Michael Ironside Biography (1950-)

Born February 12, 1950, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of Robert Walter andPatricia June (maiden name, Passmore) Ironside; married second wife Karen Virginia (an actress), c. 1983 (marriage ended); married Karen Dimwiddie, 1994;children: (first marriage) Adrienne Katrina; (with Dimwiddie), Findlay. Addresses: Agent: The Artist Representation Company, 120 Bellwoods Ave., Toronto, Ontario M6J 2P4, Canada; Gold Liedtke Associates, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details
February 12, 1950
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Drunk, Outrageous!, Almi Cinema V, 1977
  • Butch, High-Ballin', American International, 1978
  • Dr. Paul Johnson, I, Maureen (also known as The Last Campaign), New Cinema, 1978
  • Stone Cold Dead, Dimension, 1979
  • Pimp, Summer's Children, 1979
  • Jimmy, Suzanne, Ambassador, 1980
  • Darryl Revok, Scanners (also known as Telepathy 2000), AvcoEmbassy, 1980
  • Edgar, Double Negative (also known as Deadly Companion), Quadrant Films, 1980
  • Wayne, Surfacing, Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, 1981
  • Colt Hawker, Visiting Hours (also known as The Fright, Get Well Soon, and Terreur a l'hopital central), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
  • Detective Skylar, American Nightmare, Mano, 1982
  • Detective Sergeant Ed Roersch, Cross-Country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Overdog/Dr. McNabb, mutant ruler of planet Terra 11, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (also known as Road Gangs and Adventures in the Creep Zone), Columbia, 1983
  • Dealer, Best Revenge (also known as Misdeal), RKR Releasing, 1984
  • George Kyber, The Surrogate (also known as Blind Rage), Cinepix, 1984
  • Coming Out Alive, TransWorld Entertainment, 1984
  • (In archive footage) Darryl Revok (segment Scanners), Terror inthe Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
  • FBI agent, The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
  • Detective Lawrence, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Columbia,1986
  • Lieutenant Commander Dick "Jester" Heatherly, Top Gun, Paramount,1986
  • Major Paul Hackett, Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987
  • Principal Bill Nordham, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (also knownas The Haunting of Hamilton High and Prom Night II), Norstar, 1987
  • Ben, Nowhere to Hide (also known as Fatal Chase), New Century-Vista, 1987
  • Lem Johnston, Watchers, Carolco, 1988
  • Larry Gaylord, Hostile Takeover (also known as Office Partyand The Devastator), SC Films, 1988
  • Thunderground, 1989
  • Kellen O'Reilly, Mindfield, Allegro, 1989
  • Kenrick, Destiny to Order, Atlantis/Cineplex Odeon, 1989
  • Richter, Total Recall, TriStar, 1990
  • Sheriff Pete, Payback, Republic Pictures Home Video, 1991
  • Frank Bruce, McBain, Shapiro/Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
  • General Katana, Highlander II: The Quickening (also known as Highlander II: The Renegade Version and Highlander-Le retour), Interstar Releasing, 1991
  • Lieutenant Ralf Barfuss, The Vagrant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Video, 1992
  • Harry M. Stark, Neon City, Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
  • Luther Kane, Killer Image (also known as Meurtre dans l'objectif), Groundstar Entertainment, 1992
  • J. T. Blake, Common Bonds (also known as Chaindance), Academy Entertainment, 1992
  • Natino, Cafe Romeo, Republic Pictures Home Video, 1992
  • Quinn, Black Ice (also known as A Passion for Murder), Prism, 1992
  • Detective Garcia, Sweet Killing, Paramount Home Video, 1993
  • Bishop, Mardi Gras for the Devil (also known as Night Trap), Prism, 1993
  • Dial, Free Willy, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Jerry, Father Hood (also known as Desperado, Honor amongThieves, and Mike Hardy), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Roberto Largo, Point of Impact (also known as Spanish Roseand In Too Deep), Trimark Home Video, 1993
  • Tokyo Cowboy, Cinexus/Famous Players Distribution, 1994
  • Oliver, Save Me, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1994
  • Sheriff Wilson, Forced to Kill, PM Home Video, 1994
  • Mr. Green, The Killing Man (also known as The Killing Machine), A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
  • Colonel Dugan, The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
  • Carl Pimmler, Fortunes of War, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1994
  • Billy Niles, Bolt (also known as Rebel Run), Avalanche HomeEntertainment, 1994
  • Detective Gene Baker, The Glass Shield (also known as The Johnny Johnson Trial), Miramax, 1995
