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Ben Johnson (1918-1996) was an Oscar® winning American actor. Johnson was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper and James Stewart. His break came when legendary director, John Ford, noticed him and gave him a part in an upcoming film, and eventually a star part in 1950’s Wagon Master. His IMDb page shows 105 acting credits from 1939 to 1996. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 50 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, his early Paramount projects and many of his low budget movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Timothy Bottoms & Jeff Bridges |
39.70 | 259.6 | 259.60 | 7 | 87 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alan Ladd & Van Heflin |
22.70 | 408.3 | 577.10 | 5 | 87 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 4 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | John Wayne & Directed by John Ford |
7.60 | 191.5 | 261.10 | 23 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | The Getaway (1972) | Steve McQueen & Ali MacGraw |
54.50 | 345.9 | 345.90 | 7 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | William Holden & Robert Ryan |
15.10 | 115.0 | 115.00 | 21 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 6 | One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando & Karl Malden |
12.30 | 179.0 | 179.00 | 14 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 7 | 3 Godfathers (1948) | John Wayne & Pedro Armendáriz |
5.50 | 147.4 | 201.50 | 62 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 8 | Rio Grande (1950) | John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
6.40 | 144.4 | 144.40 | 31 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 10 | Hustle (1975) | Burt Reynolds & Catherine Deneuve |
31.50 | 165.6 | 165.60 | 17 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 9 | Hang 'em High (1968) | Clint Eastwood & Bruce Dern |
14.80 | 121.5 | 121.50 | 25 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 11 | Mighty Joe Young (1949) | Ray Harryhausen | 5.30 | 134.1 | 221.10 | 51 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 12 | Chisum (1970) | John Wayne & Forrest Tucker |
18.20 | 126.5 | 202.30 | 20 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 13 | Wagon Master (1950) | Ward Bond & Directed by John Ford |
3.20 | 72.2 | 91.40 | 101 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 14 | Red Dawn (1984) | Charlie Sheen & Patrick Swayze |
38.40 | 123.1 | 123.10 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 16 | Cheyenne Autumn (1964) | Richard Widmark & Karl Malden |
8.80 | 100.7 | 256.40 | 30 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 15 | Bite the Bullet (1975) | Gene Hackman & James Coburn |
16.00 | 84.0 | 84.00 | 43 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 17 | The Sugarland Express (1974) | Goldie Hawn & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
7.50 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 54 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 19 | Major Dundee (1965) | Charlton Heston & James Coburn |
5.50 | 58.6 | 58.60 | 51 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 18 | Will Penny (1967) | Charlton Heston & Bruce Dern |
4.50 | 40.1 | 40.10 | 55 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 21 | The Undefeated (1969) | John Wayne & Rock Hudson |
11.40 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 27 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 20 | Tex (1982) | Emilio Estevez & Matt Dillon |
7.40 | 27.1 | 27.10 | 70 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 23 | Angels in the Outfield (1994) | Danny Glover & Matthew McConaughey |
50.20 | 132.7 | 132.70 | 26 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 22 | Dillinger (1973) | Warren Oates & Richard Dreyfuss |
6.10 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 58 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 24 | Junior Bonner (1972) | Steve McQueen | 5.60 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 61 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 25 | The Hunter (1980) | Steve McQueen & Eli Wallach |
19.30 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 36 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 26 | Breakheart Pass (1975) | Charles Bronson | 6.50 | 33.9 | 33.90 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 27 | The Train Robbers (1973) | John Wayne & Ann-Margret |
9.40 | 57.2 | 118.10 | 36 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 29 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) | Andrew Prine | 12.10 | 61.3 | 61.30 | 54 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 28 | Slim Carter (1957) | Jock Mahoney | 1.30 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 143 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 30 | Radio Flyer (1992) | John Heard | 4.70 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 126 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 31 | The Greatest (1977) | Muhammad Ali & Ernest Borgnine |
10.30 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 32 | Terror Train (1980) | Jamie Lee Curtis | 8.10 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 83 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 33 | The Rare Breed (1966) | James Stewart & Maureen O'Hara |
5.00 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 56 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 34 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) | Scott Glenn & Kate Capshaw |
3.60 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 35 | Kid Blue (1973) | Warren Oates & Dennis Hopper |
2.50 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 110 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 36 | Something Big (1971) | Dean Martin & Brian Keith |
2.90 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 94 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 38 | Wild Stallion (1952) | Edgar Buchanan | 0.70 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 218 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 37 | Ruckus (1980) | Dirk Benedict & Linda Blair |
0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 196 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 39 | War Drums (1957) | Lex Barker | 0.60 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 188 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 40 | Corky (1972) | Charlotte Rampling | 2.30 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 113 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 42 | Ten Who Dared (1960) | Brian Keith | 2.30 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 41 | Fort Bowie (1958) | Kent Taylor | 0.50 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 164 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 43 | Tomboy and the Champ (1961) | Candy Moore | 1.20 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 44 | Grayeagle (1977) | Lana Wood | 1.50 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 123 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 47 | The Swarm (1978) | Michael Caine & Henry Fonda |
17.10 | 78.8 | 78.80 | 41 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 46 | The Evening Star (1996) | Shirley MacLaine & Jack Nicholson |
12.80 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 111 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 45 | Cherry 2000 (1987) | Melanie Griffith | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 48 | Back To Back (1989) | Bill Paxton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 213 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.2 | |
| 49 | Trespasses (1986) Limited Release |
Lou Diamond Phillips | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 260 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 49 | Let's Get Harry (1986) | Robert Duvall | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 210 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 50 | Champions (1984) | Racing Movies & John Hurt |
0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 179 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Ben Johnson
1. Ben Johnson Jr. was born in Foraker, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation.
2. Ben Johnson’s film career began with the Howard Hughes film The Outlaw. Before filming began, Hughes bought some horses at the Oklahoma ranch that Johnson’s father managed, and hired Johnson to get the horses to northern Arizona (for The Outlaw’s location shooting), and then to take them on to Hollywood.
3. In 1953, Ben Johnson took a break from Hollywood to compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association . He became a Team Roping World Champion. Johnson was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1973
4. Since both Ben Johnson and his father were named “Ben”, the younger Johnson was known as “Son” at home. The road marker to the actor’s ranch near Shidler, Oklahoma declares it as Ben “Son” Johnson’s ranch.
5. Ben Johnson appeared with John Wayne in eight films: Tall in the Saddle (1944), 3 Godfathers (1948), Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Undefeated (1969), Chisum (1970) and The Train Robbers (1973).
6. Ben Johnson initially turned down the role of Sam the Lion in The Last Picture Show (1971) when it was first offered to him by Peter Bogdanovich because he thought the script was “dirty”, and he did not approve of swearing and nudity in motion pictures. Bogdanovich appealed to John Ford, who got Johnson to change his mind as a favor to him. With the permission of Bogdanovich, Johnson rewrote his role with the offensive words removed. Johnson went on to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for playing the role.
7. Ben Johnson was married one time. Johnson’s 1941 marriage to Carol Elaine Jones lasted until her death on March 27, 1994. They had no children. She was the daughter of noted Hollywood horse wrangler Clarence “Fat” Jones.
8. Ben Johnson appeared in four movies directed by Sam Peckinpah. He also starred in the first theatrical feature film directed by Steven Spielberg…1974’s The Sugarland Express.
9. Shrewd real estate investments made Ben Johnson worth an estimated $100 million.
10. Check out Ben Johnson’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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HI BRUCE Yes indeed, and I’ve mentioned before how your new pages and Steve’s videos often hold great nostalgia for me. In that respect your reference to my Jimmy Stewart and Ben Johnson coupled with Flora highlighting among other Johnson films The Rare Breed has just brought flooding back some long-suppressed recollections from yesteryear.
A NIGHT WITH HARRY WHITE! I served with the British Royal Air Force in Steve’s England from 1961 until late 1966 and some of us airmen as we were called had to sleep together in 14-man dormitories [think Golden Holden in Stalag 17].
Harry White, a Scotsman nicknamed Jock [who liked it when I sometimes addressed him as ‘Harry Lime’!] slept opposite me and had the habit of keeping some of us awake by talking in his sleep and often seemingly engaging in long conversations with other people. It was a bit like listening to one a one-sided discussion on the wireless.
One night it was obvious to me that he was dreaming of standing in the queue for The Rare Breed [just released over here in Aug 66] and chatting to his girlfriend, we whom he was keeping awake hearing again his side of the chit-chat.
