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John Close career

John Close averages 6.23 across 16 rated films as an actor, with The Big Heat on top at 7.7.

Average
6.23
16 rated films
Best rated
7.7
The Big Heat
Peak five
7.03
1953 to 1955
7+ run
2 films
1950 to 1950
John Close, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1953 to 1955, 7.033456781950195219541956195819601962The Big Heat 7.7Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 7.3Career avg 6.23

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

John Close's career barcodecoolhot
195027 films1963
Current formLast 5: 5.15 vs career 6.23 (−1.08)
  1. LWorld Without End1956 · 5.7−0.5
  2. LThe Monster That Challenged the World1957 · 5.6−0.6
  3. LBeginning of the End1957 · 4.0−2.2
  4. WRun Silent, Run Deep1958 · 7.0+0.7
  5. LThe Slime People1963 · 3.5−2.7
John Close career
The Slime People posterThe Slime People1963KTTV Reporter Vince Williams3.532
Convicts 4 posterConvicts 41962Guard·8
Step Down to Terror posterStep Down to Terror1958Detective (uncredited)·10
Run Silent, Run Deep posterRun Silent, Run Deep1958Co-ordinate Fixer at Bungo Straits (uncredited)7.0199
Beginning of the End posterBeginning of the End1957Maj. Everett4.041
The Monster That Challenged the World posterThe Monster That Challenged the World1957Deputy Larry5.656
World Without End posterWorld Without End1956Reporter (uncredited)5.761
The Spoilers posterThe Spoilers1955Deputy·8
Sudden Danger posterSudden Danger1955Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan·14
Illegal posterIllegal1955Prison Switchboard Guard (uncredited)6.550
Rebel Without a Cause posterRebel Without a Cause1955Police Officer (uncredited)7.51,838
Finger Man posterFinger Man1955'Big' Walters·16
Black Tuesday posterBlack Tuesday1954Cop (uncredited)6.235
Take the High Ground! posterTake the High Ground!1953Military Policeman (uncredited)·13
The Big Heat posterThe Big Heat1953Policeman (uncredited)7.7583
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes posterGentlemen Prefer Blondes1953Olympic Team Coach (uncredited)7.31,114
You for Me posterYou for Me1952Cop (uncredited)·4
We're Not Married! posterWe're Not Married!1952Major (uncredited)6.031
Pat and Mike posterPat and Mike1952Trooper (uncredited)6.477
Sailor Beware posterSailor Beware1952Hospital Corpsman (uncredited)6.234
Red Skies of Montana posterRed Skies of Montana1952Lewisohn (uncredited)·6
The Girl on the Bridge posterThe Girl on the Bridge1951Harry Olson (as Johnny Close)·14
Follow the Sun posterFollow the Sun1951··8
Submarine Command posterSubmarine Command1951Frogman (as John V. Close)·18
Halls of Montezuma posterHalls of Montezuma1951Marine (uncredited)6.044

Feature films with 25+ TMDB votes count toward the average. Peak five is the best run of five films in a row; the 7+ run counts films in a row rated 7.0 or higher.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z).

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