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{{shortShort description|Canadian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Ironside
| image = Michael Ironside WOH-06 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Ironside in November 2009
| birth_name = Frederick Reginald Ironside
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|2|12}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto|Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| alma_mater = [[Ontario College of Art]]
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}}
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| works = [[Michael Ironside filmography|Full list]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1977–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Karen Dinwiddie<br />|1986}}
| children = 2
}}
'''Frederick "Michael" Reginald Ironside''' (born February 12, 1950), knownis asa '''MichaelCanadian Ironside''',actor isand afilmmaker. CanadianA prominent [[character actor,]] producer,with director,over 270 film and screenwriter.television Hecredits, he is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" rolesantiheroes, but has also portrayed sympathetic characters. He hasis playedbest Darrylknown Revokfor inhis ''[[Scanners]]'' (1981), [[Lieutenant commander|LCDR]] Richard "Jester" Heatherlyroles in ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986), Richter in ''[[Total Recall (1990Action film)|Total Recallaction]]'' (1990),and Dial in ''[[FreeScience Willy]]''fiction (1993), Lt. Jean Rasczak in ''[[Starship Troopers (film)films|Starshipscience Troopersfiction]]'' (1997)films, Miller in ''[[The Machinist]]'' (2004) and Eddiehad Williamshis inbreakthrough ''[[Nobody (2021 film)|Nobody]]'' (2021). He also voiced [[Darkseid]]performance in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (1997–2006),1981 [[SamDavid Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam FisherCronenberg]] infilm ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter CellScanners]]''. (2002–10) and [[Ultra Magnus]] on ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' (2013).
 
Ironside's other notable roles include Overdog in ''[[Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone]]'' (1983), "Jester" in ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986), Richter in ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' (1990), and Rasczak in ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997). His signature deep voice has been lent to various [[Video game|video games]] and [[Animation|animated]] television shows, most notably as [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] in the ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]]'' franchise.
 
He is a four-time [[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]], a [[Genie Awards|Genie Award]], and a [[Canadian Film Awards|Canadian Film Award]] nominee.
 
==Early life==
Frederick Reginald Ironside was born in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]] on February 12, 1950, the son of Robert Walter Ironside andhousewife Patricia June Ironside (''{{née}}'' Passmore). His father was aand street lighting technician andRobert laborerWalter Ironside.<ref name="fullname">{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianactors.info/michael_ironside_bio_info.htm |title=Michael Ironside |publisherwebsite=Canadianactors.infoCanadian Actors Info |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051228061104/http://www.canadianactors.info/michael_ironside_bio_info.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> andHe hishas motherfour asiblings housewife. Heand is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent, and is one of five children.<ref>{{cite webmagazine |last=Allis |first=Tim |url=httphttps://www.people.com/people/archive/articlea-face-you-cant-totally-recall-bad-guy-michael-ironside-chased-arnold-schwarzenegger-to-mars-vol-34-no-2/0,,20118238,00.html |title=A Face You Can't Totally Recall? Bad Guy Michael Ironside Chased Arnold Schwarzenegger to Mars |publishermagazine=[[People.com (magazine)|People]] |volume=34 |number=2 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |date=July 16, 1990}}</ref> IronsideHe attended the [[Ontario College of Art]] in Toronto. and atAt age 15, he wrote a play, called ''The Shelter'', which won the first prize in a university contest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025929/bio |title=Michael Ironside Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |publisheraccess-date=MoviesJanuary 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001929/https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025929/bio |accessarchive-date=JanuaryJune 1629, 20142011}}</ref> He also won the Seniorsenior year writing award at [[Riverdale Collegiate Institute]] in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Ironside_1968_Grade_11_Poem2.jpg by Rainer Bessel |url=https://pbase.com/raineredward/image/145282169 |access-date=September 16, 2020 |website=PBase |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Career==
Ironside specializes in playing villains and tough guys. One of hisIronside's first roles was as evil telepath Darryl Revok in ''[[Scanners]]'' (1981), an early film by [[David Cronenberg]]. He played the role of a serial killer, Colt Hawker, in the 1982 slasher film ''[[Visiting Hours (film)|Visiting Hours]]'', directed by Jean-Claude Lord,(1982) and appeared in 1983 as Miler Crane in ''[[The A-Team]]'' episode "Taxicab Wars" (1983)as well as Overdog McNab in ''[[Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone]]''.
 
