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John Ireland Biography (1916-)

Full name, John Benjamin Ireland; born January 30, 1916, in Victoria, BC, Canada; son of John Benjamin (a rancher) and Katherine (an educator; maiden name, Ferguson) Ireland; married Elaine Sheldon Gudman, 1940 (divorced, 1949); married Joanne Dru (an actress), 1949 (divorced, 1958); married Daphne CameronMyrick, 1962; children: two sons (first marriage); Daphne. Addresses:AGENT--Burton Moss Agency, 113 N. San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 30, 1916

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Robin Hood Theatre, Arden, DE, 1939.
• OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--With the Irish Repertory Players, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1939.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Sergeant and first murderer, Macbeth, National Theatre, 1941.
• Reporter, Native Son, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1942.
• Krafft, Counterattack, Windsor Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• first murderer, Richard III, Forrest Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Gustave Jensen, A New Life, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Mr. Deane, Doctors Disagree, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Sir Archibald Mackenzie, A Highland Fling, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Buck Carpenter, Deadfall, Holiday Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• Brutos, Infidel Caesar, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• Also appeared in Macbeth, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1975; The Pleasure of His Company, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1985; An Evening of Samuel Beckett, Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin, Ireland; at the OxfordPlayhouse, Oxford, U.K.; and in Robert W.
• Service (one-man show).
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Clare Tree Children's Theatre, U.S. cities, 1940.
• Horatio, Hamlet, Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, Macduff, Macbeth, and Iago, Othello, U.S. cities, all 1940.
• miner, The Moon Is Down, U.S. cities, 1942.
• Dr. John Buchanan, Jr., Summer and Smoke, U.S. cities, 1950.
• Murray Burns, A Thousand Clowns, U.S. cities, 1963-64.
• Outward Bound, U.S. cities, 1983.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--Windy, A Walk in the Sun (also known as Salerno Beachhead), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945.
• Detective Engelhofer, Behind Green Lights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
• Bennie Smith, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
• Billy Clanton, My Darling Clementine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
• Howard Williams, Wake Up and Dream, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946.
• voice of police stenographer, Somewhere in the Night, Twentieth Century Fox, 1946.
• narrator, Repeat Performance, Eagle-Lion, 1947.
• Karty, The Gangster, Allied Artists, 1947.
• Reno, I Love Trouble, Columbia, 1947.
• Duke Martin, Railroaded, Eagle-Lion, 1947.
• St. Severe, Joan of Arc, RKO, 1948.
• Paul Lester, Open Secret, Eagle-Lion, 1948.
• Fantail, Raw Deal, Eagle-Lion/Reliance, 1948.
• Cherry Valance, Red River, United Artists, 1948.
• Captain Jed Calbern, A Southern Yankee (also known as My Hero!), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1948.
• Jack Burden, All the King's Men, Columbia, 1949.
• narrator, The Undercover Man, Columbia, 1949.
• Danny Johnson, Anna Lucasta, Columbia, 1949.
• Bitter Creek, The Doolins of Oklahoma (also known as The Great Manhunt),Columbia, 1949.
• Bob Ford, I Shot Jesse James, Screen Guild, 1949.
• "Early" Byrd, Mr. Soft Touch (also known as House of Settlement), Columbia, 1949.
• Lednov, Roughshod, RKO, 1949.
• Frazee, The Walking Hills, Columbia, 1949.
• Steve Conway, Cargo to Capetown, Columbia, 1950.
• Johnny, The Return of Jesse James, Lippert, 1950.
• Pete Ferreday, The Basketball Fix (also known as The Big Decision), RealArt, 1951.
• Lieutenant John Haywood, Little Big Horn (also known as The Fighting Seventh), Lippert, 1951.
• Quantrell, Red Mountain, Paramount, 1951.
• John Barrington, The Scarf, United Artists, 1951.
• Hub Fasken, Vengeance Valley, MGM, 1951.
• Jeff Waring, The Bushwhackers (also known as The Rebel), Real Art, 1952.
• title role, Hurricane Smith, Paramount, 1952.
• Sergeant Fletcher, Combat Squad, Columbia, 1953.
• John Williams, The Forty-Ninth Man, Columbia, 1953.
• Rochelle, Hannah Lee (also known as Outlaw Territory), Broder, 1953.
• Frank Webster, The Fast and the Furious, American Releasing, 1954.
• Eddie, The Good Die Young, Independent Film Distributors, 1954.
• Ralph Payne, Security Risk, Allied Artists, 1954.
