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James Stewart
Actor, Director, Producer
Born May 20, 1908Died July 2, 1997 (89 years)
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.
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.
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James Stewart Filmography
| 2024 | Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail · as L.b. Jefferies In Rear Window |
| 2016 | Chris Olsen - The Boy Who Cried · as Cast |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as George Bailey |
| 2010 | I Am · as George Bailey |
| 2010 | Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible · as Jefferson Smith |
| 2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money · as Jefferson Smith |
| 2009 | A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers · as Various Roles |
| 2008 | Strictly Courtroom · as Paul Biegler |
| 2008 | How the West Was Lost · as Ransom Stoddard |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara · as Paul Biegler |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Cast |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films · as Narrator (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1999 | Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot · as Conveyor Of Yeti Finger |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as George Bailey |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas · as George Bailey (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as P.j. Mcneal |
| 1996 | Escape from It's a Wonderful Life · as George Bailey |
| 1996 | |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as Jacques (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Rock Hudson's Home Movies · as Lin Mcadam |
| 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West · as Wylie Burp (voice) |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II (TV Series) · as Miles Colbert |
| 1985 | North and South (TV Series) · as Miles Colbert |
| 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 | General Electric's All-Star Anniversary · as Mark Twain |
| 1978 | The Magic of Lassie · as Clovis Mitchell |
| 1978 | The Big Sleep · as General Sternwood |
| 1978 | Profile: Hardy Krüger · as Frank Towns |
| 1977 | Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Philip Stevens |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Jefferson Smith |
| 1976 | The Shootist · as Dr. Hostetler |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1973 | Hawkins (TV Series) · as Billy Jim Hawkins |
| 1972 | Harvey · as Elwood P. Dowd |
| 1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV Series) · as Prof. James K. Howard |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Fools' Parade · as Mattie Appleyard |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club · as John O'hanlan |
| 1968 | Bandolero! · as Mace Bishop |
| 1968 | Firecreek · as Johnny Cobb |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Sam Burnett |
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix · as Capt. Frank Towns |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1965 | Shenandoah · as Charlie Anderson |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte · as Professor Robert Leaf |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Wyatt Earp |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine · as Frank Michaelson |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won · as Linus Rawlings |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation · as Roger Hobbs |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · as Ransom Stoddard |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together · as Marshal Guthrie Mccabe |
| 1960 | The Mountain Road · as Major Baldwin |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) |
| 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 | 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 Dr. Ben Mckenna |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie · as Will Lockhart |
| 1955 | Strategic Air Command · as Robert "dutch" Holland |
| 1954 | The Far Country · as Jeff Webster |
| 1954 | Rear Window · as L.b. Jefferies |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story · as Glenn Miller |
| 1953 | Thunder Bay · as Steve Martin |
| 1953 | The Naked Spur · as Howard Kemp |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Joe Newman |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams · as Marsh Williams |
| 1952 | Bend of the River · as Glyn Mclyntock |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Buttons |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Elwood P. Dowd |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky · as Theodore Honey |
| 1950 | Harvey · as Elwood P. Dowd |
| 1950 | The Jackpot · as Bill Lawrence |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Jimmy Stewart |
| 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 | Rope · as Rupert Cadell |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 · as P.j. 'jim' Mcneal |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way · as Slim |
| 1947 | Magic Town · as Rip Smith |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as George Bailey |
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as Macaulay Connor |
| 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 | Land of Liberty · as Jason Wilkins (edited From 'of Human Hearts') |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World · as Guy Johnson |
| 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 | Vivacious Lady · as Peter |
| 1938 | The Shopworn Angel · as Pvt. William 'texas' Pettigrew |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2024 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple · as Self - Actor |
| 2024 | The Bloody Hundredth · as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Frank Capra: Mr America · as Self - Actor, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington |
| 2023 | Call Me Kate · as Self |
| 2022 | My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · as Self - Glenn Miller (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | A Forbidden Orange · as Self |
| 2021 | The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland · as Self |
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcock · as Self |
| 2020 | Im Reich der Filme · as Self |
| 2019 | John Wayne: America at All Costs · as Self |
| 2019 | Hitchcock Confidential · as Self |
| 2019 | John Ford: The Man Who Invented America · as Self |
| 2019 | You Don't Nomi · as Self |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope... · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | James Stewart, Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | War Movie Blockbusters · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | John Ford et Monument Valley · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures (2013) (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Nazi Titanic · as Self |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Self |
| 2010 | The Clock · as Self |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Warner at War · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | The 80th Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Classified X · as Self |
| 2006 | Celebrity Debut · as Self |
| 2005 | The Last Mogul · as Self |
| 2004 | Tiger: The Authorised DVD Collection · as Self |
| 2003 | The Award Show Awards Show · as Self |
| 2003 | Christmas from Hollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | The True Story of Seabiscuit · as Self |
| 2001 | 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | John Wayne-A Life on Film · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's · as Self |
| 1997 | Obsessed with Vertigo · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | The Universal Story · as Self |
| 1996 | Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies · as Self |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | John Ford · as Self |
| 1992 | Oscar's Greatest Moments · as Self |
| 1992 | Fonda on Fonda · as Self |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Self |
| 1990 | The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' · as Self |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | The 61st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1988 | Son of Dinosaurs · as Himself |
| 1988 | James Stewart's Wonderful Life · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Entertaining the Troops · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess · as Self |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood · as Self |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1984 | Olympic Gala · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | TV's Funniest Game Show Moments · as Self |
| 1983 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years · as Self |
| 1983 | Sans Soleil · as Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Not Necessarily the News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | All-Star Party for Carol Burnett · as Self |
| 1982 | Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self (segment 'jimmy') |
| 1982 | Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years · as Self |
| 1976 | An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne · as Self |
| 1976 | Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin · as Self |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as Self - Host / Narrator |
| 1973 | The World at War (TV Series) · as Self - Squadron Commander |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford · as Self - Narrator |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Betty White's Pet Set (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The 24th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Mondo Hollywood · as Self |
| 1967 | The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The 36th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | X-15 · as Himself / Narrator (voice) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1961 | The 33rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Accepting Honorary Award For Gary Cooper |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as James Stewart |
| 1960 | The 32nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · as Self |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | The 30th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | Navy Log (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1949 | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Thunderbolt · as Himself, Introduction |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter / Nominee |
| 1942 | Winning Your Wings · as Self |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |