Michael Ironside
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1950
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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).
Filmography
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette TBA
as Self
- Deep Tissue
Deep Tissue TBA
as Uncle Nik
My Best Friend Depression TBA
as Ralph Johnson
Liberty TBA
as Fischer
- Super Dicks
Super Dicks TBA
as Police Chief
Ashes 2026
as Uncle
Crash Land 2026
as Monty
Marrow 2026
as Dr. Jonathan Myers
This Too Shall Pass 2025
as Officer Shultz
1242: Gateway to the West 2025
as Narrator / Mihaly
Talking About the Sky 2025
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
The Jester from Transylvania 2024
as Charles Pennington
Late Night with the Devil 2024
as The Narrator (voice)
- In Action with Michael Ironside
In Action with Michael Ironside 2023
as Self
Confession 2023
Actor
- Barfuss, Homicide
Barfuss, Homicide 2023
as Self
BlackBerry 2023
as Charles Purdy
Condor's Nest 2023
as Agent Astakhov
The Family Circus 2023
as The Cop
Pumpkin Everything 2022
as Tom
Tin Can 2022
as Wayne
The Fight Machine 2022
as Lou
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire 2022
as Dr. Jack Seward
Skipping Stones 2021
as Mr. Travers
American Desert 2021
as Uncle Bill
Bloodthirsty 2021
as Dr. Swan
Nobody 2021
as Eddie Williams
Hellmington 2018
as Rupert Woodhouse
The Convent 2018
as The Magistrate
- Fran K.: Frankenstein
Fran K.: Frankenstein 2018
as Peter Berns
Knuckleball 2018
as Jacob
Alterscape 2018
as Dr. Julian Loro
Still/Born 2018
Actor
Stegman Is Dead 2017
as Don
Tokyo Trial 2017
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- The Greatest Show on Turf
The Greatest Show on Turf 2017
as Narrator
The Harrowing 2017
as Lt. Logan
The Space Between 2017
as Nick
Lucky's Treasure 2017
as Henry Landis
Patient Seven 2016
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
Children of the Fall 2016
as Sam
Element 2016
as Joe
California Winter 2015
as Sheriff Hillman
The Sin Seer 2015
as Alexander Rachet
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid 2015
Actor
Sean Connery: In His Own Words 2015
as Self
88 2015
as Sheriff Knowles
Synchronicity 2015
as Klaus Meisner
Turbo Kid 2015
as Zeus
Desecrated 2015
as Tom McClain
Extraterrestrial 2014
as Travis
A Fighting Man 2014
as Max Wynn
- Mental Saboteur
Mental Saboteur 2014
as Self
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 2014
as Xanar (voice)
Ice Soldiers 2013
as Col. Desmond Trump
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising 2013
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Stay 2013
as Frank
6:14 2013
as Warden
All God's Children 2012
as Peter
Burden of Evil 2012
as Senator Pitfield
Conduct Unbecoming 2011
as Col. Dodd
Transgression 2011
as Matthew
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back 2011
as Col. Haggard
X-Men: First Class 2011
as Captain
Beneath the Blue 2010
as Blaine
Dark Prophecy 2010
as Tom Riggins
Lake Placid 3 2010
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Eva 2010
as Alfonse
The Bannen Way 2010
as Chief Bannen
Hardwired 2009
as Hal
The Beacon 2009
as Oficer Ned Hutton
- The Jazzman
The Jazzman 2009
as Bernie Kaddly
The Butcher 2009
as Teddy Carmichael
Terminator Salvation 2009
as General Ashdown
The Alphabet Killer 2008
as Captain Nathan Norcross
Mutants 2008
as Colonal Gauge
The Terrorist Next Door 2008
as Wade
Storm Cell 2008
as James
Surveillance 2008
as Billings
1st Bite 2006
as Theo
The V Word 2006
as Mr. Chaney
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York 2006
as Levering
The Veteran 2006
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
Bloodsuckers 2005
as Muco
Deepwater 2005
as Walnut
Guy X 2005
as Guy X
Reeker 2005
as Henry
The Failures 2004
as Depressor
The Machinist 2004
as Miller
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun 2004
as Self
- The Red Phone: Checkmate
The Red Phone: Checkmate 2004
as Bremer
Maximum Velocity 2003
as General Amberson
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Hemingway vs. Callaghan 2003
as Harry
Fairytales and Pornography 2002
as Justice Coulton
Fallen Angels 2002
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' 2002
as Himself
Ignition 2002
as Jake Russo
The Red Phone: Manhunt 2001
