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John Ireland

John Ireland

Actor and director · Died March 21, 1992, aged 78 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

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Born
January 31, 1914
Died
March 21, 1992 (aged 78)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor and director
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 182 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 50% in 30 days

What are John Ireland's films like?

Usually the Hero: 10 of 40 analyzed roles.

Genres

Drama29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles
Hero
10 of 40
Shadow
9 of 40
Threshold guardian
7 of 40
Ally
4 of 40
Mentor
4 of 40
Trickster
3 of 40
Shapeshifter
2 of 40
Herald
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Ireland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Ireland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

182 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 3-D Rarities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller(2002)

    as Bob Ford (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Celluloid Closet(1995)

    as Cherry Valance

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Waxwork II: Lost in Time(1992)

    as King Arthur

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Merlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Hammer Down(1992)

    as Lt. Bates

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat(1989)

    as Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Graveyard Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. McGregor

  • Christine Cromwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Terror Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lance Hayward

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Franken

  • War of the Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Harv

  • Messenger of Death(1988)

    as Zenas Beecham

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake(1988)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bonanza: The Next Generation(1988)

    as Capt. Aaron Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • J.J. Starbuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Capstone

  • Seasons in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Keith Slattery

  • Miami Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Anderson

  • Thunder Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as George Adams

  • Treasure of the Amazon(1985)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Martin's Day(1985)

    as Brewer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Hainer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Barron · as Hardesty

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Guttman

  • Trauma Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Bucky Miller

  • A Matter of Cunning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as John Markham

  • The Incubus(1981)

    as Hank Walden

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cassie & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford

  • Bordello(1981)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Wyndom Jackson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Marilyn: The Untold Story(1980)

    as John Huston

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tourist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Joe Vigil, Sr.

  • The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as George Hunter

  • Delta Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lucas Johnson

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Pa

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Zeke BaIllinger

  • Guyana: Cult of the Damned(1979)

    as Dave Cole

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Crossbar(1979)

    as Miles Kornylo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Agent Pierson

  • The Shape of Things to Come(1979)

    as Senator Smedley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • $weepstake$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marshall Wayburn

  • Tomorrow Never Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Captain

  • The Perfect Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Benny

  • Love and the Midnight Auto Supply(1977)

    as Tony Santore

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ransom(1977)

    as Chief Haliburton

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Satan's Cheerleaders(1977)

    as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mission to Glory: A True Story(1976)

    as Father Mora

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney John Packard · as Jerry Driskill · as Sheriff Ned Evers

  • Sex Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Milton

  • Salon Kitty(1976)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Swiss Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dwight McGowan

  • We Are No Angels(1975)

    as Mr. Shark

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Verne Deamer

  • Farewell, My Lovely(1975)

    as Nulty

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Khan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Carson

  • Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Brun

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Carlin

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Blood River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Abel Webster

  • Welcome to Arrow Beach(1973)

    as Sheriff Duke Bingham

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Northeast of Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Flanaghan

  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bruno Walters

  • The Phantom of Hollywood(1974)

    as Lt. Gifford

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The House of Seven Corpses(1973)

    as Eric Hartman

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Escape to the Sun(1972)

    as Jacob Kagan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Mundy

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    as Mr.James Hadley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Challenge of McKenna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jones/Jonas MacKenna

  • The War Devils(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Zenabel(1969)

    as Don Alonso Imolne

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • One on Top of the Other(1969)

    as Inspector Wald

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Coleman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Carnal Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Richard Salinger

  • Gatling Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Tarpas

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Wexler

  • Vengeance for Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Maj. Bower

  • A Taste of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dan El/Ralph

  • Run, Man, Run(1968)

    as Santillana

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pistol for a Hundred Coffins(1968)

    as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dead for a Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Der Colonel

  • Villa Rides(1968)

    as Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Go For Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Owl/Gufo/le Hibou

  • Arizona Bushwhackers(1968)

    as Dan Shelby

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Bloody Che Contra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Stuart

