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Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Highest Rated: 100% Outrageous! (1977)

Lowest Rated: 0% Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)

Birthday: Feb 12, 1950

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Immediately recognizable to film and television audiences for his piercing gaze and gravelly tones, Michael Ironside essayed powerful, often dangerous, figures on both sides of the law in countless films, including "Top Gun" (1986), "Total Recall" (1990) and "Terminator Salvation" (2009). He burst onto the international scene as a malevolent telepath in David Cronenberg's gory "Scanners" (1981) and bounced between heels and anti-heroes for the next decade. His ubiquitous presence in everything from low-budget thrillers to straight drama boosted him to Hollywood features in the late '80s and early '90s, as well as television series like "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009) and "Seaquest DSV" (NBC, 1993-96), and continued to divide his time between mainstream and indie product well into the next millennium. His vast body of work and undeniable screen presence made him a favorite among cult movie fans and tough guy aficionados for nearly four decades.

Highest rated movies

100% Outrageous!
97% BlackBerry
91% Turbo Kid
86% The Fight Machine
83% Nobody 83% Knuckleball
82% Total Recall
80% Bloodthirsty

Photos

EXTREME PREJUDICE, Michael Ironside, 1987 SCANNERS, Michael Ironside, 1981 Burn Notice, Michael Ironside, 'Friends and Enemies', Season 4, Ep. #1, 06/03/2010, ©USA SCANNERS, Michael Ironside, 1981, (c) Avco Embassy THE OMEGA CODE, Michael Ironside, 1999 TOTAL RECALL, Michael Ironside, 1990, © TriStar Pictures WATCHERS, Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, 1988, (c)Universal HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING, Michael Ironside, 1991. (c) Republic Pictures. SYNCHRONICITY, from left: Chad McKnight, Michael Ironside, 2015. ph: Blake Tyers/©Magnet Releasing Community, David Neher (L), Michael Ironside (R), 'Basic Lupine Urology', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/26/2012, ©NBC CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Ironside, 2000, (c)MGM TOP GUN, Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Michael Ironside, Tom Skerritt, 1986, (c)Paramount WATCHERS, Michael Ironside, 1988. ©Universal Community, Michael Ironside, 'Basic Lupine Urology', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/26/2012, ©NBC Community, Donald Glover (L), Alison Brie (C), Michael Ironside (R), 'Basic Lupine Urology', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/26/2012, ©NBC THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN, Michael Ironside, Timothy Hutton, Bob Nelson, 1985, (c) Orion SCANNERS, Michael Ironside, 1981 THE GLASS SHIELD, Richard Anderson, Michael Ironside (r.), 1995, (c)Miramax Vegas, Michael Chiklis (L), Michael Ironside (R), 'Past Lives', Season 1, Ep. #19, 04/26/2013, ©CBS Community, David Neher (L), Michael Ironside (R), 'Basic Lupine Urology', Season 3, Ep. #17, 04/26/2012, ©NBC
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
97% 94% BlackBerry Unknown (Character) $1.5M 2023
40% 51% Condor's Nest Agent Astakhov (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 62% Confession Unknown (Character) - 2022
86% No Score Yet The Fight Machine Lou (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 0% Pumpkin Everything Tom (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 22% Dracula: The Original Living Vampire Dr. Jack Seward (Character) - 2022
75% 37% Tin Can Wayne (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Skipping Stones Mr. Travers (Character) - 2021
83% 94% Nobody Eddie Williams (Character) $27.2M 2021
80% 26% Bloodthirsty Dr. Swan (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 26% The Convent The Magistrate (Character) - 2018
40% 40% The Harrowing Lt. Logan (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hitman Never Dies Unknown (Character) - 2018
83% 48% Knuckleball Jacob (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alterscape Dr. Julian Loro (Character) - 2018
67% 36% Still/Born Dr. Neilson (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Space Between Nick (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky's Treasure Henry Landis (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stegman Is Dead Don (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tokyo Trial Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 30% Patient Seven Dr. Daniel Marcus (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 46% Element Joe (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Children of the Fall Sam (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 36% The Sin Seer Alexander Ratchet (Character) - 2015
47% 34% Synchronicity Klaus Meisner (Character) $4.3K 2015
91% 77% Turbo Kid Zeus (Character) $50.0K 2015
No Score Yet 0% Desecrated Tom McClain (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 25% 88 Sheriff Knowles (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 40% Stan Lee's Mighty 7 Unknown (Voice) - 2014
28% 26% Extraterrestrial Travis (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 34% A Fighting Man Unknown (Character) - 2014
24% 26% Stay Frank (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 17% Ice Soldiers Col. Desmond Trump (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Burden of Evil Senator Pitfield (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet California Winter Sheriff Hillman (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet All God's Children Peter (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 35% Dark Rising: Summer Strikes Back! Colonel Haggerd (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conduct Unbecoming Col. Dodd (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Transgression Matthew (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 32% The Bannen Way Chief Bannen (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 16% Lake Placid 3 Sheriff Tony Willinger (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 62% Beneath the Blue Capt. Elias Blaine (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eva Alfonse (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Level 26: Dark Prophecy Tom Riggins (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 20% The Jazzman Bernie Kaddly (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 23% Hardwired Hal (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 19% The Beacon Lieutenant Hutton (Character) - 2009
33% 53% Terminator Salvation Gen. Ashdown (Character) $125.3M 2009
No Score Yet 20% The Terrorist Next Door Wade (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 2% Mutants Col. Gauge (Character) - 2008
55% 43% Surveillance Captain Billings (Character) $25.4K 2008
No Score Yet 20% Storm Cell James (Character) - 2008
13% 23% The Alphabet Killer Captain Nathan Norcross (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Abduction of Jesse Bookman Captain Jones (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 37% The Veteran Mark 'Doc' Jordan (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 11% Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York Levering (Character) - 2006
