ACTOR

John Ireland

1914 - 1992

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John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jack Burden in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first British Columbia-born actor to receive an Oscar nomination.Ireland's other film roles include A Walk in the Sun (1945), Joan Of Arc (1948), Spartacus (1960), 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), The Adventurers (1970), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ireland has received more than 321,097 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Ireland is the 3,907th most popular actor (down from 2,167th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Canada (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Irelands by language

Over the past year John Ireland has had the most page views in the with 92,081 views, followed by German (15,511), and Spanish (12,600). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (60.21%), Afrikaans (57.03%), and Polish (45.45%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Ireland ranks 3,907 out of 13,578. Before him are Liane Haid, Edith Evans, Christian Bach, Henry Travers, Selma Ergeç, and Claes Bang. After him are Kevin Conroy, Sylvester Groth, Marshall Manesh, Barbara Harris, Leonid Filatov, and Bogusław Linda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, John Ireland ranks 246. Before him are Hermínio de Brito, Helen Johns, William Phillips, Adolf Urban, Orhan Kemal, and Sven Jacobsson. After him are Oscar Heisserer, Renato Olmi, Jaap Bakema, Zainul Abedin, Ehrenfried Patzel, and Rosalyn Tureck. Among people deceased in 1992, John Ireland ranks 166. Before him are Claude Aveline, Musa Anter, Earle Meadows, Michael Gothard, Amjad Khan, and André Vandewyer. After him are Vakhtang Chabukiani, Jean Poiret, Buddy Rogers, Kathleen McKane Godfree, Rosemary Sutcliff, and Joseph Arthur Ankrah.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Ireland ranks 301 out of 1,622. Before him are Robert Borden (1854), Robin Sharma (1965), Mordecai Richler (1931), Michael Ignatieff (1947), Shyla Stylez (1982), and Alexander Knox (1907). After him are Michel Brault (1928), Kim Coates (1958), James LaBrie (1963), Kristin Kreuk (1982), Laurence J. Peter (1919), and Duncan Regehr (1952).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, John Ireland ranks 86. Before him are Lothaire Bluteau (1957), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Yannick Bisson (1969), Natasha Henstridge (1974), Katherine DeMille (1911), and Alexander Knox (1907). After him are Kim Coates (1958), Kristin Kreuk (1982), Stephen McHattie (1946), Kate Nelligan (1950), Lance Kinsey (1954), and John Vernon (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

All the King's Men
Jack Burden
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Nov 16o 19496.956 / 10
Spartacus
Crixus
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Oct 13o 19607.547 / 10
Red River
Cherry Valance
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.
Aug 26o 19487.381 / 10