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Michael Ironside

Canadian actor (born 1950)

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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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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.