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Also known as John Benjamin Ireland

Canadian actor (1914–1992)

Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • 3-D Rarities — (archive footage)2015
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller — Bob Ford (archive footage)2002
  • Waxwork II: Lost in Time — King Arthur1992
  • Merlin1992
  • Hammer Down — Lt. Bates1992
  • Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat — Jefferson1991
  • The Graveyard Story — Dr. McGregor1991
  • Terror Night — Lance Hayward1989
  • Snoops — Gabriel Franken1989
  • Christine Cromwell1989

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Ireland
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Vancouver
Place of death
Santa Barbara
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
Western
Image
JohnIreland.jpg
Number of children
4
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Commons category
John Ireland
cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1914-01-30
date of death
1992-03-21
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
John Ireland
start of work period
1938-00-00
end of work period
1992-00-00
name in native language
John Ireland
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