James Stewart
Acting
Born: May 20, 1908 — Died: Jul 02, 1997
From: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You | Self (archive footage) | 2008 | — |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Wylie Burp (voice) | 1991 | 6.335 |
| The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | 1978 | 5.875 |
| Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | 1977 | 5.593 |
| The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | 1976 | 7.062 |
| Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | 1968 | 6.279 |
| The Flight of the Phoenix | Frank Towns | 1965 | 7.2 |
| Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | 1965 | 6.965 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Ransom Stoddard | 1962 | 7.821 |
| How the West Was Won | Linus Rawlings | 1962 | 6.991 |
| Two Rode Together | Marshal Guthrie McCabe | 1961 | 6.384 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Paul "Pauly" Biegler | 1959 | 7.8 |
| Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | 1958 | 8.144 |
| Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | 1958 | 6.53 |
| Night Passage | Grant McLaine | 1957 | 6.469 |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | Ben McKenna | 1956 | 7.441 |
| Rear Window | L.B. Jefferies | 1954 | 8.34 |
| The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953 | 6.99 |
| Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1950 | 7.671 |
| Rope | Rupert Cadell | 1948 | 7.931 |
| You Gotta Stay Happy | Marvin Payne | 1948 | 6.765 |
| Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | 1948 | 6.739 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | George Bailey | 1946 | 8.28 |
| Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | 1941 | 6.806 |
| Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | 1941 | 6.649 |
| The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | 1940 | 7.584 |
| The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | 1940 | 7.318 |
| The Shop Around the Corner | Alfred Kralik | 1940 | 8.075 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jefferson Smith | 1939 | 7.827 |
| Vivacious Lady | Peter | 1938 | 7.022 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1908 |
| From | Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA |