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Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982

Born

Feb 12, 1950

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For

Acting

Movies

196 acting

5 crew

Popularity

1.7

Known For

Top Gun
Top Gun
1986 as Jester
★ 7.1
Nobody
Nobody
2021 as Eddie Williams
★ 7.9
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
1997 as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
★ 7.1
Total Recall
Total Recall
1990 as Richter
★ 7.3
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
2009 as General Ashdown
★ 6.1
Late Night with the Devil
Late Night with the Devil
2024 as The Narrator (voice)
★ 7.1
Free Willy
Free Willy
1993 as Dial
★ 6.2
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm
2000 as Bob Brown
★ 6.5
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 as Miller
★ 7.5
BlackBerry
BlackBerry
2023 as Charles Purdy
★ 7.1
Major Payne
Major Payne
1995 as Lt. Col. Stone
★ 6.5
The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid
1994 as Colonel Paul Dugan
★ 5.4
Turbo Kid
Turbo Kid
2015 as Zeus
★ 6.5
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
★ 8.0
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 as FBI Agent
★ 6.4
Scanners
Scanners
1981 as Darryl Revok
★ 6.7
Heavy Metal 2000
Heavy Metal 2000
2000 as Tyler (voice)
★ 6.0
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
1987 as Major Paul Hackett
★ 6.2
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987 as Bill Nordham
★ 6.1
Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991 as Gen. Katana
★ 4.7
Surveillance
Surveillance
2008 as Billings
★ 6.0
The Vagrant
The Vagrant
1992 as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
★ 5.8
Still/Born
★ 5.8
Extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial
2014 as Travis
★ 5.5
Lake Placid 3
Lake Placid 3
2010 as Sheriff Tony Willinger
★ 5.0
Down
Down
2001 as Gunter Steinberg
★ 5.0
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer
2008 as Captain Nathan Norcross
★ 5.1
The Surrogate
The Surrogate
1984 as George Kyber
★ 4.5
Hardwired
Hardwired
2009 as Hal
★ 5.1
Watchers
Watchers
1988 as Lem Johnson
★ 5.3
Save Me
Save Me
1994 as Oliver
★ 4.4
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
2022 as Dr. Jack Seward
★ 5.1
Father Hood
Father Hood
1993 as Jerry
★ 5.8
Synchronicity
Synchronicity
2015 as Klaus Meisner
★ 5.7
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014 as Xanar (voice)
★ 5.7
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000 as Fred Skolnick
★ 5.7
Reeker
Reeker
2005 as Henry
★ 5.6
Knuckleball
Knuckleball
2018 as Jacob
★ 5.9
1242: Gateway to the West
1242: Gateway to the West
2025 as Narrator / Mihaly
★ 5.0
Guncrazy
Guncrazy
1992 as Mr. Kincaid
★ 5.2
Ice Soldiers
Ice Soldiers
2013 as Col. Desmond Trump
★ 5.0
Patient Seven
Patient Seven
2016 as Dr. Daniel Marcus
★ 5.2
The Convent
The Convent
2018 as The Magistrate
★ 5.5
Mindfield
Mindfield
1989 as Kellen O'Reilly
★ 4.6
Desert Blue
Desert Blue
1999 as Agent Frank Bellows
★ 5.7
Storm Cell
Storm Cell
2008 as James
★ 5.7
High-Ballin'
High-Ballin'
1978 as Butch
★ 5.2
88
88
2015 as Sheriff Knowles
★ 5.1
The Omega Code
The Omega Code
1999 as Dominic
★ 4.5
Extreme Honor
Extreme Honor
2001 as Baker
★ 3.7
Children of the Corn: Revelation
★ 3.9
Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide
1987 as Ben
★ 6.3
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 as Detective Lawrence
★ 6.4
Power Play
Power Play
1978 as Torturer
★ 7.2
Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab
1998 as Al
★ 5.6
The Butcher
The Butcher
2009 as Teddy Carmichael
★ 4.9
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield
1994 as Det. Gene Baker
★ 5.0
Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty
2021 as Dr. Swan
★ 5.0
Deepwater
Deepwater
2005 as Walnut
★ 4.9
Condor's Nest
Condor's Nest
2023 as Agent Astakhov
★ 5.4
Ignition
Ignition
2002 as Jake Russo
★ 4.2
Maximum Velocity
Maximum Velocity
2003 as General Amberson
★ 4.7
Mutants
Mutants
2008 as Colonal Gauge
★ 2.9
The Family Man
The Family Man
1979 as Bartender
A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man
2014 as Max Wynn
★ 5.4
Night Trap
Night Trap
1993 as Bishop
★ 3.5
This Too Shall Pass
This Too Shall Pass
2025 as Officer Shultz
★ 7.5
The Veteran
The Veteran
2006 as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
★ 4.2
Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours
1982 as Colt Hawker
★ 5.5
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996 as Mr. Capelli
★ 1.0
Dead Awake
Dead Awake
2001 as Skay
★ 4.0
Johnny 2.0
Johnny 2.0
1998 as Frank Donahue
★ 5.1
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
★ 6.0
Soulkeeper
Soulkeeper
2001 as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Mindstorm
Mindstorm
2001 as Senator Bill Armitage
★ 3.2
Chaindance
Chaindance
1991 as J.T. Blake
★ 3.5
Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer
1996 as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
★ 3.2
Beneath the Blue
Beneath the Blue
2010 as Blaine
★ 5.1
Tin Can
Tin Can
2022 as Wayne
★ 4.1
Red Sun Rising
Red Sun Rising
1994 as Capt. Meisler
★ 4.6
Double Negative
Double Negative
1980 as Edgar
★ 2.8
Neon City
Neon City
1991 as Harry M. Stark
★ 4.7
Stay
Stay
2013 as Frank
★ 4.6
Transgression
Transgression
2011 as Matthew
★ 4.0
The Fight Machine
The Fight Machine
2022 as Lou
★ 3.8
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
1999 as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
★ 3.0
Bloodsuckers
Bloodsuckers
2005 as Muco
★ 4.2
Pumpkin Everything
Pumpkin Everything
2022 as Tom
★ 6.5
The Failures
The Failures
2004 as Depressor
★ 1.0
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
1994 as Gary Yanuck
★ 4.3
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987 as Harry Bennett
★ 6.0
Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge
1994 as Luck Hatcher
★ 5.0
Red Scorpion 2
Red Scorpion 2
1995 as Col. West
★ 4.0
Eva
Eva
2010 as Alfonse
★ 6.3
American Nightmare
American Nightmare
1983 as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
★ 4.0
The Arrow
The Arrow
1997 as CIA Director
★ 6.7
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Jett Jackson: The Movie
2001 as Dr. Kragg
★ 6.0
The Family Circus
The Family Circus
2023 as The Cop
★ 5.0
Guy X
Guy X
2005 as Guy X
★ 4.5
Killer Image
Killer Image
1992 as Luther Kane
★ 3.6
Captive
Captive
1998 as Detective Briscoe
★ 5.3
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
★ 5.8
The Beacon
The Beacon
2009 as Oficer Ned Hutton
★ 4.7
Question of Privilege
Question of Privilege
1999 as Lt. Robert Ingram
★ 6.0
Burden of Evil
Burden of Evil
2012 as Senator Pitfield
★ 5.3
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1998 as Det. Jack Cooper
★ 3.7
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania
2024 as Charles Pennington
Outrageous!
Outrageous!
1977 as Drunk
★ 5.2
Deadly Surveillance
Deadly Surveillance
1991 as Fender
★ 2.2
Best Revenge
Best Revenge
1984 as Dealer
Marked for Murder
Marked for Murder
1993 as Bats O'Bannion
★ 4.0
Stegman Is Dead
Stegman Is Dead
2017 as Don
★ 5.7
Hostile Takeover
Hostile Takeover
1989 as Larry Gaylord
★ 4.1
A Twist of Faith
A Twist of Faith
1999 as Alex Hunt
★ 4.1
Too Fast Too Young
Too Fast Too Young
1996 as Capt. Floyd Anderson
Voyage of Terror
Voyage of Terror
1998 as McBride
★ 3.8
Element
Element
2016 as Joe
★ 9.0
The Sins of Dorian Gray
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983 as Alan Campbell
★ 5.7
Cold Night Into Dawn
Cold Night Into Dawn
1997 as Frank Parr
★ 2.0
Black Ice
Black Ice
1992 as Quinn
★ 4.4
Ivory Tower
Ivory Tower
1998 as Marshall Wallace
★ 3.2
Desecrated
Desecrated
2015 as Tom McClain
★ 5.0
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
★ 6.0
McBain
McBain
1991 as Frank Bruce
★ 4.3
movie
