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James Stewart

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
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1908
FromIndiana, Pennsylvania, USA