James Stewart
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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
Credits
Vertigo (1958)
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as George Bailey
Rear Window (1954)
as L.B. Jefferies
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
Rope (1948)
as Rupert Cadell
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
as Ben McKenna
Olympic Gala (1984)
Actor
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
as Wylie Burp (voice)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Ransom Stoddard
Bandolero! (1968)
as Mace Bishop
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Paul Biegler
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Linus Rawlings
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Broken Arrow (1950)
as Tom Jeffords
The Shootist (1976)
as Dr. Hostetler
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Jefferson Smith
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Buttons
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
as Alfred Kralik
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
as Frank Towns
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Tony Kirby
The Rare Breed (1966)
as Sam Burnett
Fools' Parade (1971)
as Mattie Appleyard
Airport '77 (1977)
as Philip Stevens
The Naked Spur (1953)
as Howard Kemp
Directed by John Ford (1971)
Actor
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
as Gilbert Young
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
as Guy Johnson
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Glenn Miller
Malaya (1949)
as John Royer
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
as Frank Michaelson
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as Shep Henderson
Harvey (1972)
as Elwood P. Dowd
Bend of the River (1952)
as Glyn McLyntock
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
as Roger Hobbs
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Wyatt Earp
Vivacious Lady (1938)
as Peter
Magic Town (1947)
as Rip Smith
Harvey (1950)
as Elwood P. Dowd
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Lin McAdam
That's Dancing! (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
The Man from Laramie (1955)
as Will Lockhart
After the Thin Man (1936)
as David Graham
Shenandoah (1965)
as Charlie Anderson
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
as Theodore Honey
Night Passage (1957)
as Grant McLaine
Speed (1936)
as Terry Martin
The Far Country (1954)
as Jeff Webster
Sentimental Journey (1976)
Actor
The Big Sleep (1978)
as General Sternwood
Fellow Americans (1942)
as Narrator (voice)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
My Scientology Movie (2016)
as Self (archive photo)
Yukon Passage (—)
as Narrator
Warner at War (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Thunderbolt (1947)
as Himself, Introduction
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies (2024)
as Self
Jamboree (1954)
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Made for Each Other (1939)
as John Horace Mason
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Dave
The Fall: Part I (—)
as Self (archive footage)
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026)
as George Bailey
The Last Gangster (1937)
as Paul North Sr.
Two Rode Together (1961)
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)
as Mr. Krueger
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
as John O'Hanlan
Thunder Bay (1953)
as Steve Martin
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Firecreek (1968)
as Johnny Cobb
Obsessed with Vertigo (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
as Robert "Dutch" Holland
The American West of John Ford (1971)
as Self - Narrator
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Jackpot (1950)
as Bill Lawrence
La Classe américaine (1993)
as Jacques (archive footage)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Tom Destry Jr.
The Fall: Part II (—)
as Self (archive footage)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
as Slim
Dark Galaxy (1993)
as (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Discovering Jean Harlow (2015)
as archive footage
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
The Mortal Storm (1940)
as Martin Breitner
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Come Live with Me (1941)
as Bill Smith
The Stratton Story (1949)
as Monty Stratton
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)
as Narrator
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
X-15 (1961)
as Himself / Narrator (voice)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Dear Brigitte (1965)
as Professor Robert Leaf
Pot o' Gold (1941)
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as Self
The FBI Story (1959)
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart, l'ami américain (2023)
Actor
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
Actor
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Born to Dance (1936)
as Ted Barker
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Jason Wilkins
Son of Dinosaurs (1989)
as Self
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979)
as Self
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Winning Your Wings (1942)
as Self
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
as Clovis Mitchell
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Marvin Payne
Carbine Williams (1952)
as Marsh Williams
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
as John 'Truck' Cross
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Seventh Heaven (1937)
as Chico
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Next Time We Love (1936)
as Christopher Tyler
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
as Larry Hall
Cheyenne Autumn Trail (1964)
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
as Self
And Then There Were Four (1950)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mountain Road (1960)
as Major Baldwin
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
as Narrator (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
as Self
Rose Marie (1936)
as John Flower
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
as James Stewart (archive footage)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
as Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
as Self
Tomorrow's Drivers (1954)
as the story teller
The Murder Man (1935)
as Shorty
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
as Self - Host
Mondo Hollywood (1967)
Actor
John Ford & Monument Valley (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
as James Stewart
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
as Slim Conway
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as George Bailey (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
as Self
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Right of Way (1983)
as Teddy Dwyer
A Tale of Africa (1980)
as Old Man
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)
as Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Small Town Girl (1936)
as Elmer Clampett
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
as Self
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
as Self
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
as Self (uncredited)
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)
Actor
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
as Self
John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Art Trouble (1934)
as Jack Burton
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
as Self
Rope Unleashed (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
as Self
Important News (1936)
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens