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Michael Ironside

Ham Tyler in V

Photos Michael Ironside Birth name: Michael Ironside
Birth date: 1950/02/12 (74 years old)
Birth place : Toronto (Canada)
Height: 1.83 m

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Biography for Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian character actor. He has also worked as a producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American works. He is best known for playing villains or "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters and he is considered one of Canada's most in-demand actors.

With a hard and very marked face, Michael Ironside is a specialist in the roles of bad guys. This Canadian therefore haunted a number of horror films before being used against use in V. He was also the vicious opponent of Christophe Lambert in Highlander 2; Schwarzie's enemy in Total Recall or the section chief in Starship Troopers. Very solicited for series B, we could see it in Emergencies in a less negative role and we can see it alongside George Clooney in Storm of Wolfgang Petersen.

Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his roles in many films and television series. He was born on February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ironside began his acting career in the 1970s and has since played in more than 100 films and television series.

He is best known for his roles of bad and complex bad guys and characters, and is often chosen to play authoritarian and ruthless characters. He played in films such as "Scanners", "Total Recall", "Starship Troopers" and "Top Gun". He also played in television series such as "Smallville", "The X-Files" and "Stargate SG-1".

Ironside is also a well -known voice actor, having lent his voice to many characters in video games, animated films and animation television series. He notably lent his voice to characters such as Darkseid in the animated series "Justice League" and Sam Fisher in the series of video games "Splinter Cell".

Apart from his acting career, Ironside is also a talented writer and has published several books, including "Coldstorage" and "The Scene". He is also an activist for animal rights and is a member of several animal defense organizations.

In summary, Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his roles in many films and television series, as well as for his characteristic voice in video games and animated films. His prolific career and his unique personality make him a respected and appreciated actor in the entertainment industry.

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Filmography

Title Role
Failures, The (2003) Depressor
Maximum Velocity (2003) Gen. Amberson
Last Chapter: The War Continues, The (2003) Serie TV Bob Durelle
Dernier chapitre, Le (2002) Serie TV
Splinter Cell (2002) (Jeu Video) (voix) Sam Fisher
Run Like Hell (2002) (Jeu Video) (voix) Cmdr. Mason
Fairytales and Pornography (2002) Justice Coulton
Fallen Angels (2002) Sheriff Ed Rooney
Dernier chapitre: La Suite, Le (2002) Serie TV Bob Durelle
Ignition (2001) Russo
Red Phone, The (2001) (TV) Bremer
Extreme Honor (2001) Baker
Dead Awake (2001) Skay
Soulkeeper (2001) (uncredited) voix of Mr.M
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) (V) Priest
Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001) (TV) Dr. Kragg
Down (2001) Steinberg (Gunter)
Mindstorm (2001) Sen. William Armitage
Borderline Normal (2000)
Cause of Death (2000) Jonas Phifer
Nuremberg (2000) Serie TV Col. Burton C. Andrus
Perfect Storm, The (2000) Bob Brown
Supercarrier Is Burning: U.S.S. Enterprise, A (2000) (TV) Narrator
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) (voix) Tyler
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000) Fred Skolnik
Southern Cross (1999)
Omega Code, The (1999) Dominic
Twist of Faith, A (1999) Alex Hunt
Question of Privilege (1999) Lt. Ingram
Arrangement, The (1999) Det. Jack Connor
Black Light (1998) Insp. Frank Schumann
Captive (1998/I) Det. Briscoe
Desert Blue (1998) Agent Bellows
Going to Kansas City (1998) Mike Malone
Death Row the Tournament (1998) Judge
Voyage of Terror (1998) (TV) McBride
Ivory Tower (1998) Marshall Wallace
Chicago Cab (1998) Al
Johnny 2.0 (1997) (TV) Frank Donahue
One of Our Own (1997) Det. Jack Cooper
Starship Troopers (1997) Lt. Jean Rasczak
Cold Night Into Dawn (1997) Frank Parr
New Batman/Superman Adventures, The (1997) Serie TV Darkseid
Arrow, The (1997) (TV) CIA Director
Destiny of Marty Fine, The (1996) Mr. Capelli
One Way Out (1996) Walt
Portraits of a Killer (1996) Sgt. Ernie Hansen
Terminal (1996) (TV) Sterling Rombauer
SeaQuest DSV (1993) Serie TV Capt. Oliver Hudson (1995-1996)
Kids of the Round Table (1995) Butch Scarsdale
Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay (1995) (TV) Steiger
Too Fast Too Young (1995) Capt. Floyd Anderson
Major Payne (1995) Lt. Col. Stone
Bolt (1994) Billy Niles
Killing Machine, The (1994) Mr. Green
Red Scorpion 2 (1994) Col. West
Tokyo Cowboy (1994)
Probable Cause (1994) (TV) Gary Yanuck
Glass Shield, The (1994) Baker
Next Karate Kid, The (1994) Col. Dugan
Dead Man's Revenge (1994) (TV) Luck Hatcher
Forced to Kill (1993) Sheriff Wilson
Fortunes of War (1993) Carl Pimmler
Point of Impact (1993) Roberto Largo
Save Me (1993) Oliver
Red Sun Rising (1993) Capt. Meisler
Father Hood (1993) Jerry
Free Willy (1993) Dial
Night Trap (1993) Bishop
Sweet Killing (1993) Insp. Garcia
Marked for Murder (1993) (TV) Bats O'Bannion
Black Ice (1992) Quinn
Cafe Romeo (1992) Natino
Killer Image (1992) Luther Kane
Neon City (1992) Harry M. Stark
Guncrazy (1992) Mr. Kincaid
Vagrant, The (1992) Lt. Ralf Barfuss
McBain (1991) Frank Bruce
Deadly Surveillance (1991) (TV) Fender
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) (TV) Cameo appearance
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Gen. Katana
Chaindance (1990) J.T. Blake
Destiny to Order (1990) Kenrick
Payback (1990) Sheriff Pete
Total Recall (1990) Richter
Mindfield (1989) Kellen O'Reilly
Murder by Night (1989) (TV) Det. Carl Masden
Hostile Takeover (1988) Larry Gaylord
Watchers (1988) Lem Johnson
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) Bill Nordham
Nowhere to Hide (1987) Ben
Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987) (TV) Harry Bennett
Extreme Prejudice (1987) Maj. Paul Hackett
Race for the Bomb (1986) Serie TV Werner Heisenberg
Top Gun (1986) Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) Det. Lawrence
Murder in Space (1985) (TV) Capt. Neal Braddock
Falcon and the Snowman, The (1985) FBI agent
Cap, The (1984) (TV)
Coming Out Alive (1984)
Surrogate, The (1984) George Kyber
Terror in the Aisles (1984) (archive footage) Darryl Revok (segment Scanners)
V (1984) Serie TV Ham Tyler
V: The Final Battle (1984) Serie TV Ham Tyler
Cross Country (1983) Det. Sgt. Roersch
Sins of Dorian Gray, The (1983) (TV) Alan Campbell
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) Overdog/McNab (mutant ruler of planet Terra 11)
American Nightmare (1983) Det. Skylar
Best Revenge (1982) Dealer
Terreur Ă  l'hĂ´pital central (1982) Colt Hawker
Surfacing (1981) Wayne
Scanners (1981) Darryl Revok, Scanner Leader/Head of Biocarbon Amalgamte Drug Lab
Clown White (1980) (TV) Max
Double Negative (1980) Edgar
Suzanne (1980) Jimmy
I, Maureen (1980) Dr. Paul Johnson
Family Man, The (1979) (TV) Bartender
Stone Cold Dead (1979)
Summer's Children (1979) Pimp
Last Campaign, The (1978) Dr. Paul Johnson
High-Ballin' (1978) Butch
Outrageous! (1977) Drunk

Trivia

Came to notice in the Canadian sci-fi horror classic Scanners (1981) in which he played the mind-controlling, head-blowing megalomaniac Daryl Revok, which led to a dynamic, infamous career of out-and-out baddies or edgy anti-heroes.

aid in an interview he is mostly recognised by the public from his voice over work in the Splinter Cell series.

Moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 1982.

Quotes

J'aime jouer les méchants, parce que les gentils se font battre plusieurs fois pendant le film, alors que les méchants ne sont battus qu'une fois, à la fin.

Family

Has a daughter Findlay (born 1998) by second wife Karen.

His brother is a high school shop teacher in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.

Father of Adrienne Ironside.

His daughter Adrienne is from a previous marriage.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by stals
  • Last update: 01/05/2007 by dana

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