1908-05-20 Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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The Bloody Hundredth | Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage) | 2024-03-14 |
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James Stewart, l'ami américain | 2023-01-01 | |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | 2022-09-08 |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021-05-02 |
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Black Baby | Rupert Cadell (archive footage) | 2018-08-26 |
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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America | Self (archive footage) | 2017-11-09 |
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This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
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John Ford & Monument Valley | Self (archive footage) | 2013-03-05 |
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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth | Self (archive footage) | 2009-05-19 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Warner at War | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-11 |
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You | Self (archive footage) | 2008-12-09 |
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Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films | Narrator (archive footage) | 2003-06-27 |
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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | 2002-10-13 | |
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Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-04-01 |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-23 |
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Obsessed with Vertigo | Self (archive footage) | 1997-10-04 |
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | George Bailey (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
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Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
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No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich | 1996-07-24 | |
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
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La Classe américaine | Jacques (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Infernalário: Logodédalo – Galáxia Dark | (archive footage) | 1993-01-01 |
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Fonda on Fonda | Self | 1992-01-13 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991-10-28 |
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Wylie Burp (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | Self | 1990-10-18 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Son of Dinosaurs | Himself | 1989-11-29 |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
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A Beverly Hills Christmas | Self - Host | 1987-12-22 |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | 1987-06-08 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self | 1987-03-13 |
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | 1986-01-17 |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | 1986-11-30 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball | Self | 1984-12-09 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | 1983-12-11 |
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Right of Way | Teddy Dwyer | 1983-11-21 |
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | 1983-09-19 |
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James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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アフリカ物語 | Old Man | 1980-07-19 |
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Mr. Krueger's Christmas | Mr. Krueger | 1980-12-21 |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | 1979-12-06 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | 1978-03-13 |
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The Magic of Lassie | Clovis Mitchell | 1978-08-02 |
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The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? | Self | 1977-03-12 |
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Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | 1977-03-11 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Sentimental Journey | 1976-01-01 | |
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The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | 1976-07-21 |
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | 1976-11-28 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator | 1974-06-21 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1972-03-22 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The American West of John Ford | Self - Narrator | 1971-12-05 |
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Directed by John Ford | 1971-09-06 | |
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Fools' Parade | Mattie Appleyard | 1971-08-18 |
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The Cheyenne Social Club | John O'Hanlan | 1970-06-12 |
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Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | 1968-01-24 |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | 1968-12-19 | |
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Bandolero! | Mace Bishop | 1968-06-01 |
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The Rare Breed | Sam Burnett | 1966-02-02 |
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The Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns | 1965-12-15 |
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Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | 1965-06-03 |
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Dear Brigitte | Professor Robert Leaf | 1965-01-08 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Wyatt Earp | 1964-10-15 |
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Cheyenne Autumn Trail | Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
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Take Her, She's Mine | Frank Michaelson | 1963-11-13 |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Ransom Stoddard | 1962-04-13 |
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How the West Was Won | Linus Rawlings | 1962-11-02 |
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Roger Hobbs | 1962-06-15 |
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Flashing Spikes | Slim Conway | 1962-10-04 |
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X-15 | Himself / Narrator (voice) | 1961-12-22 |
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Two Rode Together | Marshal Guthrie McCabe | 1961-05-24 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
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The Mountain Road | Major Baldwin | 1960-06-15 |
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The FBI Story | John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty | 1959-10-01 |
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Anatomy of a Murder | Paul Biegler | 1959-07-01 |
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Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | 1958-12-25 |
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Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | 1958-05-28 |
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The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | 1958-12-01 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh | 1957-04-01 |
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Night Passage | Grant McLaine | 1957-07-24 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Ben McKenna | 1956-05-16 |
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The Man from Laramie | Will Lockhart | 1955-08-19 |
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Strategic Air Command | Robert "Dutch" Holland | 1955-03-25 |
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Tomorrow's Drivers | the story teller | 1954-01-01 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | 1954-01-04 |
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The Far Country | Jeff Webster | 1954-02-12 |
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Rear Window | L.B. Jefferies | 1954-08-01 |
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Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | 1953-05-21 |
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The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953-01-29 |
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The Greatest Show on Earth | Buttons | 1952-02-16 |
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Carbine Williams | Marsh Williams | 1952-05-01 |
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Bend of the River | Glyn McLyntock | 1952-01-23 |
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No Highway in the Sky | Theodore Honey | 1951-06-28 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1950-12-04 |
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And Then There Were Four | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1950-06-23 |
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Winchester '73 | Lin McAdam | 1950-07-12 |
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Broken Arrow | Tom Jeffords | 1950-07-21 |
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The Jackpot | Bill Lawrence | 1950-11-01 |
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Malaya | John Royer | 1949-12-27 |
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The Stratton Story | Monty Stratton | 1949-05-12 |
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10,000 Kids and a Cop | Narrator | 1948-10-01 |
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Rope | Rupert Cadell | 1948-03-11 |
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On Our Merry Way | Slim | 1948-02-03 |
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Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | 1948-02-13 |
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You Gotta Stay Happy | Marvin Payne | 1948-10-28 |
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Thunderbolt | Himself, Introduction | 1947-07-26 |
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Magic Town | Rip Smith | 1947-10-07 |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
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It's a Wonderful Life | George Bailey | 1946-12-20 |
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Fellow Americans | Narrator (voice) | 1942-03-27 |
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Winning Your Wings | Self | 1942-05-28 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | 1941-04-25 |
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Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | 1941-04-03 |
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Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | 1941-01-31 |
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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | 1940-06-20 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | 1940-12-05 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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No Time for Comedy | Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook | 1940-09-14 |
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The Shop Around the Corner | Alfred Kralik | 1940-01-12 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Destry Rides Again | Tom Destry Jr. | 1939-11-30 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Guy Johnson | 1939-05-19 |
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Made for Each Other | John Horace Mason | 1939-02-10 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | James Stewart (archive footage) | 1939-04-08 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jefferson Smith | 1939-10-19 |
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The Ice Follies of 1939 | Larry Hall | 1939-03-10 |
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Of Human Hearts | Jason Wilkins | 1938-02-11 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew | 1938-07-15 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Stewart | 1938-07-29 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Tony Kirby | 1938-09-01 |
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Vivacious Lady | Peter | 1938-05-13 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | 1937-11-19 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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Seventh Heaven | Chico | 1937-03-25 |
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The Last Gangster | Paul North Sr. | 1937-11-12 |
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Rose Marie | John Flower | 1936-01-31 |
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After the Thin Man | David Graham | 1936-12-25 |
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Born to Dance | Ted Barker | 1936-11-27 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | 1936-02-28 |
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Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | 1936-04-10 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936-09-11 |
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Next Time We Love | Christopher Tyler | 1936-01-30 |
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Speed | Terry Martin | 1936-05-08 |
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Important News | Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens | 1936-02-29 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Roderick "Rowdy" Dow | 1936-08-28 |
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The Murder Man | Shorty | 1935-07-12 |
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Art Trouble | Jack Burton | 1934-06-23 |
