John Ireland
AKA: John Ireland Jr
Birthday: 1914-01-31
Died: 1992-03-21
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Filmography
Character: Cherry Valance
Character: Don Alonso Imolne
Character: Judson Prentiss
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Character: Senator Smedley
Character: Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb
Character: John Howard Barrington
Character: Dwight McGowan
Character: Det. Oppenheimer
Character: Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Character: Sheriff Duke Bingham
Character: Henry 'Early' Byrd
Character: Sgt. Dave Harmon
Character: Richard Salinger
Character: Mr.James Hadley
Character: Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
Character: Investigator John Williams
Character: Owl/Gufo/le Hibou
Character: Gen. William Quantrill
Character: Lt. John Haywood
Character: Jones/Jonas MacKenna
Character: Marshal Sam Rochelle
Character: Hurricane Smith
Character: Capt. Jed Calbern
Character: Howard Williams
Character: Captain O’Connor
Character: Bob Ford (archive footage)
Character: Clint McDonald
Character: Chief Haliburton
Character: Capt. Aaron Cartwright
Character: Pfc. Windy Craven
Character: Jefferson Waring
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain
Character: Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Character: Keith Slattery
Character: Capt. John Merrill
Character: Inspector Wald
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher
Character: Joe Vigil, Sr.
Character: Marshall Wayburn
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Thug (voice) (uncredited)