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.

John Ireland

Acting Born January 31, 1914 – Died March 21, 1992 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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Airwolf

Hardesty

Airwolf

Carl Barron

Bonanza

Marshal Will Rimbau

Murder, She Wrote

Sheriff Hainer

Magnum, P.I.

Wyndom Jackson

Hawaii Five-O

Phil Coleman

Little House on the Prairie

Frank Carlin

Mission: Impossible

Andrew Metzger

The Virginian

Kinroy

Quincy, M.E.

Attorney John Packard

Quincy, M.E.

Jerry Driskill

Quincy, M.E.

Sheriff Ned Evers