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Acting

Ben Johnson

Career: Active from 1949 to 1996, busiest in 1973 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 31
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Last Picture Show
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ben Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.0, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.3, average 2.5
Cringe Humor
1.0, average 2.2
Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 12
Character-Driven 7
Nostalgic 7
Coming-of-Age 6
Social Commentary 5
Moral Ambiguity 4
Action-Packed 4
Western 4
Historical Setting 4
Historical Drama 4
American Frontier 3
Adventure 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title

Backstabber

as Lance

1990s

8 titles · average score 50

The Evening Star

39

as Arthur Cotton

Bonanza: Under Attack

62

as Bronc Evans

Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart

as Jack Parrish

Angels in the Outfield

48

as Hank Murphy

Bonanza: The Return

52

as Bronc Evans

Radio Flyer

52

as Geronimo Bill

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

50

as Jesse Dalton

The Chase

45

as Laurienti

1980s

16 titles · average score 57

Cherry 2000

51

as Six Fingered Jake

Let's Get Harry

46

as Mr. Burck Sr.

Wild Horses

57

as Bill Ward

Champions

68

as Burly Cocks

Red Dawn

57

as Mason

The Shadow Riders

65

as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven

Tex

64

as Cole Collins

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

58

as Isum Gorch

Terror Train

46

as Carne

Wild Times

65

TV show · as Doc Bogardus

The Hunter

52

as Sheriff John Strong

Ruckus

55

as Sam Bellows

1970s

24 titles · average score 58

The Sacketts

76

TV show · as Cap Rountree

The Swarm

28

as Felix

The Savage Bees

44

as Sheriff Donald McKew

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

54

as JD Morales

Breakheart Pass

66

as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce

Hustle

52

as Marty Hollinger

The Sugarland Express

72

as Captain Tanner

Dillinger

51

as Melvin Purvis

The Red Pony

82

as Jess Taylor

The Getaway

72

as Jack Beynon

The Last Picture Show

88

as Sam the Lion

Chisum

74

as James Pepper

1960s

19 titles · average score 66

The Wild Bunch

87

as Tector Gorch

Ride a Northbound Horse

as Will Parker

Hang 'em High

73

as Marshal Dave Bliss

Will Penny

81

as Alex

Noon Wine

71

as Sheriff Barbee

Branded

71

TV show

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

66

TV show

The Virginian

70

TV show · as Spinner / Jim Brandt

One-Eyed Jacks

68

as Bob Amory

Tomboy and the Champ

as Uncle Jim

Ten Who Dared

48

as George Bradley

Route 66

48

TV show · as Del McNab

1950s

17 titles · average score 70

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Deputy Sheriff Stan Mace / Sgt. Samuel Bellis

Fort Bowie

39

as Capt. Thomas Thompson

War Drums

57

as Luke Fargo

Perry Mason

82

TV show · as Kelly

Have Gun, Will Travel

78

TV show

Oklahoma!

74

as Wrangler (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

86

TV show · as Sheriff Jeff

Shane

83

as Chris Calloway

Wild Stallion

60

as Dan Light (as an adult)

Fort Defiance

51

as Ben Shelby

Rio Grande

71

as Trooper Travis Tyree

Wagon Master

84

as Travis Blue

1940s

9 titles · average score 74

Mighty Joe Young

72

as Gregg Johnson

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

80

as Sgt. Tyree

3 Godfathers

78

as Posse man #1

Fort Apache

88

Stunts

The Gallant Legion

as Ranger

The Naughty Nineties

72

as Coach Driver (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle

68

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Outlaw

58

as Deputy (uncredited)

Bordertown Gun Fighters

Stunts