After an interval of silence he started up again and it was clear that in his dream he and his girl were now seated in the cinema waiting for the movie to start – “Is your seat comfortable dear?” “Would you like some ice cream before the movie starts?”
Next I gleaned that some guy had just occupied the seat on the other side of Harry – “I saw you down the queue. You were lucky you got in,” Harry said. Then he said apparently to the newcomer something like “Thanks for sharing your sweets. I’ll have THAT one and keep it until the picture begins.”
Silence then reigned and I presumed that Harry was now simply dreaming of watching the movie. Suddenly though I was rudely re-awakened by a piercing yell from the darkness across the room- “I don’t want any more of your sweets and if you don’t keep your hands to yourself you b****** I’ll knock your teeth out!”
“SHUT UP White!” somebody down the dormitory yelled out.
Hey Bob….very cool memory. Thanks for sharing. You paint the picture very well. I think that would have driven me crazy……just waiting for the sleep talking to start every night. Interesting that The Rare Breed is the string for that memory. Good stuff.
HI BRUCE
Thanks once again for feedback.
For the record Rare Breed was one of the few of my Jimmy’s westerns that I didn’t like.
Rumor at the time was that Maureen O and Jimmy didn’t get on during its shooting. That seems to have been confirmed in recent times by IMDB and in Maureen’s own autobiography in which she claimed that Jimmy was the greatest ‘camera-hogger’ that she had ever worked with and she went on to say sarcastically “When you’re in a Jimmy Stewart picture you KNOW it’s a JIMMY STEWART picture.”
So Hirsch isn’t the only rascal who has the knack of tearing to pieces an idol of mine. However Maureen did proclaim Hank Fonda and my Duke were “perfect gentlemen” who cut her all the slack she needed to do her own key scenes.
Have a good weekend and keep safe. I showed my daughter your Easter photo when you posted them and having lived in America for a year she found them interesting.
Ben Johnson is # 621 on The December 15, 2018 oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors in the top 1000 he has appeared with starting with your favorite.
5 MICHAEL CAINE The Swarm (1978)
8 JOHN HURT Champions (1984)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE Hustle (1975)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
19 DENNIS HOPPER Hang ‘Em High (1968)
19 DENNIS HOPPER Kid Blue (1973)
29 NED BEATTY Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Dillinger (1973)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Red Dawn (1984)
36 ROD STEIGER Oklahoma! (1955)
40 ROBERT DUVALL Let’s Get Harry (1986)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
48 JOHN CARRADINE Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The Evening Star (1996)
61 JACK PALANCE Shane (1953)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Angels in the Outfield (1994)
73 BURT REYNOLDS Hustle (1975)
74 GENE HACKMAN Bite the Bullet (1975)
75 DONALD PLEASENCE Will Penny (1968)
77 CANDICE BERGEN Bite the Bullet (1975)
79 BRUCE DERN Hang ‘Em High (1968)
79 BRUCE DERN Will Penny (1968)
84 IAN BANNEN Bite the Bullet (1975)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Major Dundee (1965)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Will Penny (1968)
95 JAMES EARL JONES The Greatest (1977)
100 ELI WALLACH The Hunter (1980)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD Hang ‘Em High (1968)
105 ROBERT MITCHUM Nevada (1944)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Kid Blue (1973)
111 RICHARD HARRIS Major Dundee (1965)
112 SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Evening Star (1996)
114 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Corky (1972)
126 SCOTT GLENN My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
160 DANNY GLOVER Angels in the Outfield (1994)
172 MICKEY ROONEY My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
172 MICKEY ROONEY Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
173 TOM HANKS Radio Flyer (1992)
181 JAMES COBURN Bite the Bullet (1975)
181 JAMES COBURN Major Dundee (1965)
193 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS Dillinger (1973)
223 JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
