Michael Ironside
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Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor, producer, and writer who is best known for his intense and explosive portrayals of villains in films and television series. He initially wanted to be a writer and won a contest at age fifteen with his play "The Shelter". He studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Canadian National Film Board before embarking on an acting career. He has appeared in many films, including Scanners (1981), Visiting Hours (1982), Top Gun (1986), Total Recall (1990), and Starship Troopers (1997). He has also had recurring roles in television series such as V (1984), Seaquest DSV (1993), and The Last Chapter II: The War Continues (2003). In addition to his acting, Ironside has also lent his voice to TV commercials and video games.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Producer, Writer
Birth Day February 12, 1950
Birth Place  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age 74 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Occupation Actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, director, editor, playwright
Years active 1977–present
Spouse(s) Karen Dinwiddie (m. 1986)
Children 3

💰 Net worth: $850,000 (2024)

Michael Ironside, a renowned actor, producer, and writer hailing from Canada, is expected to have a net worth of approximately $850,000 by the year 2024. Having gained prominence for his exceptional talent and extensive body of work in the entertainment industry, Ironside has managed to accumulate notable wealth throughout his career. With his on-screen performances and contributions behind the scenes, Michael Ironside has become a prominent figure in Canadian cinema, leaving an indelible mark on the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1967

Ironside was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Robert Walter Ironside and Patricia June (Passmore). His father was a street lighting technician and laborer and his mother a housewife. He is of English, Irish and Scottish descent, and is one of five children. Ironside attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and at age fifteen wrote a play, The Shelter, which won the first prize in a university contest. He also won the Senior writing award at Riverdale Collegiate Institute in 1967. (Riverdale yearbook: 'Reveille'.)

1981

Ironside specializes in playing villains and tough-guys. One of his 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, directed by Jean-Claude Lord, and appeared as Miler Crane in The A-Team episode "Taxicab Wars" (1983). His breakthrough role was as cynical anti-hero Ham Tyler in the television miniseries V: The Final Battle (1984). He is also known for his roles in Top Gun (1986) as Naval Aviator Lieutenant Commander Rick "Jester" Heatherly, Extreme Prejudice (1987) as Major Paul Hackett, Watchers (1988) as a conscience-free mutant Assassin, and 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'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. In 1997, Ironside was reunited with Total Recall Director Paul Verhoeven for Starship Troopers. He appeared in 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 handicapped man. Ironside starred as Resistance General Hugh Ashdown in Terminator Salvation, reunited with his co-star from The Machinist, Christian Bale.

1998

Ironside is married to Karen Marls Dinwiddie. Michael and Karen have two daughters: Adrienne Lynn Ironside (from Ironside's previous marriage) and Findlay Ironside (born 1998).

2009

In 2009, he starred in The Beacon under the direction of Michael Stokes.

2010

In 2010, Ironside guest starred in Season 4, Episode 1 ("Friends and Enemies") of Burn Notice.

2011

In 2011, Ironside appeared in the film: X-Men: First Class, playing the Captain of the 7th Fleet. He appeared in 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.

2015

Also in 2015, he starred as the main villain Zeus in the cult hit film Turbo Kid.

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