James Stewart

ActorDirector May 20 (died age 89) Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA 1934–2025 (91 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Rear Window

L.B. Jefferies

Film

Vertigo

Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

Film

It's a Wonderful Life

George Bailey

Film

Rope

Rupert Cadell

Film

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Ransom Stoddard

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Jefferson Smith

Film

Anatomy of a Murder

Paul "Pauly" Biegler

Film

The Shop Around the Corner

Alfred Kralik

Filmography

Acting (208)

Movies (171)

Group d'Etat

2025

as George Bailey (archive footage)

The Bloody Hundredth

2024

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

7.2

Lynch/Oz

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

James Stewart, l'ami américain

2023

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

6.7

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

2022

as Self (archive footage)

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

John Ford & Monument Valley

2013

as Self (archive footage)

1.0

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Warner at War

2008

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

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)

5.3

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)

6.9

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

2001

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

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)

6.5

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

as George Bailey (archive footage)

5.4

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

1996

6.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

as Self

7.8

La Classe américaine

1993

as Jacques (archive footage)

7.6

Dark Galaxy

1993

as (archive footage)

Fonda on Fonda

1992

as Self

6.0

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

1991

as Wylie Burp (voice)

6.3

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Self

7.7

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

as Self

Son of Dinosaurs

as Self

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0

A Beverly Hills Christmas

1987

as Self - Host

3.5

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self

6.5

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self

6.0

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

as Self

9.0

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

as Self

6.0

That's Dancing!

1985

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

as Self

6.0

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as Self

5.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

as Self

Right of Way

as Teddy Dwyer

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

as Self

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

as Self

A Tale of Africa

as Old Man

Mr. Krueger's Christmas

1980

as Mr. Krueger

6.0

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979

as Self

The Big Sleep

1978

as General Sternwood

5.9

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

The Magic of Lassie

as Clovis Mitchell

Airport '77

as Philip Stevens

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

as Self

The Shootist

as Dr. Hostetler

Sentimental Journey

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

as Self

7.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

That's Entertainment!

1974

as Self - Host / Narrator

7.4

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Harvey

1972

as Elwood P. Dowd

6.8

Directed by John Ford

Fools' Parade

as Mattie Appleyard

The American West of John Ford

1971

as Self - Narrator

6.2

The Cheyenne Social Club

as John O'Hanlan

Bandolero!

as Mace Bishop

Firecreek

as Johnny Cobb

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Mondo Hollywood

The Rare Breed

as Sam Burnett

Dear Brigitte

as Professor Robert Leaf

6.4

Shenandoah

1965

as Charlie Anderson

7.0

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

as Frank Towns

7.2

Cheyenne Autumn Trail

1964

as Narrator

Cheyenne Autumn

as Wyatt Earp

Take Her, She's Mine

as Frank Michaelson

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Ransom Stoddard

How the West Was Won

as Linus Rawlings

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Roger Hobbs

Flashing Spikes

as Slim Conway

Two Rode Together

as Marshal Guthrie McCabe

6.4

X-15

1961

as Himself / Narrator (voice)

5.9

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

The Mountain Road

as Major Baldwin

Anatomy of a Murder

as Paul "Pauly" Biegler

7.8

The FBI Story

1959

as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

6.0

Vertigo

1958

as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

8.1

Bell, Book and Candle

1958

as Shep Henderson

6.5

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

as Self

6.0

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh

6.7

Night Passage

1957

as Grant McLaine

6.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

as Ben McKenna

7.4

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Robert "Dutch" Holland

The Man from Laramie

as Will Lockhart

Rear Window

as L.B. Jefferies

The Glenn Miller Story

as Glenn Miller

The Far Country

as Jeff Webster

Tomorrow's Drivers

as the story teller

The Naked Spur

as Howard Kemp

Thunder Bay

as Steve Martin

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Buttons

Bend of the River

as Glyn McLyntock

Carbine Williams

as Marsh Williams

No Highway in the Sky

as Theodore Honey

Broken Arrow

as Tom Jeffords

Harvey

as Elwood P. Dowd

Winchester '73

as Lin McAdam

The Jackpot

as Bill Lawrence

And Then There Were Four

1950

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Stratton Story

as Monty Stratton

Malaya

as John Royer

Rope

as Rupert Cadell

Call Northside 777

as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

On Our Merry Way

as Slim

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as Narrator

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Marvin Payne

Magic Town

as Rip Smith

Thunderbolt

as Himself, Introduction

6.1

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

as Self

6.3

It's a Wonderful Life

as George Bailey

Winning Your Wings

as Self

Fellow Americans

as Narrator (voice)

Ziegfeld Girl

as Gilbert Young

Pot o' Gold

as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell

Come Live with Me

as Bill Smith

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self

6.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Self

5.5

The Philadelphia Story

1940

as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

7.6

The Shop Around the Corner

as Alfred Kralik

The Mortal Storm

as Martin Breitner

No Time for Comedy

as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

5.0

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

6.7

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Jefferson Smith

Destry Rides Again

as Tom Destry Jr.

Made for Each Other

as John Horace Mason

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Guy Johnson

6.4

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

as James Stewart (archive footage)

4.0

The Ice Follies of 1939

as Larry Hall

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

as Tony Kirby

Of Human Hearts

as Jason Wilkins

Vivacious Lady

as Peter

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938

as James Stewart

6.0

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

as Self

7.0

The Shopworn Angel

1938

as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew

The Last Gangster

as Paul North Sr.

Seventh Heaven

as Chico

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

as John 'Truck' Cross

Speed

as Terry Martin

Rose Marie

as John Flower

After the Thin Man

as David Graham

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as Self

Wife vs. Secretary

as Dave

Small Town Girl

as Elmer Clampett

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow

Born to Dance

as Ted Barker

Next Time We Love

as Christopher Tyler

Important News

as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens

The Murder Man

as Shorty

Art Trouble

as Jack Burton

Television (37)

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.8

Parkinson

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

as Self

North and South

as Miles Colbert

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Please Turn the Page

as Self

Laugh-In

as Guest Performer

People's Choice Awards

as Self

Dinah!

as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Hawkins

as Billy Jim Hawkins

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

Great Performances

as Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Film '72

as Self

The Jimmy Stewart Show

1971

as Prof. James K. Howard

The Pet Set

as Self

The Dean Martin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Guest

Alcoa Premiere

My Three Sons

as James Stewart

Startime

Lux Playhouse

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

MGM Parade

The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

General Electric Theater

1953

as Joe Newman

6.4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Elwood P. Dowd

8.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Narrator

7.2

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Crew (2)

Television (2)

General Electric Theater

1953

Director

6.4

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Director

7.2