James Stewart
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.
Acted in
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
James Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
2017
as Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010
as Jefferson Smith (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
as Self (Archive)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
2008
as Self (archive footage)
H2O: Just Add Water
2006
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
Rope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as George Bailey (archive footage)
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (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)
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
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance
1991
as Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
as Self (archival footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Son of Dinosaurs
1989
as Himself
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
as Self - Host
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
Right of Way
1983
as Teddy Dwyer
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Magic of Lassie
1978
as Clovis Mitchell
The Big Sleep
1978
as General Sternwood
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer
Airport '77
1977
as Philip Stevens
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
The Shootist
1976
as Dr. Hostetler
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Sentimental Journey
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
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)
The American West of John Ford
1971
as Self - Narrator
The Jimmy Stewart Show
1971
as Prof. James K. Howard
Directed by John Ford
1971
Fools' Parade
1971
as Mattie Appleyard
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as John O'Hanlan
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Bandolero!
1968
as Mace Bishop
Firecreek
1968
as Johnny Cobb
The Rare Breed
1966
as Sam Burnett
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Capt. Frank Towns
The Dean Martin Show
1965
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
How the West Was Won
1962
as Linus Rawlings
Flashing Spikes
1962
as Slim Conway
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Roger Hobbs
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Ransom Stoddard
X-15
1961
as Himself / Narrator (voice)
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Two Rode Together
1961
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
My Three Sons
1960
as James Stewart
The Mountain Road
1960
as Major Baldwin
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
Startime
1959
The FBI Story
1959
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Paul Biegler
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Shep Henderson
Lux Playhouse
1958
Vertigo
1958
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Night Passage
1957
as Grant McLaine
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Dr. Ben McKenna
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Will Lockhart
Strategic Air Command
1955
as Robert "Dutch" Holland
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Rear Window
1954
as L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies
The Far Country
1954
as Jeff Webster
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Glenn Miller
Tomorrow's Drivers
1954
as the story teller
Thunder Bay
1953
as Steve Martin
The Oscars
1953
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Joe Newman
General Electric Theater
1953
as Britt Ponset
General Electric Theater
1953
as Bart
The Naked Spur
1953
as Howard Kemp
Carbine Williams
1952
as Marsh Williams
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Buttons
Bend of the River
1952
as Glyn McLyntock
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elwood P. Dowd
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Narrator
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Theodore Honey
Harvey
1950
as Elwood P. Dowd
The Jackpot
1950
as Bill Lawrence
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Jimmy Stewart
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Broken Arrow
1950
as Tom Jeffords
Winchester '73
1950
as Lin McAdam
And Then There Were Four
1950
as Self - Narrator (voice)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Malaya
1949
as John Royer
The Stratton Story
1949
as Monty Stratton
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Marvin Payne
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Narrator
Rope
1948
as Rupert Cadell
Call Northside 777
1948
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Slim
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
Magic Town
1947
as Rip Smith
Thunderbolt
1947
as Himself, Introduction
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as George Bailey
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
Pot o' Gold
1941
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
Come Live with Me
1941
as Bill Smith
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Martin Breitner
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Alfred Kralik
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Tom Destry Jr.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Jefferson Smith
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Guy Johnson
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as James Stewart (archive footage)
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Mort Hodges
Made for Each Other
1939
as John Horace Mason
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Tony Kirby
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as James Stewart
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Peter
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Jason Wilkins
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as John 'Truck' Cross
The Last Gangster
1937
as Paul North Sr.
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Chico
After the Thin Man
1936
as David Graham
Born to Dance
1936
as Ted Barker
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Speed
1936
as Terry Martin
Small Town Girl
1936
as Elmer Clampett
Important News
1936
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Dave
Rose Marie
1936
as John Flower
Next Time We Love
1936
as Christopher Tyler
The Murder Man
1935
as Shorty
Art Trouble
1934
as Jack Burton