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