- Films
- 59
- Avg rating
- 6.70
- Peak run
- 1948’49
- 7+ run
- 4 films
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
Van by the numbers
Average
6.70
26 rated films
Vote weighted
6.73
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
48y
1942 to 1989
Total votes
138K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Caine Mutiny
Worst
6.8
Brigadoon
Newest first
Filmography
| 1989 | Killer Crocodile | Judge | 4.7 | 1,956 |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Vice President Ethan Richards | · | 667 |
| 1979 | From Corleone to Brooklyn | Lt. Sturges | · | 488 |
| 1969 | Eagles Over London | Air-Marshall George Taylor | · | 920 |
| 1968 | Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! | Father Chase: The 'In' Group | 6.4 | 2,048 |
| 1968 |  Yours, Mine and Ours | Darrell Harrison | 7.1 | 11,219 |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Al Yearling | 6.3 | 2,130 |
| 1963 | Wives and Lovers | Bill Austin | · | 336 |
| 1959 | The Last Blitzkrieg | Lt. Hans Von Kroner | · | 381 |
| 1959 | Web of Evidence | Paul Mathry | · | 370 |
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger | Carson | · | 461 |
| 1956 | 23 Paces to Baker Street | Phillip Hannon | 6.9 | 3,142 |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottle | Donald Martin | · | 386 |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon | 7.1 | 1,582 |
| 1956 | Slander | Scott Ethan Martin | · | 574 |
| 1955 | The End of the Affair | Maurice Bendrix | 6.5 | 1,693 |
| 1954 |  Brigadoon | Jeff Douglas | 6.8 | 10,185 |
| 1954 |  The Caine Mutiny | Lt. Steve Maryk | 7.6 | 31,400 |
| 1954 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Charles Wills | 6.1 | 4,868 |
| 1954 | Men of the Fighting Lady | Lt. (jg) Howard Thayer | · | 818 |
Better together?
Van Johnson's regulars
- Louis CalhernCo-star · 5 films
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.15
- June AllysonCo-star · 5 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.18
- Spencer TracyCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.08
- Walter PidgeonCo-star · 4 films · 6.67 avg▼−0.05
- Clarence BrownDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.07
- Esther WilliamsCo-star · 4 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.29
- Lionel BarrymoreCo-star · 3 films
- Janet LeighCo-star · 3 films
- Keye LukeCo-star · 3 films
- Willis GoldbeckDirector and actor · 3 films
- Roy RowlandDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.08
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Van Johnson
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