
Deceased
How Did John Ireland Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 78John Benjamin Ireland was a Canadian-born American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3-D RaritiesMovie | (archive footage) | 101 |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerMovie | Bob Ford (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in TimeMovie | King Arthur | 78 |
| 1992 | Hammer DownMovie | Lt. Bates | 78 |
| 1992 | MerlinMovie | — | 78 |
| 1991 | Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatMovie | Jefferson | 77 |
| 1991 | The Graveyard StoryMovie | Dr. McGregor | 77 |
| 1989 | SnoopsSeries | Gabriel Franken | 75 |
| 1989 | Christine CromwellSeries | — | 75 |
| 1989 | Terror NightMovie | Lance Hayward | 75 |
| 1988 | War of the WorldsSeries | Harv | 74 |
| 1988 | Messenger of DeathMovie | Zenas Beecham | 74 |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeMovie | Walter | 74 |
| 1987 | J.J. StarbuckSeries | Charles Capstone | 73 |
| 1986 | Seasons in the SunMovie | Keith Slattery | 72 |
| 1985 | Treasure of the AmazonMovie | Priest | 71 |
| 1985 | Thunder RunMovie | George Adams | 71 |
| 1985 | Miami GolemMovie | Anderson | 71 |
| 1985 | Martin's DayMovie | Brewer | 71 |
| 1984 | AirwolfSeries | Hardesty | 70 |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSeries | Sheriff Hainer | 70 |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerSeries | Jack Guttman | 69 |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormickSeries | Bucky Miller | 69 |
| 1983 | Trauma CenterSeries | — | 69 |
| 1983 | A Matter of CunningMovie | John Markham | 69 |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co.Series | Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford | 68 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Series | Wyndom Jackson | 66 |
| 1980 | TouristMovie | Joe Vigil, Sr. | 66 |
| 1980 | Marilyn: The Untold StoryMovie | John Huston | 66 |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogMovie | George Hunter | 66 |
| 1979 | The Littlest HoboSeries | Pa | 65 |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Series | — | 65 |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to ComeMovie | Senator Smedley | 65 |
| 1979 | Guyana: Crime of the CenturyMovie | Dave Cole | 65 |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionMovie | Self | 65 |
| 1979 | On the Air Live with Captain MidnightMovie | Agent Pierson | 65 |
| 1979 | Hart to HartSeries | Zeke BaIllinger | 65 |
| 1978 | Tomorrow Never ComesMovie | Captain | 64 |
| 1978 | The MillionaireMovie | Marshall Wayburn | 64 |
| 1977 | Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyMovie | Tony Santore | 63 |
| 1977 | The RansomMovie | Chief Haliburton | 63 |
| 1977 | Satan's CheerleadersMovie | Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb | 63 |
| 1977 | Mission to Glory: A True StoryMovie | Father Mora | 63 |
| 1976 | Salon KittyMovie | Cliff | 62 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Series | Attorney John Packard | 62 |
| 1976 | The Swiss ConspiracyMovie | Dwight McGowan | 62 |
| 1976 | Sex DiaryMovie | Milton | 62 |
| 1975 | Farewell, My LovelyMovie | Nulty | 61 |
| 1975 | SwitchSeries | Verne Deamer | 61 |
| 1975 | Khan!Series | — | 61 |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSeries | Frank Carlin | 60 |
| 1974 | Planet of the ApesSeries | Brun | 60 |
| 1974 | Welcome to Arrow BeachMovie | Sheriff Duke Bingham | 60 |
| 1974 | The Girl on the Late, Late ShowMovie | Bruno Walters | 60 |
| 1974 | The Phantom of HollywoodMovie | Lt. Gifford | 60 |
| 1974 | Northeast of SeoulMovie | Flanaghan | 60 |
| 1974 | The House of Seven CorpsesMovie | Eric Hartman | 60 |
| 1974 | The RangersMovie | Carson | 60 |
| 1974 | Wam Bam Thank You SpacemanMovie | — | 60 |
| 1973 | Police StorySeries | — | 59 |
| 1972 | Ghost StorySeries | Arthur Mundy | 58 |
| 1972 | Escape to the SunMovie | Jacob Kagan | 58 |
| 1970 | The AdventurersMovie | Mr.James Hadley | 56 |
| 1970 | Challenge of McKennaMovie | Jones/Jonas MacKenna | 56 |
| 1969 | The War DevilsMovie | — | 55 |
| 1969 | ZenabelMovie | Don Alonso Imolne | 55 |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameSeries | Mel Wexler | 54 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OSeries | Phil Coleman | 54 |
