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Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, 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
Terminator Salvation (2009)
as General Ashdown
The Perfect Storm (2000)
as Bob Brown
Starship Troopers (1997)
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Free Willy (1993)
as Dial
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
as Gen. Katana
Total Recall (1990)
as Richter
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Major Paul Hackett
Top Gun (1986)
as Jester