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Frederick Reginald Ironside, known 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 is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters.
Birth Name
Frederick Reginald Ironside
Born
Sunday, 12 February 1950
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Late Night with the Devil | Narrator / The Narrator (voice) | 2024 |
| Confession | 2023 | |
| BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023 |
| The Fight Machine | Lou | 2023 |
| Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special | Darkseid | 2023 |
| Condor's Nest | Yuri Astakhov | 2023 |
| Pumpkin Everything | Tom | 2022 |
| Tin Can | Wayne | 2022 |
| The Dropout | Don Lucas | 2022 |
| Dracula: The Original Living Vampire | Dr. Jack Seward | 2022 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Late Night with the Devil | Narrator / The Narrator (voice) | 2024 |
| Confession | 2023 | |
| BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023 |
| The Fight Machine | Lou | 2023 |
| Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special | Darkseid | 2023 |
| Condor's Nest | Yuri Astakhov | 2023 |
| Pumpkin Everything | Tom | 2022 |
| Tin Can | Wayne | 2022 |
| The Dropout | Don Lucas | 2022 |
| Dracula: The Original Living Vampire | Dr. Jack Seward | 2022 |
| Hidden Assets | Richard Melnick | 2021 |
| American Reject | Uncle Bill | 2021 |
| Nobody | Eddie Williams | 2021 |
| Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone | Richter | 2020 |
| Skipping Stones | Mr. Travers | 2020 |
| Bloodthirsty | Dr. Swan | 2020 |
| You Don't Nomi | Self / Segment 'Total Recall' | 2020 |
| Harley Quinn | Darkseid | 2019 |
| Hellmington | Rupert Woodhouse | 2018 |
| The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018 |
| The Case That Haunts Me | Detective Mark Anstey | 2018 |
| Collider Live | Self | 2018 |
| Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018 |
| Barry | Andrei | 2018 |
| Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018 |
| The Alienist | J.P. Morgan | 2018 |
| Tokyo Trial | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | 2018 |
| Still/Born | Dr. Neilson | 2018 |
| The Detectives | Detective Mark Anstey | 2018 |
| Liberty | Fischer / Wolfe Harrman | 2019 |
| The Hitman Never Dies | Don | 2017 |
| The Space Between | Nick | 2017 |
| The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017 |
| Lucky's Treasure | Henry Landis | 2017 |
| Ransom | Freddie Woods | 2017 |
| Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur / Gen. Douglas MacArthur | 2016 |
| The Encounter | Maximum Mike | 2016 |
| Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016 |
| This Is Us | Mr. Pearson | 2016 |
| Children of the Fall | Sam | 2016 |
| Element | Joe | 2016 |
| The IMDb Studio at Sundance | Self | 2016 |
| The Timeline | Narrator | 2015 |
| California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015 |
| The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015 |
| Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015 |
| Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015 |
| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Warren Stark | 2015 |
| 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015 |
| Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015 |
| Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014 |
| The Flash | Lewis Snart | 2014 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Colt Hawker | 2014 |
| A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014 |
| Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) / Xanar | 2014 |
| Rake | Victor | 2014 |
| Ice Soldiers | Col. Desmond Trump | 2013 |
| Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising | Ultra Magnus / Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2013 |
| Stay | Frank | 2013 |
| Meltdown on the Ice Planet | Rear Adm. Tragger | 2013 |
| All God's Children | Peter | 2012 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Emperor Zanmoran | 2012 |
| Vegas | Porter Gainsley | 2012 |
| Dark Wall | Warden | 2012 |
| Burden of Evil | Senator Pitfield / Sen. Pitfield | 2012 |
| Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011 |
| Transgression | Matthew | 2011 |
| Agency of Vengeance: Dark Rising | Col. Haggard / Colonel Haggerd | 2011 |
| X-Men: First Class | Captain | 2011 |
| XIII: The Series | Mr. Barnowsky | 2011 |
| Transformers Prime | Ultra Magnus / Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2010 |
| Beneath the Blue | Capt. Elias Blaine / Blaine | 2010 |
| Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape | Self | 2010 |
