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John Ireland

1914 - 1992

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John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jack Burden in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first British Columbia-born actor to receive an Oscar nomination. Ireland's other film roles include A Walk in the Sun (1945), Joan Of Arc (1948), Spartacus (1960), 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), The Adventurers (1970), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Ireland is the 840th most popular actor (up from 3,908th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Canada (up from 302nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Ireland ranks 840 out of 13,578. Before him are Pierre Brice, Rene Russo, Christiane F., Tom Hardy, Daniel Davis, and Patrick Duffy. After him are Donna Reed, Victoria Principal, Robert Patrick, Suzy Amis Cameron, Joseph Cotten, and Lionel Logue.

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Among people born in 1914, John Ireland ranks 55. Before him are Norman Lloyd, Desmond Llewelyn, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Akira Nozawa, Koichi Oita, and Adolfo Bioy Casares. After him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, María Félix, Rafael Kubelík, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, and Carlo Maria Giulini. Among people deceased in 1992, John Ireland ranks 47. Before him are Lella Lombardi, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Sidney Nolan, Markos Vafeiadis, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, and Sam Walton. After him are John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, H. L. A. Hart, Chris McCandless, Jean-Claude Pascal, James E. Webb, and José Ferrer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Ireland ranks 69 out of 1,622. Before him are Elliot Page (1987), Eugene Levy (1946), Oscar Peterson (1925), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Dan Aykroyd (1952), and David H. Hubel (1926). After him are Charles Brenton Huggins (1901), The Weeknd (1990), Rudolph A. Marcus (1923), Elizabeth Arden (1878), Glenn Ford (1916), and Mark Robson (1913).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, John Ireland ranks 13. Before him are William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Elliot Page (1987), Eugene Levy (1946), and Dan Aykroyd (1952). After him are Glenn Ford (1916), John Candy (1950), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Geneviève Bujold (1942), Mack Sennett (1880), and Conrad Bain (1923).

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