- Films
- 22
- Avg rating
- 6.86
- Peak run
- 1943’50
- 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
James by the numbers
Average
6.86
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.91
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.53
rating spread
Career
38y
1942 to 1979
Total votes
83.1K
across every film
Best
7.5
A Star Is Born
Worst
7.0
Going My Way
Newest first
Filmography
| 1979 | The Swap | Lt. Benson | · | 383 |
| 1975 | Adiós Amigo | Sheriff | · | 393 |
| 1975 | Whiffs | State Trooper | · | 309 |
| 1968 |  Targets | Robert Thompson Sr. | 7.3 | 14,008 |
| 1965 | Space Probe Taurus | Col. Hank Stevens | · | 697 |
| 1961 | When the Clock Strikes | Sam Morgan | · | 304 |
| 1954 |  A Star Is Born | Glenn Williams | 7.5 | 21,259 |
| 1953 | Crazylegs | Bill | · | 269 |
| 1953 | Thunder Over the Plains | Conrad | 6.4 | 1,123 |
| 1952 | The Pride of St. Louis | Moose | · | 823 |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs | Steve Hall | · | 425 |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning | Maj. Hinkle | 6.0 | 1,795 |
| 1950 | The Fireball | Allen | · | 404 |
| 1950 | Montana | Tex Coyne | 6.2 | 1,517 |
| 1949 |  Sands of Iwo Jima | Pfc. Charlie Bass | 7.0 | 12,559 |
| 1949 | The Younger Brothers | Bob Younger | · | 253 |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! | SSgt. Treacy | 7.3 | 6,015 |
| 1944 |  Going My Way | Ted Haines Jr. | 7.0 | 14,997 |
| 1943 | Air Force | Lieut. Tex Rader - Pursuit Pilot - Passenger | 7.0 | 4,220 |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Lt. Paul Cartwright | · | 662 |
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James Brown's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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