01/31/1914
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
John Benjamin Ireland (* 30. Januar 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia; † 21. März 1992 in Santa Barbara, Kalifornien) war ein kanadischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler sowie Regisseur. Ireland wuchs in New York auf, wo er in den späten 1930er Jahren auf der Theaterbühne (unter anderem in mehreren Shakespeare-Inszenierungen) und am Broadway auftrat. Mitte der 1940er Jahre begann die Filmkarriere des großgewachsenen und schlanken ehemaligen Schwimmers in Hollywood. Nach seinem Debüt in A Walk in the Sun (1945) spielte er unter anderem einen den Schurken in Faustrecht der Prärie von John Ford und den Ranchmitarbeiter Cherry Valance in Red River von Howard Hawks. Für seinen Part in Der Mann, der herrschen wollte erhielt er eine Oscar-Nominierung als bester Nebendarsteller. Neben weiteren Hollywood-Streifen spielte Ireland auch in zahlreichen Fernsehserien wie Der kleine Vagabund, und Bonanza, gelegentlich führte er auch Regie. 1959 übernahm er den männlichen Part in Judy Garlands bei Capitol Records veröffentlichtem Konzeptalbum The Letter, einer von Gordon Jenkins für Orchester, Chor und Solisten komponierten und arrangierten Suite um ein Liebespaar am Ende seiner Beziehung. Von 1960 bis 1962 spielte er eine Hauptrolle in der britischen Fernsehserie The Cheaters. Im Anschluss war er häufig in Serien als Gaststar zu sehen. Ab 1967 verlagerte er den Schwerpunkt seiner Kinoarbeit nach Europa, insbesondere nach Italien, wo er in vielen Genrefilmen, darunter etlichen Italowestern, zu sehen war. Immer wieder kehrte er für Theaterstücke auch auf die Bühne zurück. In den 1950er Jahren war er zweimal Co-Regisseur bei Filmen, in denen er selbst mitwirkte. Quelle: Wikipedia
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3-D Rarities (2015) as (archive footage) |
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) as Bob Ford (archive footage) |
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Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) as King Arthur |
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Merlin (1992) as |
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Hammer Down (1992) as Lt. Bates |
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991) as Jefferson |
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The Graveyard Story (1991) as Dr. McGregor |
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Terror Night (1989) as Lance Hayward |
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Messenger of Death (1988) as Zenas Beecham |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988) as Walter |
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Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) as Capt. Aaron Cartwright |
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Seasons in the Sun (1986) as Keith Slattery |
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Miami Golem (1985) as Anderson |
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Thunder Run (1985) as George Adams |
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Treasure of the Amazon (1985) as Priest |
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Martin's Day (1985) as Brewer |
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A Matter of Cunning (1983) as John Markham |
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Incubus (1982) as Hank Walden |
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Las mujeres de Jeremías (1981) as Judge |
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Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) as John Huston |
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Tourist (1980) as Joe Vigil, Sr. |
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980) as George Hunter |
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Delta Fox (1979) as Lucas Johnson |
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Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) as Dave Cole |
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Crossbar (1979) as Miles Kornylo |
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On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979) as Agent Pierson |
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979) as Self |
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The Shape of Things to Come (1979) as Senator Smedley |
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The Millionaire (1978) as Marshall Wayburn |
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Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) as Captain |
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Quel pomeriggio maledetto (1977) as Benny |
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Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977) as Tony Santore |
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Ransom (1977) as Chief Haliburton |
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Satan's Cheerleaders (1977) as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb |
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Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977) as Father Mora |
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Il letto in piazza (1976) as Milton |
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Salon Kitty (1976) as Cliff |
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The Swiss Conspiracy (1976) as Dwight McGowan |
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Noi non siamo angeli (1975) as Mr. Shark |
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975) as Nulty |
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Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman (1974) as |
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The Rangers (1974) as Carson |
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Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano (1974) as Abel Webster |
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Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) as Sheriff Duke Bingham |
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Northeast of Seoul (1974) as Flanaghan |
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The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) as Bruno Walters |
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The Phantom of Hollywood (1974) as Lt. Gifford |
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The House of Seven Corpses (1974) as Eric Hartman |
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Escape to the Sun (1972) as Jacob Kagan |
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The Adventurers (1970) as Mr.James Hadley |
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La sfida dei MacKenna (1970) as Jones/Jonas MacKenna |
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I diavoli della guerra (1969) as |
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Zenabel (1969) as Don Alonso Imolne |
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Una sull'altra (1969) as Inspector Wald |
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Femmine insaziabili (1969) as Richard Salinger |
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Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco (1968) as Tarpas |
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Vendetta per vendetta (1968) as Maj. Bower |
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Quanto costa morire (1968) as Dan El/Ralph |
