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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Manikin | George Bailey (Archival) | 2025-05-01 |
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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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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | 2022-10-27 |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 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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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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John Ford & Monument Valley | Self (archive footage) | 2013-03-05 |
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Jefferson Smith (archive footage) | 2010-05-09 |
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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 | 2002-10-13 | |
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-04-01 |
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John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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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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Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | George Bailey (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
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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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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 | 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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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | 1987-06-08 |
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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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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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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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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | 1983-12-11 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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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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The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | 1978-03-13 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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The Magic of Lassie | Clovis Mitchell | 1978-08-02 |
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Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | 1977-03-11 |
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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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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Sentimental Journey | 1976-01-01 | |
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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 | 1972-03-20 |
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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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Bandolero! | Mace Bishop | 1968-06-01 |
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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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The Rare Breed | Sam Burnett | 1966-02-02 |
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The Flight of the Phoenix | Capt. Frank Towns | 1965-12-15 |
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Dear Brigitte | Professor Robert Leaf | 1965-01-08 |
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Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | 1965-06-03 |
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Cheyenne Autumn Trail | Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Wyatt Earp | 1964-10-15 |
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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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Flashing Spikes | Slim Conway | 1962-10-04 |
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Roger Hobbs | 1962-06-15 |
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How the West Was Won | Linus Rawlings | 1962-11-02 |
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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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Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | 1958-05-28 |
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Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | 1958-12-25 |
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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 | 1955-07-12 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | 1954-01-04 |
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Rear Window | L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies | 1954-08-01 |
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The Far Country | Jeff Webster | 1954-02-12 |
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Tomorrow's Drivers | the story teller | 1954-01-01 |
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The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953-01-30 |
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Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | 1953-05-21 |
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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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And Then There Were Four | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1950-06-23 |
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The Jackpot | Bill Lawrence | 1950-11-01 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1950-12-04 |
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Broken Arrow | Tom Jeffords | 1950-07-21 |
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Winchester '73 | Lin McAdam | 1950-07-12 |
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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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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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On Our Merry Way | Slim | 1948-02-03 |
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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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Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
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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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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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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | 1941-04-03 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | 1941-04-25 |
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Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | 1941-01-31 |
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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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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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No Time for Comedy | Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook | 1940-09-14 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | James Stewart (archive footage) | 1939-04-08 |
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The Ice Follies of 1939 | Larry Hall | 1939-03-10 |
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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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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jefferson Smith | 1939-10-19 |
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Made for Each Other | John Horace Mason | 1939-02-10 |
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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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Vivacious Lady | Peter | 1938-05-13 |
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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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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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Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | 1937-11-19 |
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Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | 1936-04-10 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | 1936-02-28 |
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Rose Marie | John Flower | 1936-01-31 |
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Born to Dance | Ted Barker | 1936-11-27 |
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After the Thin Man | David Graham | 1936-12-25 |
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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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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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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 |
