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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