Michael Ironside
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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).
Known for
Credits
Top Gun (1986)
as Jester
Nobody (2021)
as Eddie Williams
Terminator Salvation (2009)
as General Ashdown
Total Recall (1990)
as Richter
Starship Troopers (1997)
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Late Night with the Devil (2024)
as The Narrator (voice)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
as Bob Brown
The Machinist (2004)
as Miller
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
as Dugan
Free Willy (1993)
as Dial
BlackBerry (2023)
as Charles Purdy
Major Payne (1995)
as Lt. Col. Stone
Scanners (1981)
as Darryl Revok
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
as Gen. Katana
Father Hood (1993)
as Jerry
Down (2001)
as Gunter Steinberg
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
as Tyler (voice)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
as FBI Agent
Reeker (2005)
as Henry
Turbo Kid (2015)
as Zeus
The Convent (2018)
as The Magistrate
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising (2013)
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Lake Placid 3 (2010)
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Synchronicity (2015)
as Klaus Meisner
Surveillance (2008)
as Billings
Patient Seven (2016)
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
Watchers (1988)
as Lem Johnson
Tin Can (2022)
as Wayne
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Det. Gene Baker
A Fighting Man (2014)
as Max Wynn
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Major Paul Hackett
Extraterrestrial (2014)
as Travis
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
as Captain Nathan Norcross
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as OverDog
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
as Bill Nordham
Red Sun Rising (1994)
as Capt. Meisler
Visiting Hours (1982)
as Colt Hawker
Save Me (1994)
as Oliver
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
as Priest
Condor's Nest (2023)
as Agent Astakhov
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
as Fred Skolnick
Children of the Fall (2016)
as Sam
Marrow (2026)
as Dr. Jonathan Myers
Killer Image (1992)
as Luther Kane
Still/Born (2018)
Actor
Guncrazy (1992)
as Mr. Kincaid
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire (2022)
as Dr. Jack Seward
Hardwired (2009)
as Hal
Red Scorpion 2 (1995)
as Col. West
McBain (1991)
as Frank Bruce
American Nightmare (1983)
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
American Desert (2021)
as Uncle Bill
88 (2015)
as Sheriff Knowles
Johnny 2.0 (1998)
as Frank Donahue
High-Ballin' (1978)
as Butch
Super Dicks (—)
as Police Chief
Night Trap (1993)
as Bishop
Ashes (2026)
as Uncle
Ice Soldiers (2013)
as Col. Desmond Trump
1242: Gateway to the West (2025)
as Narrator / Mihaly
The Vagrant (1992)
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
One of Our Own (1998)
as Det. Jack Cooper
Tokyo Trial (2017)
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Deep Tissue (—)
as Uncle Nik
Dead Awake (2001)
as Skay
Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
as Col. Dodd
Extreme Honor (2001)
as Baker
Sweet Killing (1993)
as Inspector Garcia
Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001)
as Dr. Kragg
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as McBride
Confession (2023)
Actor
The Arrow (1997)
as CIA Director
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
as Detective Lawrence
The Omega Code (1999)
as Dominic
The Surrogate (1984)
as George Kyber
The Veteran (2006)
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
Pumpkin Everything (2022)
as Tom
Power Play (1978)
as Torturer
Desert Blue (1999)
as Agent Frank Bellows
Southern Cross (1999)
as Garrison Carver
Guy X (2005)
as Guy X
The Beacon (2009)
as Oficer Ned Hutton
Stone Cold Dead (1979)
as Murdered Police Detective
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002)
as Himself
Skipping Stones (2021)
as Mr. Travers
Fortunes of War (1994)
as Carl Pimmler
Chicago Cab (1998)
as Al
Element (2016)
as Joe
Deepwater (2005)
as Walnut
Maximum Velocity (2003)
as General Amberson
Nowhere to Hide (1987)
as Ben
Beneath the Blue (2010)
as Blaine
This Too Shall Pass (2025)
as Officer Shultz
The Butcher (2009)
as Teddy Carmichael
Marked for Murder (1993)
as Bats O'Bannion
