Portrait of John Ireland

Acting

John Ireland

Career

Active from 1945 to 2015, with a break from 2003 to 2014, busiest in 1968 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red River
Red River
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 105 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Ireland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Classic Western 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Psychological Tension 6
  • Film Noir 5
  • Mystery 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

178
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Glorious Hours
Glorious Hours

as Narrator (Archive Footage)

2010s

1 title
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities (2015)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

as Bob Ford (archive footage)

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 51
Hammer Down
Hammer Down (1992)

as Lt. Bates

Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
GoodWatch score 45

as King Arthur

The Graveyard Story
The Graveyard Story (1991)

as Dr. McGregor

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jefferson

1980s

26 titles Β· average score 57
Terror Night
Terror Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lance Hayward

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Capt. Aaron Cartwright

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Walter

Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
GoodWatch score 38

as Priest

Thunder Run
Thunder Run (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as George Adams

Miami Golem
Miami Golem (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Anderson

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Carl Barron / Hardesty

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Sheriff Hainer

A Matter of Cunning
A Matter of Cunning (1983)

as John Markham

Incubus
Incubus (1982)
GoodWatch score 32

as Hank Walden

Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co. (1982)

TV show Β· as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Wyndom Jackson

1970s

37 titles Β· average score 56
Crossbar
Crossbar (1979)

as Miles Kornylo

Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dave Cole

Satan's Cheerleaders
Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sheriff B.L.Z. Bubb

Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)

as Father Mora

The Ransom
The Ransom (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chief Haliburton

The Swiss Conspiracy
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dwight McGowan

Sex Diary
Sex Diary (1976)

as Milton

Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nulty

We Are No Angels
We Are No Angels (1975)

as Mr. Shark

The House of Seven Corpses
The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
GoodWatch score 39

as Eric Hartman

Northeast of Seoul
Northeast of Seoul (1974)

as Flanaghan

Escape to the Sun
Escape to the Sun (1972)

as Jacob Kagan

1960s

40 titles Β· average score 60
Zenabel
Zenabel (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

as Don Alonso Imolne

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
A Gun for One Hundred Graves (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

as Douglas

Gatling Gun
Gatling Gun (1968)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tarpas

Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dan Shelby

Bloody Che Contra
Bloody Che Contra (1968)

as Stuart

Dirty Heroes
Dirty Heroes (1967)
GoodWatch score 53

as Captain O’Connor

Caxambu!
Caxambu! (1967)

as Vince Neff

Fort Utah
Fort Utah (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Tom Horn

Day of the Nightmare
Day of the Nightmare (1965)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sgt. Dave Harmon

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ballomar

55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sgt. Harry

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Phil Macy

1950s

44 titles Β· average score 63
Party Girl
Party Girl (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Louis Canetto

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Johnny Ringo

Gunslinger
Gunslinger (1956)
GoodWatch score 30

as Cane Miro

Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Judson Prentiss

The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pel Pelham

The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frank Webster

Southwest Passage
Southwest Passage (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Clint McDonald

Little Big Horn
Little Big Horn (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lt. John Haywood

The Scarf
The Scarf (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as John Howard Barrington

This Is Korea!
This Is Korea! (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator

The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jefferson Waring

The Basketball Fix
The Basketball Fix (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pete Ferreday

1940s

24 titles Β· average score 68
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jack Burden

Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Henry 'Early' Byrd

I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bob Ford

The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frazee

The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bitter Creek

Red River
Red River (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Cherry Valance

Open Secret
Open Secret (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Paul Lester

Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

as Fantail

A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee (1948)
GoodWatch score 50

as Capt. Jed Calbern

Railroaded!
Railroaded! (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Duke Martin

The Gangster
The Gangster (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Karty

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Pfc. Windy Craven