James Stewart
Acting
Born May 20, 1908 · 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.
Films (170)
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
Lynch/Oz
2023
James Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Rat Pack
2022
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
2017
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
Warner at War
2008
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
2003
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
Rope Unleashed
2001
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
La Classe américaine
1993
Dark Galaxy
1993
Fonda on Fonda
1992
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Son of Dinosaurs
1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
That's Dancing!
1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
Right of Way
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
1980
A Tale of Africa
1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
Mickey's 50
1978
The Magic of Lassie
1978
The Big Sleep
1978
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
Airport '77
1977
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
The Shootist
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Sentimental Journey
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
That's Entertainment!
1974
Harvey
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
The American West of John Ford
1971
Directed by John Ford
1971
Fools' Parade
1971
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Bandolero!
1968
Firecreek
1968
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Rare Breed
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Shenandoah
1965
Dear Brigitte
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
1964
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
How the West Was Won
1962
Flashing Spikes
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
X-15
1961
Two Rode Together
1961
The Mountain Road
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
The FBI Story
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Vertigo
1958
Night Passage
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
The Man from Laramie
1955
Strategic Air Command
1955
Rear Window
1954
The Far Country
1954
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Tomorrow's Drivers
1954
Thunder Bay
1953
The Naked Spur
1953
Carbine Williams
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Bend of the River
1952
No Highway in the Sky
1951
Harvey
1950
The Jackpot
1950
Broken Arrow
1950
Winchester '73
1950
And Then There Were Four
1950
Malaya
1949
The Stratton Story
1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
Call Northside 777
1948
On Our Merry Way
1948
Rope
1948
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
Magic Town
1947
Thunderbolt
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Winning Your Wings
1942
Fellow Americans
1942
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
Pot o' Gold
1941
Come Live with Me
1941
The Philadelphia Story
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
No Time for Comedy
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
The Mortal Storm
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
Destry Rides Again
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
Made for Each Other
1939
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
The Shopworn Angel
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
Vivacious Lady
1938
Of Human Hearts
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
The Last Gangster
1937
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
Seventh Heaven
1937
After the Thin Man
1936
Born to Dance
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Speed
1936
Small Town Girl
1936
Important News
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
Rose Marie
1936
Next Time We Love
1936
The Murder Man
1935
Art Trouble
1934