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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Group d'Etat | George Bailey (archive footage) | 2025-03-21 |
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The Bloody Hundredth | Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage) | 2024-03-14 |
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Lynch/Oz | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-15 |
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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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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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'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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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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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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Infernalário: Logodédalo – Galáxia Dark | (archive footage) | 1993-01-01 |
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La Classe américaine | Jacques (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Fonda on Fonda | Self | 1992-01-13 |
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Wylie Burp (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991-10-28 |
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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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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | 1987-06-08 |
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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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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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That's Dancing! | Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
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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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James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | 1983-09-19 |
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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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Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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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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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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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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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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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | 1976-11-28 |
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The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | 1976-07-21 |
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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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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1972-03-22 |
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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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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | 1968-12-19 | |
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Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | 1968-01-24 |
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Bandolero! | Mace Bishop | 1968-06-01 |
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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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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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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 "Pauly" Biegler | 1959-07-01 |
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Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | 1958-05-09 |
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Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | 1958-12-25 |
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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 | Dr. 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 Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | 1954-01-04 |
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Rear Window | L.B. 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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Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | 1953-05-21 |
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The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953-01-29 |
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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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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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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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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1950-12-04 |
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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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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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Rope | Rupert Cadell | 1948-02-01 |
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Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | 1948-02-13 |
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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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Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | 1941-04-03 |
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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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Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | 1941-04-25 |
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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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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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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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The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | 1940-12-05 |
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The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | 1940-06-20 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Guy Johnson | 1939-05-19 |
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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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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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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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Of Human Hearts | Jason Wilkins | 1938-02-11 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Stewart | 1938-07-29 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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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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You Can't Take It with You | Tony Kirby | 1938-09-01 |
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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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Seventh Heaven | Chico | 1937-03-25 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | 1937-11-19 |
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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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Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | 1936-04-10 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Roderick "Rowdy" Dow | 1936-08-28 |
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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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Born to Dance | Ted Barker | 1936-11-27 |
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Rose Marie | John Flower | 1936-01-31 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | 1936-02-28 |
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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 |
