- Films
- 46
- Avg rating
- 6.60
- Peak run
- 1958’70
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ian by the numbers
Average
6.60
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.70
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.81
rating spread
Career
45y
1956 to 2000
Total votes
1.66M
across every film
Best
8.3
Braveheart
Worst
4.4
Ghost Dad
Newest first
Filmography
| 2000 | Taliesin Jones | Billy Evans | · | 273 |
| 2000 | Best | Sir Matt Busby | · | 874 |
| 1999 | To Walk with Lions | Terence Adamson | · | 953 |
| 1998 |  Waking Ned Devine | Jackie O'Shea | 7.3 | 30,106 |
| 1995 |  Braveheart | · | 8.3 | 1.17M |
| 1992 |  Damage | Edward | 6.7 | 23,035 |
| 1991 | Speaking of the Devil | Lucifer | 5.9 | 1,650 |
| 1990 | Crossing the Line | Matt Mason | 5.7 | 1,630 |
| 1990 |  Ghost Dad | Sir Edith Moser | 4.4 | 8,881 |
| 1989 | Witch Story | Father Matthew | · | 569 |
| 1988 | The Gamble | · | · | 261 |
| 1987 |  Hope and Glory | Grandfather George | 7.3 | 16,109 |
| 1985 | Lamb | Brother Benedict | · | 760 |
| 1985 | Defense of the Realm | Dennis Markham | 6.5 | 2,819 |
| 1983 |  Gorky Park | Chief Prosecutor Iamskoy | 6.7 | 18,561 |
| 1982 |  Gandhi | · | 8.0 | 247K |
| 1982 | Night Crossing | Josef Keller | 6.5 | 1,748 |
| 1981 |  Eye of the Needle | · | 7.1 | 14,352 |
| 1980 |  The Watcher in the Woods | John Keller | 6.2 | 7,936 |
| 1979 | Ring of Darkness | The Professor | · | 487 |
Better together?
Ian Bannen's regulars
- Harry AndrewsCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.35
- Denholm ElliottCo-star · 3 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.05
- Roy BoultingDirector and actor · 2 films
- John BoultingDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sidney LumetDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.59
- Robert AldrichDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.40
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Ian Bannen and Harry Andrews movies · Ian Bannen and Denholm Elliott movies · Roy Boulting and Ian Bannen movies · John Boulting and Ian Bannen movies
Takes
On Ian Bannen
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1966Ian Bannen
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.