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.
Movie | 1242: Gateway to the West | Narrator / Mihaly | 2025 |
Movie | Super Dicks | Police Chief | 2025 |
Movie | Confession | 2023-03-10 | |
Movie | Condor's Nest | Agent Astakhov | 2023-01-27 |
Movie | BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023-02-13 |
Movie | The Family Circus | The Cop | 2023-01-21 |
Series | The Dropout | 2022-03-03 | |
Movie | The Fight Machine | Lou | 2022-07-27 |
Movie | Tin Can | Wayne | 2022-08-05 |
Movie | Nobody | Eddie Williams | 2021-02-26 |
Movie | Bloodthirsty | Dr. Swan | 2021-04-23 |
Movie | American Desert | Uncle Bill | 2021-06-29 |
Movie | Skipping Stones | Mr. Travers | 2021-11-02 |
Movie | The Jester from Transylvania | Charles Pennington | 2020-01-01 |
Movie | Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018-04-17 |
Movie | Hellmington | Rupert Woodhouse | 2018-10-27 |
Series | The Alienist | J. P. Morgan | 2018-01-22 |
Movie | Still/Born | 2018-02-09 | |
Movie | Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018-02-23 |
Movie | The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Stegman is Dead | Don | 2017-11-17 |
Movie | Lucky's Treasure | Henry Landis | 2017-04-04 |
Movie | The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Element | Joe | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | Children of the Fall | Sam | 2016-07-15 |
Series | Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur | 2016-12-12 |
Movie | Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016-10-11 |
Movie | Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015-12-01 |
Movie | 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015-07-22 |
Movie | The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015-08-14 |
Movie | Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Self | 2015-08-18 |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2013-10-04 |
Movie | Stay | Frank | 2013-09-08 |
Movie | Ice Soldiers | Col. Desmond Trump | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | All God's Children | 2012-10-19 | |
Movie | Burden of Evil | Senator Pitfield | 2012-04-22 |
Movie | X-Men: First Class | Captain | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back | Col. Haggard | 2011-08-09 |
Movie | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011-12-20 |
Movie | Transgression | Matthew | 2011-10-21 |
Series | The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010-01-06 |
Movie | Eva | Alfonse | 2010-08-01 |
Movie | Lake Placid 3 | Sheriff Tony Willinger | 2010-08-21 |
Series | Transformers: Prime | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010-10-14 |
Movie | Beneath the Blue | Blaine | 2010-11-16 |
Movie | Terminator Salvation | General Ashdown | 2009-05-20 |
Movie | The Butcher | Teddy Carmichael | 2009-07-10 |
Movie | Hardwired | Hal | 2009-11-03 |
Movie | The Beacon | Oficer Ned Hutton | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | The Jazzman | Bernie Kaddly | 2009-08-27 |
Movie | Surveillance | Billings | 2008-02-08 |
Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Captain Nathan Norcross | 2008-11-07 |
Movie | Mutants | Colonal Gauge | 2008-10-31 |
Movie | The Terrorist Next Door | Wade | 2008-06-12 |
Movie | Storm Cell | James | 2008-04-26 |
Movie | The Veteran | Mark 'Doc' Jordan | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The V Word | Mr. Chaney | 2006-11-10 |
Movie | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Levering | 2006-02-25 |
Movie | 1st Bite | Theo | 2006-12-31 |
Movie | Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005-07-30 |
Series | Young Blades | 2005-01-23 | |
Movie | Reeker | Henry | 2005-03-13 |
Movie | Deepwater | Walnut | 2005-06-09 |
Movie | Guy X | Guy X | 2005-06-06 |
Movie | The Machinist | Miller | 2004-07-02 |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Darkseid | 2004-07-31 |
Movie | The Red Phone: Checkmate | Bremer | 2004-04-01 |
Movie | Maximum Velocity | General Amberson | 2003-10-07 |
Movie | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Harry | 2003-03-31 |
Movie | Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002-08-30 |
Movie | Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' | Himself | 2002-05-28 |
Movie | Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002-09-05 |
Movie | Ignition | Jake Russo | 2002-01-17 |
Movie | Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001-02-28 |
Movie | Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M (uncredited) | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Cause Of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001-01-10 |
Movie | Dead Awake | Skay | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001-06-12 |
Movie | The Red Phone - Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001-11-10 |
Movie | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001-10-09 |
Movie | Down | Gunter Steinberg | 2001-09-06 |
Movie | Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler (voice) | 2000-04-19 |
Series | Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000-07-16 |
Movie | The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000-06-29 |
Movie | Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000-12-01 |
Movie | Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Fred Skolnick | 2000-08-25 |
