Michael Ironside

Acting

February 12, 1950 (76 years old)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Male

203 Movies

60 TV Shows

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).

Nobody

2021 7.9

as Eddie Williams

Age 71 (now 76)

The Machinist

2004 7.5

as Miller

Age 54 (now 76)

Total Recall

1990 7.3

as Richter

Age 40 (now 76)

Top Gun

1986 7.1

as Jester

Age 36 (now 76)

Scanners

1981 6.7

as Darryl Revok

Age 30 (now 76)

Starship Troopers

1997 7.1

as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Age 47 (now 76)

Turbo Kid

2015 6.5

as Zeus

Age 65 (now 76)

The Next Karate Kid

1994 5.4

as Colonel Paul Dugan

Age 44 (now 76)

Heavy Metal 2000

2000 6.0

as Tyler (voice)

Age 50 (now 76)

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987 6.1

as Bill Nordham

Age 37 (now 76)

Major Payne

1995 6.5

as Lt. Col. Stone

Age 45 (now 76)

Highlander II: The Quickening

1991 4.7

as Gen. Katana

Age 40 (now 76)

Free Willy

1993 6.2

as Dial

Age 43 (now 76)

The Convent

2018 5.5

as The Magistrate

Age 68 (now 76)

Terminator Salvation

2009 6.1

as General Ashdown

Age 59 (now 76)

Patient Seven

2016 5.2

as Dr. Daniel Marcus

Age 66 (now 76)

Ashes

2026

as Uncle

Age 76

Marrow

2026

as Dr. Jonathan Myers

Age 76

This Too Shall Pass

2025 7.5

as Officer Shultz

Age 75 (now 76)

1242: Gateway to the West

2025 5.0

as Narrator / Mihaly

Age 75 (now 76)

Talking About the Sky

2025

as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)

Age 74 (now 76)

The Jester from Transylvania

2024

as Charles Pennington

Age 74 (now 76)

Late Night with the Devil

2024 7.1

as The Narrator (voice)

Age 74 (now 76)

Confession

2023 3.2

Age 73 (now 76)

BlackBerry

2023 7.2

as Charles Purdy

Age 73 (now 76)

Condor's Nest

2023 5.3

as Agent Astakhov

Age 72 (now 76)

The Family Circus

2023 5.0

as The Cop

Age 72 (now 76)

Pumpkin Everything

2022 6.5

as Tom

Age 72 (now 76)

Tin Can

2022 4.1

as Wayne

Age 72 (now 76)

The Fight Machine

2022 3.8

as Lou

Age 72 (now 76)

Dracula: The Original Living Vampire

2022 5.1

as Dr. Jack Seward

Age 71 (now 76)

Skipping Stones

2021 6.6

as Mr. Travers

Age 71 (now 76)

American Desert

2021

as Uncle Bill

Age 71 (now 76)

Bloodthirsty

2021 5.0

as Dr. Swan

Age 71 (now 76)

Nobody

2021 7.9

as Eddie Williams

Age 71 (now 76)

Hellmington

2018 4.9

as Rupert Woodhouse

Age 68 (now 76)

The Convent

2018 5.5

as The Magistrate

Age 68 (now 76)

Knuckleball

2018 5.9

as Jacob

Age 68 (now 76)

Alterscape

2018 3.4

as Dr. Julian Loro

Age 68 (now 76)

Still/Born

2018 5.8

Age 67 (now 76)

Stegman Is Dead

2017 5.7

as Don

Age 67 (now 76)

Tokyo Trial

2017

as Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Age 67 (now 76)

The Greatest Show on Turf

2017 9.0

as Narrator

Age 67 (now 76)

The Harrowing

2017 4.7

as Lt. Logan

Age 67 (now 76)

The Space Between

2017 7.0

as Nick

Age 67 (now 76)

Lucky's Treasure

2017 7.2

as Henry Landis

Age 67 (now 76)

Patient Seven

2016 5.2

as Dr. Daniel Marcus

Age 66 (now 76)

Children of the Fall

2016 5.5

as Sam

Age 66 (now 76)

Element

2016 9.0

as Joe

Age 66 (now 76)

California Winter

2015 10.0

as Sheriff Hillman

Age 65 (now 76)

The Sin Seer

2015 4.1

as Alexander Rachet

Age 65 (now 76)

Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid

2015

Age 65 (now 76)

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 6.0

as Self

Age 65 (now 76)

Turbo Kid

2015 6.5

as Zeus

Age 65 (now 76)

