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James Stewart

Acting Born May 20, 1908 Died Jul 2, 1997 Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA 218 credits

Biography

James Stewart was an American film and stage actor. He is known for his distinctive voice and everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics. He was a major MGM contract star. Stewart's acting career spanned seven decades in Hollywood. He cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image. Stewart is a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, having risen to the rank of Brigadier General. He was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Stewart passed away on July 2, 1997.

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Career

Career overview

James Stewart was an American film and stage actor known for his distinctive voice and everyman persona. He had a versatile career spanning seven decades in Hollywood, during which he cultivated a recognized screen image in numerous films. Stewart was a major MGM contract star, starring in many films widely considered classics.

Throughout his acting career, Stewart was nominated for five Academy Awards. He received one Lifetime Achievement award and one Academy Award in competition. Stewart's body of work includes films such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Philadelphia. He is also known for his work in other films, although specific titles are not mentioned in the provided information.

Stewart's acting credits total 215 known works. He is a male actor born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Stewart passed away on July 2, 1997, at the age of 89.

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Career timeline

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e MisturasIt’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
The Bloody Hundredth
James Stewart, l'ami américain
Rat PackLouis Armstrong's Black & BluesGrace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
This Is Bob Hope...Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Discovering Jean Harlow
Talking PicturesJohn Ford & Monument Valley
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearThe Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Warner at WarFrank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Rope Unleashed'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
John Wayne-A Life on FilmThe Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Obsessed with VertigoFrank Capra's American DreamChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
La Classe américaineDark Galaxy
Fonda on Fonda
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestPreminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerBurt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Night of 100 Stars IIIThe Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Son of Dinosaurs
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodJames Stewart: A Wonderful LifeGrace Kelly: The American PrincessA Beverly Hills Christmas
All Star Party for Clint EastwoodKraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
North and SouthNight of 100 Stars IIThat's Dancing!
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageRight of WayJames Bond: The First 21 YearsAll-Star Party for Frank SinatraGeorge Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Showbiz Goes to WarNight of 100 StarsOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Full filmography

  • Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026) as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026) as George Bailey
  • The Bloody Hundredth (2024) as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
  • James Stewart, l'ami américain (2023)
  • Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
  • Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • This Is Bob Hope... (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Discovering Jean Harlow (2015) as archive footage
  • Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • John Ford & Monument Valley (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Warner at War (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) as Narrator (archive footage)
  • The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Rope Unleashed (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • Obsessed with Vertigo (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997) as George Bailey (archive footage)
  • No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
  • La Classe américaine (1993) as Jacques (archive footage)
  • Dark Galaxy (1993) as (archive footage)
  • Fonda on Fonda (1992) as Self
  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) as Wylie Burp (voice)
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Self
  • Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... (1991) as Self
  • Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self
  • The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990) as Self
  • I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989) as Self (Archive Footage)
  • Son of Dinosaurs (1989) as Self
  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self
  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self
  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) as Self
  • A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987) as Self - Host
  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986) as Self
  • Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986) as Self
  • North and South (1985) as Miles Colbert
  • Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
  • That's Dancing! (1985) as Self (archive footage)
  • All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984) as Self
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Right of Way (1983) as Teddy Dwyer
  • James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self
  • All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) as Self
  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983) as Self
  • Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
  • Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981) as Self
  • Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) as Mr. Krueger
  • A Tale of Africa (1980) as Old Man
  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979) as Self
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
  • Mickey's 50 (1978) as Self
  • The Big Sleep (1978) as General Sternwood
  • The Magic of Lassie (1978) as Clovis Mitchell
  • Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
  • Airport '77 (1977) as Philip Stevens
  • Laugh-In (1977) as Guest Performer
  • The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977) as Self
  • Sentimental Journey (1976)
  • The Shootist (1976) as Dr. Hostetler
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) as Self
  • People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) as Self - Host / Narrator
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
  • Hawkins (1973) as Billy Jim Hawkins
  • The Julie Andrews Hour (1972) as Self
  • Harvey (1972) as Elwood P. Dowd
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • Directed by John Ford (1971)
  • Fools' Parade (1971) as Mattie Appleyard
  • The Pet Set (1971) as Self
  • The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971) as James Howard
  • The American West of John Ford (1971) as Self - Narrator
  • The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) as John O'Hanlan
  • Bandolero! (1968) as Mace Bishop
  • Firecreek (1968) as Johnny Cobb
  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
  • Mondo Hollywood (1967)
  • The Rare Breed (1966) as Sam Burnett
  • The Dean Martin Show (1965)
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Frank Towns
  • Shenandoah (1965) as Charlie Anderson
  • Dear Brigitte (1965) as Professor Robert Leaf
  • Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Wyatt Earp
  • Cheyenne Autumn Trail (1964) as Narrator
  • Take Her, She's Mine (1963) as Frank Michaelson
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Ransom Stoddard
  • How the West Was Won (1962) as Linus Rawlings
  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) as Roger Hobbs
  • Flashing Spikes (1962) as Slim Conway
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Guest
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • Alcoa Premiere (1961)
  • Two Rode Together (1961) as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
  • X-15 (1961) as Himself / Narrator (voice)
  • My Three Sons (1960) as James Stewart
  • The Mountain Road (1960) as Major Baldwin
  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) as Self
  • Startime (1959) as Azel Dorsey
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959) as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
  • The FBI Story (1959) as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
  • Vertigo (1958) as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
  • Bell, Book and Candle (1958) as Shep Henderson
  • The All-Star Christmas Show (1958) as Self
  • Lux Playhouse (1958)
  • Night Passage (1957) as Grant McLaine
  • The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) as Ben McKenna
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • Strategic Air Command (1955) as Robert "Dutch" Holland
  • The Man from Laramie (1955) as Will Lockhart
  • Rear Window (1954) as L.B. Jefferies
  • The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
  • Jamboree (1954) as Self
  • Tomorrow's Drivers (1954) as the story teller
  • The Far Country (1954) as Jeff Webster
  • The Glenn Miller Story (1954) as Glenn Miller
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Naked Spur (1953) as Howard Kemp
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Joe Newman
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Britt Ponset
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Bart
  • General Electric Theater (1953) Director
  • Thunder Bay (1953) as Steve Martin
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Buttons
  • Bend of the River (1952) as Glyn McLyntock
  • Carbine Williams (1952) as Marsh Williams
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Elwood P. Dowd
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Narrator
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) Director
  • No Highway in the Sky (1951) as Theodore Honey
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Jimmy Stewart
  • Broken Arrow (1950) as Tom Jeffords
  • Winchester '73 (1950) as Lin McAdam
  • Harvey (1950) as Elwood P. Dowd
  • The Jackpot (1950) as Bill Lawrence
  • And Then There Were Four (1950) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Malaya (1949) as John Royer
  • The Stratton Story (1949) as Monty Stratton
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Rope (1948) as Rupert Cadell
  • On Our Merry Way (1948) as Slim
  • Call Northside 777 (1948) as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) as Narrator
  • You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) as Marvin Payne
  • Magic Town (1947) as Rip Smith
  • Thunderbolt (1947) as Himself, Introduction
  • Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) as Self
  • It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as George Bailey
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter / Nominee
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
  • Winning Your Wings (1942) as Self
  • Fellow Americans (1942) as Narrator (voice)
  • Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Ziegfeld Girl (1941) as Gilbert Young
  • Come Live with Me (1941) as Bill Smith
  • Pot o' Gold (1941) as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940) as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
  • The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Alfred Kralik
  • No Time for Comedy (1940) as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self
  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self
  • The Mortal Storm (1940) as Martin Breitner
  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Jefferson Smith
  • It's a Wonderful World (1939) as Guy Johnson
  • Destry Rides Again (1939) as Tom Destry Jr.
  • Made for Each Other (1939) as John Horace Mason
  • Hollywood Hobbies (1939) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) as Larry Hall
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as James Stewart (archive footage)
  • Vivacious Lady (1938) as Peter
  • The Shopworn Angel (1938) as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
  • You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Tony Kirby
  • Of Human Hearts (1938) as Jason Wilkins
  • Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) as Self
  • Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) as James Stewart
  • The Last Gangster (1937) as Paul North Sr.
  • Seventh Heaven (1937) as Chico
  • Navy Blue and Gold (1937) as John 'Truck' Cross
  • The Romance of Celluloid (1937) as Self (archive footage)
  • Speed (1936) as Terry Martin
  • The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
  • Wife vs. Secretary (1936) as Dave
  • Small Town Girl (1936) as Elmer Clampett
  • Next Time We Love (1936) as Christopher Tyler
  • After the Thin Man (1936) as David Graham
  • Born to Dance (1936) as Ted Barker
  • Rose Marie (1936) as John Flower
  • Important News (1936) as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self
  • The Murder Man (1935) as Shorty
  • Art Trouble (1934) as Jack Burton
  • Yukon Passage as Narrator