  • Dirty Heroes(1967)

    as Captain O’Connor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Fort Utah(1967)

    as Tom Horn

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hate for Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as James Cooper

  • Caxambu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Vince Neff

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Metzger

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Never Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Day of the Nightmare(1965)

    as Sgt. Dave Harmon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mason

  • I Saw What You Did(1965)

    as Steve Marak

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Cattle Rancher Renger · as Ted Evers

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiram Manville

  • The Big Parade of Comedy(1964)

    as Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)

    as Ballomar

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Ceremony(1963)

    as Prison Warden

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as William 'Scotty' Scott

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Bullock · as Orrin Lashwell

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    as Sgt. Harry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Kinroy

  • Brushfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Jeff Saygure

  • Wild in the Country(1961)

    as Phil Macy

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Return of a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ray Reed

  • The Cheaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 43 episodes · as John Hunter

  • Faces in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Max Hammond

  • Spartacus(1960)

    as Crixus

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Wilson

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff Harrison

  • Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Slade

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Marshal Will Rimbau

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • No Time To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Johnny Greco

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Joseph Merritt · as Frank Trask · as Jed Colby · as Winch

  • Party Girl(1958)

    as Louis Canetto

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • No Place to Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jonas Bailey

  • Stormy Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Griff Parker

  • A Sound of Different Drummers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ben Hammond

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Without Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sgt. Turley

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)

    as Johnny Ringo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Phillips

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Monroe Stahr

  • Gunslinger(1956)

    as Cane Miro

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hell's Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Capt. John Merrill

  • Queen Bee(1955)

    as Judson Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain McCabe

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jed Coombs · as Parker

  • The Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Pel Pelham

  • The Steel Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Al, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

  • The Fast and the Furious(1954)

    Director · as Frank Webster

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Security Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ralph Payne

  • The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Southwest Passage(1954)

    as Clint McDonald

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Die Young(1954)

    as Eddie Blaine

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Combat Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Co-Producer · as Marshal Sam Rochelle

  • The 49th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Investigator John Williams

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe Lincoln

  • Hurricane Smith(1952)

    as Hurricane Smith

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Bushwhackers(1951)

    as Jefferson Waring

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 3 episodes · as Andrew Evans · as Billy Bob Jackson · as Jim Regan · as Pete Bronson

  • This Is Korea! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Narrator

  • Red Mountain(1951)

    as Gen. William Quantrill

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Basketball Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pete Ferreday

  • Little Big Horn(1951)

    as Lt. John Haywood

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Scarf(1951)

    as John Howard Barrington

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance Valley(1951)

    as Hub Fasken

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Marty · as Milt Shanks

  • The Return of Jesse James(1950)

    as Johnny Callum

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cargo to Capetown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Conway

  • All the King's Men(1949)

    as Jack Burden

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

    as Henry 'Early' Byrd

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Anna Lucasta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Danny Johnson

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)

    as Bitter Creek

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Roughshod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lednov

  • The Undercover Man(1949)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Frazee

  • I Shot Jesse James(1949)

    as Bob Ford

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    as Jean de la Boussac (St. Sevére), Captain

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Red River(1948)

    as Cherry Valance

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Southern Yankee(1948)

    as Capt. Jed Calbern

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Raw Deal(1948)

    as Fantail

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Open Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Paul Lester

  • I Love Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Reno

  • The Gangster(1947)

    as Karty

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Railroaded! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Duke Martin

  • Repeat Performance(1947)

    as Narrator (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wake Up and Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Howard Williams

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    as Billy Clanton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Benny Smith

  • Somewhere in the Night(1946)

    as Thug (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Behind Green Lights(1946)

    as Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Sun(1945)

    as Pfc. Windy Craven

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Glorious Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (Archive Footage)

Career shape

Biggest box office

Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Spartacus (1960)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19601992

Peak 1975 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 36 roles
4550607080

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.