James Stewart
Known for Acting · 210 credits
- Born
- 1908-05-20
- Died
- 1997-07-02
- 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.
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Nominee
Great Performances
1971
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
My Three Sons
1960
as James Stewart
TV Shows (36)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest / Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Nominee
Great Performances
1971
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
My Three Sons
1960
as James Stewart
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
North and South
1985
as Miles Colbert
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Self / Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Startime
1959
as Azel Dorsey
MGM Parade
1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Alcoa Premiere
1961
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
Hawkins
1973
as Billy Jim Hawkins
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elwood P. Dowd
General Electric Theater
1953
as Joe Newman / Britt Ponset / Bart
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Narrator
The Jimmy Stewart Show
1971
as Prof. James K. Howard
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer
Lux Playhouse
1958
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
as Self
Movies (174)
Rear Window
1954
as L.B. Jefferies
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as George Bailey
Vertigo
1958
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Ransom Stoddard
Broken Arrow
1950
as Tom Jeffords
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Alfred Kralik
The Shootist
1976
as Dr. Hostetler
Rope
1948
as Rupert Cadell
How the West Was Won
1962
as Linus Rawlings
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
Airport '77
1977
as Philip Stevens
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Ben McKenna
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Jefferson Smith
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
as Wylie Burp (voice)
Shenandoah
1965
as Charlie Anderson
Winchester '73
1950
as Lin McAdam
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Frank Towns
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Buttons
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Wyatt Earp
The Rare Breed
1966
as Sam Burnett
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
Bend of the River
1952
as Glyn McLyntock
Harvey
1950
as Elwood P. Dowd
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Will Lockhart
X-15
1961
as Himself / Narrator (voice)
Bandolero!
1968
as Mace Bishop
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Tony Kirby
Night Passage
1957
as Grant McLaine
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Far Country
1954
as Jeff Webster
Small Town Girl
1936
as Elmer Clampett
Firecreek
1968
as Johnny Cobb
The Jackpot
1950
as Bill Lawrence
The Naked Spur
1953
as Howard Kemp
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as John O'Hanlan
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Glenn Miller
Call Northside 777
1948
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Two Rode Together
1961
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Gilbert Young
That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Shep Henderson
The Big Sleep
1978
as General Sternwood
Rose Marie
1936
as John Flower
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Peter
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Strategic Air Command
1955
as Robert "Dutch" Holland
La Classe américaine
1993
as Jacques (archive footage)
After the Thin Man
1936
as David Graham
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
1971
The FBI Story
1959
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self
Made for Each Other
1939
as John Horace Mason
Fools' Parade
1971
as Mattie Appleyard
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Frank Michaelson
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Tom Destry Jr.
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Martin Breitner
Pot o' Gold
1941
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Malaya
1949
as John Royer
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Theodore Honey
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Carbine Williams
1952
as Marsh Williams
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Chico
Magic Town
1947
as Rip Smith
Son of Dinosaurs
1989
as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Harvey
1972
as Elwood P. Dowd
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Born to Dance
1936
as Ted Barker
Thunder Bay
1953
as Steve Martin
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Dave
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Roger Hobbs
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as James Stewart (archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Jason Wilkins
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Dear Brigitte
1965
as Professor Robert Leaf
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
Right of Way
1983
as Teddy Dwyer
Fonda on Fonda
1992
as Self
The Last Gangster
1937
as Paul North Sr.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Come Live with Me
1941
as Bill Smith
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Thunderbolt
1947
as Himself, Introduction
A Tale of Africa
1980
as Old Man
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Winning Your Wings
1942
as Self
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Marvin Payne
Next Time We Love
1936
as Christopher Tyler
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as George Bailey (archive footage)
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Slim
About James Stewart
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 de… With 210 credits spanning from 1934 to 2026, James Stewart has appeared in 174 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Stewart Movies
- Rear Window (1954) — as L.B. Jefferies
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as George Bailey
- Vertigo (1958) — as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Ransom Stoddard
- Broken Arrow (1950) — as Tom Jeffords
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