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Michael Ironside
★ Acting

Michael Ironside

Born 1950 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Active 1974–2026

Born in 1950, Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his intense roles in cult cinema. He gained notoriety for his chilling performance as Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982), a role that solidified his place in the realm of horror and exploitation films. Ironside's career includes memorable appearances in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987), showcasing his versatility across genres. His work in these films contributes to the unique tapestry of cult cinema available on SassyFlix.

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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987 ★ 5.9
as Bill Nordham

When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principal of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.

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Filmography

263 credits
2020s 21 credits
2026
Marrow as Dr. Jonathan Myers
Movie
2026
Ashes as Uncle
Movie
2025
1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
Movie ★ 5.0
2025
This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
Movie ★ 7.5
2025
Talking About the Sky as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
Movie
2024
Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 7.1
2024
The Jester from Transylvania as Charles Pennington
Movie
2023
Movie ★ 3.2
2023
BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
Movie ★ 7.2
2023
Movie ★ 5.0
2023
Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
Movie ★ 5.3
2022
Movie ★ 5.1
2022
Movie ★ 6.5
2022
Movie ★ 3.8
2022
Tin Can as Wayne
Movie ★ 4.1
2022
The Dropout as Don Lucas
TV ★ 7.3
2021
Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
Movie ★ 6.6
2021
Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
Movie ★ 5.0
2021
Nobody as Eddie Williams
Movie ★ 7.9
2021
American Desert as Uncle Bill
Movie
2021
Hidden Assets as Richard Melnick
TV ★ 6.8
2010s 58 credits
2019
The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 7.3
2019
Harley Quinn as Darkseid (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2018
Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
Movie ★ 3.4
2018
The Convent as The Magistrate
Movie ★ 5.5
2018
Knuckleball as Jacob
Movie ★ 5.9
2018
Movie ★ 5.8
2018
Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
Movie ★ 4.9
2018
Atropa as Captain Schreiber
TV ★ 7.5
2018
Barry as Andrei
TV ★ 7.9
2018
The Detectives as Detective Mark Anstey
TV ★ 7.6
2018
The Alienist as J. P. Morgan
TV ★ 7.5
2017
Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
Movie ★ 7.2
2017
The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
Movie ★ 4.7
2017
Movie ★ 5.7
2017
Movie ★ 9.0
2017
Movie ★ 7.0
2017
Tokyo Trial as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Movie
2017
Ransom as Freddie Woods
TV ★ 6.5
2016
Movie ★ 5.5
2016
Element as Joe
Movie ★ 9.0
2016
Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
Movie ★ 5.2
2016
Tokyo Trial as General Douglas MacArthur
TV ★ 6.7
2016
This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
TV ★ 8.2
2016
The Encounter as Maximum Mike
TV ★ 9.7
2015
California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
Movie ★ 10.0
2015
88 as Sheriff Knowles
Movie ★ 5.1
2015
Turbo Kid as Zeus
Movie ★ 6.5
2015
Desecrated as Tom McClain
Movie ★ 5.0
2015
Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
Movie ★ 5.7
2015
The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
Movie ★ 4.1
2015
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
Movie
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
Movie ★ 5.7
2014
Movie ★ 5.5
2014
A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
Movie ★ 5.5
2014
The Flash as Lewis Snart
TV ★ 7.8
2013
Stay as Frank
Movie ★ 4.9
2013
Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
Movie ★ 5.0
2013
Movie ★ 8.0
2013
6:14 as Warden
Movie
2012
Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
Movie ★ 5.3
2012
Movie ★ 6.2
2012
Vegas as Porter Gainsley
TV ★ 7.0
2011
Movie ★ 7.3
2011
Movie ★ 2.6
2011
Transgression as Matthew
Movie ★ 4.0
2011
Movie
2010
Movie ★ 5.1
2010
Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
Movie
2010
The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
