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