Head to headJames Stewart against John Wayne Both careers by IMDb ratingJames StewartJohn Wayne
Tale of the tape as an actor
James Stewart vs John Wayne
James Stewart averages 6.98 across 72 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 77 (72 rated)
- Films acted
- 132 (98 rated)
- ◀6.98
- Average
- 6.47
- ◀7.07
- Weighted
- 6.56
- ◀It's a Wonderful Life 8.6
- Best film
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1
- ◀7.56, 1939 to 1940
- Peak five
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films
- 6.62 (−0.36)
- Current form
- 6.62 (+0.15)▶
- ◀2.8M
- IMDb votes
- 1.21M
- 1935 to 1991
- Career
- 1930 to 1976
- ◀2 wins, 6 noms
- Oscars
- 1 win, 3 noms
Rows won
6 to 1
James Stewart ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.60
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 How the West Was Won | 1962 | 7.1 | as Linus Rawlings (segment: The Rivers) | as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (segment: The Civil War) |
 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | 1962 | 8.1 | as Ransom Stoddard | as Tom Doniphon |
 The Shootist | 1976 | 7.6 | as Dr. Hostetler | as J.B. Books |