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Michael Ironside

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).

Filmography

2024
Late Night with the Devil

as The Narrator (voice)

Movie
2021
Nobody

as Eddie Williams

Movie
2009
Terminator Salvation

as General Ashdown

Movie
2000
The Perfect Storm

as Bob Brown

Movie
1997
Starship Troopers

as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Movie
1995
Major Payne

as Lt. Col. Stone

Movie
1994
The Next Karate Kid

as Colonel Paul Dugan

Movie
1990
Total Recall

as Richter

Movie
1986
Top Gun

as Jester

Movie