John Wayne career

John Wayne averages 6.47 across 98 rated films as an actor, with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on top at 8.1.

Average

6.47

98 rated films

Best rated

8.1

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Peak five

7.36

1961 to 1962

7+ run

4 films

1962 to 1962

John Wayne, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

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1930132 films1976

Current formLast 5: 6.62 vs career 6.47 (+0.15)

John Wayne career

The Shootist	1976	J.B. Books	7.6	29,778
Rooster Cogburn	1975	Rooster Cogburn	6.8	14,672
Brannigan	1975	Lt. Brannigan	6.1	7,391
McQ	1974	McQ	6.2	6,631
Cahill U.S. Marshal	1973	Marshal J.D. Cahill	6.5	7,957
The Train Robbers	1973	Lane	6.4	7,616
The Cowboys	1972	Wil Andersen	7.4	17,683
Big Jake	1971	Jacob McCandles	7.1	16,174
Chisum	1970	John Chisum	6.9	12,154
Rio Lobo	1970	Col. Cord McNally	6.7	15,482
The Undefeated	1969	Col. John Henry Thomas	6.6	8,446
True Grit	1969	Rooster Cogburn	7.4	54,661
Hellfighters	1968	Chance Buckman	6.5	7,380
The Green Berets	1968	Col. Mike Kirby	5.6	14,931
The War Wagon	1967	Taw Jackson	6.8	12,280
El Dorado	1966	Cole Thornton	7.5	33,999
Cast a Giant Shadow	1966	Gen. Mike Randolph	6.3	4,494
The Sons of Katie Elder	1965	John Elder	7.1	19,906
In Harm's Way	1965	Rock	7.3	11,629
Circus World	1964	Matt Masters	6.1	3,409
Donovan's Reef	1963	Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan	6.7	10,917
McLintock!	1963	George Washington 'G.W.' McLintock	7.1	18,607
How the West Was Won	1962	Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (segment: The Civil War)	7.1	25,929
The Longest Day	1962	Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort	7.7	63,748
Hatari!	1962	Sean Mercer	7.1	16,020