Head to headJohn Cleese against Kathy Bates Both careers by TMDB ratingJohn CleeseKathy Bates
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Cleese vs Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates averages 6.32 across 74 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Cleese at 6.15.
- 76 (64 rated)
- Films acted
- 79 (74 rated)
- 6.15
- Average
- 6.32▶
- 6.27
- Weighted
- 6.38▶
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 7.9
- Best film
- Titanic 7.9▶
- ◀7.30, 1975 to 1982
- Peak five
- 7.07, 1990 to 1991
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 2 films
- 6.08 (−0.07)
- Current form
- 6.33 (+0.01)▶
- ◀154K
- TMDB votes
- 111K
- 1968 to 2023
- Career
- 1971 to 2024
- 0 wins, 1 nom
- Oscars
- 1 win, 4 noms▶
- ◀$7.87B
- Box office
- $6.17B
Rows won
3 to 5
Kathy Bates ahead
Films together
4
averaging 6.06
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 Rat Race | 2001 | 6.3 | as Donald P. Sinclair | as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) |
 Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 | 6.0 | as Grizzled Sergeant | as Queen Victoria |
 Charlotte's Web | 2006 | 6.2 | as Samuel the Sheep (voice) | as Bitsy the Cow (voice) |
 The Day the Earth Stood Still | 2008 | 5.7 | as Professor Barnhardt | as Regina Jackson |