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James Stewart

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1908-05-20

Birth Place

Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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

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

2001

7.3

Movie
10,000 Kids and a Cop

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

6.0

Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

7.5

Movie
A Beverly Hills Christmas

A Beverly Hills Christmas

1987

3.5

Movie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

6.7

Movie
A Tale of Africa

A Tale of Africa

1980

5.0

Movie
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936

7.3

Movie
Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

5.6

Movie
poster

Alcoa Premiere

1961

5.5

TV
All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

6.0

Movie
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981

6.0

Movie
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983

6.0

Movie
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

1991

6.3

Movie
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

7.8

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
And Then There Were Four

And Then There Were Four

1950

5.0

Movie
Art Trouble

Art Trouble

1934

6.5

Movie
Bandolero!

Bandolero!

1968

6.5

Movie
Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

1958

6.5

Movie
Bend of the River

Bend of the River

1952

6.9

Movie
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
poster

Bitte umblättern

1977

6.0

TV
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

6.3

Movie
Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936

6.1

Movie
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

7.0

Movie
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950

6.7

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
poster

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

1991

6.0

TV
Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

1948

6.6

Movie
Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams

1952

6.3

Movie
Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

2010

7.1

Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

6.5

Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

7.0

Movie
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

6.7

Movie
Cheyenne Autumn Trail

Cheyenne Autumn Trail

1964

0.0

Movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

5.3

Movie
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941

6.9

Movie
Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

1965

6.4

Movie
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939

7.1

Movie
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971

6.8

Movie
Fellow Americans

Fellow Americans

1942

6.0

Movie
Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

6.4

Movie
Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

1962

6.0

Movie
Fonda on Fonda

Fonda on Fonda

1992

6.0

Movie
Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

1971

6.8

Movie
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

2008

0.0

Movie
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance

Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance

1991

6.0

Movie
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

6.2

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983

8.0

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

2022

0.0

Movie
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

6.5

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
poster

H2O: Just Add Water

2006

7.8

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

7.7

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

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

1988

6.0

Movie
Harvey

Harvey

1950

7.7

Movie
Harvey

Harvey

1972

6.8

Movie
poster

Hawkins

1973

7.2

TV
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

6.0

Movie
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

2003

5.6

Movie
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999

7.6

Movie
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

7.0

Movie
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

5.6

Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.5

Movie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

5.5

Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

6.0

Movie
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

7.0

Movie
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

6.9

Movie
Important News

Important News

1936

6.0

Movie
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

8.3

Movie
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

6.4

Movie
James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

5.0

Movie
James Stewart, l'ami américain

James Stewart, l'ami américain

2023

0.0

Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

6.0

Movie
John Ford & Monument Valley

John Ford & Monument Valley

2013

1.0

Movie
John Wayne-A Life on Film

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000

0.0

Movie
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

9.0

Movie
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

7.7

Movie
poster

Laugh-In

1977

5.8

TV
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

6.9

Movie
poster

Lux Playhouse

1958

0.0

TV
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

6.2

Movie
Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

6.7

Movie
Malaya

Malaya

1949

6.5

Movie
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

6.3

Movie
Mr. Krueger's Christmas

Mr. Krueger's Christmas

1980

6.0

Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

7.9

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

5.9

Movie
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love

1936

6.4

Movie
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

4.0

Movie
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

6.3

Movie
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

1996

6.0

Movie
No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951

6.9

Movie
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

5.5

Movie
poster

North and South

1985

7.4

TV
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

1997

7.0

Movie
Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

1938

5.8

Movie
On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

5.5

Movie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

6.0

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold

1941

5.5

Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

7.7

Movie
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

9.0

Movie
Rear Window

Rear Window

1954

8.4

Movie
Right of Way

Right of Way

1983

7.3

Movie
Rope

Rope

1948

7.9

Movie
Rope Unleashed

Rope Unleashed

2001

6.9

Movie
Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1936

6.2

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

6.0

Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938

6.0

Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

4.0

Movie
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1976

6.0

Movie
Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1937

6.6

Movie
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

6.8

Movie
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

10.0

Movie
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

6.2

Movie
Son of Dinosaurs

Son of Dinosaurs

1989

6.2

Movie
Speed

Speed

1936

5.8

Movie
poster

Star Life

1990

10.0

TV
poster

Startime

1959

6.0

TV
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

2017

6.0

Movie
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

6.1

Movie
Take Her, She's Mine

Take Her, She's Mine

1963

5.0

Movie
poster

Talking Pictures

2013

5.0

TV
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

6.8

Movie
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

7.2

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The American West of John Ford

The American West of John Ford

1971

6.3

Movie
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978

5.9

Movie
The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

2024

7.4

Movie
The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

6.4

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

7.6

Movie
poster

The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

6.8

Movie
The FBI Story

The FBI Story

1959

6.1

Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

8.6

Movie
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

7.2

Movie
poster

The George Gobel Show

1954

7.0

TV
The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

6.9

Movie
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

5.2

Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

6.3

Movie
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

5.6

Movie
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
The Jackpot

The Jackpot

1950

6.9

Movie
poster

The Jimmy Stewart Show

1971

6.0

TV
poster

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

6.0

TV
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

1937

6.3

Movie
The Magic of Lassie

The Magic of Lassie

1978

5.4

Movie
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

1990

6.0

Movie
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

2000

6.5

Movie
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

7.2

Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

7.5

Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

7.8

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940

7.2

Movie
The Mountain Road

The Mountain Road

1960

6.4

Movie
The Murder Man

The Murder Man

1935

6.9

Movie
The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

1953

6.9

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Pet Set

1971

5.5

TV
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

7.6

Movie
The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

6.0

Movie
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

7.0

Movie
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976

7.0

Movie
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

8.1

Movie
The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

7.1

Movie
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

2009

0.0

Movie
The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

6.6

Movie
The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

1949

6.7

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

2002

0.0

Movie
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

8.0

Movie
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

1953

6.1

Movie
Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1947

6.2

Movie
Tomorrow's Drivers

Tomorrow's Drivers

1954

5.0

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

6.4

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
Vertigo

Vertigo

1958

8.2

Movie
Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

1938

6.8

Movie
Warner at War

Warner at War

2008

7.0

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

6.8

Movie
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1950

7.3

Movie
Winning Your Wings

Winning Your Wings

1942

5.7

Movie
X-15

X-15

1961

5.9

Movie
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

7.5

Movie
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

6.4

Movie
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

6.5

Movie