42% 23% Guy X Guy X (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 24% Reeker Henry (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 33% Deepwater Walnut (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 20% Bloodsuckers Muco (Character) - 2005
77% 83% The Machinist Miller (Character) $1.1M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Failures Depressor (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 12% Maximum Velocity General Amberson (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Phone: Checkmate Bremer (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 25% Fallen Angels Sheriff Ed Rooney (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 5% Ignition Jake Russo (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fairytales and Pornography Justice Coulton (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 47% Jett Jackson: The Movie Dr. Kragg (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 42% Dead Awake Skay (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 4% Mindstorm Senator Bill Armitage (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 35% Soulkeeper Female Tour Guide (Character) - 2001
0% 23% Children of the Corn: Revelation Priest (Character) - 2001
20% 19% Down Gunter Steinberg (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Phone: Manhunt Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extreme Honor Baker (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 22% Cause of Death Jonas Phifer (Character) - 2000
21% 58% Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Fred (Character) $26.4K 2000
8% 36% Heavy Metal 2000 Tyler (Voice) - 2000
46% 63% The Perfect Storm Bob Brown (Character) $182.6M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Borderline Normal Coach Rehmer (Character) - 2000
8% 31% The Omega Code Dominic (Character) $12.6M 1999
No Score Yet 43% A Twist of Faith Alex Hunt (Character) $2.5K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Southern Cross Garrison Carver (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ivory Tower Marshall Wallace (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Question of Privilege Lt. Robert Ingram (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Arrangement Det. Francis John "Jack" Connor (Character),
Director 		- 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Captive Detective Briscoe (Character) - 1998
56% 66% Chicago Cab Al (Character) - 1998
37% 47% Desert Blue Agent Frank Bellows (Character) $99.1K 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Light Insp. Frank Schumann (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Denver, P.D. Unknown (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Voyage of Terror McBride (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Going to Kansas City Mike Malone (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny 2.0 Frank Donahue (Character) - 1997
72% 70% Starship Troopers Jean Rasczak (Character) $54.7M 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cold Night Into Dawn Frank Parr (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 50% Portraits of Innocence Sgt. Ernie Hansen (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Way Out Walt (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 56% Terminal Sterling Rombauer (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Destiny of Marty Fine Mr. Capelli (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paradise Run Walt (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sin Salida Walt (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 60% Kids of the Round Table Butch Scarsdale (Character) - 1995
29% 68% Major Payne Lt. Col. Stone (Character) $29.4M 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Too Fast, Too Young Capt. Floyd Anderson (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Asian Connection: Road to Mandalay Steiger (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 50% Red Sun Rising Capt. Meisler (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 0% Probable Cause Gary Yanuck (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Revenge Luck Hatcher (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 57% Forced to Kill Sheriff Wilson (Character) - 1994
68% 40% The Glass Shield Baker (Character) $2.5M 1994
7% 24% The Next Karate Kid Colonel Dugan (Character) $8.7M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tokyo Cowboy Lyle (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 17% Red Scorpion 2 Col. West (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rebel Run Billy Niles (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 43% The Killing Man Mr. Green (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 83% Fortunes of War Carl Pimmler (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 10% Save Me Oliver (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 30% Point of Impact Roberto Largo (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 0% Mardi Gras for the Devil Bishop (Character) - 1993
10% 34% Father Hood Jerry (Character) $3.3M 1993
71% 50% Free Willy Dial (Character) $76.3M 1993
No Score Yet 12% A Passion for Murder Quinn (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 17% Killer Image Luther Kane (Character) - 1992
63% 39% Guncrazy Mr. Kincaid (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 33% The Vagrant Lt. Ralf Barfuss (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 41% Neon City Harry M. Stark (Character) - 1991
33% 36% McBain Frank Bruce (Character) $294.5K 1991
0% 23% Highlander II: The Quickening Gen. Katana (Character) $13.7M 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Drop Dead Gorgeous Asylum Interrogator (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Surveillance Fender (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 73% Chaindance J.T. Blake (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 0% Payback Sheriff Pete (Character) - 1990
82% 79% Total Recall Richter (Character) $117.8M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Destiny to Order Kenrick (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 60% Mindfield Kellen O'Reilly (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thunderground Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder by Night Det. Carl Madsen (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hostile Takeover Larry Gaylord (Character) - 1988
0% 31% Watchers Lem (Character) $457.0K 1988
56% 60% The Haunting of Hamilton High Bill Nordham (Character) $2.6M 1987
73% 59% Extreme Prejudice Maj. Paul Hackett (Character) $9.9M 1987
No Score Yet 38% Nowhere to Hide Ben (Character) $303.8K 1987
57% 83% Top Gun Lt. Cmdr. Rick "Jester" Heatherly (Character) $179.8M 1986
No Score Yet 20% The Surrogate George Kyber (Character) - 1984
27% 36% Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Overdog (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cross Country Det. Sgt. Roersch (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 19% American Nightmare Sgt. Skylar (Character) - 1982
14% 25% Visiting Hours Colt Hawker (Character) - 1982
68% 64% Scanners Darryl Revok (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coming Out Alive Gateway (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet I, Maureen Dr. Paul Johnson (Character) - 1978
100% 84% Outrageous! Drunk (Character) - 1977

