Biography
Canadian actor Michael Ironside has specialized in tough, steel-fisted villainous film roles. Ironside played the ruthless brain-splitting cult leader in
Scanners (1981), the unethical cop in
Cross Country (1983), and the megalomaniacal cyborg in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1984), among other wicked characterizations. He was also seen as Dick Wetherly in
Top Gun, 1986's biggest hit, and as General Katana in Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). He also appeared in such TV series as
ER and SeaQuest DSV: 2032. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide