John Ireland
Known For
Acting
Born
1914-01-31 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died
1992-03-21
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Marshal Will Rimbau
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Hainer
Mission: Impossible
as Andrew Metzger
Little House on the Prairie
Magnum, P.I.
as Wyndom Jackson
Hawaii Five-O
as Phil Coleman
Quincy, M.E.
as Attorney John Packard
Quincy, M.E.
as Jerry Driskill
Quincy, M.E.
as Sheriff Ned Evers
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Harry Phillips
The Virginian
as Kinroy
Airwolf
as Hardesty
Airwolf
as Carl Barron
Hart to Hart
as Zeke BaIllinger
Climax!
as Greg
Rawhide
as Frank Trask
Rawhide
as Dr. Joseph Merritt
Rawhide
as Jed Colby
Rawhide
as Winch
Thriller
as Eddie Wilson