James Stewart
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
212
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 Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Great Performances
What's My Line?
North and South
The Oscars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
People's Choice Awards
The Jackpot
My Three Sons
The Ed Sullivan Show
Fools' Parade
Lynch/Oz
Dinah!
Harvey
Rat Pack
The Kennedy Center Honors
Seventh Heaven
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
It's a Wonderful Life
Rope
Malaya
Rear Window
Speed
Vertigo
The George Gobel Show
Thunderbolt
The Dean Martin Show
Vivacious Lady
Harvey
Small Town Girl
The Naked Spur
The Rare Breed
V.I.P. Schaukel
Magic Town
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
The Gorgeous Hussy
Alcoa Premiere
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Bandolero!
Hawkins
Please Turn the Page
MGM Parade
Pot o' Gold
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
That's Dancing!
The Pet Set
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Startime
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
How the West Was Won
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Directed by John Ford
Breakdowns of 1941
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Night of 100 Stars
Obsessed with Vertigo
Talking Pictures
Film '72
Anatomy of a Murder
It's a Wonderful World
The Shop Around the Corner
The Flight of the Phoenix
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
The Julie Andrews Hour
Thunder Bay
Broken Arrow
Airport '77
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
You Gotta Stay Happy
X-15
That's Entertainment!
The Shopworn Angel
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Son of Dinosaurs
The Shootist
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Last Gangster
Winchester '73
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Art Trouble
The Philadelphia Story
Bell, Book and Candle
Take Her, She's Mine
Two Rode Together
Cheyenne Autumn
A Tale of Africa
The Man from Laramie
The Spirit of St. Louis
Shenandoah
The Mortal Storm
Bend of the River
Strategic Air Command
Wife vs. Secretary
The Far Country
Night of 100 Stars II
Winning Your Wings
Ziegfeld Girl
After the Thin Man
La Classe américaine
The Bloody Hundredth
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Laugh-In
The Big Sleep
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Firecreek
The Glenn Miller Story
Call Northside 777
Night Passage
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Cheyenne Social Club
James Bond: The First 21 Years
The American West of John Ford
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Night of 100 Stars III
The FBI Story
The Ice Follies of 1939
Mondo Hollywood
Come Live with Me
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Made for Each Other
On Our Merry Way
Dear Brigitte
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Rose Marie
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Showbiz Goes to War
Dark Galaxy
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Destry Rides Again
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Frank Capra's American Dream
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Carbine Williams
Mickey's 50
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Born to Dance
Lux Playhouse
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
The Stratton Story
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Hollywood Hobbies
No Highway in the Sky
This Is Bob Hope...
The Magic of Lassie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Mountain Road
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Navy Blue and Gold
The All-Star Christmas Show
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Of Human Hearts
Blow-Ups of 1947
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Warner at War
Hollywood Goes to Town
The Murder Man
No Time for Comedy
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Right of Way
John Ford & Monument Valley
The Romance of Celluloid
Fonda on Fonda
Next Time We Love
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Sentimental Journey
Rope Unleashed
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Tomorrow's Drivers
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Flashing Spikes
James Stewart, l'ami américain
John Wayne-A Life on Film
And Then There Were Four
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Important News
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Group d'Etat
Fellow Americans
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
