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Michael Ironside
Canadian actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Reginald Ironside, known as Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor, voice actor, movie director, movie producer and screenwriter for both movies and television.[1] He is best-known for playing tough guys and villains. He has also played sympathetic characters.
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Ironside played Richter in the 1990 science fiction movie Total Recall. In 1997 he played Lieutenant Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers.[2] In 2011 he played the Captain of the 7th Fleet in X-Men: First Class.
Ironside did voice acting in Superman: The Animated Series and its sequel Justice League.[3]