James Stewart
Acting
Born: May 20, 1908 · Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 2, 1997 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
Biography
James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 lists. He is also the most represented leading actor on the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list presented by Entertainment Weekly. As of 2007, ten of his films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry. Stewart left his mark on a wide range of film genres, including westerns, suspense thrillers, family films, biographies and screwball comedies. He worked for a number of renowned directors later in his career, most notably Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Anthony Mann. He won many of the industry's highest honors and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from every major film organization. He died at age 89, leaving behind a legacy of classic performances, and is considered one of the finest actors of the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
Known for
Rear Window
1954
Vertigo
1958
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Rope
1948
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
The Philadelphia Story
1940
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
Harvey
1950
Photos (17)
Movies (104)
It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey
Rear Window
L.B. Jefferies
Vertigo
Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ben McKenna
How the West Was Won
Linus Rawlings
Rope
Rupert Cadell
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Wylie Burp (voice)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom Stoddard
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jefferson Smith
Broken Arrow
Tom Jeffords
Anatomy of a Murder
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
The Greatest Show on Earth
Buttons
You Can't Take It with You
Tony Kirby
The Shootist
Dr. Hostetler
The Philadelphia Story
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
The Shop Around the Corner
Alfred Kralik
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
The Flight of the Phoenix
Frank Towns
Bell, Book and Candle
Shep Henderson
Bandolero!
Mace Bishop
Airport '77
Philip Stevens
The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
The Naked Spur
Howard Kemp
Call Northside 777
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Cheyenne Autumn
Wyatt Earp
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart
Dear Brigitte
Professor Robert Leaf
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Roger Hobbs
La Classe américaine
Jacques (archive footage)
No Time for Comedy
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Two Rode Together
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
The Mortal Storm
Martin Breitner
Winchester '73
Lin McAdam
The Far Country
Jeff Webster
Ziegfeld Girl
Gilbert Young
Shenandoah
Charlie Anderson
The Glenn Miller Story
Glenn Miller
The Rare Breed
Sam Burnett
Firecreek
Johnny Cobb
Magic Town
Rip Smith
After the Thin Man
David Graham
Directed by John Ford
1971
Bend of the River
Glyn McLyntock
It's a Wonderful World
Guy Johnson
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Malaya
John Royer
Fools' Parade
Mattie Appleyard
Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason
Destry Rides Again
Tom Destry Jr.
The Cheyenne Social Club
John O'Hanlan
Wife vs. Secretary
Dave
Night Passage
Grant McLaine
Vivacious Lady
Peter
The FBI Story
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Small Town Girl
Elmer Clampett
Born to Dance
Ted Barker
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Seventh Heaven
Chico
Take Her, She's Mine
Frank Michaelson
The Last Gangster
Paul North Sr.
The Stratton Story
Monty Stratton
No Highway in the Sky
Theodore Honey
The Gorgeous Hussy
Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Carbine Williams
Marsh Williams
Strategic Air Command
Robert "Dutch" Holland
Come Live with Me
Bill Smith
Rose Marie
John Flower
Next Time We Love
Christopher Tyler
Speed
Terry Martin
The Jackpot
Bill Lawrence
Thunder Bay
Steve Martin
Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins
Right of Way
Teddy Dwyer
Pot o' Gold
James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
On Our Merry Way
Slim
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
The Murder Man
Shorty
The Mountain Road
Major Baldwin
You Gotta Stay Happy
Marvin Payne
The Magic of Lassie
Clovis Mitchell
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
John 'Truck' Cross
The Ice Follies of 1939
Larry Hall
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Mr. Krueger
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Flashing Spikes
Slim Conway
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
George Bailey (archive footage)
The Shopworn Angel
Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Dark Galaxy
(archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
James Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
George Bailey
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Narrator
Art Trouble
Jack Burton
A Tale of Africa
Old Man
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Narrator (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
James Stewart (archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Narrator
Important News
Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
Tomorrow's Drivers
the story teller
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
James Stewart
TV Shows (14)
My Three Sons
James Stewart · 1 eps
North and South
Miles Colbert · 3 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Jimmy Stewart · 5 eps
The Dean Martin Show
3 eps
MGM Parade
1 eps
Startime
Azel Dorsey · 1 eps
Alcoa Premiere
1 eps
Hawkins
Billy Jim Hawkins · 8 eps
General Electric Theater
Joe Newman · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Britt Ponset · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Bart · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elwood P. Dowd · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Narrator · 1 eps
The Jimmy Stewart Show
James Howard · 24 eps
Self / Appearances (84)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 7 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 3 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Bloody Hundredth
Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 3 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 5 eps
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · 1 eps
The Pet Set
Self · 1 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
My Scientology Movie
Self (archive photo)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Jamboree
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Thunderbolt
Himself, Introduction
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Obsessed with Vertigo
Self (archive footage)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
X-15
Himself / Narrator (voice)
Mickey's 50
Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
Self
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (Archive Footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
Son of Dinosaurs
Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Self
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self - Host
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
And Then There Were Four
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
