
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.
Acting (160 movies)

Anatomy of a Murder
1959

Vertigo
1958

The Philadelphia Story
1940

The Mortal Storm
1940

Rear Window
1954

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956

Rope
1948

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

The Flight of the Phoenix
1965

The Big Sleep
1978

Bell, Book and Candle
1958

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991

The Shop Around the Corner
1940

Firecreek
1968

The Naked Spur
1953

Shenandoah
1965

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962

Harvey
1950

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
2008

Airport '77
1977

How the West Was Won
1962

Night Passage
1957

Come Live with Me
1941

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948

The Shootist
1976

Ziegfeld Girl
1941

Two Rode Together
1961

Vivacious Lady
1938

Call Northside 777
1948

You Can't Take It with You
1938

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952

Cheyenne Autumn Trail
1964

The Murder Man
1935

The Cheyenne Social Club
1970

The Last Gangster
1937

Cheyenne Autumn
1964

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962

Bandolero!
1968

Winchester '73
1950

After the Thin Man
1936

Dear Brigitte
1965

Broken Arrow
1950

Thunder Bay
1953

The Stratton Story
1949

Destry Rides Again
1939

Born to Dance
1936

Strategic Air Command
1955

No Highway in the Sky
1951

Rose Marie
1936

Carbine Williams
1952

Malaya
1949

La Classe américaine
1993

Take Her, She's Mine
1963

Wife vs. Secretary
1936

Bend of the River
1952

The Rare Breed
1966

Directed by John Ford
1971

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968

Hollywood Hobbies
1939

It's a Wonderful World
1939

Fools' Parade
1971

The Glenn Miller Story
1954

Made for Each Other
1939

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997

Pot o' Gold
1941

The Far Country
1954

The Man from Laramie
1955

The Spirit of St. Louis
1957

Mr. Krueger's Christmas
1980

Breakdowns of 1941
1941

The FBI Story
1959

Showbiz Goes to War
1982

Magic Town
1947

On Our Merry Way
1948

The Magic of Lassie
1978

The Mountain Road
1960

The Shopworn Angel
1938

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

Next Time We Love
1936

Small Town Girl
1936

Of Human Hearts
1938

The Gorgeous Hussy
1936

Winning Your Wings
1942

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

The Jackpot
1950

Tomorrow's Drivers
1954

No Time for Comedy
1940

Navy Blue and Gold
1937

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982

Right of Way
1983

Seventh Heaven
1937

Speed
1936

The Ice Follies of 1939
1939

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001

Rope Unleashed
2001
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