  • Colonel West, Red Scorpion 2, Universal Studios Home Video, 1995
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stone, Major Payne, Universal, 1995
  • Sergeant Ernie Hansen, Portraits of a Killer (also known as Portraits of Innocence), Live Entertainment, 1996
  • Captain Floyd Anderson, Too Fast Too Young, Monarch Home Video, 1996
  • Walt, One Way Out, Arrow Video, 1996
  • Moravian Massacre (documentary), 1996
  • Slammers, 1997
  • Frank Parr, Cold Night into Dawn (also known as The Bomb Squad), Showcase Entertainment, 1997
  • Jean Rasczak, Starship Troopers, TriStar, 1997
  • Mr. Capelli, The Destiny of Marty Fine, Plaza Entertainment, 1998
  • Al, Chicago Cab (also known as Hellcab), Castle Hill, 1998
  • Detective Briscoe, Captive, Blackwatch Releasing, 1998
  • Inspector Frank Schumann, Black Light, Peachtree Entertainment, 1998
  • Detective Jack Connor, The Arrangement (also known as Blood Money and Deadly Arrangement), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1998
  • Mike Malone, Going to Kansas City, Mandart Entertainment, 1998
  • Detective Jack Cooper, One of Our Own, 1998
  • The Godson, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1998
  • Judge, Death Row the Tournament, 1998
  • Agent Bellows, Desert Blue, Samuel Goldwyn, 1999
  • Dominic, The Omega Code, Providence Entertainment, 1999
  • Southern Cross, Fries Film Group, 1999
  • Alex Hunt, A Twist of Faith (also known as Beyond Redemption), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1999
  • Fred Skolnik, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, United Artists, 2000
  • Voice of Tyler, Heavy Metal 2000 (animated; also known as HeavyMetal F.A.K.K.2), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000
  • Bob Brown, The Perfect Storm, Warner Bros., 2000
  • Steinberg (Gunter), Down (also known as The Elevator), 2001
  • Priest, Children of the Corn: Revelation, Dimension Films, 2001
  • Baker, Extreme Honor (also known as Last Line of Defence 2), Hollywood Feature Entertainment LLC, 2001
  • Russo, Ignition, Saturn Home Entertainment, 2001
  • Sheriff Ed Rooney, Fallen Angels, Avrio Filmworks, 2002
  • Justice Coulton, Fairytales and Pornography, 2002
  • Himself, Death from Above: The Making of "Starship Troopers," Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002
  • General Amberson, Maximum Velocity, 2003
  • Depressor, The Failures, 2003
  • Also appeared in Down Where the Lights Are.
  • Film Work
  • Co-executive producer, Common Bonds (also known as Chaindance), Academy Entertainment, 1992
  • Associate producer, One of Our Own, 1997
  • Director, The Arrangement (also known as Blood Money and Deadly Arrangement), 1999
  • Also directed, produced, and edited Down Where the Lights Are.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Ham Tyler, V: The Series, NBC, 1984-1985
  • Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift, a recurring role, ER, NBC, 1995
  • Captain Oliver Hudson, SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995-1996
  • Miniseries
  • Ham Tyler, V: The Final Battle, NBC, 1984
  • Werner Heisenberg, Race for the Bomb, CBC, 1986
  • Harry Bennett, Ford: The Man and the Machine, syndicated, 1987
  • Colonel Burton C. Andrus, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000
  • Bob Durelle, Le dernier chapitre: La suite (also known as The Last Chapter), CBS, 2002
  • Bob Durelle, The Last Chapter: The War Continues, 2003
  • Movies
  • Bartender, The Family Man, CBS, 1979
  • Max, Clown White, 1980
  • Alan Campbell, The Sins of Dorian Gray, ABC, 1983
  • The Cap, 1984
  • Captain Neal Braddock, Murder in Space, Showtime, 1985
  • Detective Lieutenant Carl Madsen, Murder by Night (also known as Memory Lane), USA Network, 1989
  • Dr. Allard, Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Victim of Beauty), USA Network, 1991
  • Rick Fender, Deadly Surveillance, Showtime, 1991
  • Mr. Kincaid, Guncrazy, Showtime, 1992
  • Bats O'Bannion, Marked for Murder (also known as The Sandman and Hard Time and The Sandman), NBC, 1993
  • Captain Meisler, Red Sun Rising, HBO, 1994
  • Luck Hatcher, Dead Man's Revenge (also known as You Only Die Once), USA Network, 1994
  • Gary Yanuck, Probable Cause (also known as Sleepless), Showtime, 1994
  • Steiger, Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (also known as AsianConnection: Road to Mandalay), 1995
  • Butch Scarsdale, Kids of the Round Table, 1995
  • Sterling Rombauer, Robin Cook's Terminal (also known as Terminal), NBC, 1996
  • Frank Donahue, Johnny 2.0, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
  • CIA Director, The Arrow (also known as Projet arrow), 1997
