James Stewart

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-05-20 (89 years old)

Deathday

1997-07-02

Place of Birth

Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

James Stewart

Biography

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 classi...

Acting

1959

Anatomy of a Murder

as Paul Biegler

1958

Vertigo

as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

1940

The Philadelphia Story

as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

1940

The Mortal Storm

as Martin Breitner

1954

Rear Window

as L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Dr. Ben McKenna

1948

Rope

as Rupert Cadell

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as George Bailey

1939

1965

The Flight of the Phoenix

as Capt. Frank Towns

1978

The Big Sleep

as General Sternwood

1958

Bell, Book and Candle

as Shep Henderson

1991

1940

1968

Firecreek

as Johnny Cobb

1953

The Naked Spur

as Howard Kemp

1965

Shenandoah

as Charlie Anderson

1962

1950

Harvey

as Elwood P. Dowd

1977

Airport '77

as Philip Stevens

1962

How the West Was Won

as Linus Rawlings

1957

Night Passage

as Grant McLaine

1941

Come Live with Me

as Bill Smith

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Marvin Payne

1976

The Shootist

as Dr. Hostetler

1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as Gilbert Young

1961

Two Rode Together

as Marshal Guthrie McCabe

1938

1948

Call Northside 777

as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

1964

1935

1970

The Cheyenne Social Club

as John O'Hanlan

1937

The Last Gangster

as Paul North Sr.

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Wyatt Earp

1962

1968

Bandolero!

as Mace Bishop

1950

Winchester '73

as Lin McAdam

1936

After the Thin Man

as David Graham

1965

Dear Brigitte

as Professor Robert Leaf

1950

Broken Arrow

as Tom Jeffords

1953

Thunder Bay

as Steve Martin

1949

The Stratton Story

as Monty Stratton

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Tom Destry Jr.

1936

Born to Dance

as Ted Barker

1955

Strategic Air Command

as Robert "Dutch" Holland

1951

No Highway in the Sky

as Theodore Honey

1936

Rose Marie

as John Flower

1952

Carbine Williams

as Marsh Williams

1949

Malaya

as John Royer

1993

La Classe américaine

as Jacques (archive footage)

1963

Take Her, She's Mine

as Frank Michaelson

1952

Bend of the River

as Glyn McLyntock

1966

The Rare Breed

as Sam Burnett

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

1939

1971

Fools' Parade

as Mattie Appleyard

1954

The Glenn Miller Story

as Glenn Miller

1939

Made for Each Other

as John Horace Mason

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as George Bailey (archive footage)

1941

Pot o' Gold

as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell

1954

The Far Country

as Jeff Webster

1955

The Man from Laramie

as Will Lockhart

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh

1980

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1959

The FBI Story

as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1947

Magic Town

as Rip Smith

1948

1978

The Magic of Lassie

as Clovis Mitchell

1960

The Mountain Road

as Major Baldwin

1938

The Shopworn Angel

as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1936

Next Time We Love

as Christopher Tyler

1936

Small Town Girl

as Elmer Clampett

1938

Of Human Hearts

as Jason Wilkins

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow

1950

The Jackpot

as Bill Lawrence

1954

Tomorrow's Drivers

as the story teller

1940

No Time for Comedy

as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

as John 'Truck' Cross

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

as Jefferson Smith (archive footage)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Right of Way

as Teddy Dwyer

1937

1936

Speed

as Terry Martin

1939

1997

Obsessed with Vertigo

as Self (archive footage)

2001

Rope Unleashed

as Self (archive footage)

1987

1961

X-15

as Himself / Narrator (voice)

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2009

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

as Self (archive footage)

1980

1972

Harvey

as Elwood P. Dowd

1989

2013

John Ford & Monument Valley

as Self (archive footage)

1974

That's Entertainment!

as Self - Host / Narrator

1971

2024

The Bloody Hundredth

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

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

1962

Flashing Spikes

as Slim Conway

1948

1947

1934

Art Trouble

as Jack Burton

2000

1947

Thunderbolt

as Himself, Introduction

1936

Important News

as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens

1950

And Then There Were Four

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1942

Fellow Americans

as Narrator (voice)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as Self (archive footage)

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

2017

2008

Warner at War

as Self (archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as James Stewart (archive footage)

1992

2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

as Self (archive footage)

1978

2025

Manikin

as George Bailey (Archival)

1993

Dark Galaxy

as (archive footage)

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