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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- One Way Out
- Facing up to Thatcherism
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 10
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,330x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,764x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,873x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,537x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,978x
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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
- Image
- Michael Ironside WOH-06 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1950-02-12
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Ironside
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- Michael Ironside
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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.