Head to headBen Johnson against John Wayne Both careers by IMDb ratingBen JohnsonJohn Wayne
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ben Johnson vs John Wayne
Ben Johnson averages 6.60 across 35 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 44 (35 rated)
- Films acted
- 132 (98 rated)
- ◀6.60
- Average
- 6.47
- ◀6.64
- Weighted
- 6.56
- The Last Picture Show 8.0
- Best film
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1▶
- 7.36, 1967 to 1971
- Peak five
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962
- ◀7 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films
- 6.22 (−0.38)
- Current form
- 6.62 (+0.15)▶
- 667K
- IMDb votes
- 1.21M▶
- 1943 to 1996
- Career
- 1930 to 1976
- 1 win, 1 nom
- Oscars
- 1 win, 3 noms▶
Rows won
3 to 4
John Wayne ahead
Films together
4
averaging 6.88
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 3 Godfathers | 1948 | 7.0 | as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower | as Posse Man #1 |
 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | 7.2 | as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles | as Sgt. Tyree |
 Rio Grande | 1950 | 7.0 | as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke | as Trooper Travis Tyree |
 Chisum | 1970 | 6.9 | as John Chisum | as James Pepper |
| The Train Robbers | 1973 | 6.4 | as Lane | as Jesse |