Deadly Surveillance (1991)
as Fender
Hellmington (2018)
as Rupert Woodhouse
Probable Cause (1994)
as Gary Yanuck
Dead Man's Revenge (1994)
as Luck Hatcher
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
Payback (1991)
as Sheriff Pete
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
as Xanar (voice)
Murder in Space (1985)
as Capt. Neal Braddock
Ignition (2002)
as Jake Russo
Storm Cell (2008)
as James
Bloodthirsty (2021)
as Dr. Swan
Liberty (—)
as Fischer
Bloodsuckers (2005)
as Muco
A Twist of Faith (1999)
as Alex Hunt
Neon City (1991)
as Harry M. Stark
Fallen Angels (2002)
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
Knuckleball (2018)
as Jacob
Mindfield (1989)
as Kellen O'Reilly
The Fight Machine (2022)
as Lou
The Sin Seer (2015)
as Alexander Rachet
Alterscape (2018)
as Dr. Julian Loro
Transgression (2011)
as Matthew
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
as Alan Campbell
The Harrowing (2017)
as Lt. Logan
Burden of Evil (2012)
as Senator Pitfield
The Failures (2004)
as Depressor
Kids of the Round Table (1995)
as Butch Scarsdale
Black Ice (1992)
as Quinn
Question of Privilege (1999)
as Lt. Robert Ingram
Borderline Normal (2000)
as Coach Rehmer
Too Fast Too Young (1996)
as Capt. Floyd Anderson
Best Revenge (1984)
as Dealer
Double Negative (1980)
as Edgar
The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)
as Mr. Capelli
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York (2006)
as Levering
Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987)
as Harry Bennett
Sean Connery: In His Own Words (2015)
as Self
Hostile Takeover (1989)
as Larry Gaylord
Eva (2010)
as Alfonse
Soulkeeper (2001)
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Mindstorm (2001)
as Senator Bill Armitage
Forced to Kill (1994)
as Sheriff Wilson
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Captain
The Family Man (1979)
as Bartender
The Bannen Way (2010)
as Chief Bannen
The Arrangement (1999)
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
Lucky's Treasure (2017)
as Henry Landis
I, Maureen (1978)
as Dr. Paul Oswald
Destiny To Order (1990)
as Kenrick
Going to Kansas City (1998)
as Mike Malone
Mutants (2008)
as Colonal Gauge
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun (2004)
as Self
Chaindance (1991)
as J.T. Blake
The V Word (2006)
as Mr. Chaney
Cause Of Death (2001)
as Jonas Phifer
The Cap (1985)
as Dad
The Jester from Transylvania (2024)
as Charles Pennington
Stay (2013)
as Frank
Ivory Tower (1998)
as Marshall Wallace
Stegman Is Dead (2017)
as Don
Murder by Night (1989)
as Det. Carl Madsen
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back (2011)
as Col. Haggard
Captive (1998)
as Detective Briscoe
The Ottawa Valley (1974)
as Soldier on train (uncredited)
The Killing Machine (1995)
as Mr. Green
The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001)
as Section Chief
Terminal (1996)
as Sterling Rombauer
All God's Children (2012)
as Peter
Suzanne (1981)
as Jimmy
Bolt (1995)
as Billy Niles
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette (—)
as Self
Fairytales and Pornography (2002)
as Justice Coulton
Hemingway vs. Callaghan (2003)
as Harry
California Winter (2015)
as Sheriff Hillman
The Space Between (2017)
as Nick
Surfacing (1981)
as Wayne
Coming Out Alive (1980)
as Gateway
Tokyo Cowboy (1994)
as Lyle
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid (2015)
Actor
Off Your Rocker (1982)
as Victor
Desecrated (2015)
as Tom McClain
One Way Out (1996)
as Walt
Black Light (1999)
as Inspector Frank Schumann
Outrageous! (1977)
as Drunk
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991)
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
Clown White (1981)
as Max
The Family Circus (2023)
as The Cop
Cross Country (1983)
as Det. Sgt. Roersch
The Jazzman (2009)
as Bernie Kaddly
The Greatest Show on Turf (2017)
as Narrator
Dark Prophecy (2010)
as Tom Riggins
Point of Impact (1993)
as Roberto Largo
Summer's Children (1979)
as Pimp
The Red Phone: Checkmate (2004)
as Bremer
The Terrorist Next Door (2008)
as Wade
Cold Night Into Dawn (1997)
as Frank Parr
Mental Saboteur (2014)
as Self
Talking About the Sky (2025)
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
1st Bite (2006)
as Theo
My Best Friend Depression (—)
as Ralph Johnson
6:14 (2013)
as Warden
Cafe Romeo (1992)
as Natino
Death Row: The Tournament (1998)
as The Judge