88

2015 5.1

as Sheriff Knowles

Age 65 (now 76)

Synchronicity

2015 5.7

as Klaus Meisner

Age 65 (now 76)

Desecrated

2015 5.0

as Tom McClain

Age 64 (now 76)

Extraterrestrial

2014 5.5

as Travis

Age 64 (now 76)

A Fighting Man

2014 5.5

as Max Wynn

Age 64 (now 76)

Mental Saboteur

2014

as Self

Age 64 (now 76)

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014 5.7

as Xanar (voice)

Age 63 (now 76)

Ice Soldiers

2013 5.0

as Col. Desmond Trump

Age 63 (now 76)

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

2013 8.0

as Ultra Magnus (voice)

Age 63 (now 76)

Stay

2013 4.9

as Frank

Age 63 (now 76)

6:14

2013

as Warden

Age 63 (now 76)

All God's Children

2012 6.2

as Peter

Age 62 (now 76)

Burden of Evil

2012 5.3

as Senator Pitfield

Age 62 (now 76)

Conduct Unbecoming

2011

as Col. Dodd

Age 61 (now 76)

Transgression

2011 4.0

as Matthew

Age 61 (now 76)

Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back

2011 2.6

as Col. Haggard

Age 61 (now 76)

X-Men: First Class

2011 7.3

as Captain

Age 61 (now 76)

Beneath the Blue

2010 5.1

as Blaine

Age 60 (now 76)

Dark Prophecy

2010

as Tom Riggins

Age 60 (now 76)

Lake Placid 3

2010 5.0

as Sheriff Tony Willinger

Age 60 (now 76)

Eva

2010 6.3

as Alfonse

Age 60 (now 76)

The Bannen Way

2010 5.3

as Chief Bannen

Age 59 (now 76)

Hardwired

2009 5.1

as Hal

Age 59 (now 76)

The Beacon

2009 4.7

as Oficer Ned Hutton

Age 59 (now 76)

The Jazzman

2009 2.0

as Bernie Kaddly

Age 59 (now 76)

The Butcher

2009 4.9

as Teddy Carmichael

Age 59 (now 76)

Terminator Salvation

2009 6.1

as General Ashdown

Age 59 (now 76)

The Alphabet Killer

2008 5.1

as Captain Nathan Norcross

Age 58 (now 76)

Mutants

2008 2.9

as Colonal Gauge

Age 58 (now 76)

The Terrorist Next Door

2008 3.9

as Wade

Age 58 (now 76)

Storm Cell

2008 5.7

as James

Age 58 (now 76)

Surveillance

2008 6.0

as Billings

Age 57 (now 76)

1st Bite

2006 6.3

as Theo

Age 56 (now 76)

The V Word

2006 4.9

as Mr. Chaney

Age 56 (now 76)

Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York

2006 5.8

as Levering

Age 56 (now 76)

The Veteran

2006 4.3

as Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Age 55 (now 76)

Bloodsuckers

2005 4.3

as Muco

Age 55 (now 76)

Deepwater

2005 5.0

as Walnut

Age 55 (now 76)

Guy X

2005 4.6

as Guy X

Age 55 (now 76)

Reeker

2005 5.6

as Henry

Age 55 (now 76)

The Failures

2004 4.0

as Depressor

Age 54 (now 76)

The Machinist

2004 7.5

as Miller

Age 54 (now 76)

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

2004 8.0

as Self

Age 54 (now 76)

The Red Phone: Checkmate

2004 4.9

as Bremer

Age 54 (now 76)

Maximum Velocity

2003 5.3

as General Amberson

Age 53 (now 76)

Hemingway vs. Callaghan

2003 8.0

as Harry

Age 53 (now 76)

Fairytales and Pornography

2002 10.0

as Justice Coulton

Age 52 (now 76)

Fallen Angels

2002 5.0

as Sheriff Ed Rooney

Age 52 (now 76)

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

2002 8.0

as Himself

Age 52 (now 76)

Ignition

2002 4.4

as Jake Russo

Age 51 (now 76)

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001 4.6

as Section Chief

Age 51 (now 76)

Dead Awake

2001 4.2

as Skay

Age 51 (now 76)

Soulkeeper

2001 5.1

as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 76)

Children of the Corn: Revelation

2001 3.9

as Priest

Age 51 (now 76)

Down

2001 5.1

as Gunter Steinberg

Age 51 (now 76)

Extreme Honor

2001 4.4

as Baker

Age 51 (now 76)

