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He was to play the role of the patriarch on the Ponderosa in Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) but the series was not picked up.

The October 22, 1969, issue of Variety, in a section on Italian films in progress, lists "Blood River", with director George Breakston, starring John Ireland, Julie Newmar, Fabio Testi, and Daniel Martin.

he appeared mainly in Italian "quickie" features and showed up occasionally in supporting roles in major pictures (Spartacus (1960)). Occasionally, his name was mentioned in tabloids of the times, in connection with young starlets, namely Natalie Wood and Sue Lyon.

His marriage to Joanne Dru broke down as a result of his affair with Queen Bee (1955) co-star Joan Crawford.

In 1953, with his son Peter Ireland and wife, Joanne Dru, Ireland co-produced and co-directed the western mini-classic Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) (aka Outlaw Territory). From the mid-'50s on.

He replaced Wendell Corey in Red Mountain (1951) who had to drop out due to illness..

During the early 1950s, Ireland often starred as the emoting, brooding hero, almost exclusively in "B" pictures.

In 1949, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the reporter in All the King's Men (1949).

Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G. I.

in the classic war epic A Walk in the Sun (1945). Ireland was then often featured (mostly as a heavy) in several films.