James Stewart
Acting
- Born:
- 1908-05-20
- Died:
- 1997-07-02
- Place of birth:
- Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
The Bloody Hundredth
James Stewart, l'ami américain
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Rat Pack
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
This Is Bob Hope...
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
My Scientology Movie
Discovering Jean Harlow
John Ford & Monument Valley
Talking Pictures
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Warner at War
Parkinson
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Rope Unleashed
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Obsessed with Vertigo
Frank Capra's American Dream
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
A Century of Cinema
La Classe américaine
Dark Galaxy
Fonda on Fonda
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Night of 100 Stars III
Son of Dinosaurs
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
North and South
Night of 100 Stars II
That's Dancing!
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Olympic Gala
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Right of Way
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Showbiz Goes to War
Night of 100 Stars
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
A Tale of Africa
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
The Kennedy Center Honors
Mickey's 50
The Magic of Lassie
The Big Sleep
Laugh-In
Please Turn the Page
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Airport '77
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
The Shootist
That's Entertainment, Part II
Sentimental Journey
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
People's Choice Awards
Dinah!
That's Entertainment!
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Hawkins
The Julie Andrews Hour
Harvey
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The American West of John Ford
Film '72
The Jimmy Stewart Show
Directed by John Ford
Fools' Parade
V.I.P. Schaukel
Great Performances
The Pet Set
The Cheyenne Social Club
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Bandolero!
Firecreek
Mondo Hollywood
The Rare Breed
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Dean Martin Show
Shenandoah
Dear Brigitte
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Take Her, She's Mine
How the West Was Won
Flashing Spikes
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
X-15
The Mike Douglas Show
Alcoa Premiere
Two Rode Together
My Three Sons
The Mountain Road
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Startime
The FBI Story
Anatomy of a Murder
Bell, Book and Candle
The All-Star Christmas Show
Lux Playhouse
Vertigo
Night Passage
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Tony Awards
MGM Parade
The Man from Laramie
Strategic Air Command
Jamboree
The George Gobel Show
Rear Window
The Far Country
The Glenn Miller Story
Tomorrow's Drivers
Thunder Bay
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
The Naked Spur
Carbine Williams
The Greatest Show on Earth
Bend of the River
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
No Highway in the Sky
Harvey
The Jackpot
The Jack Benny Program
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Broken Arrow
Winchester '73
And Then There Were Four
What's My Line?
Malaya
The Stratton Story
You Gotta Stay Happy
10,000 Kids and a Cop
The Ed Sullivan Show
Call Northside 777
On Our Merry Way
Rope
Blow-Ups of 1947
Magic Town
Thunderbolt
It's a Wonderful Life
Golden Globe Awards
Winning Your Wings
Fellow Americans
Breakdowns of 1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Pot o' Gold
Come Live with Me
The Philadelphia Story
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
No Time for Comedy
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
The Mortal Storm
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
The Shop Around the Corner
Destry Rides Again
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful World
Hollywood Hobbies
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
The Ice Follies of 1939
Made for Each Other
You Can't Take It with You
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
The Shopworn Angel
Hollywood Goes to Town
Vivacious Lady
Of Human Hearts
Navy Blue and Gold
The Last Gangster
The Romance of Celluloid
Seventh Heaven
After the Thin Man
Born to Dance
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
The Gorgeous Hussy
Speed
Small Town Girl
Important News
Wife vs. Secretary
Rose Marie
Next Time We Love
The Murder Man
Art Trouble
Yukon Passage
The Fall: Part I
The Fall: Part II