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Michael Ironside

1950 - Today

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Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. A prominent character actor with over 270 film and television credits, he is known for playing villains and antiheroes, but has also portrayed sympathetic characters. He is best known for his roles in action and science fiction films, and had his breakthrough performance in the 1981 David Cronenberg film Scanners. Ironside's other notable roles include Overdog in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), "Jester" in Top Gun (1986), Richter in Total Recall (1990), and Rasczak in Starship Troopers (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ironside is the 1,243rd most popular actor (down from 1,113th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Canada (down from 91st in 2019) and the 25th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Ironside ranks 1,243 out of 13,578. Before him are Billy Zane, Steven Berkoff, Matt Dillon, Gottfried John, Jean Dujardin, and Honor Blackman. After him are Barbara Sukowa, Ralph Bellamy, Eva Green, Kathryn Joosten, Yvonne De Carlo, and David Hemmings.

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Among people born in 1950, Michael Ironside ranks 100. Before him are Mikhail Fradkov, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Bob Orton Jr., Eric Maskin, Miou-Miou, and Corinne Cléry. After him are Barbara Sukowa, Kozo Arai, Steve Hackett, Samantha Fox, Miki Manojlović, and Michio Ashikaga.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Michael Ironside ranks 107 out of 1,622. Before him are Mike Myers (1963), Denis Villeneuve (1967), G. A. Cohen (1941), Louis Slotin (1910), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), and James Randi (1928). After him are Simon Newcomb (1835), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Graham Greene (1952), and Justin Bieber (1994).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Michael Ironside ranks 25. Before him are Conrad Bain (1923), Victor Garber (1949), Shannon Tweed (1957), Lois Maxwell (1927), Mike Myers (1963), and Carrie-Anne Moss (1967). After him are Yvonne De Carlo (1922), Graham Greene (1952), Norma Shearer (1902), Eric McCormack (1963), Margot Kidder (1948), and Raymond Burr (1917).

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