Ben 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

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Ben Johnson 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.

Ben Johnson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

3 Godfathers (1948)
1949	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
1949	Mighty Joe Young (1949)
1950	Rio Grande (1950)
1950	Wagon Master (1950)
1952	Wild Stallion (1952)
1953	Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom
1957	Slim Carter (1957)
1957	War Drums (1957)
1958	Fort Bowie (1958)
1960	Ten Who Dared (1960)
1961	One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
1961	Tomboy and the Champ (1961)
1964	Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
1965	Major Dundee (1965)
1966	The Rare Breed (1966)
1967	Will Penny (1967)
1968	Hang ’em High (1968)
1969	The Wild Bunch (1969)
1969	The Undefeated (1969)
1970	Chisum (1970)
1971	The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win
1971	Something Big (1971)
1972	The Getaway (1972)
1972	Junior Bonner (1972)
1972	Corky (1972)
1973	Dillinger (1973)
1973	The Train Robbers (1973)
1973	Kid Blue (1973)
1974	The Sugarland Express (1974)
1975	Hustle (1975)
1975	Bite the Bullett (1975)
1975	Breakheart Pass (1975)
1976	The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
1977	The Greatest (1977)
1977	Grayeagle (1977)
1978	The Swarm (1978)
1980	The Hunter (1980)
1980	Terror Train (1980)
1980	Ruckus (1980)
1982	Tex (1982)
1984	Red Dawn (1984)
1984	Champions (1984)
1986	Let’s Get Harry (1986)
1987	Cherry 2000 (1987)
1989	Back To Back (1989)
1991	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
1992	Radio Flyer (1992)
1994	Angels in the Outfield (1994)
1996	The Evening Star (1996)

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