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Michael Ironside
Frederick Reginald 'Michael' Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a renowned Canadian actor and filmmaker. Known for his deeply impressive character acting abilities, Ironside has over 270 film and television credits to his name, often portraying villainous and antihero characters, but also sympathetic ones. His breakthrough performance came with the 1981 David Cronenberg film, Scanners, etching a mark in the world of action and science fiction films. Ironside lent his powerfully resonating deep voice to various video games and animated television shows, notably as Sam Fisher in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise. He is a multiple-time nominee for Gemini Award, Genie Award, and Canadian Film Award. Ironside was as Darryl Revok in Scanners, Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours, Miler Crane in The A-Team, and Jester in Top Gun among his iconic roles. He had a cameo in Major Payne and was part of Starship Troopers, Terminator Salvation and The Machinist. He also voiced comic book villain Darkseid in the DC Animated Universe and was General Sam Lane in Smallville episodes. He recently featured in The Alienist, The Dropout, and the film Nobody.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Frederick Reginald Ironside
Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship: Canada
Birthday: February 12, 1950
Occupations: Actor, Filmmaker
Years Active: 1977-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Karen Dinwiddie
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Movies Featuring Michael Ironside
Top Gun
Major Payne
BlackBerry
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Nobody
Bloodthirsty
Total Recall
Synchronicity
The Next Karate Kid
Extreme Prejudice
Highlander II: The Quickening
Knuckleball
Condor's Nest
The Convent
Tin Can
Late Night with the Devil
Lake Placid 3
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
Burden of Evil
Ice Soldiers
The Bannen Way
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
A Fighting Man
Stan Lee’s Mighty 7
88
Desecrated
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
Patient Seven
Lucky’s Treasure
The Harrowing
Hellmington
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Children of the Fall
Alterscape
Borderline Normal
Cause Of Death
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Soulkeeper
Dead Awake
Ignition
Desecrated
88
Tokyo Trial
Heavy Metal 2000
Down
Death from Above: The Making of ‘Starship Troopers’
Maximum Velocity
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Extreme Honor
Fallen Angels
Guy X
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
Stegman is Dead
Reeker
Bloodsuckers
Mindstorm
Destiny To Order
Chaindance
McBain
Neon City
Visiting Hours
Deadly Surveillance
Double Negative
Surfacing
American Nightmare
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Cross Country
V: The Final Battle
Murder in Space
The Sins of Dorian Gray
The Surrogate
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Watchers
Mindfield
Hostile Takeover
Murder by Night
Nowhere to Hide
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Fight Machine
The Family Circus
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special
Best Revenge
Hostile Takeover
Stone Cold Dead
The Vagrant
Dead Man’s Revenge
Red Sun Rising
Black Ice
Red Scorpion 2
Tokyo Cowboy
Best Revenge
Terminal
High-Ballin’
The Killing Machine
Outrageous!
Power Play
Johnny 2.0
Storm Cell
Father Hood
Marked for Murder
A Twist of Faith
Kids of the Round Table
Mutants
Chicago Cab
Voyage of Terror
Portraits of a Killer
The Arrangement
Going to Kansas City
Hardwired
Save Me
Probable Cause
Night Trap
Pumpkin Everything
The Glass Shield
Nobody 2
Point of Impact
The Arrow
Career Timeline
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2023
BlackBerry
Condor's Nest
Yuri Astakhov
The Family Circus
The Cop
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special
Darkseid (voice)
2022
Tin Can
Wayne
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
Dr. Jack Seward
The Fight Machine
Lou
Pumpkin Everything
Tom
2015
88
Sheriff Knowles
Desecrated
Tom McClain
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
Desecrated
Tom McClain
88
Sheriff Knowles
2013
Ice Soldiers
Col. Desmond Trump
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2001
Cause Of Death
Jonas Phifer
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Dr. Kragg
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Priest
Soulkeeper
Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Dead Awake
Skay
Ignition
Jake Russo
Down
Gunter Steinberg
Extreme Honor
Baker
Mindstorm
Senator Bill Armitage
1994
The Next Karate Kid
Dead Man’s Revenge
Luck Hatcher
Red Sun Rising
Capt. Meisler
Red Scorpion 2
Col. West
Tokyo Cowboy
Lyle
The Killing Machine
Mr. Green
Save Me
Oliver
Probable Cause
Gary Yanuck
The Glass Shield
Det. Gene Baker
1993
Father Hood
Jerry
Marked for Murder
Bats O'Bannion
Night Trap
Bishop
Point of Impact
Roberto Largo
1991
Highlander II: The Quickening
Chaindance
J.T. Blake
McBain
Frank Bruce
Neon City
Harry M. Stark
Deadly Surveillance
Fender
1987
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Extreme Prejudice
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Harry Bennett
Nowhere to Hide
Ben
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