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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Control Booth Operator | Film |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Bob Ford (archive footage) | Film |
| 1992 | Hammer Down | Lt. Bates | Film |
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in Time | King Arthur | Film |
| 1992 | Merlin | Film | |
| 1991 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Jefferson | Film |
| 1989 | Terror Night | Lance Hayward | Film |
| 1988 | Messenger of Death | Zenas Beecham | Film |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Walter | Film |
| 1985 | Thunder Run | George Adams | Film |
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Brewer | Film |
| 1985 | Miami Golem | Anderson | Film |
| 1985 | Treasure of the Amazon | Priest | Film |
| 1982 | Incubus | Hank Walden | Film |
| 1981 | Bordello | Judge | Film |
| 1980 | Marilyn: The Untold Story | John Huston | Film |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | George Hunter | Film |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to Come | Senator Smedley | Film |
| 1979 | Guyana: Crime of the Century | Dave Cole | Film |
| 1978 | Tomorrow Never Comes | Captain | Film |
| 1977 | Satan's Cheerleaders | Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb | Film |
| 1977 | The Perfect Killer | Benny | Film |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Dwight McGowan | Film |
| 1976 | Salon Kitty | Cliff | Film |
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Nulty | Film |
| 1974 | The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Bruno Walters | Film |
| 1974 | Welcome to Arrow Beach | Sheriff Duke Bingham | Film |
| 1974 | The House of Seven Corpses | Eric Hartman | Film |
| 1974 | Blood River | Abel Webster | Film |
| 1974 | Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman | Film | |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood | Lt. Gifford | Film |
| 1970 | Challenge of McKenna | Jones/Jonas MacKenna | Film |
| 1970 | The Adventurers | Mr.James Hadley | Film |
| 1969 | The War Devils | Film | |
| 1969 | Zenabel | Don Alonso Imolne | Film |
| 1969 | One on Top of the Other | Inspector Wald | Film |
| 1969 | Carnal Circuit | Richard Salinger | Film |
| 1968 | Run, Man, Run | Santillana | Film |
| 1968 | Gatling Gun | Tarpas | Film |
| 1968 | Dead for a Dollar | Der Colonel | Film |
| 1968 | A Taste of Death | Dan El/Ralph | Film |
| 1968 | Go For Broke | Owl/Gufo/le Hibou | Film |
| 1968 | Villa Rides | Client in Barber Shop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1968 | A Gun for One Hundred Graves | Douglas | Film |
| 1968 | Arizona Bushwhackers | Dan Shelby | Film |
| 1967 | Hate for Hate | James Cooper | Film |
| 1967 | Caxambu! | Vince Neff | Film |
| 1967 | Fort Utah | Tom Horn | Film |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Steve Marak | Film |
| 1965 | Day of the Nightmare | Sgt. Dave Harmon | Film |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Ballomar | Film |
| 1963 | The Ceremony | Prison Warden | Film |
| 1963 | No Time To Kill | Johnny Greco | Film |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Sgt. Harry | Film |
| 1961 | Wild in the Country | Phil Macy | Film |
| 1961 | Return of a Stranger | Ray Reed | Film |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Crixus | Film |
| 1960 | Faces in the Dark | Max Hammond | Film |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Jed Colby | TV |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Louis Canetto | Film |
| 1958 | Stormy Crossing | Griff Parker | Film |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Johnny Ringo | Film |
| 1956 | Gunslinger | Cane Miro | Film |
| 1955 | The Glass Cage | Pel Pelham | Film |
| 1955 | Queen Bee | Judson Prentiss | Film |
| 1954 | The Good Die Young | Eddie Blaine | Film |
| 1954 | The Fast and the Furious | Frank Webster | Film |
| 1954 | The Steel Cage | Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages" | Film |
| 1954 | Security Risk | Ralph Payne | Film |
| 1953 | The 49th Man | Investigator John Williams | Film |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Marshal Sam Rochelle | Film |
| 1952 | Hurricane Smith | Hurricane Smith | Film |
| 1951 | The Scarf | John Howard Barrington | Film |
| 1951 | Little Big Horn | Lt. John Haywood | Film |
| 1951 | The Bushwhackers | Jefferson Waring | Film |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Hub Fasken | Film |
| 1951 | The Basketball Fix | Pete Ferreday | Film |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | Gen. William Quantrill | Film |
| 1950 | Cargo to Capetown | Steve Conway | Film |
| 1949 | I Shot Jesse James | Bob Ford | Film |
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