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