Portrait of Ben Johnson

Acting

Ben Johnson

Titles
87movies17TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ben Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 11
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Western 4
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Old West 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
TypeAllMovies9TV shows1
RoleAnyActing92Appearances10Other crew6
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s11970s21980s11990s42000s12010s1
GenreAnyDocumentary9TV Movie3Talk1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 70
GoodWatch70
Poster for And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 72

1990s

4 titles

1980s

1 title · average score 54

1970s

2 titles

1960s

1 title · average score 79
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