- Films
- 19
- Avg rating
- 7.11
- Peak run
- 1949’56
- 7+ run
- 2 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
John by the numbers
Average
7.11
7 rated films
Vote weighted
7.15
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
23y
1944 to 1966
Total votes
137K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Ten Commandments
Worst
6.6
Knock on Any Door
Newest first
Filmography
| 1966 | Once Before I Die | Bailey | · | 325 |
| 1960 |  Exodus | Taha | 6.7 | 13,093 |
| 1957 | Fury at Showdown | Brock Mitchell | · | 413 |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam | Young Prince Malik | · | 424 |
| 1956 |  The Ten Commandments | Joshua | 7.9 | 85,820 |
| 1955 | Prince of Players | John Wilkes Booth | · | 493 |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Davey Bishop | 6.7 | 2,082 |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Hajji Baba | Hajji Baba | · | 740 |
| 1954 | The Outcast | Jet Cosgrave | · | 577 |
| 1953 | Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Kid | · | 656 |
| 1953 | The Last Posse | Jed Clayton | · | 630 |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Steve McCleary | 7.4 | 4,301 |
| 1951 | The Family Secret | David Clark | · | 496 |
| 1951 | Mask of the Avenger | Capt. Renato Dimorna | · | 287 |
| 1951 | Saturday's Hero | Steve Novak | · | 261 |
| 1950 | Rogues of Sherwood Forest | Robin, Earl of Huntington | · | 459 |
| 1949 |  All the King's Men | Tom Stark | 7.4 | 18,372 |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Nick Romano | 6.6 | 5,006 |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You | Lt. Bruce | 7.1 | 2,877 |
Better together?
John Derek's regulars
- Bo DerekDirector and actor · 4 films · 2.90 avg▼−0.88
- Broderick CrawfordCo-star · 3 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.46
- Phil KarlsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.62
- William DieterleDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.14
- Nicholas RayDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.33
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Derek
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.