• Clint McDonald, Southwest Passage (also known as Lands West), United Artists, 1954.
• ringleader, "The Hostages" in The Steel Cage, United Artists, 1954.
• Pel, The Glass Tomb (also known as The Glass Cage), Lippert, 1955.
• Judson Prentiss, Queen Bee, Columbia, 1955.
• Cane Miro, Gunslinger, Associated Releasing, 1956.
• Johnny Ringo, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Paramount, 1957.
• Jonas Bailey, No Place to Land (also known as Man Mad), Republic, 1958.
• Louis Canetto, Party Girl, MGM, 1958.
• Griff Parker, Stormy Crossing (also known as Black Tide), Eros, 1958.
• Max Hammond, Faces in the Dark, Rank, 1960.
• Crixus, Spartacus, Universal, 1960.
• Phil Macy, Wild in the Country, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
• Jeff Saygure, Brushfire, Paramount, 1962.
• Ray Reed, Return of a Stranger, WPD, 1962.
• prison warden, The Ceremony (also known as La ceremonia), United Artists,1963.
• Johnny Greco, Med mord i bagaget (also known as No Time to Kill), Agnes DeLahaie, 1963.
• Sergeant Harry, 55 Days at Peking, Allied Artists, 1963.
• Ballomar, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Paramount, 1964.
• Steve Marak, I Saw What You Did, Universal, 1965.
• Tom Horn, Fort Utah, Paramount, 1967.
• Dan Shelby, Arizona Bushwhackers, Paramount, 1968.
• Dave, Villa Rides, Paramount, 1968.
• detective, Una sull'altra (also known as One on Top of the Other), 1969,released in the United States by GGP Releasing, 1971.
• Mr. Hadley, The Adventurers, Paramount, 1970.
• Captain O'Connor, La dalle Ardenne all'inferno (also known as Dirty Heroes), Golden Eagle, 1971.
• Jacob Kagan, Habricha el hashemesh (also known as Escape to the Sun and Niet!), Cinevision, 1972.
• the director, The House of Seven Corpses, International Amusements, 1974.
• Mr. Milton, Il letto in piazza (also known as Sex-Diary), Americine, 1975.
• Lieutenant Nulty, Farewell, My Lovely, AVCO-Embassy, 1975.
• Sheriff H. "Duke" Bingham, Tender Flesh (also known as Welcome to Arrow Beach), Warner Brothers, 1976.
• Dwight McGowan, The Swiss Conspiracy, Warner Brothers/S.J.
• International, 1976.
• Clift, Salon Kitty (also known as Madam Kitty), Trans American/American International, 1976.
• Sheriff Bub/High Priest, Satan's Cheerleaders, World Amusements, 1977.
• Tony Santore, Love and the Midnight Auto Supply, Producers Capitol, 1978.
• captain, Tomorrow Never Comes, Rank, 1978.
• Lucas Johnson, Delta Fox, Sebastian International, 1979.
• judge, Bordello, Prism Entertainment, 1979.
• Senator Smedley, The Shape of Things to Come (also known as H.G.
• Wells' "The Shape of Things to Come"), Film Ventures International, 1979.
• David Cole, Guyana, Cult of the Damned (also known as Guyana: El crimen del siglo and Guyana, Crime of the Century), Universal, 1980.
• Hank Walden, The Incubus, Artists Releasing, 1982.
• priest, El tesoro del Amazones (also known as The Treasure of the Amazon), Videocine/S.A., 1985.
• George Adams, Thunder Run, Cannon, 1985.
• Brewer, Martin's Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.
• Zenas Beecham, Messenger of Death, Cannon, 1988.
