James Stewart: movies and TV shows
James Stewart has 218 credits in the archive: 175 films and 43 TV series, from 1934 to 2026. Highest rated: People's Choice Awards (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 2026 · busiest year: 1936 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas | John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 118 |
| 2026 | It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead | George Bailey | Film | — | 118 |
| 2024 | The Bloody Hundredth | Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 116 |
| 2023 | James Stewart, l'ami américain | Film | — | 115 | |
| 2022 | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 114 |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 114 |
| 2022 | Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 114 |
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 113 |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 109 |
| 2017 | Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 109 |
| 2015 | Discovering Jean Harlow | archive footage | Film | 10.0 | 107 |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.2 | 105 |
| 2013 | John Ford & Monument Valley | Self (archive footage) | Film | 1.0 | 105 |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 101 |
| 2009 | The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 101 |
| 2008 | Warner at War | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 100 |
| 2008 | Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 100 |
| 2003 | Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films | Narrator (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 95 |
| 2002 | The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2001 | Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 93 |
| 2001 | 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 93 |
| 2000 | John Wayne-A Life on Film | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 92 |
| 2000 | The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 92 |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 91 |
| 1997 | Obsessed with Vertigo | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 89 |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 89 |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | George Bailey (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 89 |
| 1996 | No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich | Film | 6.0 | 88 | |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film | 8.0 | 87 |
| 1993 | La Classe américaine | Jacques (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 85 |
| 1993 | Dark Galaxy | (archive footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 1992 | Fonda on Fonda | Self | Film | 7.0 | 84 |
| 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Wylie Burp (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 83 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | Film | 8.0 | 83 |
| 1991 | Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... | Self | TV | 7.0 | 83 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 82 |
| 1990 | The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 82 |
| 1989 | I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 81 |
| 1989 | Son of Dinosaurs | Self | Film | 6.2 | 81 |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | Film | 6.0 | 80 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self | Film | 6.5 | 79 |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 1987 | A Beverly Hills Christmas | Self - Host | Film | 3.5 | 79 |
| 1986 | All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 78 |
| 1986 | Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | Film | 9.0 | 78 |
| 1985 | North and South | Miles Colbert | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 77 |
| 1984 | All Star Party for Lucille Ball | Self | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1983 | Right of Way | Teddy Dwyer | Film | 7.5 | 75 |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | Film | 6.7 | 75 |
| 1983 | All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 1983 | George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | Film | 8.0 | 75 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 74 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 74 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 1981 | All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1980 | Mr. Krueger's Christmas | Mr. Krueger | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 1980 | A Tale of Africa | Old Man | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 1979 | All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 70 |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 1978 | The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | Film | 5.9 | 70 |
| 1978 | The Magic of Lassie | Clovis Mitchell | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1977 | Laugh-In | Guest Performer | TV | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1977 | The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? | Self | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1976 | Sentimental Journey | Film | 6.0 | 68 | |
| 1976 | The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.2 | 67 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator | Film | 7.4 | 66 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 65 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Billy Jim Hawkins | TV | 7.8 | 65 |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1972 | Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1971 | Directed by John Ford | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1971 | Fools' Parade | Mattie Appleyard | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1971 | The Pet Set | Self | TV | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show | James Howard | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford | Self - Narrator | Film | 6.4 | 63 |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | John O'Hanlan | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1968 | Bandolero! | Mace Bishop | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1968 | Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Film | 7.6 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Mondo Hollywood | Film | 6.7 | 59 | |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed | Sam Burnett | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 57 | |
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte | Professor Robert Leaf | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Wyatt Earp | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn Trail | Narrator | Film | — | 56 |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine | Frank Michaelson | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Ransom Stoddard | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Linus Rawlings | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Roger Hobbs | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1962 | Flashing Spikes | Slim Conway | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Marshal Guthrie McCabe | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1961 | X-15 | Himself / Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | James Stewart | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1960 | The Mountain Road | Major Baldwin | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1959 | Startime | Azel Dorsey | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Paul "Pauly" Biegler | Film | 7.8 | 51 |
| 1959 | The FBI Story | John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1958 | Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | Film | 8.1 | 50 |
| 1958 | Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1958 | Lux Playhouse | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1957 | Night Passage | Grant McLaine | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 48 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Ben McKenna | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1955 | Strategic Air Command | Robert "Dutch" Holland | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Will Lockhart | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1954 | Rear Window | L.B. Jefferies | Film | 8.3 | 46 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1954 | Jamboree | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1954 | Tomorrow's Drivers | the story teller | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 1954 | The Far Country | Jeff Webster | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1953 | The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Joe Newman | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Britt Ponset | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Bart | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1953 | Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Buttons | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Glyn McLyntock | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams | Marsh Williams | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elwood P. Dowd | TV | 8.8 | 43 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Narrator | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 43 | |
| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky | Theodore Honey | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Jimmy Stewart | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1950 | Broken Arrow | Tom Jeffords | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 | Lin McAdam | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1950 | Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | Film | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1950 | The Jackpot | Bill Lawrence | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1950 | And Then There Were Four | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1949 | Malaya | John Royer | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story | Monty Stratton | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1948 | Rope | Rupert Cadell | Film | 7.9 | 40 |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | Slim | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1948 | 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Marvin Payne | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Rip Smith | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1947 | Thunderbolt | Himself, Introduction | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1947 | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | George Bailey | Film | 8.3 | 38 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter / Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1942 | Winning Your Wings | Self | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1942 | Fellow Americans | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | Film | 7.6 | 32 |
| 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner | Alfred Kralik | Film | 8.1 | 32 |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1940 | The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jefferson Smith | Film | 7.8 | 31 |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Guy Johnson | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Tom Destry Jr. | Film | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | John Horace Mason | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Larry Hall | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 1939 | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | James Stewart (archive footage) | Film | 4.0 | 31 |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady | Peter | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1938 | The Shopworn Angel | Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Tony Kirby | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Jason Wilkins | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Stewart | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Paul North Sr. | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Chico | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1937 | The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1936 | Speed | Terry Martin | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy | Roderick "Rowdy" Dow | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love | Christopher Tyler | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | David Graham | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | Ted Barker | Film | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1936 | Rose Marie | John Flower | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1936 | Important News | Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Shorty | Film | 7.1 | 27 |
| 1934 | Art Trouble | Jack Burton | Film | 6.8 | 26 |
| Yukon Passage | Narrator | Film | — | — |