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). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).
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All Credits (242)
Liberty
as Fischer
My Best Friend Depression
as Ralph Johnson
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
as Self
Ashes
as Uncle
Crash Land
as Monty
Marrow
as Dr. Jonathan Myers
This Too Shall Pass
as Officer Shultz
1242: Gateway to the West
as Narrator / Mihaly
Talking About the Sky
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
The Jester from Transylvania
as Charles Pennington
Late Night with the Devil
as The Narrator (voice)
Confession
as Unknown
BlackBerry
as Charles Purdy
Condor's Nest
as Agent Astakhov
The Family Circus
as The Cop
Pumpkin Everything
as Tom
Tin Can
as Wayne
The Fight Machine
as Lou
The Dropout
as Don Lucas
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
as Dr. Jack Seward
Hidden Assets
as Richard Melnick
Skipping Stones
as Mr. Travers
American Desert
as Uncle Bill
Bloodthirsty
as Dr. Swan
Nobody
as Eddie Williams
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
Harley Quinn
as Darkseid (voice)
Hellmington
as Rupert Woodhouse
The Convent
as The Magistrate
Knuckleball
as Jacob
Barry
as Andrei
Atropa
as Captain Schreiber
Alterscape
as Dr. Julian Loro
Still/Born
as Unknown
The Alienist
as J. P. Morgan
The Detectives
as Detective Mark Anstey
Stegman Is Dead
as Don
Tokyo Trial
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The Harrowing
as Lt. Logan
The Space Between
as Nick
Lucky's Treasure
as Henry Landis
Ransom
as Freddie Woods
Tokyo Trial
as General Douglas MacArthur
The Encounter
as Maximum Mike
Patient Seven
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
This Is Us
as Mr. Pearson
Children of the Fall
as Sam
Element
as Joe
California Winter
as Sheriff Hillman
The Sin Seer
as Alexander Rachet
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
as Unknown
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self
88
as Sheriff Knowles
Synchronicity
as Klaus Meisner
Turbo Kid
as Zeus
Desecrated
as Tom McClain
Extraterrestrial
as Travis
A Fighting Man
as Max Wynn
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Xanar (voice)
Ice Soldiers
as Col. Desmond Trump
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Stay
as Frank
6:14
as Warden
All God's Children
as Peter
Vegas
as Porter Gainsley
Burden of Evil
as Senator Pitfield
Conduct Unbecoming
as Col. Dodd
Transgression
as Matthew
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
as Col. Haggard
Transformers: Prime
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Beneath the Blue
as Blaine
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Margolin
Dark Prophecy
as Tom Riggins
Lake Placid 3
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Hawaii Five-0
as Robert Castor
Eva
as Alfonse
Justified
as Sarno
The Bannen Way
as Chief Bannen
The Bannen Way
as Chief Bannen
Hardwired
as Hal
The Beacon
as Oficer Ned Hutton
Community
as Colonel Archwood
The Butcher
as Teddy Carmichael
Terminator Salvation
as General Ashdown
Castle
as Victor Racine
The Alphabet Killer
as Captain Nathan Norcross
Mutants
as Colonal Gauge
The Terrorist Next Door
as Wade
Storm Cell
as James
Surveillance
as Billings
Burn Notice
as Gregory Hart
1st Bite
as Theo
The V Word
as Mr. Chaney
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
as Levering
The Veteran
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
Masters of Horror
as Mr. Chaney
Criminal Minds
as John
Bloodsuckers
as Muco
Deepwater
as Walnut
Guy X
as Guy X
Reeker
as Henry
Young Blades
as Unknown
The Failures
as Depressor
Desperate Housewives
as Curtis Monroe
The Machinist
as Miller
Medical Investigation
as Ben Graybridge
Justice League Unlimited
as Darkseid (voice)
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
as Self
Maximum Velocity
as General Amberson
Cold Case
as Commandant Murillo
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
as Bob Durelle
Fairytales and Pornography
as Justice Coulton
Fallen Angels
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
as Himself
The Last Chapter
as Bob Durelle
Ignition
as Jake Russo
The Red Phone: Manhunt
as Section Chief
Dead Awake
as Skay
Smallville
as Sam Lane
Soulkeeper