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 88% Hidden Assets Unknown (Character) 2021 2023
97% 85% Harley Quinn Unknown (Voice) 2023
90% 82% The Dropout Don Lucas (Character) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs Unknown (Character) 2019
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Bob (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 79% Ransom Frederic Woods (Guest Star) 2017
89% 59% The Flash Lewis Snart (Guest Star) 2015
68% 71% Rake Victor (Guest Star) 2014
67% 67% Vegas Porter Gainsley (Guest Star) 2013
88% 88% Community Colonel Archwood (Guest Star) 2012
97% 94% Justified Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
78% 69% Smallville General Sam Lane (Guest Star) 2004 2010
82% 87% Castle Victor Racine (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bannen Way Chief Bannen (Character) 2009-2010
67% 92% Wolverine and the X-Men Unknown (Voice) 2009
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
63% 77% Masters of Horror Unknown (Character) 2006
72% 88% Desperate Housewives Curtis Monroe (Guest Star) 2005-2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Young Blades Unknown (Character) 2005
No Score Yet 77% Jackie Chan Dragon Scout Leader (Guest Voice) 2004
No Score Yet 56% Andromeda The Patriarch (Guest Star) 2003-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Walker, Texas Ranger Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nuremberg Col. Burton C. Andrus (Character) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Ambassador Prosser (Character) 1999
No Score Yet 85% ER Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift (Guest Star) 1995 1998
No Score Yet 68% seaQuest DSV Unknown (Character) 1993-1996
82% 92% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1990 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ray Bradbury Theater Acton (Character) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Danger Bay Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hitchhiker Unknown (Character) 1986
67% 75% V Ham Tyler (Character) 1984-1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
69% 89% V: The Final Battle Unknown (Character) 1984
97% 82% Hill Street Blues Schrader (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet 70% The A-Team Miler Crane (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Littlest Hobo Unknown (Guest Star) 1979