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