Jett Jackson: The Movie

2001 6.0

as Dr. Kragg

Age 51 (now 76)

Mindstorm

2001 3.9

as Senator Bill Armitage

Age 51 (now 76)

Cause Of Death

2001 5.0

as Jonas Phifer

Age 50 (now 76)

Borderline Normal

2000 5.0

as Coach Rehmer

Age 50 (now 76)

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

2000 5.8

as Fred Skolnick

Age 50 (now 76)

The Perfect Storm

2000 6.5

as Bob Brown

Age 50 (now 76)

Heavy Metal 2000

2000 6.0

as Tyler (voice)

Age 50 (now 76)

The Omega Code

1999 4.5

as Dominic

Age 49 (now 76)

Southern Cross

1999 3.5

as Garrison Carver

Age 49 (now 76)

A Twist of Faith

1999 4.5

as Alex Hunt

Age 49 (now 76)

Desert Blue

1999 5.8

as Agent Frank Bellows

Age 49 (now 76)

Black Light

1999 5.1

as Inspector Frank Schumann

Age 49 (now 76)

Question of Privilege

1999 7.0

as Lt. Robert Ingram

Age 49 (now 76)

The Arrangement

1999 4.2

as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor

Age 48 (now 76)

The Arrangement

1999 4.2

Director

Age 48 (now 76)

The Arrangement

1999 4.2

Writer

Age 48 (now 76)

Chicago Cab

1998 5.8

as Al

Age 48 (now 76)

Johnny 2.0

1998 5.3

as Frank Donahue

Age 48 (now 76)

One of Our Own

1998 4.5

as Det. Jack Cooper

Age 48 (now 76)

Going to Kansas City

1998 5.8

as Mike Malone

Age 48 (now 76)

Death Row: The Tournament

1998 7.0

as The Judge

Age 48 (now 76)

Voyage of Terror

1998 4.3

as McBride

Age 47 (now 76)

Ivory Tower

1998 4.0

as Marshall Wallace

Age 47 (now 76)

Captive

1998 5.8

as Detective Briscoe

Age 47 (now 76)

Starship Troopers

1997 7.1

as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Age 47 (now 76)

Cold Night Into Dawn

1997 6.0

as Frank Parr

Age 47 (now 76)

The Arrow

1997 6.9

as CIA Director

Age 46 (now 76)

One Way Out

1996 5.1

as Walt

Age 46 (now 76)

Portraits of a Killer

1996 4.2

as Sgt. Ernie Hansen

Age 46 (now 76)

Too Fast Too Young

1996 10.0

as Capt. Floyd Anderson

Age 46 (now 76)

The Destiny of Marty Fine

1996 4.5

as Mr. Capelli

Age 46 (now 76)

Terminal

1996 4.8

as Sterling Rombauer

Age 45 (now 76)

Kids of the Round Table

1995 5.1

as Butch Scarsdale

Age 45 (now 76)

Bolt

1995 5.2

as Billy Niles

Age 45 (now 76)

Major Payne

1995 6.5

as Lt. Col. Stone

Age 45 (now 76)

Red Scorpion 2

1995 4.4

as Col. West

Age 44 (now 76)

The Killing Machine

1995 5.3

as Mr. Green

Age 44 (now 76)

Fortunes of War

1994 4.3

as Carl Pimmler

Age 44 (now 76)

Probable Cause

1994 4.6

as Gary Yanuck

Age 44 (now 76)

Probable Cause

1994 4.6

Executive Producer

Age 44 (now 76)

The Glass Shield

1994 5.1

as Det. Gene Baker

Age 44 (now 76)

Red Sun Rising

1994 5.1

as Capt. Meisler

Age 44 (now 76)

Tokyo Cowboy

1994 4.2

as Lyle

Age 44 (now 76)

The Next Karate Kid

1994 5.4

as Colonel Paul Dugan

Age 44 (now 76)

Forced to Kill

1994 4.5

as Sheriff Wilson

Age 44 (now 76)

Dead Man's Revenge

1994 5.3

as Luck Hatcher

Age 44 (now 76)

Save Me

1994 4.5

as Oliver

Age 44 (now 76)

Point of Impact

1993 5.0

as Roberto Largo

Age 43 (now 76)

Sweet Killing

1993 4.7

as Inspector Garcia

Age 43 (now 76)

Father Hood

1993 5.8

as Jerry

Age 43 (now 76)

Free Willy

1993 6.2

as Dial

Age 43 (now 76)