as Section Chief
Dead Awake 2001
as Skay
Soulkeeper 2001
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Children of the Corn: Revelation 2001
as Priest
Down 2001
as Gunter Steinberg
Extreme Honor 2001
as Baker
Jett Jackson: The Movie 2001
as Dr. Kragg
Mindstorm 2001
as Senator Bill Armitage
Cause Of Death 2001
as Jonas Phifer
Borderline Normal 2000
as Coach Rehmer
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia 2000
as Fred Skolnick
The Perfect Storm 2000
as Bob Brown
Heavy Metal 2000 2000
as Tyler (voice)
The Omega Code 1999
as Dominic
Southern Cross 1999
as Garrison Carver
A Twist of Faith 1999
as Alex Hunt
Desert Blue 1999
as Agent Frank Bellows
Black Light 1999
as Inspector Frank Schumann
Question of Privilege 1999
as Lt. Robert Ingram
The Arrangement 1999
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor, Director, Writer
Chicago Cab 1998
as Al
Johnny 2.0 1998
as Frank Donahue
One of Our Own 1998
as Det. Jack Cooper
Going to Kansas City 1998
as Mike Malone
- Death Row: The Tournament
Death Row: The Tournament 1998
as The Judge
Voyage of Terror 1998
as McBride
Ivory Tower 1998
as Marshall Wallace
Captive 1998
as Detective Briscoe
Starship Troopers 1997
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Cold Night Into Dawn 1997
as Frank Parr
The Arrow 1997
as CIA Director
One Way Out 1996
as Walt
Too Fast Too Young 1996
as Capt. Floyd Anderson
Portraits of a Killer 1996
as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
The Destiny of Marty Fine 1996
as Mr. Capelli
Terminal 1996
as Sterling Rombauer
Kids of the Round Table 1995
as Butch Scarsdale
Bolt 1995
as Billy Niles
Major Payne 1995
as Lt. Colonel Stone
Red Scorpion 2 1995
as Col. West
The Killing Machine 1995
as Mr. Green
Fortunes of War 1994
as Carl Pimmler
Probable Cause 1994
as Gary Yanuck, Executive Producer
The Glass Shield 1994
as Det. Gene Baker
Tokyo Cowboy 1994
as Lyle
Red Sun Rising 1994
as Capt. Meisler
The Next Karate Kid 1994
as Dugan
Forced to Kill 1994
as Sheriff Wilson
Dead Man's Revenge 1994
as Luck Hatcher
Save Me 1994
as Oliver
Point of Impact 1993
as Roberto Largo
- Sweet Killing
Sweet Killing 1993
as Inspector Garcia
Father Hood 1993
as Jerry
Free Willy 1993
as Dial
Night Trap 1993
as Bishop
Marked for Murder 1993
as Bats O'Bannion
Black Ice 1992
as Quinn
Guncrazy 1992
as Mr. Kincaid
- Cafe Romeo
Cafe Romeo 1992
as Natino
The Vagrant 1992
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
Killer Image 1992
as Luther Kane
Neon City 1991
as Harry M. Stark
Drop Dead Gorgeous 1991
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
McBain 1991
as Frank Bruce
Deadly Surveillance 1991
as Fender
Payback 1991
as Sheriff Pete
Chaindance 1991
as J.T. Blake, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991
as Gen. Katana
Total Recall 1990
as Richter
Destiny To Order 1990
as Kenrick
Mindfield 1989
as Kellen O'Reilly
Hostile Takeover 1989
as Larry Gaylord
Murder by Night 1989
as Det. Carl Madsen
Watchers 1988
as Lem Johnson
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 1987
as Bill Nordham
Nowhere to Hide 1987
as Ben
Ford: The Man and the Machine 1987
as Harry Bennett
Extreme Prejudice 1987
as Major Paul Hackett
Top Gun 1986
as Jester
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986
as Detective Lawrence
Murder in Space 1985
as Capt. Neal Braddock
The Cap 1985
as Dad
The Falcon and the Snowman 1985
as FBI Agent
Best Revenge 1984
as Dealer
The Surrogate 1984
as George Kyber
Cross Country 1983
as Det. Sgt. Roersch
The Sins of Dorian Gray 1983
as Alan Campbell
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983
as OverDog
American Nightmare 1983
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
Off Your Rocker 1982
as Victor
Visiting Hours 1982
as Colt Hawker
Clown White 1981
as Max
Suzanne 1981
as Jimmy
Surfacing 1981
as Wayne
Scanners 1981
as Darryl Revok
Coming Out Alive 1980
as Gateway
Double Negative 1980
as Edgar
The Family Man 1979
as Bartender
Stone Cold Dead 1979
as Murdered Police Detective
Summer's Children 1979
as Pimp
Power Play 1978
as Torturer
- I, Maureen
I, Maureen 1978
as Dr. Paul Oswald
High-Ballin' 1978
as Butch
Outrageous! 1977
as Drunk
- The Ottawa Valley
The Ottawa Valley 1974
as Soldier on train (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.