James Stewart
Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA — May 20 1908• Died Jul 02 1997
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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 States Air Force Reserve. Throughout his seven decades in H…
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James Stewart's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
My Three Sons
James Stewart
Dinah!
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
People's Choice Awards
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Self
North and South
Miles Colbert
MGM Parade
The Dean Martin Show
Film '72
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey
The George Gobel Show
Self
Startime
Rear Window
L.B. Jefferies
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ben McKenna
Alcoa Premiere
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Hawkins
Billy Jim Hawkins
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Prof. James K. Howard
Vertigo
Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elwood P. Dowd
How the West Was Won
Linus Rawlings
Broken Arrow
Tom Jeffords
The Philadelphia Story
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Airport '77
Philip Stevens
Anatomy of a Murder
Paul "Pauly" Biegler
Rope
Rupert Cadell
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Wylie Burp (voice)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Narrator
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jefferson Smith
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
General Electric Theater
Joe Newman
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom Stoddard
The Shop Around the Corner
Alfred Kralik
Bandolero!
Mace Bishop
La Classe américaine
Jacques (archive footage)
Winchester '73
Lin McAdam
Firecreek
Johnny Cobb
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart
The Bloody Hundredth
Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn
Wyatt Earp
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
The Glenn Miller Story
Glenn Miller
The Flight of the Phoenix
Frank Towns
Call Northside 777
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Directed by John Ford
You Can't Take It with You
Tony Kirby
The Shootist
Dr. Hostetler
It's a Wonderful World
Guy Johnson
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Bell, Book and Candle
Shep Henderson
Vivacious Lady
Peter
The Last Gangster
Paul North Sr.
No Highway in the Sky
Theodore Honey
Mickey's 50
Self
Dear Brigitte
Professor Robert Leaf
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
The Naked Spur
Howard Kemp
Laugh-In
Guest Performer
Fools' Parade
Mattie Appleyard
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Roger Hobbs
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Mortal Storm
Martin Breitner
The Greatest Show on Earth
Buttons
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Rare Breed
Sam Burnett
The Far Country
Jeff Webster
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
The FBI Story
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Destry Rides Again
Tom Destry Jr.
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Born to Dance
Ted Barker
Bend of the River
Glyn McLyntock
Malaya
John Royer
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
After the Thin Man
David Graham
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Night Passage
Grant McLaine
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Navy Blue and Gold
John 'Truck' Cross
The Jackpot
Bill Lawrence
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
Two Rode Together
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Rose Marie
John Flower
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
X-15
Himself / Narrator (voice)
No Time for Comedy
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Obsessed with Vertigo
Self (archive footage)
Wife vs. Secretary
Dave
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
Shenandoah
Charlie Anderson
Thunderbolt
Himself, Introduction
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
The Mountain Road
Major Baldwin
Small Town Girl
Elmer Clampett
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Strategic Air Command
Robert "Dutch" Holland
Right of Way
Teddy Dwyer
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Seventh Heaven
Chico
Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins
The Cheyenne Social Club
John O'Hanlan
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Take Her, She's Mine
Frank Michaelson
Ziegfeld Girl
Gilbert Young
The Murder Man
Shorty
The Gorgeous Hussy
Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
Winning Your Wings
Self
Fonda on Fonda
Self
Speed
Terry Martin
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
Thunder Bay
Steve Martin
The Stratton Story
Monty Stratton
Pot o' Gold
James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Mondo Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Mr. Krueger
Lux Playhouse
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
James Stewart
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
The Ice Follies of 1939
Larry Hall
A Tale of Africa
Old Man
The Shopworn Angel
Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
The Magic of Lassie
Clovis Mitchell
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
James Stewart (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Come Live with Me
Bill Smith
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self
On Our Merry Way
Slim
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
Magic Town
Rip Smith
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
Art Trouble
Jack Burton
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
George Bailey (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
Next Time We Love
Christopher Tyler
Flashing Spikes
Slim Conway
Important News
Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
Dark Galaxy
(archive footage)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
Warner at War
Self (archive footage)
Carbine Williams
Marsh Williams
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self (archive footage)
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Narrator (archive footage)
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Narrator
Son of Dinosaurs
Self
And Then There Were Four
Self - Narrator (voice)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Marvin Payne
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Self
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Narrator
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self - Host
Tomorrow's Drivers
the story teller
Fellow Americans
Narrator (voice)
Sentimental Journey
James Stewart, l'ami américain
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter