List of the best Ben Johnson movies: Wagon Master(1950), The Town That Dreaded Sundown(1976), Wild Stallion(1952), Fort Bowie(1958), Grayeagle(1977), Bonanza: The Return(1993), The Savage Bees(1976), Mighty Joe Young(1949), Dillinger(1973), Breakheart Pass(1976), Fort Defiance(1951), The Chase(1991) ... ...
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Ward Bond Harry Carey Jr. Charles Kemper Jane Darwell Alan Mowbray Ruth Clifford Russell Simpson Kathleen O'Malley James Arness
mormon church elder horse trader wagon master daughter outlaw tense thrilling amusing utah desert wagon train journey survival mormonism water conservation fugitives religious persecution adventure quest
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1976
90 Minutes
Ben Johnson Andrew Prine Dawn Wells Jimmy Clem Charles B. Pierce Cindy Butler Earl E. Smith Christine Ellsworth Mike Hackworth Jim Citty Robert Aquino
The story of a hooded, berserk killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.
Western
USA
1952
72 Minutes
Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Martha Hyer Hayden Rorke Hugh Beaumont Orley Lindgren Don Haggerty Susan Odin I. Stanford Jolley Barbara Woodell John Halloran
Young Dan Light (Orley Lindgren), an orphan, is taken in hand by Johnny Wintergreen (Edgar Buchanan),hunter of wild horses for selling to the U. S. cavalry. Dan's grief over the death of ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Ben Johnson Jan Harrison Kent Taylor Jana Davi Larry Chance Peter Mamakos Jerry Frank Barbara Parry Ed Hinton Johnny Western J. Ian Douglas
captain major colonel cavalryman wife apache fiery gripping tense thrilling fort arizona desert covered wagon massacre dangerous mission false accusations betrayal siege cross-cultural romance
At Fort Bowie, Captain Thompson favors peace talks but Major Wharton advocates war with the renegade Apaches led by Chief Victorio.
Western
USA
1977
104 Minutes
Ben Johnson Iron Eyes Cody Lana Wood Jack Elam Paul Fix Alex Cord Jacob Daniels Jimmy Clem Cindy Butler Charles B. Pierce Blackie Wetzell
american indian warrior daughter trapper father sidekick gripping emotional spectacular intricate wild west camp ranch father/daughter relationship native americans honor unlikely allies kidnapping secrets forbidden love rescue
In this variant of The Searchers (1956), a tough frontier trapper tracks the young Cheyenne warrior who kidnapped his daughter.
Western
1993
98 Minutes
Ben Johnson Richard Roundtree Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield
Ben Cartwright's old friend (Ben Johnson) and the ranch foreman (Richard Roundtree) join the family to defend the Ponderosa from a tycoon.
Horror
1976
99 Minutes
Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz Bruce French James Best David L. Gray Richard Charles Boyle Eliott Keener
entomologist sheriff coroner doctor tense creepy new orleans police station bayou mardi gras killer bees investigation race against time animal attack discovery quest 1970s
Experts (Michael Parks, Paul Hecht) and a sheriff (Ben Johnson) deal with African killer bees in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Fantasy
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong Frank McHugh Douglas Fowley Denis Green Paul Guilfoyle Nestor Paiva Regis Toomey Lora Lee Michel James Flavin
producer young woman gorilla drunk pedestrian orphan touching rousing tanzania, africa hollywood, calif. nightclub wild animals captivity exploitation pets escape rescue 1940s
A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Warren Oates Ben Johnson Michelle Phillips Cloris Leachman Harry Dean Stanton Geoffrey Lewis John P. Ryan Richard Dreyfuss Steve Kanaly John Martino Roy Jenson
gangster woman fbi agent crime boss tense shocking spirited house chicago bank bar prison john dillinger bank heist law enforcement gangsters crime fame rise transformation
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
Mystery & Thriller, Western
USA
1976
95 Minutes
Charles Bronson Ben Johnson Jill Ireland Richard Crenna Charles Durning Ed Lauter David Huddleston Roy Jenson
outlaw marshal governor mistress federal agent soldier thrilling gutsy train utah fort humboldt train travel diptheria gun running conspiracy american indian wars mystery adventure 1870s
John Deakin is being transported, as a prisoner, on a train with supplies and medicine to Fort Humboldt, Nevada.
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Dane Clark Ben Johnson Peter Graves Tracey Roberts George Cleveland Ralph Sanford Denny Meadows Craig Woods
veteran blind person uncle brother friend dance hall girl engaging fiery tense arizona desert ranch canyon stagecoach fort brotherhood blindness revenge veterans native americans
A former Civil War solider bent on killing the man whose surrender got his brother killed, later finds out a rancher wants that same man and his blind brother killed.
Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Casey Siemaszko Ben Johnson Gerry Bamman Robert Beltran Barry Corbin Megan Follows Sheila Kelley Ricki Lake
Denver police and a helicopter news team chase an armed escaped convict (Casey Siemaszko) on a crime spree.
Action
USA
1972
122 Minutes
Steve McQueen Ali MacGraw Ben Johnson Sally Struthers Al Lettieri Slim Pickens Richard Bright Jack Dodson Dub Taylor Bo Hopkins Roy Jenson
fugitive wife crime boss thug veterinarian crafty fiery gutsy thrilling texas motel betrayal gunfight hijacking robbery murder escape rivalry adventure 1970s
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Western
USA
1950
105 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Ben Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Victor McLaglen Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills J. Carrol Naish
military officer soldier son wife indian emotional thrilling texas military base river family redemption father/son relationship marriage transformation growing up love 1860s
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
109 Minutes
Goldie Hawn William Atherton Ben Johnson Michael Sacks Gregory Walcott Steve Kanaly Louise Latham Harrison Zanuck A.L. Camp Jessie Lee Fulton
hostage abductee wife husband convict baby brash fiery gutsy wild spirited texas highway abduction family chases pursuit rescue underdog 1970s
A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.
Western
USA
1991
106 Minutes
Scott Glenn Kate Capshaw Ben Johnson Balthazar Getty Tess Harper Gary Busey Mickey Rooney Clarence Williams III Dub Taylor Clu Gulager Dennis Fimple
rodeo rider former lover father sister cowboy spirited inspiring heartwarming uplifting rodeo united states nursing home farm redemption rodeo family dysfunction family honor reconciliation father/son relationship quest
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
Action
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Dirk Benedict Linda Blair Ben Johnson Richard Farnsworth Matt Clark Jon Van Ness Taylor Lacher
A Vietnam veteran passing through a small town is harassed by local bullies but he fights back, using his wartime skills, and triggers a full-scale police manhunt.
Western
USA
1957
75 Minutes
Lex Barker Joan Taylor Ben Johnson Larry Chance Richard Cutting John Pickard James Parnell John Colicos
apache trader native american warrior squaw judge mexican fiery tense village mining camp settlement frontier cross-cultural romance love triangle gold friendship adventure love rivalry revenge
The friendship between a white man and an Apache chief is tested when they fall in love with the same woman during a time of frontier conflict.
Sci-Fi
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Melanie Griffith David Andrews Ben Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Tim Thomerson Pamela Gidley Jennifer Mayo Laurence Fishburne Marshall Bell Michael C. Gwynne Brion James
manager robot guide war lord lawyer campy witty california desert bar nevada journey dating sex robots daunting task quest love discovery future
In 2017, a successful businessman travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. He hires a sexy renegade tracker to find an exact duplicate of his android wife.
Western
1995
97 Minutes
Leonard Nimoy Dennis Farina Ben Johnson Richard Roundtree Michael Landon Jr. Emily Warfield Brian Leckner Jeff Phillips Jack Elam Dirk Blocker Sonia Satra
A Pinkerton renegade (Dennis Farina) and his gang descend on the Cartwright Ponderosa in pursuit of a reformed outlaw (Leonard Nimoy).
Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Dee Wallace Ben Johnson Richard Anderson Ned Romero Barry Corbin
A Vietnam veteran (Tommy Lee Jones) fights the government's right to buy or take his family ranch for a missile base.
Drama
USA
1971
118 Minutes
Timothy Bottoms Jeff Bridges Cybill Shepherd Ben Johnson Cloris Leachman Ellen Burstyn Eileen Brennan Clu Gulager Sharon Taggart Randy Quaid Joe Heathcock
student mistress coach mother waitress small-business owner bleak moving sad powerful anarene, texas small town movie theater small-town life loneliness aimless youth friendship virginity growing up rivalry
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino Ben Johnson Joe Don Baker Barbara Leigh Mary Murphy Bill McKinney Sandra Deel Don "Red" Barry Dub Taylor
rodeo rider father brother mother spirited engaging arizona rodeo small town aging family dysfunction competition rodeo aspirations father/son relationship sports rivalry underdog 1970s
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
Western
USA
1975
131 Minutes
Gene Hackman Candice Bergen James Coburn Ben Johnson Ian Bannen Jan-Michael Vincent Mario Arteaga Robert Donner Robert F. Hoy Jean Willes John McLiam
cowboy woman old man englishman mexican rousing inspiring wild west horse racing respect competition culture clash gender bias quest rivalry 1900s
A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.
Western
USA
1973
92 Minutes
John Wayne Ann-Margret Rod Taylor Ben Johnson Christopher George Bobby Vinton Jerry Gatlin Ricardo Montalban
widow gunslinger agent robber engaging gritty tense mexico texas treasure journey outlaws deception adventure pursuit 19th century
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
Drama
1984
115 Minutes
John Hurt Edward Woodward Jan Francis Ben Johnson Kirstie Alley Peter Barkworth Ann Bell Judy Parfitt
Adventure
USA
1960
92 Minutes
Brian Keith John Beal James Drury R. G. Armstrong Ben Johnson L.Q. Jones Dan Sheridan David Stollery Stan Jones David Frankham
Major John Wesley Powell leads an expedition through the Grand Canyon to chart the Colorado River.