Super Dicks
as Police Chief
The Red Phone: Manhunt
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001 as Section Chief
★ 4.0
Dark Prophecy
Dark Prophecy
2010 as Tom Riggins
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1991 as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
1985 as Capt. Neal Braddock
★ 4.8
Liberty
Liberty
as Fischer
Southern Cross
Southern Cross
1999 as Garrison Carver
★ 2.0
1st Bite
1st Bite
2006 as Theo
★ 4.5
Murder by Night
Murder by Night
1989 as Det. Carl Madsen
★ 4.7
The Terrorist Next Door
The Terrorist Next Door
2008 as Wade
★ 3.9
Forced to Kill
Forced to Kill
1994 as Sheriff Wilson
★ 4.3
Cross Country
Cross Country
1983 as Det. Sgt. Roersch
★ 4.4
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
2002 as Sheriff Ed Rooney
★ 4.3
Terminal
Terminal
1996 as Sterling Rombauer
★ 4.3
Skipping Stones
Skipping Stones
2021 as Mr. Travers
★ 6.6
California Winter
California Winter
2015 as Sheriff Hillman
★ 10.0
Payback
Payback
1991 as Sheriff Pete
★ 5.0
movie
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004 as Bremer
★ 4.6
Black Light
Black Light
1999 as Inspector Frank Schumann
★ 4.8
One Way Out
One Way Out
1996 as Walt
★ 4.6
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
2011 as Col. Haggard
★ 2.6
Clown White
Clown White
1981 as Max
Surfacing
Surfacing
1981 as Wayne
★ 4.0
Cause Of Death
Cause Of Death
2001 as Jonas Phifer
★ 4.4
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class
2011 as Captain
★ 7.3
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
1994 as Carl Pimmler
★ 3.3
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead
1979 as Murdered Police Detective
★ 5.9
Borderline Normal
Borderline Normal
2000 as Coach Rehmer
★ 4.5
American Desert
American Desert
2021 as Uncle Bill
movie
The Jazzman
2009 as Bernie Kaddly
★ 2.0
The V Word
The V Word
2006 as Mr. Chaney
★ 4.9
Point of Impact
Point of Impact
1993 as Roberto Largo
★ 4.8
Marrow
Marrow
as Dr. Jonathan Myers
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
2010 as Chief Bannen
★ 5.3
The Space Between
The Space Between
2017 as Nick
★ 7.0
The Killing Machine
The Killing Machine
1995 as Mr. Green
★ 4.9
Suzanne
Suzanne
1981 as Jimmy
★ 4.0
Confession
★ 3.2
Kids of the Round Table
Kids of the Round Table
1995 as Butch Scarsdale
★ 4.4
movie
Sweet Killing
1993 as Inspector Garcia
★ 4.0
Ashes
Ashes
2026 as Uncle
The Harrowing
The Harrowing
2017 as Lt. Logan
★ 4.7
Destiny To Order
Destiny To Order
1990 as Kenrick
★ 3.1
Going to Kansas City
Going to Kansas City
1998 as Mike Malone
★ 5.0
movie
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003 as Harry
Bolt
Bolt
1995 as Billy Niles
★ 4.0
Fairytales and Pornography
Fairytales and Pornography
2002 as Justice Coulton
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
2011 as Col. Dodd
movie
Cafe Romeo
1992 as Natino
★ 2.0
All God's Children
All God's Children
2012 as Peter
★ 6.2
6:14
6:14
2013 as Warden
Alterscape
Alterscape
2018 as Dr. Julian Loro
★ 3.4
Tokyo Cowboy
Tokyo Cowboy
1994 as Lyle
★ 3.5
Lucky's Treasure
Lucky's Treasure
2017 as Henry Landis
★ 7.2
Coming Out Alive
Coming Out Alive
1980 as Gateway
★ 2.0
Children of the Fall
Children of the Fall
2016 as Sam
★ 6.0
Hellmington
Hellmington
2018 as Rupert Woodhouse
★ 4.9
movie
The Greatest Show on Turf
2017 as Narrator
★ 9.0
Off Your Rocker
Off Your Rocker
1982 as Victor
movie
Death Row: The Tournament
1998 as The Judge
The Cap
The Cap
1985 as Dad
★ 6.0
movie
I, Maureen
1978 as Dr. Paul Oswald
Summer's Children
Summer's Children
1979 as Pimp
★ 3.0
movie
Mental Saboteur
2014 as Self
movie
The Ottawa Valley
1974 as Soldier on train (uncredited)
Talking About the Sky
Talking About the Sky
2025 as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
movie
The Shaft
as Gunter Steinberg
The Sin Seer
The Sin Seer
2015 as Alexander Rachet
★ 4.1
My Best Friend Depression
My Best Friend Depression
as Ralph Johnson