Michael Ironside
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Total Recall
as Richter
1990
Terminator Salvation
as General Ashdown
2009
Starship Troopers
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
1997
The Perfect Storm
as Bob Brown
2000
Top Gun
as Jester
1986
Free Willy
as Dial
1993
The Veteran
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
2006
The Machinist
as Miller
2004
Surveillance
as Billings
2008
Extreme Prejudice
as Major Paul Hackett
1987
Major Payne
as Lt. Col. Stone
1995
Save Me
as Oliver
1994
Fallen Angels
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
2002
The Next Karate Kid
as Colonel Paul Dugan
1994
Hardwired
as Hal
2009
Confession
2023
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Gen. Katana
1991
Mutants
as Colonal Gauge
2008
The Beacon
as Oficer Ned Hutton
2009
Children of the Corn: Revelation
as Priest
2001
TV Appearances
Medical Investigation
as Ben Graybridge
2004
Castle
as Victor Racine
2009
Cold Squad
1998
The District
as Dmitri Putin
2000
Desperate Housewives
as Curtis Monroe
2004
The A-Team
as Miler Crane
1983
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Oliver Hudson
1993
Cold Case
as Commandant Murillo
2003
Tales from the Crypt
as Sergeant Burrows
1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lt. Rick Muldoon
1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Nolan Pierce
1993
Masters of Horror
as Mr. Chaney
2005