James Stewart
108 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1908
- Died
- Jul 2, 1997 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Jimmy Stewart · James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart · James Maitland Stewart · James 'Jimmy' Stewart
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.
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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.
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Known for
James Stewart: movies and TV shows
Acting (122)
- Upcoming Yukon Passage
as Narrator
- 2026 It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
as George Bailey
- 2026 Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023
- 2015 Discovering Jean Harlow
as archive footage
- 2003 Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
as Narrator (archive footage)
- 1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as George Bailey (archive footage)
- 1996
- 1993 La Classe américaine
as Jacques (archive footage)
- 1993 Dark Galaxy
as (archive footage)
- 1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Wylie Burp (voice)
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Right of Way
as Teddy Dwyer
- 1982 Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
- 1980 Mr. Krueger's Christmas
as Mr. Krueger
- 1980 A Tale of Africa
as Old Man
- 1978 The Magic of Lassie
as Clovis Mitchell
- 1978 The Big Sleep
as General Sternwood
- 1977
- 1977 Airport '77
as Philip Stevens
- 1976 The Shootist
as Dr. Hostetler
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
- 1976
- 1973
- 1972 Harvey
as Elwood P. Dowd
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 Fools' Parade
as Mattie Appleyard
- 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
as John O'Hanlan
- 1968
- 1968 Bandolero!
as Mace Bishop
- 1968 Firecreek
as Johnny Cobb
- 1967
- 1966 The Rare Breed
as Sam Burnett
- 1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
as Frank Towns
- 1965
- 1965 Shenandoah
as Charlie Anderson
- 1965 Dear Brigitte
as Professor Robert Leaf
- 1964 Cheyenne Autumn
as Wyatt Earp
- 1964 Cheyenne Autumn Trail
as Narrator
- 1963 Take Her, She's Mine
as Frank Michaelson
- 1962 How the West Was Won
as Linus Rawlings
- 1962 Flashing Spikes
as Slim Conway
- 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Roger Hobbs
- 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Ransom Stoddard
- 1961
- 1961 Two Rode Together
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
- 1960
- 1960 The Mountain Road
as Major Baldwin
- 1959
- 1959 The FBI Story
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
- 1959 Anatomy of a Murder
as Paul Biegler
- 1958 Bell, Book and Candle
as Shep Henderson
- 1958
- 1958 Vertigo
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- 1957 Night Passage
as Grant McLaine
- 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
- 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Ben McKenna
- 1955
- 1955 The Man from Laramie
as Will Lockhart
- 1955 Strategic Air Command
as Robert "Dutch" Holland
- 1954 Rear Window
as L.B. Jefferies
- 1954 The Far Country
as Jeff Webster
- 1954 The Glenn Miller Story
as Glenn Miller
- 1954 Tomorrow's Drivers
as the story teller
- 1953 Thunder Bay
as Steve Martin
- 1953
- 1953 The Naked Spur
as Howard Kemp
- 1952 Carbine Williams
as Marsh Williams
- 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
as Buttons
- 1952 Bend of the River
as Glyn McLyntock
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 No Highway in the Sky
as Theodore Honey
- 1950 Harvey
as Elwood P. Dowd
- 1950 The Jackpot
as Bill Lawrence
- 1950
- 1950 Broken Arrow
as Tom Jeffords
- 1950 Winchester '73
as Lin McAdam
- 1949 Malaya
as John Royer
- 1949 The Stratton Story
as Monty Stratton
- 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
as Marvin Payne
- 1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Narrator
- 1948 Call Northside 777
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
- 1948 On Our Merry Way
as Slim
- 1948 Rope
as Rupert Cadell
- 1947 Magic Town
as Rip Smith
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as George Bailey
- 1942 Fellow Americans
as Narrator (voice)
- 1941 Ziegfeld Girl
as Gilbert Young
- 1941 Pot o' Gold
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
- 1941 Come Live with Me
as Bill Smith
- 1940 The Philadelphia Story
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
- 1940 The Mortal Storm
as Martin Breitner
- 1940 The Shop Around the Corner
as Alfred Kralik
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Tom Destry Jr.
- 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Jefferson Smith
- 1939 It's a Wonderful World
as Guy Johnson
- 1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as James Stewart (archive footage)
- 1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
as Larry Hall
- 1939 Made for Each Other
as John Horace Mason
- 1938 You Can't Take It with You
as Tony Kirby
- 1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as James Stewart
- 1938 The Shopworn Angel
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
- 1938 Vivacious Lady
as Peter
- 1938 Of Human Hearts
as Jason Wilkins
- 1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as John 'Truck' Cross
- 1937 The Last Gangster
as Paul North Sr.
- 1937 Seventh Heaven
as Chico
- 1936 After the Thin Man
as David Graham
- 1936 Born to Dance
as Ted Barker
- 1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
- 1936 Speed
as Terry Martin
- 1936 Small Town Girl
as Elmer Clampett
- 1936 Important News
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
- 1936 Wife vs. Secretary
as Dave
- 1936 Rose Marie
as John Flower
- 1936 Next Time We Love
as Christopher Tyler
- 1935 The Murder Man
as Shorty
- 1934 Art Trouble
as Jack Burton
Behind the camera (2)
- 1953
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (96)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2024
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2013
- 2013 Talking Pictures
1 episode
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2004 Parkinson
2 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1997
- 1995
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991 Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1 episode
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1979
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
1 episode
- 1978
- 1977 Please Turn the Page
1 episode
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode
- 1974
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
3 episodes
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
5 episodes
- 1972 The Julie Andrews Hour
1 episode
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971 Film '72
2 episodes
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1971 The Pet Set
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7 episodes
- 1961
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
4 episodes
- 1960
- 1958
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1954
- 1954 The George Gobel Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
4 episodes
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1950
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
3 episodes
- 1947
- 1947
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
2 episodes
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1940
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936