John Ireland

Born: 1914-01-31, 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.

Filmography

• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Little House on the Prairie (1974)
• Rawhide (1959)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Hart to Hart (1979)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Climax! (1954)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• The Hitchhiker (1983)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Burke's Law (1963)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
• Switch (1975)
• Police Story (1973)
• Branded (1965)
• The Whistler (1954)
• Suspicion (1957)
• Ghost Story (1972)
• Riverboat (1959)
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
• Salon Kitty (1976)
• The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
• 55 Days at Peking (1963)
• Repeat Performance (1947)