Head to headIan McKellen against John Callen Both careers by TMDB ratingIan McKellenJohn Callen
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs John Callen
John Callen averages 7.05 across 4 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ian McKellen at 6.52.
- 52 (43 rated)
- Films acted
- 4
- 6.52
- Average
- 7.05▶
- 6.69
- Weighted
- 7.25▶
- ◀The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8.5
- Best film
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 7.6
- ◀7.89, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- n/a
- ◀5 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- 5.73 (−0.79)
- Current form
- 7.05 (0.00)▶
- ◀246K
- TMDB votes
- 50.7K
- 1969 to 2026
- Career
- 2011 to 2014
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- None
- ◀$11.4B
- Box office
- $2.94B
Rows won
6 to 3
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.43
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | 7.4 | as Gandalf the Grey | as Oin |
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | 7.6 | as Gandalf the Grey | as Oin |
 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 7.3 | as Gandalf the Grey | as Oin |