- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.73
- Peak run
- 1938’43
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
James by the numbers
Average
6.73
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.36
rating spread
Career
17y
1932 to 1948
Total votes
37.1K
across every film
Best
7.1
Vivacious Lady
Worst
6.1
The Undying Monster
Newest first
Filmography
| 1948 | Last of the Wild Horses | Duke Barnum | · | 821 |
| 1947 | Calendar Girl | Steve Adams | · | 301 |
| 1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Mike O'Brien | · | 311 |
| 1944 | Lady, Let's Dance | Jerry Gibson | · | 86 |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Andy Mason | 6.6 | 2,249 |
| 1943 |  I Walked with a Zombie | Wesley Rand | 7.0 | 15,731 |
| 1942 | The Undying Monster | Robert Curtis | 6.1 | 1,824 |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Thomas Elwood Dice | · | 414 |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt | Jack Chesney | · | 757 |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Bob Clemens | · | 94 |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplars | Tony Pringle | · | 262 |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Andrew 'Hinkie' Hinklin | · | 455 |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Mike | 6.8 | 2,072 |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Jeff Carter | · | 727 |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens | Ralph Thurston | · | 356 |
| 1938 | Next Time I Marry | Anthony J. Anthony | · | 490 |
| 1938 |  Vivacious Lady | Keith Morgan | 7.1 | 5,121 |
| 1937 | Borderland | Johnny Nelson | · | 275 |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Johnny Nelson | · | 251 |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Buffalo Bill Cody | 6.8 | 2,752 |
Better together?
James Ellison's regulars
- George 'Gabby' HayesCo-star · 6 films
- William BoydCo-star · 6 films
- Howard BrethertonDirector and actor · 5 films
- Frank WoodruffDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Films together: James Ellison and George 'Gabby' Hayes movies · William Boyd and James Ellison movies · Howard Bretherton and James Ellison movies · Frank Woodruff and James Ellison movies
Takes
On James Ellison
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