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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Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas | John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2026-04-14 |
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It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead | George Bailey | 2026-04-16 |
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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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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | 2022-09-08 |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | 2021-05-02 |
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This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America | Self (archive footage) | 2017-11-09 |
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Discovering Jean Harlow | archive footage | 2015-12-01 |
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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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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You | Self (archive footage) | 2008-12-09 |
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Warner at War | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-11 |
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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 | Self (archive footage) | 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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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) | 1997-05-18 |
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Obsessed with Vertigo | Self (archive footage) | 1997-10-04 |
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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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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | Self | 1990-10-18 |
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Son of Dinosaurs | Self | 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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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self | 1987-03-13 |
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A Beverly Hills Christmas | Self - Host | 1987-12-22 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | 1987-06-08 |
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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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That's Dancing! | Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
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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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James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
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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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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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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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Mr. Krueger's Christmas | Mr. Krueger | 1980-12-21 |
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アフリカ物語 | Old Man | 1980-07-19 |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | 1979-12-06 |
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The Magic of Lassie | Clovis Mitchell | 1978-08-02 |
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The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | 1978-03-13 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | 1977-03-11 |
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The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? | Self | 1977-03-12 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | 1976-07-21 |
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Sentimental Journey | 1976-01-01 | |
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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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Fools' Parade | Mattie Appleyard | 1971-08-18 |
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Directed by John Ford | 1971-09-06 | |
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The American West of John Ford | Self - Narrator | 1971-12-05 |
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The Cheyenne Social Club | John O'Hanlan | 1970-06-12 |
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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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Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | 1968-01-24 |
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Mondo Hollywood | 1967-06-30 | |
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The Rare Breed | Sam Burnett | 1966-02-02 |
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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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The Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns | 1965-12-15 |
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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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Two Rode Together | Marshal Guthrie McCabe | 1961-05-24 |
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X-15 | Himself / Narrator (voice) | 1961-12-22 |
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The Mountain Road | Major Baldwin | 1960-06-15 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
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The FBI Story | John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty | 1959-10-01 |
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Anatomy of a Murder | Paul "Pauly" 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 | 1958-05-09 |
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The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | 1958-12-01 |
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Night Passage | Grant McLaine | 1957-07-24 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh | 1957-04-01 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Ben McKenna | 1956-05-16 |
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Strategic Air Command | Robert "Dutch" Holland | 1955-03-25 |
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The Man from Laramie | Will Lockhart | 1955-08-19 |
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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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Jamboree | Self | 1954-10-15 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | 1954-01-04 |
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Tomorrow's Drivers | the story teller | 1954-01-01 |
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The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953-01-29 |
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Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | 1953-05-21 |
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Bend of the River | Glyn McLyntock | 1952-01-23 |
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Carbine Williams | Marsh Williams | 1952-05-01 |
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The Greatest Show on Earth | Buttons | 1952-02-16 |
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No Highway in the Sky | Theodore Honey | 1951-06-28 |
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Winchester '73 | Lin McAdam | 1950-07-06 |
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The Jackpot | Bill Lawrence | 1950-11-01 |
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Broken Arrow | Tom Jeffords | 1950-07-21 |
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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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The Stratton Story | Monty Stratton | 1949-05-12 |
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Malaya | John Royer | 1949-12-27 |
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10,000 Kids and a Cop | Narrator | 1948-10-01 |
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Rope | Rupert Cadell | 1948-02-01 |
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Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | 1948-02-13 |
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On Our Merry Way | Slim | 1948-02-03 |
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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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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | 1941-01-31 |
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Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | 1941-04-03 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | 1940-06-20 |
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No Time for Comedy | Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook | 1940-09-14 |
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The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | 1940-12-05 |
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The Shop Around the Corner | Alfred Kralik | 1940-01-12 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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The Ice Follies of 1939 | Larry Hall | 1939-03-10 |
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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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Destry Rides Again | Tom Destry Jr. | 1939-11-30 |
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Made for Each Other | John Horace Mason | 1939-02-10 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Guy Johnson | 1939-05-19 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Of Human Hearts | Jason Wilkins | 1938-02-11 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Tony Kirby | 1938-09-01 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Stewart | 1938-07-29 |
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Vivacious Lady | Peter | 1938-05-13 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew | 1938-07-15 |
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Seventh Heaven | Chico | 1937-03-25 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | 1937-11-19 |
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The Last Gangster | Paul North Sr. | 1937-11-12 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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Important News | Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens | 1936-02-29 |
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Next Time We Love | Christopher Tyler | 1936-01-30 |
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Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | 1936-04-10 |
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After the Thin Man | David Graham | 1936-12-25 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | 1936-02-28 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Roderick "Rowdy" Dow | 1936-08-28 |
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Born to Dance | Ted Barker | 1936-11-27 |
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Rose Marie | John Flower | 1936-01-31 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936-09-11 |
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Speed | Terry Martin | 1936-05-08 |
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The Murder Man | Shorty | 1935-07-12 |
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Art Trouble | Jack Burton | 1934-06-23 |
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Yukon Passage | Narrator |
