John Ireland
John Ireland was born on Jan 30, 1914 in Canada. John Ireland's big-screen debut came with A Walk in the Sun directed by Lewis Milestone in 1945, strarring Pfc. Windy Craven. John Ireland is known for Spartacus directed by Stanley Kubrick, Kirk Douglas stars as Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as Crassus. John Ireland has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award John Ireland achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie John Ireland plays is Waxwork II: Lost in Time which will be released on May 11, 1992.
Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in the classic war epic Commando de la mort (1945). Ireland was then often featured (mostly as a heavy) in several films. In 1949, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the reporter in Les fous du roi (1949). During the early 1950s, Ireland often starred as the emoting, brooding hero, almost exclusively in "B" pictures. In 1953, with his son Peter Ireland and wife, Joanne Dru, Ireland co-produced and co-directed the western mini-classic Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) (aka Outlaw Territory). From the mid-'50s on. he appeared mainly in Italian "quickie" features and showed up occasionally in supporting roles in major pictures (Spartacus (1960)). Occasionally, his name was mentioned in tabloids of the times, in connection with young starlets, namely Natalie Wood and Sue Lyon. He was to play the role of the patriarch on the Ponderosa in Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) but the series was not picked up. In addition to Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953), his best work was in La Rivière de la mort (1951) and La hyène du Missouri (1951). In his later years, he owned and operated a tiny restaurant, Ireland's, in Santa Barbara, California.
Birthday
Jan 30, 1914Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Awards
2 wins & 1 nominations
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