James Stewart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1908
- Died
- July 2, 1997 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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
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Filmography
Yukon Passage
Movie · as Narrator
The Fall: Part I
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Fall: Part II
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Movie · as George Bailey
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Movie · as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bloody Hundredth
Movie · as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Movie · as Self
James Stewart, l'ami américain
Movie
Rat Pack
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Movie · as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
My Scientology Movie
Movie · as Self (archive photo)
Discovering Jean Harlow
Movie · as archive footage
John Ford & Monument Valley
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage), Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Movie · as Narrator (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rope Unleashed
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie · as George Bailey (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Obsessed with Vertigo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self
A Century of Cinema
Movie · as Self
La Classe américaine
Movie · as Jacques (archive footage)
Dark Galaxy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
Movie · as Self
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Movie · as Wylie Burp (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie · as Self
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Movie · as Self
Son of Dinosaurs
Movie · as Self
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Movie · as Self - Host
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie · as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Movie · as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
North and South
TV · as Miles Colbert · 6 eps
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Movie · as Self
Olympic Gala
Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Right of Way
Movie · as Teddy Dwyer
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Movie · as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Movie · as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Movie · as Self
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Movie · as Mr. Krueger
A Tale of Africa
Movie · as Old Man
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Movie · as Self
The Big Sleep
Movie · as General Sternwood
The Magic of Lassie
Movie · as Clovis Mitchell
Mickey's 50
Movie · as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Airport '77
Movie · as Philip Stevens
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Movie · as Self
Laugh-In
TV · as Guest Performer · 2 eps
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Shootist
Movie · as Dr. Hostetler
Sentimental Journey
Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Movie · as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as Self - Host / Narrator
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hawkins
TV · as Billy Jim Hawkins · 8 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Harvey
Movie · as Elwood P. Dowd
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Directed by John Ford
Movie
Fools' Parade
Movie · as Mattie Appleyard
The American West of John Ford
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Jimmy Stewart Show
TV · as James Howard · 24 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Cheyenne Social Club
Movie · as John O'Hanlan
Firecreek
Movie · as Johnny Cobb
Bandolero!
Movie · as Mace Bishop
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie
Mondo Hollywood
Movie
The Rare Breed
Movie · as Sam Burnett
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · as Frank Towns
Shenandoah
Movie · as Charlie Anderson
Dear Brigitte
Movie · as Professor Robert Leaf
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 3 eps
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Movie · as Narrator
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie · as Wyatt Earp
Take Her, She's Mine
Movie · as Frank Michaelson
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie · as Ransom Stoddard
How the West Was Won
Movie · as Linus Rawlings
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie · as Roger Hobbs
Flashing Spikes
Movie · as Slim Conway
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Two Rode Together
Movie · as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
X-15
Movie · as Himself / Narrator (voice)
Alcoa Premiere
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Mountain Road
Movie · as Major Baldwin
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Movie · as Self
My Three Sons
TV · as James Stewart · 1 ep
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie · as Paul Biegler
The FBI Story
Movie · as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Startime
TV · as Azel Dorsey · 1 ep
Vertigo
Movie · as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Bell, Book and Candle
Movie · as Shep Henderson
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Lux Playhouse
TV · 19 eps
Night Passage
Movie · as Grant McLaine
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie · as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Movie · as Ben McKenna
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Strategic Air Command
Movie · as Robert "Dutch" Holland
The Man from Laramie
Movie · as Will Lockhart
MGM Parade
TV · 1 ep
Rear Window
Movie · as L.B. Jefferies
The Glenn Miller Story
Movie · as Glenn Miller
The Far Country
Movie · as Jeff Webster
Tomorrow's Drivers
Movie · as the story teller
Jamboree
Movie · as Self
The George Gobel Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Naked Spur
Movie · as Howard Kemp
Thunder Bay
Movie · as Steve Martin
General Electric Theater
TV · as Joe Newman, Britt Ponset, Bart · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Greatest Show on Earth
Movie · as Buttons
Carbine Williams
Movie · as Marsh Williams
Bend of the River
Movie · as Glyn McLyntock
No Highway in the Sky
Movie · as Theodore Honey
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Elwood P. Dowd · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Harvey
Movie · as Elwood P. Dowd
Winchester '73
Movie · as Lin McAdam
Broken Arrow
Movie · as Tom Jeffords
The Jackpot
Movie · as Bill Lawrence
And Then There Were Four
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Jimmy Stewart · 5 eps
The Stratton Story
Movie · as Monty Stratton
Malaya
Movie · as John Royer
Rope
Movie · as Rupert Cadell
You Gotta Stay Happy
Movie · as Marvin Payne
Call Northside 777
Movie · as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
On Our Merry Way
Movie · as Slim
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Movie · as Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Magic Town
Movie · as Rip Smith
Blow-Ups of 1947
Movie · as Self
Thunderbolt
Movie · as Himself, Introduction
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · as George Bailey
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter / Nominee · 1 ep
Winning Your Wings
Movie · as Self
Fellow Americans
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Come Live with Me
Movie · as Bill Smith
Ziegfeld Girl
Movie · as Gilbert Young
Pot o' Gold
Movie · as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
Breakdowns of 1941
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Philadelphia Story
Movie · as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
The Mortal Storm
Movie · as Martin Breitner
The Shop Around the Corner
Movie · as Alfred Kralik
No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Movie · as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie · as Self
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Jefferson Smith
Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Tom Destry Jr.
Hollywood Hobbies
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Movie · as Guy Johnson
Made for Each Other
Movie · as John Horace Mason
The Ice Follies of 1939
Movie · as Larry Hall
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Movie · as James Stewart (archive footage)
Vivacious Lady
Movie · as Peter
You Can't Take It with You
Movie · as Tony Kirby
The Shopworn Angel
Movie · as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Of Human Hearts
Movie · as Jason Wilkins
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Movie · as James Stewart
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie · as Self
The Last Gangster
Movie · as Paul North Sr.
Navy Blue and Gold
Movie · as John 'Truck' Cross
Seventh Heaven
Movie · as Chico
The Romance of Celluloid
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
After the Thin Man
Movie · as David Graham
Born to Dance
Movie · as Ted Barker
Rose Marie
Movie · as John Flower
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie · as Dave
Next Time We Love
Movie · as Christopher Tyler
Small Town Girl
Movie · as Elmer Clampett
The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie · as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Speed
Movie · as Terry Martin
Important News
Movie · as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Movie · as Self
The Murder Man
Movie · as Shorty
Art Trouble
Movie · as Jack Burton