Head to headIan McKellen against John Bach Both careers by IMDb ratingIan McKellenJohn Bach
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs John Bach
John Bach averages 6.80 across 7 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ian McKellen at 6.59.
- 57 (44 rated)
- Films acted
- 11 (7 rated)
- 6.59
- Average
- 6.80▶
- 6.73
- Weighted
- 7.18▶
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- Best film
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- ◀8.28, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- 7.20, 1980 to 2003
- ◀6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 2 films
- 5.26 (−1.33)
- Current form
- 7.16 (+0.36)▶
- ◀14.2M
- IMDb votes
- 4.44M
- 1969 to 2026
- Career
- 1980 to 2020
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
4 to 3
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
2
averaging 8.90
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | 8.8 | as Gandalf | as Madril |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | 9.0 | as Gandalf | as Madril |