
Also known as: John Ireland Jr, John Benjamin Ireland
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.
Acting
January 31, 1914
March 21, 1992
78 years old
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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3-D Rarities
(archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Bob Ford (archive footage)

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
King Arthur

Merlin

Hammer Down
Lt. Bates

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Jefferson

The Graveyard Story
Dr. McGregor

Terror Night
Lance Hayward

Snoops
Gabriel Franken

Christine Cromwell

Messenger of Death
Zenas Beecham

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Capt. Aaron Cartwright

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Walter

War of the Worlds
Harv

J.J. Starbuck
Charles Capstone

Seasons in the Sun
Keith Slattery

Miami Golem
Anderson

Thunder Run
George Adams

Treasure of the Amazon
Priest

Martin's Day
Brewer

Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Hainer

Airwolf
Hardesty

A Matter of Cunning
John Markham

Hardcastle and McCormick
Bucky Miller

The Hitchhiker
Jack Guttman

Trauma Center

Incubus
Hank Walden

Cassie & Co.
Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford

Bordello
Judge

Marilyn: The Untold Story
John Huston

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
George Hunter

Tourist
Joe Vigil, Sr.

Magnum, P.I.
Wyndom Jackson

Guyana: Crime of the Century
Dave Cole

The Shape of Things to Come
Senator Smedley

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
Agent Pierson

Crossbar
Miles Kornylo

Delta Fox
Lucas Johnson

Hart to Hart
Zeke BaIllinger

The Littlest Hobo
Pa
$weepstake$

Tomorrow Never Comes
Captain

The Millionaire
Marshall Wayburn

Satan's Cheerleaders
Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

Mission to Glory: A True Story
Father Mora

The Perfect Killer
Benny

Ransom
Chief Haliburton

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Tony Santore

The Swiss Conspiracy
Dwight McGowan

Sex Diary
Milton

Salon Kitty
Cliff

Quincy, M.E.
Attorney John Packard

Farewell, My Lovely
Nulty

We Are No Angels
Mr. Shark

Khan!

Switch
Verne Deamer

The House of Seven Corpses
Eric Hartman

Welcome to Arrow Beach
Sheriff Duke Bingham

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Bruno Walters

Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman

The Rangers
Carson

Blood River
Abel Webster

The Phantom of Hollywood
Lt. Gifford

Northeast of Seoul
Flanaghan

Planet of the Apes
Brun

Little House on the Prairie
Frank Carlin

Police Story

Escape to the Sun
Jacob Kagan

Ghost Story
Arthur Mundy

The Adventurers
Mr.James Hadley

Challenge of McKenna
Jones/Jonas MacKenna

Zenabel
Don Alonso Imolne

Carnal Circuit
Richard Salinger

The War Devils

One on Top of the Other
Inspector Wald

Villa Rides
Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Run, Man, Run
Santillana

Gatling Gun
Tarpas

Dead for a Dollar
Der Colonel

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
Douglas

A Taste of Death
Dan El/Ralph

Go For Broke
Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

Arizona Bushwhackers
Dan Shelby

Vengeance for Vengeance
Maj. Bower

Bloody Che Contra
Stuart

Hawaii Five-O
Phil Coleman

The Name of the Game
Mel Wexler

Fort Utah
Tom Horn

Dirty Heroes
Captain O’Connor
Caxambu!
Vince Neff

Hate for Hate
James Cooper

Mission: Impossible
Andrew Metzger

The Man Who Never Was

I Saw What You Did
Steve Marak

Day of the Nightmare
Sgt. Dave Harmon

Run for Your Life
Dr. Mason

Branded
Cattle Rancher Renger

The Fall of the Roman Empire
Ballomar

The Big Parade of Comedy
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Daniel Boone
Hiram Manville

55 Days at Peking
Sgt. Harry

The Ceremony
Prison Warden

No Time To Kill
Johnny Greco

Burke's Law
Orrin Lashwell

Kraft Suspense Theatre
William 'Scotty' Scott

Brushfire
Jeff Saygure

The Virginian
Kinroy

Wild in the Country
Phil Macy

Return of a Stranger
Ray Reed

Spartacus
Crixus

Faces in the Dark
Max Hammond

Thriller
Eddie Wilson

The Cheaters
John Hunter

Riverboat
Chris Slade

Bonanza
Marshal Will Rimbau

Rawhide
Winch

Startime
Cliff Harrison

Party Girl
Louis Canetto

Stormy Crossing
Griff Parker

No Place to Land
Jonas Bailey

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Johnny Ringo

Without Incident
Sgt. Turley

A Sound of Different Drummers
Ben Hammond

Suspicion

Gunslinger
Cane Miro

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Harry Phillips

Armchair Theatre
Monroe Stahr

Queen Bee
Judson Prentiss

The Glass Cage
Pel Pelham

Hell's Horizon
Capt. John Merrill

Gunsmoke
Jed Coombs

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Captain McCabe

The Fast and the Furious
Frank Webster

The Good Die Young
Eddie Blaine

The Steel Cage
Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

Security Risk
Ralph Payne

Southwest Passage
Clint McDonald

Climax!
Greg

The Whistler

Studio 57

The Fast and the Furious
Director

The 49th Man
Investigator John Williams

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Marshal Sam Rochelle

Combat Squad
Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

General Electric Theater
Abe Lincoln

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Director

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Co-Producer

Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith

The Scarf
John Howard Barrington

Vengeance Valley
Hub Fasken

The Basketball Fix
Pete Ferreday

Red Mountain
Gen. William Quantrill

Little Big Horn
Lt. John Haywood

This Is Korea!
Narrator

The Bushwhackers
Jefferson Waring

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Cargo to Capetown
Steve Conway

The Return of Jesse James
Johnny Callum
Lux Video Theatre
Milt Shanks

All the King's Men
Jack Burden

I Shot Jesse James
Bob Ford

The Undercover Man
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch
Henry 'Early' Byrd

Roughshod
Lednov

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Bitter Creek

Anna Lucasta
Danny Johnson

The Walking Hills
Frazee

Red River
Cherry Valance

Raw Deal
Fantail

I Love Trouble
Reno

Open Secret
Paul Lester

A Southern Yankee
Capt. Jed Calbern

Joan of Arc
Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Gangster
Karty

Repeat Performance
Narrator (Voice)

Railroaded!
Duke Martin

My Darling Clementine
Billy Clanton

Behind Green Lights
Oppenheimer

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Benny Smith

Wake Up and Dream
Howard Williams

Somewhere in the Night
Thug (voice) (uncredited)

A Walk in the Sun
Pfc. Windy Craven

Glorious Hours
Narrator (Archive Footage)