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.
Filmography
all 210
Movies 175
self 88
TV Shows 35
Narrator 4
Director 2
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Rat Pack (2022)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
John Wayne - America at All Costs (2019)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)
I Love Hitchcock (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013)
John Ford & Monument Valley (2013)
Talking Pictures (2013)
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
The Clock (2010)
Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You (2008)
Warner at War (2008)
H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
The Colbert Report (2005)
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s (2002)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)
Rope Unleashed (2001)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (2000)
Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot (1999)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (1997)
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich (1996)
Marlene Dietrich: Shadows and Light (1996)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
La Classe américaine (1993)
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... (1991)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)
Star Life (1990)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Son of Dinosaurs (1989)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
North and South (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
Right of Way (1983)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
Sans Soleil (1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
High Hopes: The Capra Years (1982)
Christmas in Washington (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)
Green Horizons (1980)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
The Big Sleep (1978)
Laugh-In (1977)
Bitte umblättern (1977)
Airport '77 (1977)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
The Shootist (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Sentimental Journey (1976)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
Hawkins (1973)
The Julie Andrews Hour (1972)
Harvey (1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
The American West of John Ford (1971)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)
Directed by John Ford (1971)
Fools' Parade (1971)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
The Pet Set (1971)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
Bandolero! (1968)
Firecreek (1968)
The Rare Breed (1966)
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Shenandoah (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Cheyenne Autumn Trail (1964)
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Flashing Spikes (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
X-15 (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Alcoa Premiere (1961)
Two Rode Together (1961)
My Three Sons (1960)
The Mountain Road (1960)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
Startime (1959)
The FBI Story (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Lux Playhouse (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Night Passage (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
The George Gobel Show (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
The Far Country (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Tomorrow's Drivers (1954)
Thunder Bay (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Carbine Williams (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Bend of the River (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
No Highway (1951)
And Then There Were Four (1950)
Harvey (1950)
The Jackpot (1950)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Winchester '73 (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Malaya (1949)
The Stratton Story (1949)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Rope (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
Thunderbolt (1947)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Winning Your Wings (1942)
Fellow Americans (1942)
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Come Live with Me (1941)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Made for Each Other (1939)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
The Last Gangster (1937)
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)
Seventh Heaven (1937)
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Born to Dance (1936)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Speed (1936)
Small Town Girl (1936)
Important News (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Rose Marie (1936)
Next Time We Love (1936)
The Murder Man (1935)
Art Trouble (1934)
John Ford's America
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-20
Deathday1997-07-02 (89 years old)
Birth NameJames Maitland Stewart
Birth PlaceIndiana, United States
ReligionPresbyterianism
Height191-centimeter
RelationshipsGloria Hatrick McLean (1949-01-01 - 1994-02-16)
MotherElizabeth Ruth Stewart
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJimmy Stewart, Джеймс Стюарт, James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart, 제임스 스튜어트, James Maitland Stewart, James 'Jimmy' Stewart
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom, Academy Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Golden Boot Awards, Commendation Medal, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Kennedy Center Honors, Croix de Guerre, Academy Honorary Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Air Medal, Silver Bear, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, National Aviation Hall of Fame, AFI Life Achievement Award
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