- Films
- 17
- Avg rating
- 6.19
- Peak run
- 1953’54
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
Russell by the numbers
Average
6.19
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.17
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
26y
1952 to 1977
Total votes
45.5K
across every film
Best
6.5
It Came from Outer Space
Worst
5.9
This Island Earth
Newest first
Filmography
| 1977 | MacArthur | Admiral King | 6.5 | 5,725 |
| 1977 | Hitch Hike to Hell | Captain J.W. Shaw | · | 549 |
| 1958 | Badman's Country | Sundance | · | 330 |
| 1958 | The Saga of Hemp Brown | Hook | · | 354 |
| 1957 | Attack of the Crab Monsters | Hank Chapman | 4.9 | 4,535 |
| 1957 | Rock All Night | Jigger | · | 544 |
| 1955 |  This Island Earth | Dr. Steve Carlson | 5.9 | 11,575 |
| 1955 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Eddie Nelson | · | 632 |
| 1954 | Johnny Dark | Emory | · | 496 |
| 1954 | Ride Clear of Diablo | Jed Ringer | 6.8 | 1,685 |
| 1953 | Column South | Cpl. Biddle | · | 860 |
| 1953 |  It Came from Outer Space | George | 6.5 | 13,076 |
| 1953 | Law and Order | Jimmy Johnson | 6.1 | 1,125 |
| 1953 | Seminole | Lt. Hamilton | 6.2 | 1,525 |
| 1953 | The Stand at Apache River | Greiner | · | 404 |
| 1953 | Tumbleweed | Lam Blanden | 6.6 | 1,156 |
| 1952 | Loan Shark | Charlie Thompson | · | 932 |
Better together?
Russell Johnson's regulars
- Lee SholemDirector and actor · 2 films
- Nathan JuranDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.35 avg▲+0.20
- Jack ArnoldDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.20 avg▼−0.05
- Roger CormanDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.90 avg▼−0.92
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Russell Johnson
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