Comedy, Western
USA
1971
108 Minutes
Dean Martin Brian Keith Honor Blackman Carol White Ben Johnson Albert Salmi Don Knight Joyce Van Patten Denver Pyle Merlin Olsen Robert Donner
bandit outlaw sidekick kidnapper wife gang leader lighthearted amusing melodramatic witty engaging patriotic new mexico territory outlaws kidnapping u.s. cavalry betrayal humor gunfight discovery
A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a Gatling gun that's being sold by a gun runner.
Western
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon de Wilde Jack Palance Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Emile Meyer Elisha Cook Jr. Douglas Spencer John Dierkes
gunslinger farmer wife son bad guy gripping tender moving wyoming small town farm family forbidden love land wars justice sacrifice rivalry love 1880s
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.
Western
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Charlton Heston Joan Hackett Donald Pleasence Lee Majors Bruce Dern Ben Johnson Slim Pickens Clifton James Anthony Zerbe Roy Jenson G.D. Spradlin
cowboy farmer preacher son mother gritty wild west farmhouse cabin ranch aging rehabilitation loneliness love transformation revenge 1890s
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by a husbandless woman and her young son.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
141 Minutes
Marlon Brando Karl Malden Katy Jurado Pina Pellicer Slim Pickens Ben Johnson Sam Gilman Larry Duran Timothy Agoglia Carey Miriam Colon Elisha Cook Jr.
outlaw bandit partner sheriff stepdaughter deputy gritty quirky tense mexico bank desert prison monterey, calif. betrayal bank heist imprisonment showdown prison break romance
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Western
USA
1956
78 Minutes
John Payne Ruth Roman J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Smith Ben Johnson James Griffith Mary Adams
robber father son brother young boy mother fiery tense gripping rousing arizona small town family home ranch desert bank death of child false accusations cowardice accidental killing
After the Civil War, in a Yankee town five Confederates find trouble when one of them accidentally shoots a local young boy.
Western
USA
1969
142 Minutes
William Holden Ernest Borgnine Robert Ryan Edmond O'Brien Warren Oates Jaime Sanchez Ben Johnson Emilio Fernández Strother Martin L.Q. Jones Albert Van Dekker
outlaw gunslinger traitor bounty hunter brutal fiery gutsy texas small town wilderness wild west robbery showdown armed conflict betrayal aging quest pursuit revenge rivalry
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Biography
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Ernest Borgnine John Marley Robert Duvall James Earl Jones Roger E. Mosley Ben Johnson Paul Winfield Lloyd Haynes Dina Merrill David Clennon
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ... See full summary »
Drama
1982
103 Minutes
Matt Dillon Jim Metzler Meg Tilly Phillip Brock Emilio Estevez S.E. Hinton Zeljko Ivanek Ben Johnson Pamela Ludwig Frances Lee McCain Bill McKinney
teen boy brother friend father love interest brooding emotional oklahoma farm high school coming of age teen angst brother relationship romance troubled youth farming growing up love discovery 1980s
Based on S.E. Hinton's novel about a teenager experiencing the pitfalls of growing up in a parentless environment.
Western
USA
1965
124 Minutes
Charlton Heston Richard Harris Jim Hutton James Coburn Michael Anderson Jr. Senta Berger Mario Adorf Brock Peters Warren Oates Ben Johnson R. G. Armstrong
officer criminal prisoner of war deserter widow native american tense new mexico territory fort mexico village war kidnapping teamwork quest pursuit rivalry 1860s
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Western
USA
1948
106 Minutes
John Wayne Pedro Armendáriz Harry Carey Jr. Ward Bond Mildred Natwick Charles Halton Jane Darwell Mae Marsh Guy Kibbee Dorothy Ford Ben Johnson
bank robber cattle rustler sheriff mother baby intense passionate rousing desert bank small town arizona redemption morality daunting task robbery american west transformation pursuit 19th century
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Western
USA
1969
119 Minutes
John Wayne Rock Hudson Tony Aguilar Roman Gabriel Marian McCargo Lee Meriwether Merlin Olsen Melissa Newman Bruce Cabot Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Johnson
colonel confederate soldier native american mexican blacksmith engaging patriotic positive spirited mexico texas american civil war postwar america adoption tolerance second chance rivalry adventure 19th century
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
Musical
USA
1955
145 Minutes
Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Rod Steiger Gloria Grahame Gene Nelson Charlotte Greenwood Eddie Albert James Whitmore Barbara Lawrence Jay C. Flippen Roy Barcroft
cowboy aunt farmer peddler young woman friend airy emotional touching oklahoma farm small town dance hall rural life american west romance relationships love discovery 1900s
In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.