| R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour | Margolin | 2010 |
| Level 26: Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Robert Castor | 2010 |
| Lake Placid 3 | Sheriff Tony Willinger | 2010 |
| Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | 2010 |
| Justified | Sarno | 2010 |
| Eva | Alfonse | 2010 |
| The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010 |
| The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010 |
| Hardwired | Hal | 2009 |
| The Beacon | Lieutenant Hutton / Oficer Ned Hutton | 2009 |
| Community | Colonel Archwood | 2009 |
| The Jazzman | Bernie Kaddly | 2009 |
| The Butcher | Teddy Carmichael | 2009 |
| Terminator Salvation | General Ashdown | 2009 |
| Castle | Victor Racine | 2009 |
| Abduction of Jesse Bookman | Capt. Jones | 2008 |
| The Alphabet Killer | Captain Nathan Norcross / Capt. Nathan Norcross | 2008 |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Colonel Moss / Dr. Brooks | 2008 |
| Mutants | Colonal Gauge / Col. Gauge | 2008 |
| The Terrorist Next Door | Wade | 2008 |
| Storm Cell | James | 2008 |
| Surveillance | Captain Billings / Billings | 2008 |
| Burn Notice | Gregory Hart | 2007 |
| 1st Bite | Theo | 2006 |
| Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Levering | 2006 |
| The Veteran | Mark 'Doc' Jordan | 2006 |
| Masters of Horror | Mr. Chaney | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | John | 2005 |
| Deepwater | Walnut / car dealer | 2005 |
| Guy X | Guy X | 2005 |
| Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005 |
| Reeker | Henry | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| Young Blades | Cardinal Mazarin | 2005 |
| Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' | Self | 2004 |
| The Failures | Depressor | 2004 |
| Desperate Housewives | Curtis Monroe | 2004 |
| Medical Investigation | Ben Graybridge | 2004 |
| Justice League Unlimited | Darkseid | 2004 |
| The Machinist | Miller | 2004 |
| Maximum Velocity | General Amberson / Gen. Amberson | 2003 |
| Cold Case | Commandant Murillo | 2003 |
| The Last Chapter II: The War Continues | Bob Durelle | 2003 |
| Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002 |
| Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002 |
| VH-1 Behind the Movie | Self | 2002 |
| The Last Chapter | Bob Durelle | 2002 |
| Justice League | Darkseid | 2001 |
| Ignition | Jake Russo | 2001 |
| The Red Phone: Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001 |
| Dead Awake | Skay | 2001 |
| Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001 |
| Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001 |
| Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001 |
| Smallville | General Sam Lane | 2001 |
| The Shaft | Gunter Steinberg | 2001 |
| Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001 |
| Cause of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001 |
| Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M | 2001 |
| Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000 |
| The District | Dmitri Putin | 2000 |
| Andromeda | The Patriarch | 2000 |
| Jackie Chan Adventures | Dragon Scout Leader | 2000 |
| Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Fred Skolnick | 2000 |
| Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000 |
| The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000 |
| Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler / Tyler (voice) | 2000 |
| The Omega Code | Dominic | 1999 |
| A Twist of Faith | Alex Hunt | 1999 |
| Southern Cross | Garrison Carver | 1999 |
| Desert Blue | Agent Frank Bellows | 1999 |
| Black Light | Inspector Frank Schumann / Insp. Frank Schumann | 1999 |
| Question of Privilege | Lt. Robert Ingram | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| The Arrangement | Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor | 1999 |
| Tokyo Cowboy | Lyle | 1998 |
| One of Our Own | Det. Jack Cooper | 1998 |
| Going to Kansas City | Mike Malone | 1998 |
| Cold Squad | Chief Magnus Mulray | 1998 |
| Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998 |
| Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998 |
| Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998 |
| Johnny 2.0 | Frank Donahue | 1997 |
| Starship Troopers | Jean Rasczak / Lieutenant Jean Rasczak | 1997 |
| Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Himself / Self | 1997 |
| Cold Night Into Dawn | Frank Parr | 1997 |
| The New Batman Adventures | 80's Batman | 1997 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Seevis | 1997 |
| Chicago Cab | Al | 1997 |
