James Stewart

Born · May 20, 1908

Died · July 2, 1997 (89 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Bio

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

Manikin

George Bailey (Archival)

10.0

2025

The Bloody Hundredth

Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

7.3

2024

James Stewart, l'ami américain

0.0

2023

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

6.6

2022

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2022

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

9.0

2022

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Self

7.1

2021

This Is Bob Hope...

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2017

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Self (archive footage)

6.0

2017

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage)

7.0

2014

John Ford & Monument Valley

Self (archive footage)

1.0

2013

Talking Pictures

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

5.0

2013

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Jefferson Smith (archive footage)

7.1

2010

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

7.5

2009

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2009

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2008

Warner at War

Self (archive footage)

7.0

2008

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Narrator (archive footage)

5.6

2003

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

0.0

2002

Rope Unleashed

Self (archive footage)

6.9

2001

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

Self (archive footage)

7.3

2001

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

Self (archive footage)

6.5

2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2000

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

7.6

1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

George Bailey (archive footage)

5.2

1997

Obsessed with Vertigo

Self (archive footage)

7.0

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)

6.2

1997

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

6.0

1996

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

8.1

1995

La Classe américaine

Jacques (archive footage)

7.6

1993

Fonda on Fonda

Self

6.0

1992

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Wylie Burp (voice)

6.3

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self

7.7

1991

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1991

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

Self

6.0

1990

Star Life

Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)

10.0

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

4.0

1990

Son of Dinosaurs

Himself

6.2

1989

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self

6.0

1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self

6.0

1988

A Beverly Hills Christmas

Self - Host

3.5

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self

6.5

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

7.5

1987

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Self

9.0

1986

North and South

Miles Colbert · (3 episodes)

7.4

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

8.0

1985

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

Self

6.0

1984

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

Self

6.0

1983

Right of Way

Teddy Dwyer

7.3

1983

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Self

8.0

1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Self

5.0

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

1983

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

10.0

1982

Night of 100 Stars

Self

6.7

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1982

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

Self

6.0

1981

Mr. Krueger's Christmas

Mr. Krueger

6.0

1980

A Tale of Africa

Old Man

5.0

1980

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self · (1 episode)

7.4

1978

Mickey's 50

Self

0.0

1978

The Magic of Lassie

Clovis Mitchell

5.4

1978

The Big Sleep

General Sternwood

5.9

1978

Laugh-In

Guest Performer · (2 episodes)

5.8

1977

Please Turn the Page

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1977

Airport '77

Philip Stevens

5.6

1977

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

7.3

1976

The Shootist

Dr. Hostetler

7.1

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

6.9

1976

Sentimental Journey

6.0

1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

5.7

1975

Dinah!

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

1974

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator

7.3

1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Self · (3 episodes)

5.4

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self · (5 episodes)

6.3

1973

Hawkins

Billy Jim Hawkins · (8 episodes)

7.2

1973

The Julie Andrews Hour

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1972

Harvey

Elwood P. Dowd

6.8

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1972

The American West of John Ford

Self - Narrator

6.3

1971

The Jimmy Stewart Show

Prof. James K. Howard · (24 episodes)

6.0

1971

Directed by John Ford

6.8

1971

Fools' Parade

Mattie Appleyard

6.8

1971

V.I.P. Schaukel

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1971

Great Performances

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1971

The Pet Set

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

The Cheyenne Social Club

John O'Hanlan

6.4

1970

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

7.6

1968

Bandolero!

Mace Bishop

6.5

1968

Firecreek

Johnny Cobb

6.4

1968

The Rare Breed

Sam Burnett

6.0

1966

The Flight of the Phoenix

Capt. Frank Towns

7.2

1965

The Dean Martin Show

(3 episodes)

7.3

1965

Shenandoah

Charlie Anderson

6.9

1965

Dear Brigitte

Professor Robert Leaf

6.4

1965

Cheyenne Autumn

Wyatt Earp

6.7

1964

Cheyenne Autumn Trail

Narrator

0.0

1964

Take Her, She's Mine

Frank Michaelson

5.3

1963

How the West Was Won

Linus Rawlings

7.0

1962

Flashing Spikes

Slim Conway

5.3

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · (5 episodes)

7.5

1962

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Roger Hobbs

6.4

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Ransom Stoddard

7.8

1962

X-15

Himself / Narrator (voice)

5.9

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (2 episodes)

5.4

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)

5.4

1961

Alcoa Premiere

(1 episode)

5.0

1961

Two Rode Together

Marshal Guthrie McCabe

6.4

1961

My Three Sons

James Stewart · (1 episode)

