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 | Liberty | Fischer | 2025 |
Movie | 1242: Gateway to the West | Narrator / Mihaly | 2025 |
Movie | Super Dicks | Police Chief | 2025 |
Movie | Late Night with the Devil | The Narrator (voice) | 2024-03-19 |
Movie | Condor's Nest | Agent Astakhov | 2023-01-27 |
Movie | Confession | 2023-03-10 | |
Movie | BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023-02-13 |
Movie | The Family Circus | The Cop | 2023-01-21 |
Movie | The Fight Machine | Lou | 2022-07-27 |
Movie | Tin Can | Wayne | 2022-08-05 |
Movie | Pumpkin Everything | Tom | 2022-10-08 |
Movie | Skipping Stones | Mr. Travers | 2021-11-02 |
Movie | Nobody | Eddie Williams | 2021-03-18 |
Movie | Bloodthirsty | Dr. Swan | 2021-04-23 |
Movie | American Desert | Uncle Bill | 2021-06-29 |
Movie | The Jester from Transylvania | Charles Pennington | 2020-01-01 |
Movie | Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018-02-23 |
Movie | The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Hellmington | Rupert Woodhouse | 2018-10-27 |
Series | The Alienist | J. P. Morgan | 2018-01-22 |
Movie | Still/Born | 2018-02-09 | |
Movie | Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018-04-17 |
Movie | The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Stegman is Dead | Don | 2017-11-17 |
Movie | Lucky's Treasure | Henry Landis | 2017-04-04 |
Movie | Children of the Fall | Sam | 2016-07-15 |
Movie | Element | Joe | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016-10-11 |
Series | Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur | 2016-12-12 |
Movie | California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015-12-01 |
Movie | Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015-07-22 |
Movie | Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015-08-05 |
Movie | Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid | 2015-10-05 | |
Movie | The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015-08-14 |
Movie | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014-04-24 |
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 | Transgression | Matthew | 2011-10-21 |
Movie | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back | Col. Haggard | 2011-08-09 |
Movie | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011-12-20 |
Series | The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010-01-06 |
Movie | Eva | Alfonse | 2010-08-01 |
Series | Transformers: Prime | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | Beneath the Blue | Blaine | 2010-11-16 |
Movie | Lake Placid 3 | Sheriff Tony Willinger | 2010-08-21 |
Movie | Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010-10-14 |
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 V Word | Mr. Chaney | 2006-11-10 |
Movie | The Veteran | Mark 'Doc' Jordan | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | 1st Bite | Theo | 2006-12-31 |
Movie | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Levering | 2006-02-25 |
Movie | Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005-07-30 |
Movie | Reeker | Henry | 2005-03-13 |
Movie | Deepwater | Walnut | 2005-06-09 |
Movie | Guy X | Guy X | 2005-06-06 |
Series | Young Blades | 2005-01-23 | |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Darkseid | 2004-07-31 |
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 | Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002-08-30 |
Movie | Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' | Himself | 2002-05-28 |
Series | The Last Chapter | Bob Durelle | 2002-03-06 |
Movie | Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002-09-05 |
Movie | Ignition | Jake Russo | 2002-01-17 |
Movie | Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M (uncredited) | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001-02-28 |
Movie | Cause Of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001-01-10 |
Movie | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001-10-09 |
Movie | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Dead Awake | Skay | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | The Red Phone - Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001-11-10 |
Movie | Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001-06-12 |
Movie | Down | Gunter Steinberg | 2001-09-06 |
Movie | Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler (voice) | 2000-04-19 |
Movie | The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000-06-29 |
Movie | Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000-12-01 |
Series | Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000-07-16 |
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 | Black Light | Inspector Frank Schumann | 1999-05-23 |
Movie | The Omega Code | Dominic | 1999-10-15 |
Movie | A Twist of Faith | 1999-07-28 | |
Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Frank Bellows | 1999-06-04 |
Movie | Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998-01-02 |
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 | 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 |
Series | The Arrow | CIA Director | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Portraits of a Killer | Sgt. Ernie Hansen | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | One Way Out | Walt | 1996-07-23 |
Movie | Too Fast Too Young | Capt. Floyd Anderson | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | Terminal | Sterling Rombauer | 1996-02-12 |
Movie | Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | Major Payne | Lt. Col. Stone | 1995-03-24 |
Movie | Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995-12-15 |
Movie | The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | Save Me | Oliver | 1994-03-23 |
Movie | Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | The Glass Shield | Det. Gene Baker | 1994-09-16 |
Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994-07-18 |
Movie | Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994-12-07 |
Movie | Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994-11-20 |
Movie | Tokyo Cowboy | Lyle | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Red Sun Rising | Capt. Meisler | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Marked for Murder | Bats O'Bannion | 1993-01-17 |
Movie | Night Trap | Bishop | 1993-05-01 |
Movie | Free Willy | Dial | 1993-07-16 |
Movie | Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993-12-01 |
Movie | Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993-10-20 |
Series | seaQuest DSV | Captain Oliver Hudson | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Father Hood | Jerry | 1993-08-27 |
Movie | Killer Image | Luther Kane | 1992-03-01 |
Movie | Black Ice | Quinn | 1992-12-03 |
Movie | Guncrazy | Mr. Kincaid | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | The Vagrant | Lt. Ralf Barfuss | 1992-05-15 |
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 | Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator (uncredited) | 1991-09-28 |
Movie | Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991-07-18 |
Movie | Neon City | Harry M. Stark | 1991-12-16 |
Movie | McBain | Frank Bruce | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Destiny To Order | Kenrick | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Total Recall | Richter | 1990-06-01 |
Movie | Thunderground | 1989-09-01 | |
Movie | Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989-12-15 |
Movie | Hostile Takeover | Larry Gaylord | 1989-09-01 |
Movie | Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989-07-20 |
Movie | Watchers | Lem Johnson | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Bill Nordham | 1987-10-16 |
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 | Top Gun | Jester | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | The Cap | Dad | 1985-03-05 |
Movie | Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985-07-28 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985-01-25 |
Series | V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984-05-06 |
Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
Movie | Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984-10-19 |
Movie | The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984-10-15 |
Movie | American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983-03-17 |
Movie | Cross Country | Det. Sgt. Roersch | 1983-11-18 |
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 | Scanners | Darryl Revok | 1981-01-14 |
Movie | Clown White | Max | 1981-10-01 |
Movie | Suzanne | Jimmy | 1981-09-18 |
Movie | Surfacing | Wayne | 1981-07-25 |
Movie | Double Negative | Edgar | 1980-05-12 |
Movie | Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980-09-27 |
Movie | Stone Cold Dead | Murdered Police Detective | 1979-09-14 |
Movie | Summer's Children | Pimp | 1979-09-07 |
Movie | The Family Man | Bartender | 1979-12-19 |
Movie | Power Play | Torturer | 1978-11-01 |
Movie | I, Maureen | Dr. Paul Oswald | 1978-09-14 |
Movie | High-Ballin' | Butch | 1978-05-26 |
Movie | Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977-07-31 |
Movie | The Ottawa Valley | Soldier on train (uncredited) | 1974-01-01 |