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John Ireland (1914-1992) was an Oscar®-nominated Canadian-American actor. Ireland was the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Oscar® nomination. He mainly appeared in supporting roles from the 1940s to the 1990s. His IMDb page shows 203 acting credits from 1945 to 1992. This page will rank John Ireland movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. FYI – Many of his low budget movies are not on our tables. We figured it was time to release the stats on the 52 John Ireland movies in our database, versus waiting for us to discover the box office grosses of those B movies.
John Ireland Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
John Ireland Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About John Ireland
1. John Benjamin Ireland was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1914. He lived in New York City from a very early age. Ireland’s formal education ended at the 7th grade, and he worked to help his family make ends meet.
2. John Ireland was the older half-brother of actor Tommy Noonan.
3. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, John Ireland moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in the classic war epic 1945’s A Walk in the Sun.
4. John Ireland appeared in the two classic westerns about the famous shootout in Tombstone, Arizona: “Gunfight at the OK Corral” and “My Darling Clementine.” He was a member of the Clanton gang in both films.
5. John Ireland directed two movies: 1953’s Hannah Lee: An American Primitive and 1954’s The Fast and the Furious.
John Ireland, is the # 42 most connectible actor of the 1970’s.
“I’m Spartacus!” I’ve seen 13 of the 52 films on the chart, less than I thought. Favorites are – Spartacus, Fall of the Roman Empire, 55 Days at Peking, Red River, Gunfight at the OK Corral and My Darling Clementine.
Spartacus tops all the charts, as it should. Ireland was particularly good as Kirk Douglas nemesis in Gunfight at the OK Corral, along with Clementine and Red River three of my all time favorite westerns.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen 16 John Ireland movies, and I have the noir I Love Trouble recorded and waiting for me.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Spartacus.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Joan of Arc.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Gangster.
Favourite John Ireland Movies:
Spartacus
My Darling Clementine
Gunfight at the OK Corral
A Walk in the Sun
55 Days at Peking
The Undercover Man
Raw Deal
Vengeance Valley
Mr. Soft Touch
Other John Ireland Movies I Have Seen;
All the King’s Men
Red River
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Party Girl
Farewell, My Lovely
Roughshod
The Gangster
John Ireland is # 580 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. These are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE The Adventurers (1970)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
38 CHARLTON HESTON 55 Days at Peking (1963)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Spartacus (1960)
52 NED BEATTY Big Bad John (1990)
53 JOHN SAXON The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
66 OMAR SHARIFF The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Satan’s Cheerleaders (1977)
68 JOHN CARRADINE The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM Villa Rides (1968)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
93 PETER USTINOV Spartacus (1960)
96 JACK PALANCE The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
98 DAVID NIVEN 55 Days at Peking (1963)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990)
108 JAMES MASON The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Martin’s Day (1985)
126 HENRY FONDA My Darling Clementine (1946)
128 ROBERT MORLEY The Good Die Young (1954)
131 BURT LANCASTER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
131 BURT LANCASTER Vengeance Valley (1951)
141 CANDICE BERGEN The Adventurers (1970)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Red River (1948)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS The Gangster (1947)
180 FERNANDO REY The Adventurers (1970)
180 FERNANDO REY The Ceremony (1963)
180 FERNANDO REY Villa Rides (1968)
184 HARRY ANDREWS 55 Days at Peking (1963)
190 HERBERT LOM Spartacus (1960)
190 HERBERT LOM Villa Rides (1968)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Spartacus (1960)
207 JEFF COREY A Southern Yankee (1948)
207 JEFF COREY It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog (1946)
207 JEFF COREY Joan of Arc (1948)
207 JEFF COREY Red Mountain (1951)
207 JEFF COREY Roughshod (1949)
207 JEFF COREY Somewhere in the Night (1946)
207 JEFF COREY The Gangster (1947)
219 OLIVER REED The Ransom (1977)
219 OLIVER REED Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
223 JAMES COBURN Martin’s Day (1985)
255 TOMAS MILIAN Run, Man, Run (1968)
258 SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
262 KEENAN WYNN Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH A Walk in the Sun (1945)
284 WALTER GOTELL 55 Days at Peking (1963)
306 JOSE FERRER Joan of Arc (1948)
313 AVA GARDNER 55 Days at Peking (1963)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Messenger of Death (1988)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Villa Rides (1968)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Spartacus (1960)
344 JOHN WAYNE Red River (1948)
368 CESAR ROMERO Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES A Walk in the Sun (1945)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES Little Big Horn (1951)
