Michael Ironside
Born February 12, 1950 (Age: 76)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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).
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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Filmography
Late Night with the Devil
2024
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as The Narrator (voice)
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Age: 74
BlackBerry
2023
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as Charles Purdy
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Age: 73
American Desert
2021
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as Uncle Bill
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Age: 71
Nobody
2021
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as Eddie Williams
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Age: 71
Turbo Kid
2015
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as Zeus
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Age: 65
Synchronicity
2015
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as Klaus Meisner
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Age: 65
X-Men: First Class
2011
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as Captain
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Age: 61
Terminator Salvation
2009
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as General Ashdown
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Age: 59
The Alphabet Killer
2008
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as Captain Nathan Norcross
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Age: 58
Surveillance
2008
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as Billings
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Age: 57
Reeker
2005
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as Henry
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Age: 55
The Machinist
2004
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as Miller
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Age: 54
Down
2001
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as Gunter Steinberg
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Age: 51
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
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as Fred Skolnick
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Age: 50
The Perfect Storm
2000
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as Bob Brown
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Age: 50
The Omega Code
1999
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as Dominic
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Age: 49
Desert Blue
1999
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as Agent Frank Bellows
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Age: 49
One of Our Own
1998
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as Det. Jack Cooper
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Age: 48
No Image
Death Row: The Tournament
1998
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as The Judge
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Age: 48
Starship Troopers
1997
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as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
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Age: 47
Major Payne
1995
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as Lt. Col. Stone
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Age: 45
The Next Karate Kid
1994
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as Colonel Paul Dugan
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Age: 44
Free Willy
1993
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as Dial
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Age: 43
Guncrazy
1992
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as Mr. Kincaid
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Age: 42
The Vagrant
1992
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as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
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Age: 42
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
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as Gen. Katana
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Age: 40
Total Recall
1990
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as Richter
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Age: 40
Watchers
1988
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as Lem Johnson
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Age: 38
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
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as Bill Nordham
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Age: 37
Top Gun
1986
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as Jester
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Age: 36
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
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as Detective Lawrence
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Age: 36
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
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as FBI Agent
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Age: 34
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
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as OverDog
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Age: 33
Off Your Rocker
1982
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as Victor
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Age: 32
Visiting Hours
1982
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as Colt Hawker
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Age: 32
Scanners
1981
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as Darryl Revok
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Age: 30
No Image
I, Maureen
1978
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as Dr. Paul Oswald
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Age: 28