  • McBride, Voyage of Terror (also known as The Fourth Horseman and Die Schreckensfahrt der Orion Star), Fox Family, 1998
  • Lieutenant Ingram, Question of Privilege, Lifetime, 1999
  • Marshall Wallace, The Ivory Tower, Showtime, 2000
  • Shopkeeper, Soulkeeper, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
  • (Uncredited) Voice of Mr. M, Soulkeeper, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
  • Senator Bill Armitage, Mindstorm, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
  • Skay, Dead Awake, Cinemax, 2001
  • Jonas Phifer, Cause of Death, Cinemax, 2001
  • Dr. Kragg, Jett Jackson: The Movie, The Disney Channel, 2001
  • Bremer, The Red Phone, 2001
  • Borderline Normal, USA Network, 2002
  • Specials
  • Narrator, Supercarrier Is Burning: The U.S.S. Enterprise, The Discovery Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Inside the Kill Box: Fighting the Gulf War, The Discovery Channel, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Roger Prescott, The Circle, ABC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Bill, "Silent Witness," The Little Hobo, 1979
  • Crane, "The Taxicab Wars," The A-Team, NBC, 1983
  • Schrader, "Midway to What?," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
  • Wade Bennett, "Warpath," Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, 1984
  • Lee, "Dead Man's Curve," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1985
  • Lieutenant Rick Muldoon, "Man on the Edge," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987
  • Acton, "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1988
  • Jerry, the agent's boss, "The Sacrifice," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
  • Sergeant Burrows, "Comes the Dawn," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1995
  • Montree, "Get Fast," F/X: The Series, 1997
  • Voice of Darkseid, "Tools of the Trade," Superman (also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 1997
  • Voice of Darkseid, "Father's Day," Superman (also known as TheNew Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 1997
  • Voice of '80s Batman, "Legends of the Dark Knight," Batman: Gotham Knights (animated), 1998
  • Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift, "Think Warm Thoughts," ER, NBC, 1998
  • Voice of Darkseid, "Apokolips: Parts 1 & 2," Superman (also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 1998
  • Voice of Darkseid, "Little Girl Lost: Part 2," Superman (also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 1998
  • Prosser, "Summit," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1999
  • The inspector, "Deadly Games: Parts 1 & 2," Cold Squad, CTV, 1999
  • The inspector, "Dead of Night: Part 1," Cold Squad, CTV, 1999
  • Voice of Darkseid, "Legacy: Parts 1 & 2," Superman (also knownas The New Batman/Superman Adventures), The WB, 2000
  • Roland "The Chairman" Pierce, "Winds of Change," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000
  • Roland "The Chairman" Pierce, "Lazarus," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000
  • Roland "The Chairman" Pierce, "Turning Point," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000
  • Roland "The Chairman" Pierce, "Retribution," Walker, Texas Ranger,CBS, 2000
  • General Quince, "Rule of Law," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2001
  • Dimitri Putin, "Russian Winter" (also known as "The Russian Wars"), The District, CBS, 2002
  • Dimitri Putin, "Daughter for Daughter," The District, CBS, 2002
  • (Uncredited) Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift, "On the Beach," ER, NBC, 2002
  • Also appeared in "Twilight of the Idols," Andromeda, syndicated; as voice of Darkseid, "Twilight: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League; in The Directors.
  • Television Work
  • Executive producer, Probable Cause (movie; also known as Sleepless), Showtime, 1994
  • Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Look Back in Anger.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Voice of Commander Mason, Run Like Hell (also known as RLH), 2002
  • Voice of Sam Fisher, Splinter Cell (also known as Tom Clancy'sSplinter Cell), Ubi-Soft, 2002
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Alan Aylward) Common Bonds (also known as Chaindance), Academy Entertainment, 1992
  • The Arrangement (also known as Blood Money and Deadly Arrangement), Illusion Entertainment, 1998
  • Also wrote Down Where the Lights Are.
  • Plays
  • The Shelter, Canadian production, 1965

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Starlog, June, 1990, pp. 29-32, 64; September, 1997
    • Variety, November 3, 1997, p. 98

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