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. Ireland was often featured as a heavy in films. During the early 1950s, Ireland often starred as the emoting, brooding hero, almost exclusively in "B" pictures. From the mid-'50s on. he appeared mainly in Italian "quickie" features and showed up occasionally in supporting roles in major pictures. In his later years, he owned and operated a tiny restaurant, Ireland's, in Santa Barbara, California.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Sheriff Hainer
- Episode 7x20: Murder, Plain & Simple (Apr 28, 1991)
Cassie & Co. (1982)
Starring as Lyman 'Shack' Shackelford
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: A Ring Ain't Always a Circle (Aug 10, 1982)
- Episode 1x12: Lover Come Back (Aug 3, 1982)
- Episode 1x11: One Less Vote (Jul 27, 1982)
- Episode 1x10: Fade Out (Jul 20, 1982)
- Episode 1x09: There Went the Bride (Jul 13, 1982)
- Episode 1x08: Friend in Need (Jul 6, 1982)
- Episode 1x07: Man Overboard (Jun 29, 1982)
- Episode 1x06: Anything for a Friend (Jun 22, 1982)
- Episode 1x05: One Thief Too Many (Jun 15, 1982)
- Episode 1x04: Replay (Feb 19, 1982)
- Episode 1x03: Gorky's Army (Feb 12, 1982)
- Episode 1x02: Dark Side of the Moon (Feb 5, 1982)
- Episode 1x01: Golden Silence (Jan 29, 1982)
The Fall Guy (1981)
Guest starring as Nick Spiros
- Episode 4x21: Skip Family Robinson (Mar 6, 1985) [Special Guest Star]
Seeing Things (1981)
Guest starring as Vic Bayers
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: Eye in the Sky (2) (Mar 10, 1985)
- Episode 4x05: Eye in the Sky (1) (Mar 3, 1985)
Hart to Hart (1979)
Guest starring as Zeke BaIllinger
- Episode 2x12: Murder in the Saddle (Feb 24, 1981)
Switch (1975)
Guest starring as Verre Deamer
- Episode 2x06: Whatever Happened to Carol Harmony? (Oct 26, 1976)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Wendell Loudy
- Episode 3x04: Little Girl Lost (Oct 18, 1976) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Frank Carlin
- Episode 5x03: The Winoka Warriors (Sep 25, 1978)
Ghost Story (1972)
Guest starring as Arthur Mundy
- Episode 1x13: Creatures of the Canyon (Dec 15, 1972)
A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
Guest starring as Sheriff Vernon Cole
- Episode 1x26: Marlee (Mar 14, 1966)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Guest starring as Dr. Mason
- Episode 2x01: The Day Time Stopped (Sep 12, 1966)
Branded (1965)
Guest starring as Ted Evers
- Episode 2x31: Cowards Die Many Times (Apr 17, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Renger
- Episode 1x06: Leap Upon Mountains... (Feb 28, 1965) [Special Guest Star]
The Cheaters (1960)
Starring as John Hunter
(39 episodes)
- Episode 2x27: Diamond Studded Malaria (Jun 23, 1962)
- Episode 2x26: Knight of the Road (Jun 16, 1962)
- Episode 2x25: Carnival Case (Jun 9, 1962)
- Episode 2x24: The Broker (Jun 2, 1962)
- Episode 2x23: Back of Beyond (May 26, 1962)
- Episode 2x22: The Hands of Adrian (May 19, 1962)
- Episode 2x21: Green for Danger (May 12, 1962)
- Episode 2x20: The Case of George Peterson (May 5, 1962)
- Episode 2x19: Legs, £50,000 Each (Apr 28, 1962)
- Episode 2x18: The Dashing Major (Apr 21, 1962)
- Episode 2x17: Time to Kill (Apr 14, 1962)
- Episode 2x16: The Hair of the Dog (Apr 7, 1962)
- Episode 2x15: A Hood from Canada (Mar 31, 1962)
- Episode 2x14: The Bite (Mar 24, 1962)
- Episode 2x13: Affairs of the Heart (Mar 17, 1962)
- Episode 2x12: Single or Double Indemnity (Mar 10, 1962)
- Episode 2x11: Flash in the Sky (Mar 3, 1962)
- Episode 2x10: The Safe Way (Feb 24, 1962)
- Episode 2x09: Murder Fugue (Feb 17, 1962)
- Episode 2x08: Killian's Cut (Feb 10, 1962)
- Episode 2x07: A Tale of Two Ships (Feb 3, 1962)
- Episode 2x06: The Mighty Warrior (Jan 27, 1962)
- Episode 2x05: The Slope of Death (Jan 21, 1962)
- Episode 2x04: A Case of Larceny (Jan 14, 1962)
- Episode 2x03: Washday S.O.S. (Jan 7, 1962)
- Episode 2x02: Lamb to the Slaughter (Dec 17, 1961)
- Episode 2x01: An Obituary for a Champion (Dec 10, 1961)
- Episode 1x12: Fire! (Mar 4, 1961)
- Episode 1x11: A Question of Murder (Feb 25, 1961)
- Episode 1x10: The Schemers (Feb 18, 1961)
- Episode 1x09: Libel (Feb 11, 1961)
- Episode 1x08: The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid (Feb 4, 1961)
- Episode 1x07: For the Price of Two (Jan 28, 1961)
- Episode 1x06: The Legacy (Jan 21, 1961)
- Episode 1x05: The Authentic McCoy (Jan 14, 1961)
- Episode 1x04: The Man with the Ticking Head (Jan 7, 1961)
- Episode 1x03: The Weasel (Dec 31, 1960)
- Episode 1x02: Intent to Defraud (Dec 17, 1960)
- Episode 1x01: The Fine Print (Dec 10, 1960)
Bonanza (1959)
Guest starring as Marshal Will Rimbau
- Episode 8x24: Judgment at Red Creek (Feb 26, 1967)
Rawhide (1959)
Starring as Jed Colby
(9 episodes)
- Episode 8x12: The Testing Post (Nov 30, 1965)
- Episode 8x11: Brush War at Buford (Nov 23, 1965)
- Episode 8x10: Duel at Daybreak (Nov 16, 1965)
- Episode 8x09: The Pursuit (Nov 9, 1965)
- Episode 8x07: The Vasquez Woman (Oct 26, 1965)
- Episode 8x06: Hostage for Hanging (Oct 19, 1965)
- Episode 8x04: Walk Into Terror (Oct 5, 1965)
- Episode 8x02: Ride a Crooked Mile (Sep 21, 1965)
- Episode 2x07: Incident at the Buffalo Smoke House (Oct 30, 1959)
Guest starring as Frank Trask
- Episode 5x02: Incident of the Portrait (Oct 5, 1962)
Guest starring as Dr. Joseph Merritt
- Episode 7x28: The Spanish Camp (May 7, 1965) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Winch
- Episode 2x32: Incident in the Garden of Eden (Jun 17, 1960)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Marshal Harry Phillips
- Episode 1x10: Return to Nowhere (Dec 7, 1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Guest starring as Captain McCabe
- Episode 7x29: The Matched Pearl (Apr 24, 1962)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Jed Coombs
- Episode 12x10: Stage Stop (Nov 26, 1966)
Guest starring as Parker
(2 episodes)
- Episode 13x05: Vengeance (2) (Oct 9, 1967)
- Episode 13x04: Vengeance (1) (Oct 2, 1967)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Guest starring as Jim Regan
- Episode 3x36: Prisoner in the Town (May 7, 1954)