Head to headJames Arness against John Wayne Both careers by IMDb ratingJames ArnessJohn Wayne
Tale of the tape as an actor
James Arness vs John Wayne
James Arness averages 6.59 across 10 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 19 (10 rated)
- Films acted
- 132 (98 rated)
- ◀6.59
- Average
- 6.47
- ◀6.63
- Weighted
- 6.56
- Them! 7.2
- Best film
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1▶
- 6.86, 1952 to 1954
- Peak five
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films▶
- 6.72 (+0.13)
- Current form
- 6.62 (+0.15)▶
- 100K
- IMDb votes
- 1.21M▶
- 1950 to 1956
- Career
- 1930 to 1976
- None
- Oscars
- 1 win, 3 noms▶
Rows won
2 to 6
John Wayne ahead
Films together
3
averaging 6.33
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Big Jim McLain | 1952 | 5.2 | as Jim McLain | as Mal Baxter |
 Hondo | 1953 | 7.0 | as Hondo Lane | as Lennie |
| Island in the Sky | 1953 | 6.8 | as Capt. Dooley, Producer | as Mac McMullen |
| The Sea Chase | 1955 | 6.4 | as Capt. Karl Ehrlich | as Schlieter |