Movie ★ 5.3
2010
Lake Placid 3 as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Movie ★ 5.0
2010
Eva as Alfonse
Movie ★ 6.3
2010
The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
TV ★ 4.2
2010
Hawaii Five-0 as Robert Castor
TV ★ 7.7
2010
Justified as Sarno
TV ★ 8.0
2010
Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
2010
TV ★ 8.2
2000s 59 credits
2009
Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
Movie ★ 6.1
2009
Movie ★ 5.1
2009
The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
Movie ★ 4.7
2009
The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
Movie ★ 4.9
2009
The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
Movie ★ 2.0
2009
Castle as Victor Racine
TV ★ 8.0
2009
Community as Colonel Archwood
TV ★ 8.0
2008
Surveillance as Billings
Movie ★ 6.0
2008
Mutants as Colonal Gauge
Movie ★ 2.9
2008
The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
Movie ★ 5.1
2008
Movie ★ 3.9
2008
Storm Cell as James
Movie ★ 5.7
2007
Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
TV ★ 7.5
2006
The Veteran as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
Movie ★ 4.3
2006
Movie ★ 5.8
2006
The V Word as Mr. Chaney
Movie ★ 4.9
2006
1st Bite as Theo
Movie ★ 6.3
2005
Movie ★ 4.3
2005
Deepwater as Walnut
Movie ★ 5.0
2005
Guy X as Guy X
Movie ★ 4.6
2005
Reeker as Henry
Movie ★ 5.6
2005
Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
TV ★ 7.1
2005
TV ★ 8.3
2005
TV ★ 5.0
2004
The Machinist as Miller
Movie ★ 7.5
2004
The Failures as Depressor
Movie ★ 4.0
2004
Movie ★ 4.9
2004
Movie ★ 8.0
2004
Medical Investigation as Ben Graybridge
TV ★ 6.8
2004
Desperate Housewives as Curtis Monroe
TV ★ 7.9
2004
Justice League Unlimited as Darkseid (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2003
Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
Movie ★ 5.3
2003
Movie ★ 8.0
2003
Cold Case as Commandant Murillo
TV ★ 7.8
2003
TV ★ 7.0
2002
Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
Movie ★ 5.0
2002
Ignition as Jake Russo
Movie ★ 4.4
2002
Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
Movie ★ 10.0
2002
The Last Chapter as Bob Durelle
TV ★ 7.8
2001
Movie ★ 3.9
2001
Down as Gunter Steinberg
Movie ★ 5.1
2001
Movie ★ 4.4
2001
Dead Awake as Skay
Movie ★ 4.2
2001
Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
Movie ★ 5.0
2001
The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
Movie ★ 4.6
2001
Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
2001
Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
Movie ★ 3.9
2001
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
Smallville as Sam Lane
TV ★ 8.2
2001
Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2000
The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
Movie ★ 5.0
2000
The District as Dmitri Putin
TV ★ 6.8
2000
Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2000
Andromeda as The Patriarch
TV ★ 7.1
2000
Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
TV ★ 7.4
1990s 68 credits
1999
The Omega Code as Dominic
Movie ★ 4.5
1999
Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
Movie ★ 5.8
1999
Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
Movie ★ 5.1
1999
The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
Movie ★ 4.2
1999
A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
Movie ★ 4.5
1999
Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
Movie ★ 3.5
1999
Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
Movie ★ 7.0
1998
Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
Movie ★ 5.3
1998
Captive as Detective Briscoe
Movie ★ 5.8
1998
Movie ★ 5.8
1998
Movie ★ 4.3
1998
Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
Movie ★ 4.0
1998
Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
Movie ★ 5.8
1998
One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
Movie ★ 4.5
1998
Movie ★ 7.0
1998
TV ★ 7.1
1997
Starship Troopers as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Movie ★ 7.1
1997
The Arrow as CIA Director
Movie ★ 6.9
1997
Movie ★ 6.0
1997
Stargate SG-1 as Seevis
TV ★ 8.3
1997
The New Batman Adventures as 80's Batman (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
1997
The Arrow as CIA Director
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Movie ★ 5.1
1996
Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
Movie ★ 4.8
1996
Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
Movie ★ 4.2
1996
Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
Movie ★ 10.0
1996
Movie ★ 4.5
1996
TV ★ 7.7
1996
FX: The Series as Montree
TV ★ 6.4
1995
Major Payne as Lt. Col. Stone
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Movie ★ 5.3
1995
Bolt as Billy Niles
Movie ★ 5.2
1995
Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
Movie ★ 5.1
1995
Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
Movie ★ 4.4
1995
The Outer Limits as Ambassador Prosser
TV ★ 7.7
1995
The Outer Limits as Gen. Quince
TV ★ 7.7
1994
Save Me as Oliver
Movie ★ 4.5
1994
The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul Dugan
Movie ★ 5.4
1994
Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
Movie ★ 4.5
1994
Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
Movie ★ 5.1
1994
Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
Movie ★ 4.6
1994
Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
Movie ★ 4.3
1994
The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
Movie ★ 5.1
1994
Movie ★ 4.2
1994
ER as William Swift
TV ★ 7.8
1993
Free Willy as Dial
Movie ★ 6.2
1993
Father Hood as Jerry
Movie ★ 5.8
1993
Sweet Killing as Inspector Garcia
Movie ★ 4.7
1993
Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
Movie ★ 5.7
1993
Night Trap as Bishop
Movie ★ 3.9
1993
seaQuest DSV as Captain Oliver Hudson
TV ★ 7.1
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Killer Image as Luther Kane
Movie ★ 4.3
1992
The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
Movie ★ 5.8
1992
Black Ice as Quinn
Movie ★ 4.7
1992
Cafe Romeo as Natino
Movie ★ 6.0
1992
Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
Movie ★ 5.3
1991
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
McBain as Frank Bruce
Movie ★ 4.4
1991
Neon City as Harry M. Stark
Movie ★ 4.9
1991
Movie ★ 3.6
1991
Payback as Sheriff Pete
Movie ★ 6.3
1991
Chaindance as J.T. Blake
Movie ★ 4.0
1991
Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.7
1990
Movie ★ 7.3
1990
Movie ★ 3.6
1980s 37 credits
1989
Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
Movie ★ 4.8
1989
Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
Movie ★ 4.9
1989
Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
Movie ★ 5.5
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Sergeant Burrows
TV ★ 8.0
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Watchers as Lem Johnson
Movie ★ 5.4
1987
Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
Movie ★ 6.2
1987
Movie ★ 6.1
1987
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
Movie ★ 7.3
1987
Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
TV ★ 9.0
1986
Top Gun as Jester
Movie ★ 7.1
1986
Movie ★ 6.4
1985
Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
Movie ★ 5.3
1985
Movie ★ 6.4
1985
The Cap as Dad
Movie ★ 7.0
1985
TV ★ 7.2
1985
TV ★ 6.9
1984
Best Revenge as Dealer
Movie ★ 9.0
1984
The Surrogate as George Kyber
Movie ★ 4.9
1984
V as Ham Tyler
TV ★ 7.1
1984
TV ★ 7.3
1983
The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
Movie ★ 6.8
1983
Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
Movie ★ 5.0
1983
American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
Movie ★ 4.3
1983
The A-Team as Miler Crane
TV ★ 7.5
1983
The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
TV ★ 6.3
1983
V as Ham Tyler
TV ★ 7.8
1982
Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
Scanners as Darryl Revok
Movie ★ 6.7
1981
Suzanne as Jimmy
Movie ★ 5.3
1981
Surfacing as Wayne
Movie ★ 4.7
1981
Movie ★ 8.0
1980
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
Movie ★ 3.8
1970s 10 credits
1979
Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
Movie ★ 5.9
1979
The Family Man as Bartender
Movie ★ 8.0
1979
Movie ★ 4.4
1979
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Movie ★ 5.6
1978
I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
Power Play as Torturer
Movie ★ 7.2
1977
Outrageous! as Drunk
Movie ★ 5.3
1976
TV ★ 9.0
1974
The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
s 5 credits
Super Dicks as Police Chief
Movie
Liberty as Fischer
Movie
Movie
Deep Tissue as Uncle Nik
Movie
Crew Credits
1990s 5 credits
1999
Movie ★ 4.2
1999
Movie ★ 4.2
1994
Probable Cause Executive Producer
Movie ★ 4.6
1991
Chaindance Screenplay
Movie ★ 4.0
1991
Chaindance Executive Producer
Movie ★ 4.0