373 FERDY MAYNE The Adventurers (1970)
377 GLENN FORD Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
377 GLENN FORD The Undercover Man (1949)
392 KAREN BLACK Martin’s Day (1985)
398 MEL FERRER Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)
398 MEL FERRER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
406 LIONEL STANDER Zenabel (1969)
413 JOSEPH COTTEN Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)
419 ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
423 BO HOPKINS Big Bad John (1990)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Martin’s Day (1985)
462 STUART WHITMAN Delta Fox (1979)
462 STUART WHITMAN Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)
462 STUART WHITMAN The Ransom (1977)
462 STUART WHITMAN The Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
462 STUART WHITMAN Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974)
473 TONY CURTIS Spartacus (1960)
485 DICK MILLER Gunslinger (1956)
494 LOIS MAXWELL The Adventurers (1970)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF The Gangster (1947)
512 RAY MILLAND The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
514 ADOLFO CELI Dirty Heroes (1967)
522 MICHAEL PARKS Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)
533 ELKE SOMMER The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
534 CURT JURGENS Dirty Heroes (1967)
537 WOODY STRODE Noi non siamo angeli (1975)
537 WOODY STRODE Spartacus (1960)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON THE ADVENTURERS (1970)
568 ERIC POHLMANN 55 Days at Peking (1963)
580 YUL BRYNNER Villa Rides (1968)
595 CLIVE REVILL Escape to the Sun (1972)
597 PAUL FIX Red River (1948)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
621 COLLEEN CAMP Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Villa Rides (1968)
634 JOAN COLLINS The Good Die Young (1954)
640 DREW BARRYMORE Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
643 JAMES WHITMORE The Undercover Man (1949)
661 JACK HAWKINS Escape to the Sun (1972)
672 PHILIPPE LEROY 55 Days at Peking (1963)
684 SENTA BERGER The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
687 STEPHEN MCHATTIE TOMORROW NEVER COMES (1978)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF Quel pomeriggio maledetto (1977)
780 JOHN DEHNER Southwest Passage (1954)
797 ANTHONY QUAYLE The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
828 JACK ELAM Big Bad John (1990)
828 JACK ELAM Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
828 JACK ELAM The Bushwhackers (1952)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD All the King’s Men (1949)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Anna Lucasta (1949)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Cargo to Capetown (1950)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Good Die Young (1954)
851 ALDO RAY Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
851 ALDO RAY Terror Night (1987)
861 ROSSANO BRAZZI The Adventurers (1970)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Terror Night (1987)
882 ANTON DIFFRING The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD I Saw What You Did (1965)
897 PATRICK MACNEE Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
943 BERT REMSEN Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990)
972 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. The Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Delta Fox (1979)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON 55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963)
John appeared with 32 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD All the King’s Men (1949)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Anna Lucasta (1949)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Cargo to Capetown (1950)
BURT LANCASTER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
BURT LANCASTER Vengeance Valley (1951)
CHARLES LAUGHTON Spartacus (1960)
CHARLTON HESTON 55 Days at Peking (1963)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
CLAIRE TREVOR Raw Deal (1948)
DAVID NIVEN 55 Days at Peking (1963)
DOROTHY MALONE Femmine insaziabili (1969)
DOROTHY MALONE The Bushwhackers (1952)
DOROTHY MALONE The Fast and the Furious (1955)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Adventurers (1970)
GEORGE KENNEDY Spartacus (1960)
GLORIA GRAHAME Roughshod (1949)
GLORIA GRAHAME The Good Die Young (1954)
HENRY FONDA My Darling Clementine (1946)
INGRID BERGMAN Joan of Arc (1948)
JACK PALANCE The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
JAMES CAGNEY Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
JAMES COBURN Martin’s Day (1985)
JANE DARWELL My Darling Clementine (1946)
JO VAN FLEET GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL (1957)
JOAN CRAWFORD I Saw What You Did (1965)
JOAN CRAWFORD Queen Bee (1955)
JOHN WAYNE Red River (1948)
JOSE FERRER Joan of Arc (1948)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Spartacus (1960)
MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE THE SCARF (1951)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND The Adventurers (1970)
PAUL LUKAS 55 Days at Peking (1963)
PETER USTINOV Spartacus (1960)
RAY MILLAND The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
SHELLEY WINTERS Red River (1948)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Gangster (1947)
SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
WALTER BRENNAN My Darling Clementine (1946)
WALTER BRENNAN Red River (1948)
YUL BRYNNER Villa Rides (1968)
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