Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside | |
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Ontario College of Art | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse |
Karen Dinwiddie
(m. 1986) |
Children | 2 |
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor, voice artist, and filmmaker. A prominent
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). His signature deep voice has been lent to various video games and animated television shows, most notably as Sam Fisher in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise.
He is a four-time Gemini Award, a Genie Award, and a Canadian Film Award nominee.
Early life
Frederick Reginald Ironside was born in
Career
One of Ironside's first roles was as evil telepath Darryl Revok in Scanners (1981), an early film by David Cronenberg. He played the role of a serial killer, Colt Hawker, in the slasher film Visiting Hours (1982) and appeared in 1983 as Miler Crane in The A-Team episode "Taxicab Wars" as well as Overdog McNab in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
Ironside's breakthrough role was as cynical antihero Ham Tyler in the television miniseries
Ironside voiced comic book villain
Ironside has worked in video games as the voice of character
In 2009, he starred in The Beacon under the direction of Michael Stokes.[5]
In 2010, Ironside guest starred in season 4, episode 1 ("Friends and Enemies") of Burn Notice.[6]
In 2011, Ironside appeared in the film:
Ironside appeared in the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger as 'The Chairman'.
In 2015, he appeared in the television series
In 2016, he portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in the 4-part miniseries Tokyo Trial.
In 2018, he played J. P. Morgan in 4 episodes of TNT's The Alienist.
In 2021, he portrayed Eddie Williams, the father-in-law and boss of Hutch Mansell in the film, Nobody.
In 2022, he played Don Lucas in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
Personal life
Ironside married Karen Dinwiddie in 1986. They have one daughter together (born 1998) and he has another daughter from a previous marriage.[1][7]
Ironside has survived cancer of the bowel, prostate, and thyroid.[8]
Filmography
References
- ^ a b "Michael Ironside". Canadian Actors Info. Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ Allis, Tim (July 16, 1990). "A Face You Can't Totally Recall? Bad Guy Michael Ironside Chased Arnold Schwarzenegger to Mars". People. Vol. 34, no. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Ironside Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Ironside_1968_Grade_11_Poem2.jpg by Rainer Bessel". PBase. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Tinnin, Drew (January 26, 2015). "Exclusive: Michael Ironside Talks Turbo Kid". Dread Central.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (June 2, 2010). "Burn Notice: "Friends and Enemies" Review". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Ironside Acteur, Interprète" [Michael Ironside Actor, Performer]. Première (in French). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Ironside, Michael (April 13, 2018). "Ghost Recon Wildlands: Michael Ironside Talks Splinter Cell Crossover | UbiBlog | Ubisoft [NA]". Ubisoft (Interview). Interviewed by Chris Watters. YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
External links
- Michael Ironside at IMDb
- Michael Ironside at AllMovie