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Michael Ironside

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Michael Ironside

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Also known as Frederick Reginald Ironside

Canadian actor (born 1950)

OverviewAI-generated

Michael Ironside is an author who began his professional career in 1977. He was born on February 12, 1950, and has two children. His published works include *One Way Out* and *Facing up to Thatcherism*.

According to available records, Ironside has authored two works listed in the Open Library, while Crossref data indicates a total of five works. His name is referenced by 402 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his music has been played ten times by four listeners.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • One Way Out
  • Facing up to Thatcherism

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
10

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Ironside">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Frederick Reginald Ironside , ( 1950-02-12 ) February 12, 1950 (age 76) , Toronto , Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1977–present
Spouse
Karen Dinwiddie, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Toronto
Occupation
actor
Educated at
OCAD University
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Michael Ironside WOH-06 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
Show 4 more facts
date of birth
1950-02-12
start of work period
1977-00-00
name in native language
Michael Ironside
Commons category
Michael Ironside
Sources (13)

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Encyclopedic overview

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. A prominent character actor with over 270 film and television credits, he is known for playing villains and antiheroes, but has also portrayed sympathetic characters. He is best known for his roles in action and science fiction films, and had his breakthrough performance in the 1981 David Cronenberg film Scanners.

Ironside's other notable roles include Overdog in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), "Jester" in Top Gun (1986), Richter in Total Recall (1990), and Rasczak in Starship Troopers (1997). His signature deep voice has been lent to various video games and animated television shows, most notably as Sam Fisher in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise and Darkseid in the DC Animated Universe.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Ironside” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.