Michael Ironside Bio | Wiki
Michael Ironside (Real Name Frederick Reginald Ironside) is a popular Canadian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is noted due to portraying villains and “tough guy” heroes, and has also played sympathetic characters. He specializes in playing villains and tough guys. One of Michael’s first roles was as evil telepath Darryl Revok in Scanners (1981), an early film by David Cronenberg.
Michael portrayed the role of a serial killer, Colt Hawker, in the 1982 slasher film Visiting Hours, directed by Jean-Claude Lord, and starred as Miler Crane in The A-Team episode “Taxicab Wars” (1983). In 2009, Michael appeared in The Beacon under the direction of Michael Stokes. In 2010, Michael guest starred in season 4, episode 1 (“Friends and Enemies”) of Burn Notice. He starred in the film: X-Men: First Class in 2011, portraying the Captain of the 7th Fleet.
In 2012, he starred in Justified playing a supporting role as a Detroit hitman the next year. He appeared in the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger as ‘The Chairman’. In 2015, Michael starred in the television series The Flash as Lewis Snart, the father of Captain Cold. Also in 2015, Michael appeared as the main villain Zeus in the cult hit film Turbo Kid.
In 2016, Michael portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in the 4-part miniseries Tokyo Trial. In 2018, he portrayed J. P. Morgan in 4 episodes of TNT’s The Alienist. He played Eddie Williams, the father-in-law and boss of Hutch Mansell in the film, Nobody in 2021. In 2022, Michael played Don Lucas in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
Michael Ironside Age
Michael was born on February 12, 1950, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is 72 years old. Michael celebrates his birthday on February 12, every year.
Michael Ironside Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Michael Ironside Family
He was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Robert Walter Ironside and Patricia June Ironside (née Passmore). Michael’s father was a street lighting technician and laborer while his mother was a housewife. Michael is of English, Irish and Scottish descent, and is one of five children; Winnifred, William, Robert, and Beverly. He holds Canadian nationality.
Michael Ironside Wife
Michael is married to his wife Karen Dinwiddie. The two married in 1986. The couple has a daughter named Findlay Ironside born in 1998. Before Michael was married to his first wife and together they share a daughter Adrienne Lynn Ironside.
Michael Ironside Education
He went to the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and at age 15 wrote a play, The Shelter, which received the first prize in a university contest. Michael also received the Senior writing award at Riverdale Collegiate Institute in 1968.
Michael Ironside Movies
– Outrageous! (1977) as Drunk
– Stone Cold Dead (1979) as Murdered Police Detective
– Surfacing (1981) as Wayne
– American Nightmare (1983) as Sergeant Skylar
– The Cap (1984) as Steve’s Father
– The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) as Lead FBI Agent
– Top Gun (1986) as Lieutenant Commander Richard “Jester” Heatherly
– Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) as Principal Bill Nordham
– Chaindance (1990) as J.T. Blake
– McBain (1991) as Frank Bruce
– Killer Image (1992) as Luther Kane
– Black Ice (1992) as Quinn
– Father Hood (1993) as Jerry
– Desert Blue (1998) as Agent Frank Bellows
– The Butcher (2009) as Teddy Carmichael
– A Fighting Man (2014) as Max Wynn
– Patient Seven (2016) as Dr. Daniel Marcus
– Knuckleball (2018) as Jacob
– The Convent (2018) as The Magistrate
– Tin Can (2020) as Wayne
Michael Ironside Nobody
In 2021, Michael played Eddie Williams, the father-in-law and boss of Hutch Mansell in the film, Nobody. Nobody has grossed $57 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics.
Michael Ironside Top Gun
He is noted due to his roles in Top Gun (1986) as Naval Aviator Lieutenant Commander Rick “Jester” Heatherly. Top Gun was directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Michael Ironside Health
He has endured thyroid, bowel, and prostate cancer. Michael has had cancer three different times, and it’s just recently in the last six months that he has found out how to lose weight. His health issues have taken all different things out of him over the years.
Michael Ironside The Flash
In 2015, Michael starred in the television series The Flash as Lewis Snart, the father of Captain Cold. The Flash was developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, airing on The CW.
Michael Ironside Games | Splinter Cell
He has served in video games as the voice of Tom Clancy’s character Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell games. Michael is cast as the Global Defense Initiative’s Lieutenant General Jack Granger in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Ironside signed a five-year contract to play Captain Jonas Trager in the SpaceWorks Television science fiction series, Ice Planet but the show became unproduced.
Michael Ironside Net Worth
Michael gets his wealth from his work as an actor, producer, director, and screenwriter noted due to portraying villains and “tough guy” heroes, and has also played sympathetic characters. Therefore, Michael has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Michael’s estimated net worth is $6 million.
How Old Is Michael Ironside
Michael is a 72-year-old who was born on February 12, 1950, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Is Michael Ironside Married
Yes. Michael married his wife Karen Dinwiddie. The two married in 1986. The couple has a daughter named Findlay Ironside born in 1998. Before Michael married his first wife and together they share a daughter Adrienne Lynn Ironside.