Head to headJohn Wayne against Ben Johnson Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn WayneBen Johnson
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Wayne vs Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson averages 6.60 across 35 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 132 (98 rated)
- Films acted
- 44 (35 rated)
- 6.47
- Average
- 6.60▶
- 6.56
- Weighted
- 6.64▶
- ◀The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1
- Best film
- The Last Picture Show 8.0
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962
- Peak five
- 7.36, 1967 to 1971
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 7 films▶
- ◀6.62 (+0.15)
- Current form
- 6.22 (−0.38)
- ◀1.21M
- IMDb votes
- 667K
- 1930 to 1976
- Career
- 1943 to 1996
- ◀1 win, 3 noms
- Oscars
- 1 win, 1 nom
Rows won
4 to 3
John Wayne ahead
Films together
4
averaging 6.88
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 3 Godfathers | 1948 | 7.0 | as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower | as Posse Man #1 |
 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | 7.2 | as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles | as Sgt. Tyree |
 Rio Grande | 1950 | 7.0 | as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke | as Trooper Travis Tyree |
 Chisum | 1970 | 6.9 | as John Chisum | as James Pepper |
| The Train Robbers | 1973 | 6.4 | as Lane | as Jesse |