Today I'd like to shine the Mediocre Spotlight on Michael Ironside. In my opinion, an actor who is extremely underrated and under appreciated. Why this man has never had an award named after him I'll never know. He's been playing great villains and tough anti-heroes for over thirty years and he's still going strong. He's been in some great films, such as Scanners and Total Recall and some not so great (but still pretty awesome) films like Spacehunter, Starship Troopers and Highlander 2. In most of his roles we're treated to many different sides of the actor. For example in Extreme Prejudice, he plays a gruff ex soldier, leading a group of men into a shady operation, while in V: The Final Battle, he plays the gruff mercenary Ham, who despite his tough exterior, still hates those dirty lizards as much as pretty boy Mike Donovan. Hmm, I guess he's the same guy in both those films. But who cares, Ironside still rules (see Starship Troopers)! Today, he's making his fortune doing voice over work in cartoons (Justice League/Superman) and video games (Splinter Cell). He still pops up in films and he's as awesome as ever. He continues the great tradition of actors who can either be a good guy or bad guy, but not really change the way they act. The seventies had John Saxon, the eighties had Michael Ironside, but who will claim the nineties and beyond? I vote "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, have you seen Damage, it's amazing. Regardless, Michael Ironside has delivered a body of work that no one can trivalize. So here's to you Michael Ironside, for over thirty year's of service! Cheers...
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| Michael Ironside & John Saxon |
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