Acting · Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA · Born May 20, 1908
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.
MovieIt’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
2026
as George Bailey
MovieProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Bloody Hundredth
2024
as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
MovieJames Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
MovieGrace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
MovieRat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieStewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDiscovering Jean Harlow
2015
as archive footage
MovieJohn Ford & Monument Valley
2013
as Self (archive footage)
TVTalking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWarner at War
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
2003
as Narrator (archive footage)
MovieThe Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Movie'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as George Bailey (archive footage)
MovieObsessed with Vertigo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNo Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
MovieLa Classe américaine
1993
as Jacques (archive footage)
MovieDark Galaxy
1993
as (archive footage)
MovieFonda on Fonda
1992
as Self
MovieAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
as Wylie Burp (voice)
MoviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
as Self
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieSon of Dinosaurs
1989
as Self
MovieI Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
MovieA Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
as Self - Host
MovieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self
MovieKraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
TVNorth and South
1985
as Miles Colbert
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
MovieAll-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
MovieRight of Way
1983
as Teddy Dwyer
MovieGeorge Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
MovieMr. Krueger's Christmas
1980
as Mr. Krueger
MovieA Tale of Africa
1980
as Old Man
MovieAll Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
MovieMickey's 50
1978
as Self
MovieThe Magic of Lassie
1978
as Clovis Mitchell
MovieThe Big Sleep
1978
as General Sternwood
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
MovieThe Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
as Self
MovieAirport '77
1977
as Philip Stevens
MovieCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
MovieThe Shootist
1976
as Dr. Hostetler
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Sentimental Journey
1976
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
TVThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
TVHawkins
1973
as Billy Jim Hawkins
TVThe Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
MovieHarvey
1972
as Elwood P. Dowd
MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe American West of John Ford
1971
as Self - Narrator
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVThe Jimmy Stewart Show
1971
as James Howard
MovieDirected by John Ford
1971
MovieFools' Parade
1971
as Mattie Appleyard
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVThe Pet Set
1971
as Self
MovieThe Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as John O'Hanlan
MovieThe Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
MovieBandolero!
1968
as Mace Bishop
MovieFirecreek
1968
as Johnny Cobb
MovieMondo Hollywood
1967
MovieThe Rare Breed
1966
as Sam Burnett
MovieThe Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Frank Towns
TVThe Dean Martin Show
1965
MovieShenandoah
1965
as Charlie Anderson
MovieDear Brigitte
1965
as Professor Robert Leaf
MovieCheyenne Autumn
1964
as Wyatt Earp
MovieCheyenne Autumn Trail
1964
as Narrator
MovieTake Her, She's Mine
1963
as Frank Michaelson
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as Linus Rawlings
MovieFlashing Spikes
1962
as Slim Conway
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Roger Hobbs
MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Ransom Stoddard
MovieX-15
1961
as Himself / Narrator (voice)
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
TVAlcoa Premiere
1961
MovieTwo Rode Together
1961
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
TVMy Three Sons
1960
as James Stewart
MovieThe Mountain Road
1960
as Major Baldwin
MovieHedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
TVStartime
1959
as Azel Dorsey
MovieThe FBI Story
1959
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
MovieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
MovieBell, Book and Candle
1958
as Shep Henderson
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Lux Playhouse
1958
MovieVertigo
1958
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
MovieNight Passage
1957
as Grant McLaine
MovieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Ben McKenna
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVMGM Parade
1955
MovieThe Man from Laramie
1955
as Will Lockhart
MovieStrategic Air Command
1955
as Robert "Dutch" Holland
MovieJamboree
1954
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
MovieRear Window
1954
as L.B. Jefferies
MovieThe Far Country
1954
as Jeff Webster
MovieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Glenn Miller
MovieTomorrow's Drivers
1954
as the story teller
MovieThunder Bay
1953
as Steve Martin
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Joe Newman
MovieThe Naked Spur
1953
as Howard Kemp
MovieCarbine Williams
1952
as Marsh Williams
MovieThe Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Buttons
MovieBend of the River
1952
as Glyn McLyntock
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elwood P. Dowd
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Narrator
MovieNo Highway in the Sky
1951
as Theodore Honey
MovieHarvey
1950
as Elwood P. Dowd
MovieThe Jackpot
1950
as Bill Lawrence
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Jimmy Stewart
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieBroken Arrow
1950
as Tom Jeffords
MovieWinchester '73
1950
as Lin McAdam
MovieAnd Then There Were Four
1950
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MovieMalaya
1949
as John Royer
MovieThe Stratton Story
1949
as Monty Stratton
MovieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Marvin Payne
Movie10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Narrator
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
MovieOn Our Merry Way
1948
as Slim
MovieRope
1948
as Rupert Cadell
MovieBlow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
MovieMagic Town
1947
as Rip Smith
MovieThunderbolt
1947
as Himself, Introduction
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as George Bailey
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Nominee
MovieWinning Your Wings
1942
as Self
Fellow Americans
1942
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBreakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieZiegfeld Girl
1941
as Gilbert Young
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
MovieCome Live with Me
1941
as Bill Smith
MovieThe Philadelphia Story
1940
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
MovieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
MovieNo Time for Comedy
1940
as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
MovieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
MovieThe Mortal Storm
1940
as Martin Breitner
MovieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
MovieThe Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Alfred Kralik
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Tom Destry Jr.
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Jefferson Smith
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Guy Johnson
MovieHollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as James Stewart (archive footage)
MovieThe Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Larry Hall
MovieMade for Each Other
1939
as John Horace Mason
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Tony Kirby
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as James Stewart
MovieThe Shopworn Angel
1938
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
MovieHollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
MovieVivacious Lady
1938
as Peter
MovieOf Human Hearts
1938
as Jason Wilkins
MovieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
as John 'Truck' Cross
MovieThe Last Gangster
1937
as Paul North Sr.
MovieThe Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSeventh Heaven
1937
as Chico
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as David Graham
MovieBorn to Dance
1936
as Ted Barker
MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
MovieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
MovieSpeed
1936
as Terry Martin
MovieSmall Town Girl
1936
as Elmer Clampett
MovieImportant News
1936
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
MovieWife vs. Secretary
1936
as Dave
MovieRose Marie
1936
as John Flower
MovieNext Time We Love
1936
as Christopher Tyler
MovieThe Murder Man
1935
as Shorty
MovieArt Trouble
1934
as Jack Burton
MovieYukon Passage
as Narrator