228 JOSE FERRER The Swarm (1978)
229 CHARLES DURNING Breakheart Pass (1975)
244 RANDY QUAID The Last Picture Show (1971)
261 PETER BOYLE Kid Blue (1973)
269 JOHN WAYNE 3 Godfathers (1948)
269 JOHN WAYNE Chisum (1970)
269 JOHN WAYNE Rio Grande (1950)
269 JOHN WAYNE She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
269 JOHN WAYNE Tall in the Saddle (1944)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Train Robbers (1973)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Undefeated (1969)
280 JULIETTE LEWIS The Evening Star (1996)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN Dillinger (1973)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
294 MELANIE GRIFFITH Cherry 2000 (1987)
297 HENRY FONDA The Swarm (1978)
328 MIRANDA RICHARDSON The Evening Star (1996)
329 JOHN HEARD Radio Flyer (1992)
341 CHARLES BRONSON Breakheart Pass (1975)
342 EDDIE ALBERT Hustle (1975)
342 EDDIE ALBERT Oklahoma! (1955)
352 BRIAN KEITH Something Big (1971)
352 BRIAN KEITH Ten Who Dared (1960)
352 BRIAN KEITH The Rare Breed (1966)
356 BILL PAXTON Back to Back (1989)
356 BILL PAXTON The Evening Star (1996)
357 ADRIEN BRODY Angels in the Outfield (1994)
365 CATHERINE DENEUVE Hustle (1975)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Cherry 2000 (1987)
394 ED LAUTER Breakheart Pass (1975)
406 GARY BUSEY Let’s Get Harry (1986)
406 GARY BUSEY My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
413 RANCE HOWARD Dark Before Dawn (1988)
419 ANN-MARGRET The Train Robbers (1973)
428 RICHARD WIDMARK Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
428 RICHARD WIDMARK The Swarm (1978)
445 DABNEY COLEMAN Bite the Bullet (1975)
446 SENTA BERGER Major Dundee (1965)
454 JAMES GAMMON The Greatest (1977)
465 STUART WHITMAN War Drums (1957)
467 PAUL FIX Grayeagle (1977)
467 PAUL FIX She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
467 PAUL FIX Something Big (1971)
467 PAUL FIX Tall in the Saddle (1944)
467 PAUL FIX The Undefeated (1969)
471 PETER GRAVES Fort Defiance (1951)
477 TRACEY WALTER The Hunter (1980)
491 MARIO ADORF Major Dundee (1965)
495 BO HOPKINS The Getaway (1972)
495 BO HOPKINS The Wild Bunch (1969)
496 ARTHUR KENNEDY Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
497 CHARLIE SHEEN Red Dawn (1984)
505 ELIJAH WOOD Radio Flyer (1992)
521 ROYAL DANO The Undefeated (1969)
524 JACK ELAM Grayeagle (1977)
524 JACK ELAM Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
524 JACK ELAM The Rare Breed (1966)
544 MICHAEL BYRNE CHAMPIONS (1984)
547 RICHARD DREYFUSS Dillinger (1973)
553 ANTHONY ZERBE Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
553 ANTHONY ZERBE Will Penny (1968)
564 MATT DILLON Tex (1982)
580 CLIFTON JAMES Kid Blue (1973)
580 CLIFTON JAMES Will Penny (1968)
595 SLIM PICKENS Major Dundee (1965)
595 SLIM PICKENS One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
595 SLIM PICKENS The Getaway (1972)
595 SLIM PICKENS The Swarm (1978)
595 SLIM PICKENS Will Penny (1968)
610 PAT HINGLE Hang ‘Em High (1968)
615 JOE DON BAKER Junior Bonner (1972)
625 ROD TAYLOR The Train Robbers (1973)
654 MARSHALL BELL Cherry 2000 (1987)
656 CAMERON MITCHELL The Swarm (1978)
663 DERMOT MULRONEY ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1994)
669 PATRICK SWAYZE Red Dawn (1984)
682 JOHN HOWARD The Outlaw (1943)
684 C. THOMAS HOWELL Red Dawn (1984)
691 DUB TAYLOR Junior Bonner (1972)
691 DUB TAYLOR Major Dundee (1965)
691 DUB TAYLOR My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
691 DUB TAYLOR Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
691 DUB TAYLOR The Getaway (1972)
691 DUB TAYLOR The Undefeated (1969)
691 DUB TAYLOR The Wild Bunch (1969)
717 ROBERT RYAN The Wild Bunch (1969)
734 JAMES WHITMORE Oklahoma! (1955)
772 SALLY KIRKLAND Bite the Bullet (1975)
772 SALLY KIRKLAND Breakheart Pass (1975)
780 MARLON BRANDO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
782 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
785 JAMES BROWN THE GALLANT LEGION (1948)
805 CHARLES LANE Mighty Joe Young (1949)
808 RICHARD JAECKEL Chisum (1970)
811 WARREN OATES Dillinger (1973)
811 WARREN OATES Kid Blue (1973)
811 WARREN OATES Major Dundee (1965)
811 WARREN OATES The Wild Bunch (1969)
816 PAUL WINFIELD Hustle (1975)
816 PAUL WINFIELD The Greatest (1977)
820 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Angels in the Outfield (1994)
833 LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS TRESPASSES (1986)
845 FRED WILLARD HUSTLE (1975)
848 DONALD MOFFAT The Evening Star (1996)
849 RICHARD CRENNA Breakheart Pass (1975)
892 MATT CLARK Let’s Get Harry (1986)
892 MATT CLARK Ruckus (1981)
892 MATT CLARK Will Penny (1968)
901 JAY O. SANDERS Angels in the Outfield (1994)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Wild Bunch (1969)
909 JAMES STEWART Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
909 JAMES STEWART The Rare Breed (1966)
914 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Terror Train (1980)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT The Getaway (1972)
969 BRION JAMES Cherry 2000 (1987)
969 BRION JAMES Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
975 LEE GRANT The Swarm (1978)
982 JON GRIES WILL PENNY (1968)
HM (863) EDMOND O’BRIEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
HM (886) DAVID ANDREWS CHERRY 2000 (1987)
HM (963) TIMOTHY BOTTOMS The Last Picture Show (1971)
I remember seeing Grayeagle back then on a double bill with The Norseman starring Lee Majors and Cornel Wilde.
Ben appeared with 38 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY Angels in the Outfield (1994)
CHARLTON HESTON Major Dundee (1965)
CHARLTON HESTON Will Penny (1968)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Dillinger (1973)
CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
EDMOND O’BRIEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
ERNEST BORGNINE Hustle (1975)
ERNEST BORGNINE Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Wild Bunch (1969)
GENE HACKMAN Bite the Bullet (1975)
GLORIA GRAHAME Oklahoma! (1955)
GOLDIE HAWN The Sugarland Express (1974)
HENRY FONDA The Swarm (1978)
JACK NICHOLSON The Evening Star (1996)
JACK PALANCE Shane (1953)
JAMES COBURN Bite the Bullet (1975)
JAMES COBURN Major Dundee (1965)
JAMES STEWART Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
JAMES STEWART The Rare Breed (1966)
JANE DARWELL 3 Godfathers (1948)
JANE DARWELL Wagon Master (1950)
JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
JOHN WAYNE 3 Godfathers (1948)
JOHN WAYNE Chisum (1970)
JOHN WAYNE Rio Grande (1950)
JOHN WAYNE She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
JOHN WAYNE Tall in the Saddle (1944)
JOHN WAYNE The Train Robbers (1973)
JOHN WAYNE The Undefeated (1969)
JOSE FERRER The Swarm (1978)
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE GALLANT LEGION (1948)
KARL MALDEN Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
KARL MALDEN One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
KATY JURADO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
LEE GRANT The Swarm (1978)
MARLON BRANDO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Angels in the Outfield (1994)
MICHAEL CAINE The Swarm (1978)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND The Swarm (1978)
PATTY DUKE The Swarm (1978)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Dillinger (1973)
ROBERT DUVALL Let’s Get Harry (1986)
ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
ROD STEIGER Oklahoma! (1955)
SHIRLEY JONES Oklahoma! (1955)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Evening Star (1996)
THOMAS MITCHELL THE OUTLAW (1943)
TOM HANKS Radio Flyer (1992)
VAN HEFLIN Shane (1953)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Rio Grande (1950)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
WALTER HUSTON The Outlaw (1943)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Wild Bunch (1969)
Hey Dan. Thanks for the great trivia links on Ben Johnson. Lots of great ones on the first list. Especially number 5….lol. The fact that The Swarm is the first movie on the list makes me smile….as that is a guilty pleasure for me. Speaking of The Swarm….6 Oscar winner co-stars from one movie…it must be a damn good movie…..lol.
Lots of the screen legends he worked made the list. Looks John Wayne was his most frequent co-star. Good stuff as always
There’s 6 Oscar winners in the new Avengers flick.
Actually there are 7 in the film, Brie Larson, William Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman and Marisa Tomei per the IMDB. I have not seen the movie (am going Sunday) so I hope I’m not giving anything away.