| F/X: The Series | Montree | 1996 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Darkseid | 1996 |
| One Way Out | Walt | 1996 |
| Portraits of a Killer | Sgt. Ernie Hansen | 1996 |
| Too Fast Too Young | Capt. Floyd Anderson | 1996 |
| The Destiny of Marty Fine | Mr. Capelli | 1996 |
| Terminal | Sterling Rombauer | 1996 |
| The Moravian Massacre | John, Floyd | 1996 |
| Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995 |
| Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995 |
| Asian Connection: Road to Mandalay | Steiger | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Ambassador Prosser / Gen. Quince | 1995 |
| Major Payne | Lt. Col. Stone | 1995 |
| The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1994 |
| Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994 |
| Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1994 |
| Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994 |
| Felidae | Jesaja | 1994 |
| ER | Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift | 1994 |
| The Glass Shield | Detective Gene Baker | 1994 |
| Red Sun Rising | Capt. Meisler / Captain Meisler | 1994 |
| The Next Karate Kid | Dugan / Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994 |
| Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994 |
| Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994 |
| Save Me | Oliver | 1994 |
| SeaQuest 2032 | Captain Oliver Hudson | 1993 |
| Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993 |
| Father Hood | Jerry | 1993 |
| Free Willy | Dial | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Nolan Pierce | 1993 |
| Night Trap | Bishop | 1993 |
| Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993 |
| Marked for Murder | Bats O'Bannion | 1993 |
| Black Ice | Quinn | 1992 |
| Guncrazy | Mr. Kincaid | 1992 |
| Cafe Romeo | Natino | 1992 |
| The Vagrant | Lt. Ralf Barfuss | 1992 |
| Killer Image | Luther Kane | 1992 |
| Neon City | Harry M. Stark | 1991 |
| McBain | Frank Bruce | 1991 |
| Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991 |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator | 1991 |
| Chaindance | J.T. Blake | 1991 |
| Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991 |
| Highlander II: The Quickening | Katana / Gen. Katana | 1991 |
| Total Recall | Richter | 1990 |
| Destiny to Order | Kenrick | 1990 |
| Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989 |
| Thunderground | 1989 | |
| Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Jerry / Burrows | 1989 |
| Watchers | Lem / Lem Johnson | 1988 |
| Hostile Takeover | Larry Gaylord | 1988 |
| Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Bill Nordham | 1987 |
| Nowhere to Hide | Ben | 1987 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Maj. Paul Hackett / Major Paul Hackett | 1987 |
| Race for the Bomb | Werner Heisenberg | 1987 |
| Top Gun | Jester / Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly | 1986 |
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | William Acton | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lt. Rick Muldoon | 1985 |
| The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985 |
| Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985 |
| Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984 |
| The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984 |
| V | Ham Tyler | 1984 |
| Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok | 1984 |
| V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Wade Bennett | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Sheriff Lee | 1983 |
| Danger Bay | Charles Fuller | 1983 |
| The Sins of Dorian Gray | Alan Campbell | 1983 |
| Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Overdog | 1983 |
| Cross Country | Det. Sgt. Roersch | 1983 |
| American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar / Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Miler Crane | 1983 |
| Off Your Rocker | Victor | 1982 |
| Visiting Hours | Colt Hawker | 1982 |
| Clown White | Max | 1981 |
| Surfacing | Wayne | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Schrader | 1981 |
| Scanners | Darryl Revok | 1981 |
| Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980 |
| I, Maureen | Dr. Paul Oswald | 1980 |
| Double Negative | Edgar | 1980 |
| Stone Cold Dead | Murdered Police Detective | 1980 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Bill | 1979 |
| Power Play | Torturer | 1978 |
| High-Ballin' | Butch | 1978 |
| Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Arrangement | 1999 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| One of Our Own | 1998 |
| Probable Cause | 1994 |
| Chaindance | 1991 |
