Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American works. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Ironside is a method actor, who stays in character between takes.
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- Born:
- Feb 12, 1950 In Toronto - Ontario - Canada
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 161
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Liberty
- Latest Project:
- Movie Super Dicks 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Liberty | Fischer | 2025 |
| Movie | Super Dicks | Police Chief | 2025 |
| Movie | 1242: Gateway to the West | Narrator / Mihaly | 2025 |
| Movie | The Family Circus | The Cop | 2023-01-21 |
| Movie | BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023-02-13 |
| Movie | Condor's Nest | Agent Astakhov | 2023-01-27 |
| Movie | Confession | 2023-03-10 | |
| Movie | Tin Can | Wayne | 2022-08-05 |
| Movie | Bloodthirsty | Dr. Swan | 2021-04-23 |
| Movie | Skipping Stones | Mr. Travers | 2021-11-02 |
| Movie | The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018-10-26 |
| Movie | Still/Born | 2018-02-09 | |
| Series | The Alienist | J. P. Morgan | 2018-01-22 |
| Movie | Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018-02-23 |
| Movie | Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018-04-17 |
| Movie | The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017-08-03 |
| Movie | Stegman is Dead | Don | 2017-11-17 |
| Movie | Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur | 2017-12-14 |
| Movie | Element | Joe | 2016-06-10 |
| Movie | Children of the Fall | Sam | 2016-07-15 |
| Movie | Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016-10-11 |
| Movie | Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015-07-22 |
| Movie | Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015-01-06 |
| Movie | Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015-08-14 |
| Movie | California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015-12-01 |
| Movie | The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015-10-13 |
| Movie | 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015-08-05 |
| Movie | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014-04-24 |
| Movie | Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Stay | Frank | 2013-09-08 |
| Movie | Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2013-10-04 |
| Movie | Ice Soldiers | Col. Desmond Trump | 2013-12-06 |
| Movie | Burden of Evil | Senator Pitfield | 2012-04-22 |
| Movie | All God's Children | 2012-10-19 | |
| Movie | X-Men: First Class | Captain | 2011-06-01 |
| Movie | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back | Col. Haggard | 2011-08-09 |
| Movie | Transgression | Matthew | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011-12-20 |
| Movie | The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010-01-06 |
| Movie | Eva | Alfonse | 2010-08-01 |
| Movie | Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010-10-14 |
| Movie | The Butcher | Teddy Carmichael | 2009-07-10 |
| Movie | Terminator Salvation | General Ashdown | 2009-05-20 |
| Movie | The Jazzman | Bernie Kaddly | 2009-08-27 |
| Movie | The Beacon | Oficer Ned Hutton | 2009-10-25 |
| Movie | Hardwired | Hal | 2009-11-03 |
| Movie | Surveillance | Billings | 2008-02-08 |
| Movie | Storm Cell | James | 2008-04-26 |
| Movie | The Terrorist Next Door | Wade | 2008-06-12 |
| Movie | Mutants | Colonal Gauge | 2008-10-31 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Captain Nathan Norcross | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | 1st Bite | Theo | 2006-12-31 |
| Movie | The V Word | Mr. Chaney | 2006-11-10 |
| Series | Young Blades | 2005-01-23 | |
| Movie | Guy X | Guy X | 2005-06-06 |
| Movie | Reeker | Henry | 2005-03-13 |
| Movie | Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005-07-30 |
| Movie | The Machinist | Miller | 2004-07-02 |
| Movie | The Red Phone: Checkmate | Bremer | 2004-04-01 |
| Movie | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Harry | 2003-03-31 |
| Movie | Maximum Velocity | General Amberson | 2003-10-07 |
| Movie | Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002-09-05 |
| Movie | Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002-08-30 |
| Movie | Ignition | Jake Russo | 2002-01-17 |
| Movie | Cause Of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001-01-10 |
| Movie | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001-06-08 |
| Movie | Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M (uncredited) | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001-02-28 |
| Movie | Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001-06-12 |
| Movie | The Red Phone - Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001-11-10 |
| Movie | Dead Awake | Skay | 2001-11-06 |
| Movie | Down | Gunter Steinberg | 2001-09-06 |
| Movie | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001-10-09 |
| Movie | Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler (voice) | 2000-04-19 |