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Corri uomo corri (1968) as Santillana |
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Una pistola per cento bare (1968) as Douglas |
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T'ammazzo! - Raccomandati a Dio (1968) as Der Colonel |
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Villa Rides (1968) as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited) |
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Tutto per tutto (1968) as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou |
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Arizona Bushwhackers (1968) as Dan Shelby |
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El ''Che'' Guevara (1968) as Stuart |
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Dalle Ardenne all'inferno (1967) as Captain O’Connor |
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Fort Utah (1967) as Tom Horn |
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Odio per odio (1967) as James Cooper |
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Caxambu! (1967) as Vince Neff |
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Day of the Nightmare (1965) as Sgt. Dave Harmon |
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I Saw What You Did (1965) as Steve Marak |
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The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.) |
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) as Ballomar |
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The Ceremony (1963) as Prison Warden |
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55 Days at Peking (1963) as Sgt. Harry |
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Med mord i bagaget (1963) as Johnny Greco |
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Brushfire (1962) as Jeff Saygure |
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Wild in the Country (1961) as Phil Macy |
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Return of a Stranger (1961) as Ray Reed |
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Faces in the Dark (1960) as Max Hammond |
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Spartacus (1960) as Crixus |
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Party Girl (1958) as Louis Canetto |
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No Place to Land (1958) as Jonas Bailey |
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Stormy Crossing (1958) as Griff Parker |
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A Sound of Different Drummers (1957) as Ben Hammond |
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Without Incident (1957) as Sgt. Turley |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Johnny Ringo |
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Gunslinger (1956) as Cane Miro |
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Hell's Horizon (1955) as Capt. John Merrill |
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Queen Bee (1955) as Judson Prentiss |
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The Glass Cage (1955) as Pel Pelham |
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The Steel Cage (1954) as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages" |
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The Fast and the Furious (1954) as Frank Webster |
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Security Risk (1954) as Ralph Payne |
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Southwest Passage (1954) as Clint McDonald |
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The Good Die Young (1954) as Eddie Blaine |
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Combat Squad (1953) as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher |
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Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) as Marshal Sam Rochelle |
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The 49th Man (1953) as Investigator John Williams |
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Hurricane Smith (1952) as Hurricane Smith |
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The Bushwhackers (1951) as Jefferson Waring |
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Red Mountain (1951) as Gen. William Quantrill |
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This Is Korea! (1951) as Narrator |
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The Basketball Fix (1951) as Pete Ferreday |
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Little Big Horn (1951) as Lt. John Haywood |
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The Scarf (1951) as John Howard Barrington |
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Vengeance Valley (1951) as Hub Fasken |
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The Return of Jesse James (1950) as Johnny Callum |
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Cargo to Capetown (1950) as Steve Conway |
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All the King's Men (1949) as Jack Burden |
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Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Henry 'Early' Byrd |
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Anna Lucasta (1949) as Danny Johnson |
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The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) as Bitter Creek |
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Roughshod (1949) as Lednov |
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The Undercover Man (1949) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Walking Hills (1949) as Frazee |
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I Shot Jesse James (1949) as Bob Ford |
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Joan of Arc (1948) as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain |
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Red River (1948) as Cherry Valance |
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A Southern Yankee (1948) as Capt. Jed Calbern |
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Raw Deal (1948) as Fantail |
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Open Secret (1948) as Paul Lester |
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I Love Trouble (1948) as Reno |
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The Gangster (1947) as Karty |
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Railroaded! (1947) as Duke Martin |
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Repeat Performance (1947) as Narrator (Voice) |
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Wake Up and Dream (1946) as Howard Williams |
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My Darling Clementine (1946) as Billy Clanton |
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as Benny Smith |
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Somewhere in the Night (1946) as Thug (voice) (uncredited) |
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Behind Green Lights (1946) as Det. Oppenheimer |
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A Walk in the Sun (1945) as Pfc. Windy Craven |
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The Fast and the Furious (1954) Director |
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Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) Director |
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Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) Co-Producer |