6.5

1960

The Mountain Road

Major Baldwin

6.4

1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Self

6.0

1960

Startime

(1 episode)

6.0

1959

The FBI Story

John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

6.1

1959

Anatomy of a Murder

Paul Biegler

7.8

1959

Bell, Book and Candle

Shep Henderson

6.4

1958

Lux Playhouse

(19 episodes)

0.0

1958

Vertigo

Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

8.2

1958

Night Passage

Grant McLaine

6.4

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh

6.7

1957

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Dr. Ben McKenna

7.5

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

5.1

1956

The Man from Laramie

Will Lockhart

7.2

1955

Strategic Air Command

Robert "Dutch" Holland

6.1

1955

The George Gobel Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.3

1954

Rear Window

L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies

8.4

1954

The Far Country

Jeff Webster

6.9

1954

The Glenn Miller Story

Glenn Miller

6.9

1954

Tomorrow's Drivers

the story teller

5.0

1954

Thunder Bay

Steve Martin

6.1

1953

The Oscars

Self · (4 episodes)

7.0

1953

General Electric Theater

Joe Newman · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

General Electric Theater

Britt Ponset · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

General Electric Theater

Bart · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

The Naked Spur

Howard Kemp

6.9

1953

Carbine Williams

Marsh Williams

6.4

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

Buttons

6.3

1952

Bend of the River

Glyn McLyntock

6.9

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Elwood P. Dowd · (1 episode)

8.6

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Narrator · (1 episode)

7.3

1951

No Highway in the Sky

Theodore Honey

6.9

1951

Harvey

Elwood P. Dowd

7.7

1950

The Jackpot

Bill Lawrence

6.9

1950

The Jack Benny Program

Self · (1 episode)

7.8

1950

The Jack Benny Program

Jimmy Stewart (uncredited) · (2 episodes)

7.8

1950

The Jack Benny Program

Jimmy Stewart · (2 episodes)

7.8

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

1950

Broken Arrow

Tom Jeffords

6.7

1950

Winchester '73

Lin McAdam

7.3

1950

And Then There Were Four

Self - Narrator (voice)

5.0

1950

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)

6.9

1950

Malaya

John Royer

6.5

1949

The Stratton Story

Monty Stratton

6.5

1949

You Gotta Stay Happy

Marvin Payne

6.5

1948

10,000 Kids and a Cop

Narrator

6.0

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.8

1948

Rope

Rupert Cadell

7.9

1948

Call Northside 777

P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

6.6

1948

On Our Merry Way

Slim

5.5

1948

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

6.3

1947

Magic Town

Rip Smith

6.7

1947

Thunderbolt

Himself, Introduction

6.2

1947

It's a Wonderful Life

George Bailey

8.3

1946

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter/Winner · (1 episode)

7.0

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

7.0

1944

Winning Your Wings

Self

5.8

1942

Fellow Americans

Narrator (voice)

6.0

1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Gilbert Young

6.5

1941

Pot o' Gold

James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell

5.5

1941

Come Live with Me

Bill Smith

7.0

1941

The Philadelphia Story

Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

7.6

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

6.7

1940

No Time for Comedy

Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

5.4

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

6.5

1940

The Mortal Storm

Martin Breitner

7.2

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

5.5

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

Alfred Kralik

8.1

1940

Destry Rides Again

Tom Destry Jr.

7.2

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Jefferson Smith

7.9

1939

It's a Wonderful World

Guy Johnson

6.4

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

5.6

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

James Stewart (archive footage)

4.0

1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

Larry Hall

5.6

1939

Made for Each Other

John Horace Mason

6.1

1939

You Can't Take It with You

Tony Kirby

7.5

1938

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

James Stewart

6.0

1938

The Shopworn Angel

Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew

7.1

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

7.0

1938

Vivacious Lady

Peter

6.9

1938

Of Human Hearts

Jason Wilkins

5.8

1938

Navy Blue and Gold

John 'Truck' Cross

5.9

1937

The Last Gangster

Paul North Sr.

6.3

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

Self (archive footage)

7.0

1937

Seventh Heaven

Chico

6.6

1937

After the Thin Man

David Graham

7.3

1936

Born to Dance

Ted Barker

6.1

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

6.0

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

Roderick "Rowdy" Dow

5.3

1936

Speed

Terry Martin

5.8

1936

Small Town Girl

Elmer Clampett

6.2

1936

Important News

Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens

6.0

1936

Wife vs. Secretary

Dave

6.8

1936

Rose Marie

John Flower

6.2

1936

Next Time We Love

Christopher Tyler

6.2

1936

The Murder Man

Shorty

6.9

1935

Art Trouble

Jack Burton

6.5

1934