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Introduction
Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor. He has worked as an actor, voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in film and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and “tough guy” heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters.
Early life
| Name | Michael Ironside |
| Net Worth | $7 million |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Film director, Screenwriter |
| Age | 72 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Frederick Reginald Ironside was born on February 12, 1950 (age 72 years) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Robert Walter Ironside and Patricia June Ironside (née Passmore). His father was a street lighting technician and laborer and his mother a housewife.
Ironside 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 15 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 1968.
Career
Michael 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).
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Ironside’s breakthrough role was as cynical anti-hero Ham Tyler in the television miniseries V: The Final Battle and its following 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 (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.
He 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 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. He appeared in The Perfect Storm (2000) and The Machinist (2004).
Michael Ironside 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.
Ironside voiced comic book villain Darkseid in the DC Animated Universe, specifically Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and reprised the role in 2020 the DC Universe web 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.
In one episode of The New Batman Adventures, Michael Ironside 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 in three episodes of Smallville.
He has worked in video games as the voice of Tom Clancy’s character Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell games and is cast as the Global Defense Initiative’s Lieutenant General Jack Granger in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Ironside signed a five-year deal to portray Captain Jonas Trager in the SpaceWorks Television science fiction series, Ice Planet but the show was not produced.
In 2009, Michael Ironside starred in The Beacon under the direction of Michael Stokes. In 2010, Ironside guest starred in season 4, episode 1 (“Friends and Enemies”) of Burn Notice. 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.
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Michael Ironside appeared in the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger as ‘The Chairman’. In 2015, he appeared in the television series The Flash as Lewis Snart, the father of Captain Cold. Also in 2015, he starred as the main villain Zeus in the cult hit film Turbo Kid.
In 2016, he portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in the 4-part miniseries Tokyo Trial. In 2018, he played J.P. Morgan in 4 episodes of TNT’s The Alienist. In 2021, he portrayed Eddie Williams, the father-in-law and boss of Hutch Mansell in the film, Nobody. In 2022, he played Don Lucas in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
Wife
Michael Ironside is married to Karen Marls Dinwiddie, they had their wedding in 1986. His wife is an accountant and they have two daughters: Adrienne Lynn Ironside (from Ironside’s previous marriage) and Findlay Ironside (born in 1998). He has survived both thyroid and prostate cancer. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality. As of mid-2022, Michael Ironside and his wife Karen Marls Dinwiddie are still married and living a cool life with their children.
Michael Ironside net worth
How much is Michael Ironside worth? Michael Ironside net worth is estimated at around $7 million. His main source of income is from his career as an actor, producer, film director and screenwriter. Michael Ironside’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $1.5 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential actors in Canada.