- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 7.09
- Peak run
- 1939’40
- Oscar noms
- 1
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
7.09
8 rated films
Vote weighted
7.13
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.47
rating spread
Career
4y
1938 to 1941
Total votes
59.5K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Sea Hawk
Worst
7.0
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Newest first
Filmography
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Dr. Lawrence Stevens | · | 430 |
| 1941 | Shining Victory | Dr. Paul Venner | · | 863 |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Carew | · | 855 |
| 1940 |  The Letter | Howard Joyce | 7.5 | 16,100 |
| 1940 | Murder in the Air | Joe Garvey | · | 402 |
| 1940 |  The Sea Hawk | Abbott | 7.6 | 11,709 |
| 1940 | South of Suez | Inspector Thornton | · | 286 |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Mr. Mansfield | · | 530 |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Dr. George Vanders | · | 274 |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Major Henri de Beaujolais | 7.5 | 7,161 |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | British Military Intelligence Agent | 6.7 | 2,489 |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Dr. Rader | · | 530 |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | Bill Stevens | 6.4 | 1,816 |
| 1939 | The Old Maid | Jim Ralston | 7.4 | 4,515 |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Sir Thomas Egerton | 7.0 | 6,756 |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Jim Cameron | · | 325 |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Sir William Clintock | · | 408 |
| 1939 | Calling Philo Vance | Philo Vance | · | 564 |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Prof. Landis | · | 399 |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew: Detective | Challon | 6.6 | 1,381 |
Better together?
James Stephenson's regulars
- John LitelCo-star · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.28
- William ClemensDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.22
- Lewis SeilerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.44
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James Stephenson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1941James Stephenson
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