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Michael Ironside
☼ Born on12 enero 1950, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography:
Michael Ironside has made a strong and indelible impression with his often incredibly intense and explosive portrayals of fearsome villains throughout the years. He was born as Frederick Reginald Ironside on February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ironside was a successful arm wrestler in his teenage years. His initial ambition was to be a writer. At age fifteen, Michael wrote a play called "The Shelter" that won first prize in a Canada-wide university contest; He used the prize money to mount a production of this play. Ironside attended the Ontario College of Art, took acting lessons from Janine Manatis, and studied for three years at the Canadian National Film Board. Ironside worked in construction as a roofer prior to embarking on an acting career.Ironside first began acting in
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movies in the late 1970s. He received plenty of recognition with his frightening turn as deadly and powerful psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981). He was likewise very chilling as vicious misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in the underrated Angustia en el Hospital Central (1982). Other memorable film roles include weary Detective Roersch in the sadly forgotten thriller Contra todos (1983), the crazed Overdog in the immensely enjoyable Cazador del espacio: Aventuras en la zona prohibida (1983), the hard-nosed Jester in the blockbuster smash Top Gun: Ídolos del aire (1986), ramrod Major Paul Hackett in Traición sin límites (1987), loner Vietnam veteran "Ben" in La mujer de hierro (1987), the ferocious Lem Johnson in Proyecto: Terror (1988), and lethal immortal General Katana in Los inmortales II: El desafío (1991).Moreover, Ironside has appeared in two highly entertaining science fiction features for Paul Verhoeven: At his savage best as the evil Richter in Desafío total (1990) and typically excellent as the rugged Lieutenant Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers (Las brigadas del espacio) (1997). Ironside showed a more tender and thoughtful side with his lovely and touching performance as a hardened convict who befriends a disabled man in the poignant indie drama gem Lazos comunes (1991); he also co-wrote the script and served as an executive producer for this beautiful sleeper. Michael was terrific as tough mercenary Ham Tyler on the epic miniseries V (1984), its follow up V: La batalla final (1984), and subsequent short-lived spin-off series.Ironside also had a recurring role on the television series SeaQuest DSV: Los vigilantes del fondo del mar (1993). Among the television series he has done guest spots on are El equipo A (1983), Canción triste de Hill Street (1981), Mike Hammer (1984), El autoestopista (1983), Historias de la cripta (1989), Superman: La serie animada (1996), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Más allá del límite (1995), Urgencias (1994), Smallville (2001), Urgencias (1994), Mujeres desesperadas (2004), La Liga de la Justicia (2001) and Masters of Horror (2005). More recently, Ironside garnered a slew of plaudits and a Gemini Award nomination for his outstanding portrayal of shrewd biker gang leader Bob Durelle in the acclaimed Canadian miniseries Le dernier chapitre (2002).In addition to his substantial film and television work, Ironside has also lent his distinctive deep voice to TV commercials and video games.
In the role of actor
Tormenta del pasado (Tornado) (2008) (14/06/2025)
Cuando el Cine de Catástrofes de Bajo Presupuesto se Encuentra con Fantasmas y Venganza Meteorológica En el siempre fértil terreno de las películas de desastres meteorológicos de bajo presupuesto, existe un subgénero peculiar donde la ciencia ficción se mezcla con el drama personal y, a veces, incluso con un toque sobrenatural. “Tormenta del Pasado (Tornado)” […]
El asesino del alfabeto: The Alphabet Killer (2008) (11/06/2025)
“El asesino del alfabeto” (The Alphabet Killer) es un thriller de terror psicológico de 2008 dirigido por Rob Schmidt y protagonizado por Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes y Timothy Hutton. La película se basa libremente en los infames asesinatos del alfabeto que tuvieron lugar en la década de 1970 en Rochester, Nueva York, donde tres niñas […]
Desafío Total (1990) (18/05/2025)
La Alucinante Odisea de Paul Verhoeven a la Mente y Marte En la historia del cine de ciencia ficción de finales del siglo XX, pocas películas irrumpieron con la fuerza, la brutalidad y la inteligencia de “Desafío Total” (1990). Dirigida por el inconfundible Paul Verhoeven y protagonizada por el titánico Arnold Schwarzenegger, esta adaptación libre […]