| Movie | The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000-06-29 |
| Movie | Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Fred Skolnick | 2000-08-25 |
| Series | Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000-07-16 |
| Movie | Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000-12-01 |
| Movie | Question of Privilege | Lt. Robert Ingram | 1999-04-16 |
| Movie | The Arrangement | Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Frank Bellows | 1999-06-04 |
| Movie | Southern Cross | Garrison Carver | 1999-09-09 |
| Movie | Black Light | Inspector Frank Schumann | 1999-05-23 |
| Movie | A Twist of Faith | 1999-07-28 | |
| Movie | Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998-01-02 |
| Movie | Going to Kansas City | Mike Malone | 1998-07-31 |
| Movie | Chicago Cab | Al | 1998-09-18 |
| Movie | Johnny 2.0 | Frank Donahue | 1998-09-12 |
| Movie | One of Our Own | Det. Jack Cooper | 1998-08-28 |
| Movie | The Arrow | CIA Director | 1997-01-12 |
| Movie | Starship Troopers | Lieutenant Jean Rasczak | 1997-11-07 |
| Movie | Cold Night Into Dawn | Frank Parr | 1997-10-21 |
| Movie | Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Self | 1997-10-23 |
| Movie | Terminal | Sterling Rombauer | 1996-02-12 |
| Movie | Too Fast Too Young | Capt. Floyd Anderson | 1996-05-21 |
| Movie | Portraits of a Killer | Sgt. Ernie Hansen | 1996-05-21 |
| Movie | One Way Out | Walt | 1996-07-23 |
| Movie | The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1995-01-11 |
| Movie | Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995-12-15 |
| Movie | Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1995-02-04 |
| Movie | Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994-04-15 |
| Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994-07-18 |
| Movie | Save Me | Oliver | 1994-03-23 |
| Movie | Red Sun Rising | Capt. Meisler | 1994-09-01 |
| Movie | Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994-11-20 |
| Movie | Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994-12-07 |
| Movie | The Glass Shield | Det. Gene Baker | 1994-09-16 |
| Movie | Night Trap | Bishop | 1993-05-01 |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | Bats O'Bannion | 1993-01-17 |
| Movie | Free Willy | Dial | 1993-07-16 |
| Series | seaQuest DSV | Captain Oliver Hudson | 1993-09-12 |
| Movie | Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993-12-01 |
| Movie | Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993-10-20 |
| Movie | Father Hood | Jerry | 1993-08-27 |
| Movie | The Vagrant | Lt. Ralf Barfuss | 1992-05-15 |
| Movie | Killer Image | Luther Kane | 1992-03-01 |
| Movie | Black Ice | Quinn | 1992-12-03 |
| Movie | Cafe Romeo | Natino | 1992-06-11 |
| Movie | Highlander II: The Quickening | Gen. Katana | 1991-01-13 |
| Movie | Chaindance | J.T. Blake | 1991-05-31 |
| Movie | Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991-07-18 |
| Movie | Neon City | Harry M. Stark | 1991-12-16 |
| Movie | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator (uncredited) | 1991-09-28 |
| Movie | McBain | Frank Bruce | 1991-09-20 |
| Movie | Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | Total Recall | Richter | 1990-06-01 |
| Movie | Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989-07-20 |
| Movie | Thunderground | 1989-09-01 | |
| Movie | Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989-12-15 |
| Movie | Watchers | Lem Johnson | 1988-12-02 |
| Movie | Ford: The Man and the Machine | Harry Bennett | 1987-05-11 |
| Movie | Extreme Prejudice | Maj. Paul Hackett | 1987-04-24 |
| Movie | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Bill Nordham | 1987-10-16 |
| Movie | Nowhere to Hide | Ben | 1987-07-17 |
| Movie | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986-05-02 |
| Movie | Top Gun | Jester | 1986-05-16 |
| Movie | The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985-01-25 |
| Movie | Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985-07-28 |
| Movie | The Cap | Dad | 1985-03-05 |
| Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
| Series | V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984-05-06 |
| Movie | The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984-10-15 |
| Movie | Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983-03-17 |
| Movie | The Sins of Dorian Gray | Alan Campbell | 1983-05-27 |
| Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | OverDog | 1983-05-20 |
| Series | V | Ham Tyler | 1983-05-01 |
| Movie | Visiting Hours | Colt Hawker | 1982-05-21 |
| Movie | Suzanne | Jimmy | 1981-09-18 |
| Movie | Surfacing | Wayne | 1981-07-25 |
| Movie | Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980-09-27 |
| Movie | Double Negative | Edgar | 1980-05-12 |
| Movie | Stone Cold Dead | Murdered Police Detective | 1979-09-14 |
| Movie | High-Ballin' | Butch | 1978-05-26 |
| Movie | Power Play | Torturer | 1978-11-01 |
| Movie | Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977-07-31 |