Night Trap

1993 3.9

as Bishop

Age 43 (now 76)

Marked for Murder

1993 5.7

as Bats O'Bannion

Age 42 (now 76)

Black Ice

1992 4.7

as Quinn

Age 42 (now 76)

Guncrazy

1992 5.3

as Mr. Kincaid

Age 42 (now 76)

Cafe Romeo

1992 6.0

as Natino

Age 42 (now 76)

The Vagrant

1992 5.8

as Lt. Ralf Barfuss

Age 42 (now 76)

Killer Image

1992 4.3

as Luther Kane

Age 42 (now 76)

Neon City

1991 4.9

as Harry M. Stark

Age 41 (now 76)

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1991 8.7

as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 76)

McBain

1991 4.4

as Frank Bruce

Age 41 (now 76)

Deadly Surveillance

1991 3.6

as Fender

Age 41 (now 76)

Payback

1991 6.3

as Sheriff Pete

Age 41 (now 76)

Chaindance

1991 4.0

Executive Producer

Age 41 (now 76)

Chaindance

1991 4.0

as J.T. Blake

Age 41 (now 76)

Chaindance

1991 4.0

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 76)

Highlander II: The Quickening

1991 4.7

as Gen. Katana

Age 40 (now 76)

Total Recall

1990 7.3

as Richter

Age 40 (now 76)

Destiny To Order

1990 3.6

as Kenrick

Age 39 (now 76)

Mindfield

1989 4.8

as Kellen O'Reilly

Age 39 (now 76)

Hostile Takeover

1989 4.9

as Larry Gaylord

Age 39 (now 76)

Murder by Night

1989 5.5

as Det. Carl Madsen

Age 39 (now 76)

Watchers

1988 5.4

as Lem Johnson

Age 38 (now 76)

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987 6.1

as Bill Nordham

Age 37 (now 76)

Nowhere to Hide

1987 6.5

as Ben

Age 37 (now 76)

Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987 7.3

as Harry Bennett

Age 37 (now 76)

Extreme Prejudice

1987 6.2

as Major Paul Hackett

Age 37 (now 76)

Top Gun

1986 7.1

as Jester

Age 36 (now 76)

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986 6.4

as Detective Lawrence

Age 36 (now 76)

Murder in Space

1985 5.3

as Capt. Neal Braddock

Age 35 (now 76)

The Cap

1985 7.0

as Dad

Age 35 (now 76)

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985 6.4

as FBI Agent

Age 34 (now 76)

Best Revenge

1984 9.0

as Dealer

Age 34 (now 76)

The Surrogate

1984 4.9

as George Kyber

Age 34 (now 76)

Cross Country

1983 5.0

as Det. Sgt. Roersch

Age 33 (now 76)

The Sins of Dorian Gray

1983 6.8

as Alan Campbell

Age 33 (now 76)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

1983 5.3

as OverDog

Age 33 (now 76)

American Nightmare

1983 4.3

as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)

Age 33 (now 76)

Off Your Rocker

1982 8.0

as Victor

Age 32 (now 76)

Visiting Hours

1982 5.5

as Colt Hawker

Age 32 (now 76)

Clown White

1981 8.0

as Max

Age 31 (now 76)

Suzanne

1981 5.3

as Jimmy

Age 31 (now 76)

Surfacing

1981 4.7

as Wayne

Age 31 (now 76)

Scanners

1981 6.7

as Darryl Revok

Age 30 (now 76)

Coming Out Alive

1980 5.5

as Gateway

Age 30 (now 76)

Double Negative

1980 3.8

as Edgar

Age 30 (now 76)

The Family Man

1979 8.0

as Bartender

Age 29 (now 76)

Stone Cold Dead

1979 5.9

as Murdered Police Detective

Age 29 (now 76)

Summer's Children

1979 4.4

as Pimp

Age 29 (now 76)

Power Play

1978 7.2

as Torturer

Age 28 (now 76)

I, Maureen

1978 10.0

as Dr. Paul Oswald

Age 28 (now 76)

High-Ballin'

1978 5.6

as Butch

Age 28 (now 76)

Outrageous!

1977 5.3

as Drunk

Age 27 (now 76)

The Ottawa Valley

1974 8.0

as Soldier on train (uncredited)

Age 23 (now 76)

Liberty

as Fischer

Super Dicks

as Police Chief

Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette

as Self

My Best Friend Depression

as Ralph Johnson

Deep Tissue

as Uncle Nik