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