Movie | The Arrangement | Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Question of Privilege | Lt. Robert Ingram | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Southern Cross | Garrison Carver | 1999-09-09 |
Movie | The Omega Code | Dominic | 1999-10-15 |
Movie | Black Light | Inspector Frank Schumann | 1999-05-23 |
Movie | A Twist of Faith | 1999-07-28 | |
Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Frank Bellows | 1999-06-04 |
Movie | Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998-01-02 |
Movie | Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | One of Our Own | Det. Jack Cooper | 1998-08-28 |
Movie | Johnny 2.0 | Frank Donahue | 1998-09-12 |
Movie | Chicago Cab | Al | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Going to Kansas City | Mike Malone | 1998-07-31 |
Movie | The Arrow | CIA Director | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Cold Night Into Dawn | Frank Parr | 1997-10-21 |
Movie | Starship Troopers | Lieutenant Jean Rasczak | 1997-11-07 |
Movie | Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Self | 1997-10-23 |
Movie | Terminal | Sterling Rombauer | 1996-02-12 |
Movie | One Way Out | Walt | 1996-07-23 |
Movie | Too Fast Too Young | Capt. Floyd Anderson | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | Portraits of a Killer | Sgt. Ernie Hansen | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995-12-15 |
Movie | The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Major Payne | Lt. Col. Stone | 1995-03-24 |
Movie | Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | Save Me | Oliver | 1994-03-23 |
Movie | Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994-11-20 |
Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994-07-18 |
Movie | The Glass Shield | Det. Gene Baker | 1994-09-16 |
Movie | Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994-12-07 |
Movie | Tokyo Cowboy | Lyle | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Red Sun Rising | Capt. Meisler | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Night Trap | Bishop | 1993-05-01 |
Movie | Free Willy | Dial | 1993-07-16 |
Movie | Marked for Murder | Bats O'Bannion | 1993-01-17 |
Movie | Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993-10-20 |
Movie | Father Hood | Jerry | 1993-08-27 |
Movie | Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993-12-01 |
Series | seaQuest DSV | Captain Oliver Hudson | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Killer Image | Luther Kane | 1992-03-01 |
Movie | The Vagrant | Lt. Ralf Barfuss | 1992-05-15 |
Movie | Black Ice | Quinn | 1992-12-03 |
Movie | Cafe Romeo | Natino | 1992-06-11 |
Movie | Guncrazy | Mr. Kincaid | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | Highlander II: The Quickening | Gen. Katana | 1991-01-13 |
Movie | Chaindance | J.T. Blake | 1991-05-31 |
Movie | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator (uncredited) | 1991-09-28 |
Movie | Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991-07-18 |
Movie | McBain | Frank Bruce | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | Neon City | Harry M. Stark | 1991-12-16 |
Movie | Total Recall | Richter | 1990-06-01 |
Movie | Destiny To Order | Kenrick | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Thunderground | 1989-09-01 | |
Movie | Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989-12-15 |
Movie | Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989-07-20 |
Movie | Watchers | Lem Johnson | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Hostile Takeover | Larry Gaylord | 1988-10-01 |
Series | Race for the Bomb | Werner Heisenberg | 1987-02-01 |
Movie | Nowhere to Hide | Ben | 1987-07-17 |
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 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | Top Gun | Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | The Cap | Dad | 1985-03-05 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985-01-25 |
Movie | Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985-07-28 |
Series | V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984-05-06 |
Movie | Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984-10-19 |
Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
Movie | The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984-10-15 |
Movie | American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983-03-17 |
Series | V | Ham Tyler | 1983-05-01 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | OverDog | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | Cross Country | Det. Sgt. Roersch | 1983-11-18 |
Movie | The Sins of Dorian Gray | Alan Campbell | 1983-05-27 |
Movie | Visiting Hours | Colt Hawker | 1982-05-21 |
Movie | Scanners | Darryl Revok | 1981-01-14 |
Movie | Suzanne | Jimmy | 1981-09-18 |
Movie | Surfacing | Wayne | 1981-07-25 |
Movie | Clown White | Max | 1981-10-01 |
Movie | Double Negative | Edgar | 1980-05-12 |
Movie | Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980-09-27 |
Movie | Summer's Children | Pimp | 1979-09-07 |
Movie | Stone Cold Dead | Murdered Police Detective | 1979-09-14 |
Movie | Power Play | Torturer | 1978-11-01 |
Movie | High-Ballin' | Butch | 1978-05-26 |
Movie | Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977-07-31 |