| 1968 | Villa RidesMovie | Client in Barber Shop (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1968 | A Gun for One Hundred GravesMovie | Douglas | 54 |
| 1968 | Arizona BushwhackersMovie | Dan Shelby | 54 |
| 1968 | Bloody Che ContraMovie | Stuart | 54 |
| 1968 | Run, Man, RunMovie | Santillana | 54 |
| 1968 | Go For BrokeMovie | Owl/Gufo/le Hibou | 54 |
| 1967 | Caxambu!Movie | Vince Neff | 53 |
| 1967 | Hate for HateMovie | James Cooper | 53 |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleSeries | Andrew Metzger | 52 |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeSeries | Dr. Mason | 51 |
| 1965 | BrandedSeries | Cattle Rancher Renger | 51 |
| 1965 | I Saw What You DidMovie | Steve Marak | 51 |
| 1965 | Day of the NightmareMovie | Sgt. Dave Harmon | 51 |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneSeries | Hiram Manville | 50 |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman EmpireMovie | Ballomar | 50 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.) | 50 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Bullock | 49 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries | William 'Scotty' Scott | 49 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | Kinroy | 48 |
| 1962 | BrushfireMovie | Jeff Saygure | 48 |
| 1961 | Return of a StrangerMovie | Ray Reed | 47 |
| 1960 | ThrillerSeries | Eddie Wilson | 46 |
| 1960 | SpartacusMovie | Crixus | 46 |
| 1960 | The CheatersSeries | John Hunter | 46 |
| 1960 | Faces in the DarkMovie | Max Hammond | 46 |
| 1959 | BonanzaSeries | Marshal Will Rimbau | 45 |
| 1959 | RawhideSeries | Jed Colby | 45 |
| 1959 | StartimeSeries | Cliff Harrison | 45 |
| 1959 | RiverboatSeries | Chris Slade | 45 |
| 1958 | Party GirlMovie | Louis Canetto | 44 |
| 1958 | Stormy CrossingMovie | Griff Parker | 44 |
| 1958 | No Place to LandMovie | Jonas Bailey | 44 |
| 1957 | SuspicionSeries | — | 43 |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie | Johnny Ringo | 43 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries | Marshal Harry Phillips | 42 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Monroe Stahr | 42 |
| 1956 | GunslingerMovie | Cane Miro | 42 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Captain McCabe | 41 |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSeries | Parker | 41 |
| 1955 | Queen BeeMovie | Judson Prentiss | 41 |
| 1955 | Hell's HorizonMovie | Capt. John Merrill | 41 |
| 1954 | Climax!Series | Greg | 40 |
| 1954 | The Good Die YoungMovie | Eddie Blaine | 40 |
| 1954 | Studio 57Series | — | 40 |
| 1954 | Southwest PassageMovie | Clint McDonald | 40 |
| 1954 | Security RiskMovie | Ralph Payne | 40 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Abe Lincoln | 39 |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMovie | Marshal Sam Rochelle | 39 |
| 1953 | Combat SquadMovie | Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher | 39 |
| 1952 | Hurricane SmithMovie | Hurricane Smith | 38 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | — | 37 |
| 1951 | Vengeance ValleyMovie | Hub Fasken | 37 |
| 1951 | Little Big HornMovie | Lt. John Haywood | 37 |
| 1951 | The Basketball FixMovie | Pete Ferreday | 37 |
| 1951 | Red MountainMovie | Gen. William Quantrill | 37 |
| 1951 | The BushwhackersMovie | Jefferson Waring | 37 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Marty | 36 |
| 1949 | I Shot Jesse JamesMovie | Bob Ford | 35 |
| 1949 | Anna LucastaMovie | Danny Johnson | 35 |
| 1949 | All the King's MenMovie | Jack Burden | 35 |
| 1949 | RoughshodMovie | Lednov | 35 |
| 1949 | The Walking HillsMovie | Frazee | 35 |
| 1949 | The Undercover ManMovie | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 34 |
| 1948 | Raw DealMovie | Fantail | 34 |
| 1948 | Red RiverMovie | Cherry Valance | 34 |
| 1948 | A Southern YankeeMovie | Capt. Jed Calbern | 34 |
| 1948 | Joan of ArcMovie | Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain | 34 |
| 1948 | I Love TroubleMovie | Reno | 34 |
| 1948 | Open SecretMovie | Paul Lester | 34 |
| 1947 | The GangsterMovie | Karty | 33 |
| 1947 | Railroaded!Movie | Duke Martin | 33 |
| 1946 | My Darling ClementineMovie | Billy Clanton | 32 |
| 1946 | Somewhere in the NightMovie | Thug (voice) (uncredited) | 32 |
| 1946 | Wake Up and DreamMovie | Howard Williams | 32 |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a DogMovie | Benny Smith | 32 |
| 1945 | A Walk in the SunMovie | Pfc. Windy Craven | 31 |