Hey Dan…..8 if you count Mr. Robert Redford….who has an Honorary Oscar and a real Oscar for Ordinary People. I hope you enjoy Avengers:Endgame as much as I did when you see it on Sunday.
I have seen 21 Ben Johnson movies. That includes the top 9 films.
The HIGHEST rate movie I have seen is The Last Picture Show.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Hustle.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Swarm.
Favourite Ben Johnson Movies:
The Last Picture Show
Shane
The Getaway
The Train Robbers
3 Godfathers
Cheyanne Autumn
Junior Bonner
Mighty Joe Young
Other Ben Johnson Movies I Have Seen:
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Wild Bunch
One-Eyed Jacks
Rio Grande
Hang ‘Em High
Wagon Master
The Sugarland Express
Major Dundee
Dillinger
The Hunter
Breakheart Pass
The Rare Breed
The Swarm
Hey Flora….thanks for the tally count, visit, comment and Johnson information share. Our tallies are close….as I have seen 24. We agree on many favorites Shane, The Getaway, Last PictureShow and The Train Robbers. I also really enjoyed Cherry 2000….which is a good bad movie. The Swarm is a bad but fun movie with lots and lots of stars. The Rare Breed is one of my mom’s favorite movies. Good feedback,
HI BRUCE
I agree with you about the Johnson/Duke teaming
It says a lot for Ben that he was able to hold his own with top Legends like The Duke and The Great Mumbler.
Hey Bob….I imagine Ben Johnson had some wonderful movie stories…just some of the possible subjects….Brando, McQueen, Wayne, Stewart, Heston, Peckinpah, Spielberg, John Ford and Holden. Good stuff.
“Sooner or later, most actors are pushed into the saddle and forced to make westerns. Some of them look notably ill at ease; Rock Hudson once said, “Horses don’t like me.” One of the few who always seemed to really blend in with the prairie landscape was Ben Johnson”. – Rating The Movie Stars book
Their 4 Star Ben Johnson Movie Performances
1950’s Wagonmaster
1950’s Rio Grande
1953’s Shane
1968’s Will Penny
1969’s The Wild Bunch
1971’s The Last Picture Show
1974’s The Sugarland Express
1975’s Bite The Bullet
Check off another Rating The Movie Stars subject off the list…closing in on 300 done….only about 120 more to go.
HI O SUPERIOR ONE! I am in wholehearted agreement with your opinion of Ben. However as often can be the case [beauty being “in the eye of the beholder”] the allocation of stars can be a matter of opinion and there are those who might argue that among Ben’s greatest performances is his Bob Amory in One Eyed Jacks, now regarded as a cult film that Legends George Lucas and Martin Scorsese thought so highly of that they spent much time and money restoring it.
Another well-respected “Jacks” admirer is Richard Dreyfus who singled out for praise the shack scene in which Ben and The Actor Whom YOU Most Despise confronted each other and the latter walked backwards scattering tables and chairs in a towering rage as he challenges Bon Amory to draw. Powerful chemistry between the two.
Johnson was of course a treat as well in the bar room scenes in Shane with Alan Ladd and my own third great recollection of Ben in a western comes from Wagonmaster. A key theme in that movie is pacifism versus firearms and at the start of the film Mormon Elder Wiggs [Ward Bond] asks Ben’s Travis Blue if he has ever used a gun and Travis replies ‘Only on rattlesnakes.’
However at the close of the movie Travis saves the day by making a lightning draw and gunning down the murderous Clegg family who have captured and have been menacing the settlers.
ELDER WIGGS ‘I thought you told me you had never used a gun?”
TRAVIS BLUE ‘What I said was, only on rattlesnakes.’
Hey Joel Fan. Good thoughts on Ben Johnson. It has been so long since seeing One-Eyed Jacks, that I do not remember his role in the movie. I will have to crack open an unopened DVD of that movie and refresh the memory bank. I agree that One-Eyed Jacks is a cult classic…and seems to improve with each passing year. I have the Wagonmaster DVD as well…though it is currently in a box about to go to Good Will (name of our charity thrift stores around here) for donation.
Johnson and Wayne made a great screen team…I think Chisum was their best movie together. After years of being friends…it was easy to play friends on the big screen. Glad Joel’s other favorite pupil responded to his comment. Put another check mark at the beginning of the book. Good stuff.