• Also narrator, This Is Korea!, 1951; appeared in Hell's Horizon, Columbia, 1955; Day of the Nightmare, Herts-Lion, 1965; Hate for Hate (also known asOdio per odio), West Film, 1967; Caxambu!, 1967; Fidarsi e benem sparare e meglio (also known as Trusting Is Good, Shooting Is Better), 1967; Stuart, El "Che" Guevara (also known as Rebel With a Cause), 1968; Una pistola per centobare, 1968; Tutto per tutto (also known as All Out), 1968; Corri, uomo, corri(also known as Run, Man, Run), 1968; T'ammazzo! Raccomandanti a Dio (also known as I Kill You and Commend You to God), 1968; Quel caldo maleditto giornodi fuoco (also known as That Damned Hot Day of Fire), 1968; Once Upon a Timein the West, Paramount, 1969; Quanto costa morire (also known as The Cost ofDying), 1969; Gli insaziabili (also known as Femmine insaziabili and Carnal Circuit), 1969; Zenabel, 1969. The Challenge of the Mackennas, 1970; Der WugerKommt auf Leisen Socken (also known as The Strangler of Vienna and The Mad Butcher), 1972; Dieci bianchi uccidi da un piccolo Indiano (also known as TenWhites Killed by One Little Indian), 1974; La furie du desir, 1975; Noi non siamo angeli (also known as We're No Angels), 1975; Quel pomeriggio maledetto(also known as The Perfect Killer), JPT and Metheus/Prism Entertainment, 1977; Maniac! (also known as Assault on Paradise and The Town That Cried Terror),New World, 1977; Kino, the Padre on Horseback, Key International, 1977; On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (also known as Captain Midnight), SebastianInternational, 1979; Garden of Venus, 1981; Miami Golem, Uniexport, 1986.
• Credits; FILM WORK
• Producer and director (with Lee Garmes), Hannah Lee (also known as OutlawTerritory), Broder, 1953.
• director (with Edward Sampson), The Fast and the Furious, American Releasing, 1954.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• TELEVISION DEBUT--"Confession," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1951.
• John Hunter, The Cheaters, BBC, 1961.
• Jed Colby, Rawhide, CBS, 1965-66.
• Lyman "Shack" Shackelford, Cassie and Company, NBC, 1982.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Marshall Wayburn, The Millionaire, CBS, 1978.
• Joe Virgil, Sr., Tourist, syndicated, 1980.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Rhymes, Buck James, ABC, 1988.
• Charles Redstone, Sr., J.J. Starbuck, NBC, 1988.
• Franken, Snoops, CBS, 1989.
• Credits; Also "The Man I Marry," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1952; "A Tale of Two Cities," Plymouth Playhouse, ABC, 1953; "Prisoner in Town" and "Reunion at Steepler's Hill," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1954; "TimeBomb," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1954; Pall Mall Playhouse, ABC, 1955; "Lonely Man," Studio 57, NBC, 1955; "There's No Forever," Damon Runyon Theatre, CBS, 1955; "Murder in Paradise" and "Ride to the West," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1955; "The Bridge," The Elgin Hour, ABC, 1955; "Dealer's Choice" and "Ordeal," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1956; "This Land Is Mine," Fireside Theatre, NBC, 1956; "Prologue to Glory," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1956; "Return to Nowhere," Zane Grey Theatre, CBS, 1956; "Without Incident" and "A Sound of Different Drummers," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957; "Black Angel," Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1957; "Avalanche at Devil's Pass," Climax, CBS,1957; "End of Violence," Suspicion, NBC, 1958; Riverboat, NBC, 1959. "CloseSet," Ford Star Time, NBC, 1960; Asphalt Jungle, ABC, 1961; "Papa Benjamin,"Thriller, NBC, 1961; The Cheaters, syndicated, 1961; "Obituary for Mr. 'X',"Dick Powell Theatre, NBC, 1962; "The Matched Pearl," Alfred Hitchcock Theatre, NBC, 1962; Rawhide, CBS, 1962; "A Hero for Our Times," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC, 1963; Mr. Broadway, CBS, 1964; Burke's Law, ABC, 1965; Branded, NBC,1965 and 1966; Shenandoah, ABC, 1966; The Man Who Never Was, ABC, 1966; Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966 and 1967; Bonanza, NBC, 1967; Daniel Boone, NBC, 1967; The Iron Horse, ABC, 1967; The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969; Men from Shiloh, NBC, 1970; "Creatures of the Canyon," Ghost Story, NBC, 1972; Mission
• Impossible, CBS, 1972; Khan!, CBS, 1975; Police Story, NBC, 1975; Quest,NBC, 1976; Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1988; Sheriff Evers, Quincy, M.E., NBC.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Bruno Walters, The Girl on the Late, Late Show, NBC, 1974.
• Lieutenant Gifford, The Phantom of Hollywood, CBS, 1974.
• George Hunter, The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (also known as Kavik the Wolf Dog), NBC, 1980.
• John Huston, Marilyn: The Untold Story, ABC, 1980.
• Jonathan Aaron Cartwright, Bonanza: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1988.
• Walter Haslitt, Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake, NBC, 1988.
• Also Crossbar, CBS, 1979; The Last Tycoon, BBC.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion, ABC, 1979.
• Writings
• Lyricist, "No Head on My Pillow" (song).