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Children of the Corn: Revelation
as Priest
Down
as Gunter Steinberg
Extreme Honor
as Baker
Jett Jackson: The Movie
as Dr. Kragg
Mindstorm
as Senator Bill Armitage
Cause Of Death
as Jonas Phifer
Borderline Normal
as Coach Rehmer
The District
as Dmitri Putin
Andromeda
as The Patriarch
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
as Fred Skolnick
Nuremberg
as Col. Burton C. Andrus
The Perfect Storm
as Bob Brown
Heavy Metal 2000
as Tyler (voice)
The Omega Code
as Dominic
Southern Cross
as Garrison Carver
A Twist of Faith
as Alex Hunt
Desert Blue
as Agent Frank Bellows
Black Light
as Inspector Frank Schumann
Question of Privilege
as Lt. Robert Ingram
The Arrangement
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
Chicago Cab
as Al
Johnny 2.0
as Frank Donahue
One of Our Own
as Det. Jack Cooper
Going to Kansas City
as Mike Malone
Cold Squad
as Unknown
Voyage of Terror
as McBride
Captive
as Detective Briscoe
Ivory Tower
as Marshall Wallace
Starship Troopers
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Cold Night Into Dawn
as Frank Parr
The New Batman Adventures
as 80's Batman (voice)
Stargate SG-1
as Seevis
The Arrow
as CIA Director
The Arrow
as CIA Director
FX: The Series
as Montree
Superman: The Animated Series
as Darkseid (voice)
One Way Out
as Walt
Portraits of a Killer
as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
Too Fast Too Young
as Capt. Floyd Anderson
The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Mr. Capelli
Terminal
as Sterling Rombauer
Kids of the Round Table
as Butch Scarsdale
Bolt
as Billy Niles
The Outer Limits
as Ambassador Prosser
The Outer Limits
as Gen. Quince
Major Payne
as Lt. Colonel Stone
Red Scorpion 2
as Col. West
The Killing Machine
as Mr. Green
Fortunes of War
as Carl Pimmler
Probable Cause
as Gary Yanuck
ER
as William Swift
The Glass Shield
as Det. Gene Baker
Red Sun Rising
as Capt. Meisler
Tokyo Cowboy
as Lyle
The Next Karate Kid
as Dugan
Forced to Kill
as Sheriff Wilson
Dead Man's Revenge
as Luck Hatcher
Save Me
as Oliver
Point of Impact
as Roberto Largo
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Oliver Hudson
Father Hood
as Jerry
Night Trap
as Bishop
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Nolan Pierce
Marked for Murder
as Bats O'Bannion
Black Ice
as Quinn
Guncrazy
as Mr. Kincaid
The Vagrant
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
Killer Image
as Luther Kane
Neon City
as Harry M. Stark
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
McBain
as Frank Bruce
Deadly Surveillance
as Fender
Payback
as Sheriff Pete
Chaindance
as J.T. Blake
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Gen. Katana
Total Recall
as Richter
Destiny To Order
as Kenrick
Mindfield
as Kellen O'Reilly
Hostile Takeover
as Larry Gaylord
Murder by Night
as Det. Carl Madsen
Tales from the Crypt
as Sergeant Burrows
Tales from the Crypt
as Jerry
Watchers
as Lem Johnson
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
as Bill Nordham
Nowhere to Hide
as Ben
Ford: The Man and the Machine
as Harry Bennett
Extreme Prejudice
as Major Paul Hackett
Top Gun
as Jester
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Detective Lawrence
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lt. Rick Muldoon
Murder in Space
as Capt. Neal Braddock
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as William Acton
The Cap
as Dad
The Falcon and the Snowman
as FBI Agent
V
as Ham Tyler
Best Revenge
as Dealer
The Surrogate
as George Kyber
V: The Final Battle
as Ham Tyler
The Hitchhiker
as Sheriff Lee
Cross Country
as Det. Sgt. Roersch
The Sins of Dorian Gray
as Alan Campbell
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as OverDog
V
as Ham Tyler
American Nightmare
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
The A-Team
as Miler Crane
Off Your Rocker
as Victor
Visiting Hours
as Colt Hawker
Clown White
as Max
Suzanne
as Jimmy
Surfacing
as Wayne
Scanners
as Darryl Revok
Coming Out Alive
as Gateway
Double Negative
as Edgar
The Family Man
as Bartender
The Littlest Hobo
as Bill
Stone Cold Dead
as Murdered Police Detective
Summer's Children
as Pimp
Power Play
as Torturer
High-Ballin'
as Butch
Outrageous!
as Drunk
For the Record
as Unknown