HisIronside's breakthrough role was as cynical anti-heroantihero Ham Tyler in the television miniseries ''[[V The Final Battle|V: The Final Battle]]'' and its following [[V (1984 TV series)|19-episode series]] (1984). He is also known for his roles in ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986) as [[Naval Aviator]] [[Lieutenant Commander]] Rick "Jester" Heatherly, ''[[Extreme Prejudice (film)|Extreme Prejudice]]'' (1987) as Major Paul Hackett, ''[[Watchers (film)|Watchers]]'' (1988) as a conscience-free mutant assassin, and ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' (1990) as Richter, the murderous henchman of [[Ronny Cox]]'s villain Cohaagen. Ironside played the villainous General Katana in the science fiction sequel ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]'' (1991) and, after a brief stint in ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'''s inaugural season, he was tapped to replace [[Roy Scheider]] as captain of the high-tech submarine ''seaQuest'' in the third season of ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' as Captain Oliver Hudson. However, [[NBC]] cancelled the series after only thirteen episodes with Ironside as the star. In 1992, he starred as [[M. Emmet Walsh]]'s brother in [[David Winning]]'s thriller ''[[Killer Image (1992 film)|Killer Image]]''. In 1993, he played Dial, the main antagonist of ''[[Free Willy]]''. In 1994, Ironside starred as Luck Hatcher in the western ''Dead Man's Revenge''. In 1995, Ironside had a brief cameo as Lt. Col. Stone in ''[[Major Payne]]''. In 1997, Ironside was reunited with ''Total Recall'' director [[Paul Verhoeven]] for ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''. He appeared in ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Machinist]]'' (2004). He starred in the film ''[[Chaindance]]'' as a small-time crook, unable to make it on the outside, who was paired up with a disabled man. Ironside starred as Resistance General Hugh Ashdown in ''[[Terminator Salvation]],'' reunited with his co-star from ''The Machinist'', [[Christian Bale]].<ref name="Iro">{{cite web |first=Drew |last=Tinnin |url=httphttps://www.dreadcentral.com/news/87280/exclusive-michael-ironside-talks-turbo-kid/ |title=Exclusive: Michael Ironside Talks Turbo Kid|publisher=IGN |datewebsite=June[[Dread 2, 2010Central]] |access-date=January 1626, 20142015}}</ref> In 2003, Ironside guest starred in season 3 episode 20 ("Twilight of the Idols") of ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]''.
 
HeIronside voiced comic book villain [[Darkseid]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]], specificallyincluding ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'',. andHe later reprised the role in 2020the 2018 video game ''Lego DC Supervillains'' and the 2020 [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]]/[[HBO Max]] web series ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]. Ironside's performance as Darkseid was met with wide critical acclaim, with some comparing the impact it had on the character to that of [[Mark Hamill]]'s voice performance as the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]. In one episode of ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', he voiced [[Batman]] in a ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'' sequence. Another part he played in the DC Comics universe was Lois Lane's father, General [[Sam Lane (comics)|Sam Lane]] in three episodes of ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville.]]''.
 
HeIronside has worked in video games as the voice of [[Tom Clancy]]'s character [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]] in the ''[[Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell]]'' games and is cast as the Global Defense Initiative's Lieutenant General [[Characters of the Global Defense Initiative#General Jack Granger|Jack Granger]] in ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]''. IronsideHe signed a five-year deal to portray Captain Jonas Trager in the SpaceWorks Television science -fiction series, ''[[Ice Planet (film)#TV series|Ice Planet]]'' but the show was not produced.
 
In 2009, he starred in ''The Beacon'' under the direction of Michael Stokes.<ref name="Iro" />
 
In 2010, Ironside guest starred in season 4, episode 1 ("Friends and Enemies") of ''[[Burn Notice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Fowler |url=httphttps://tvwww.ign.com/articles/1092010/1093650p1.html06/02/burn-notice-friends-and-enemies-review |title=Burn Notice: "Friends and Enemies" Review |publisherwebsite=[[IGN]] |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
 
In 2011, Ironside appeared in the film: ''[[X-Men: First Class]],'' playing the Captain of the 7th Fleet. He appeared in ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'' playing a supporting role as a [[Detroit]] hitman the following year. He also voiced the role of [[Ultra Magnus]] in season 3 of the ''[[Transformers Prime]] Beast Hunters'' television series in 2013.<ref name="Iro" />
 
Ironside appeared in the TV series ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' as 'The Chairman'.
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In 2016, he portrayed General [[Douglas MacArthur]] in the 4-part miniseries ''[[Tokyo Trial (miniseries)|Tokyo Trial]]''.
 
In 2018, he played [[J. P. Morgan]] in 4 episodes of [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s ''[[The Alienist]]''.
 
In 2021, he portrayed Eddie Williams, the father-in-law and boss of Hutch Mansell in the film, ''[[Nobody (2021 film)|Nobody]]''.
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==Personal life==
Ironside hasmarried aKaren daughterDinwiddie fromin a1986. previousThey marriagehave andone another,daughter together (born 1998,) withand hishe wifehas another daughter from a previous marriage.<ref name="fullname" /><ref>{{Cite webmagazine |title=Michael Ironside Acteur, Interprète |trans-title=Michael Ironside Actor, Performer |url=httphttps://www.premiere.fr/Star/Michael-Ironside |access-date=September 16, 2020 |websitemagazine=Premiere.fr[[Première (magazine)|Première]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="fullname" />
 
HeIronside has survived cancer of the [[ThyroidColorectal cancer|thyroidbowel]], bowel[[Prostate cancer|prostate]], and [[prostateThyroid cancer|thyroid]].<ref>{{cite interview |last=Ironside |first=Michael |interviewer=Chris Watters |title=Ghost Recon Wildlands: Michael Ironside Talks Splinter Cell Crossover {{pipe}} UbiBlog {{pipe}} Ubisoft [NA] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVVvrSDGwvA |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=April 13, 2018 |work=[[Ubisoft]] |access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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