James Stewart
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
208
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-05-20
Day of death
1997-07-02 (89 years old)
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 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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Tony Awards
Great Performances
It's a Wonderful Life
My Three Sons
North and South
Dinah!
What's My Line?
The Oscars
How the West Was Won
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Kennedy Center Honors
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Fools' Parade
The Dean Martin Show
Rope
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Rear Window
Vertigo
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Airport '77
X-15
Night Passage
Broken Arrow
Shenandoah
Rose Marie
No Highway in the Sky
Winchester '73
The Philadelphia Story
Seventh Heaven
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
V.I.P. Schaukel
Carbine Williams
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Harvey
Rope Unleashed
Art Trouble
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Thunderbolt
Speed
Harvey
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Alcoa Premiere
The Jackpot
The Shop Around the Corner
The George Gobel Show
Cheyenne Autumn
Thunder Bay
The Rare Breed
Dear Brigitte
Bandolero!
Magic Town
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Rat Pack
Anatomy of a Murder
The Man from Laramie
Startime
Please Turn the Page
Hawkins
Two Rode Together
The Cheyenne Social Club
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Film '72
The Greatest Show on Earth
Talking Pictures
The Pet Set
Mickey's 50
Bend of the River
Vivacious Lady
You Can't Take It with You
Malaya
Bell, Book and Candle
The Big Sleep
Of Human Hearts
Blow-Ups of 1947
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Strategic Air Command
Directed by John Ford
Firecreek
La Classe américaine
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Murder Man
The Naked Spur
The Far Country
The Bloody Hundredth
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
The FBI Story
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
It's a Wonderful World
The Magic of Lassie
Hollywood Goes to Town
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Night of 100 Stars III
James Bond: The First 21 Years
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Mortal Storm
Right of Way
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Call Northside 777
Frank Capra's American Dream
Next Time We Love
Come Live with Me
Night of 100 Stars
And Then There Were Four
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Pot o' Gold
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
John Ford & Monument Valley
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
The Shootist
You Gotta Stay Happy
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Ziegfeld Girl
That's Entertainment!
Made for Each Other
Obsessed with Vertigo
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Showbiz Goes to War
Lux Playhouse
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
This Is Bob Hope...
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
No Time for Comedy
On Our Merry Way
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Son of Dinosaurs
The American West of John Ford
Small Town Girl
That's Entertainment, Part II
After the Thin Man
Navy Blue and Gold
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Gorgeous Hussy
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Destry Rides Again
The Stratton Story
Wife vs. Secretary
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Laugh-In
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Fonda on Fonda
A Beverly Hills Christmas
The Shopworn Angel
The Last Gangster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Breakdowns of 1941
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
A Tale of Africa
The Mountain Road
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Winning Your Wings
Take Her, She's Mine
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
Dark Galaxy
Flashing Spikes
Night of 100 Stars II
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Born to Dance
John Wayne-A Life on Film
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Warner at War
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
James Stewart, l'ami américain
The Romance of Celluloid
Black Baby
Important News
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Hollywood Hobbies
The All-Star Christmas Show
Sentimental Journey
Tomorrow's Drivers
Fellow Americans
