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James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania where his father owned a hardware store. He was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he was a keen athlete (football and track), musician (singing and accordion playing) and sometime actor. He won a place... See full bio »

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James Maitland Stewart
in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Los Angeles, California, USA
James Stewart in James Stewart wearing a trenchcoat, 1936. Modern silver gelatin, 14x11, estate stamped. $600 © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV
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1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Wylie (voice)
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Miles Colbert (credit only)
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Miles Colbert (credit only)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1983 Right of Way (TV movie)
Teddy Dwyer
 
1980 Mr. Krueger's Christmas (TV short)
Mr. Krueger
 
1980 Afurika monogatari
Old Man
 
1978 General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (TV documentary)
Mark Twain
 
1978 The Magic of Lassie
Clovis Mitchell
 
1978 The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
 
1977 Airport '77
Philip Stevens
 
1976 The Shootist
Dr. Hostetler
 
1976 Sentimental Journey (short)
 
1973-1974 Hawkins (TV series)
Billy Jim Hawkins
– Candidate for Murder (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Murder on the Thirteenth Floor (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Murder in the Slave Trade (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Blood Feud (1973) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– A Life for a Life (1973) … Billy Jim Hawkins
See all 9 episodes »
 
1972 Harvey (TV movie)
Elwood P. Dowd
 
1971-1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel
– A Bone of Much Contention (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard (as Jimmy Stewart) / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Old School Ties (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard (as Jimmy Stewart) / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Jim's Decision (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard (as Jimmy Stewart) / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Price Is Right (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard (as Jimmy Stewart) / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Song of the Jailbird (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard (as Jimmy Stewart) / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1971 Fools' Parade
Mattie Appleyard
 
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
John O'Hanlan
 
1968 Bandolero!
Mace Bishop
 
1968 Firecreek
Johnny Cobb
 
1966 The Rare Breed
Sam Burnett
 
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
Frank Towns
 
1965 Shenandoah
Charlie
 
1965 Dear Brigitte
Professor Robert Leaf
 
1959-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Jimmy Stewart
– The Income Tax Show (1964) … Jimmy Stewart
– Jack Directs Film (1963) … Jimmy Stewart
– Jack Goes to Concert (1960) … Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
– The Jimmy Stewart Show (1959) … Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Wyatt Earp
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine
Frank Michaelson
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Linus Rawlings
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Slim Conway
– Flashing Spikes (1962) … Slim Conway
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Roger Hobbs
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom Stoddard
 
1961 Two Rode Together
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
 
1960 The Mountain Road
Maj. Baldwin
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Azel Dorsey
– Cindy's Fella (1959) … Azel Dorsey
 
1959 The FBI Story
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Narrator
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959) … Narrator
 
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Narrator
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959) … Narrator
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Paul Biegler
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson
 
1958 Vertigo
John 'Scottie' Ferguson
 
1955-1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Bart / Britt Ponset / Joe Newman
– The Trail to Christmas (1957) … Bart
– The Town with a Past (1957) … Britt Ponset
– The Windmill (1955) … Joe Newman
 
1957 Night Passage
Grant McLaine
 
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Benjamin McKenna
 
1955 The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart
 
1955 Strategic Air Command
Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland
 
1954 Rear Window
L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies
 
1954 The Far Country
Jeff Webster
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Glenn Miller
 
1954 Tomorrow's Drivers (short)
The Story Teller
 
1953 Thunder Bay
Steve Martin
 
1953 The Naked Spur
Howard Kemp
 
1952 Carbine Williams
Marsh Williams
 
1952 Bend of the River
Glyn McLyntock
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
'Buttons' A Clown
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky
Theodore Honey
 
1950 The Jackpot
William J. 'Bill' Lawrence
 
1950 Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
 
1950 Broken Arrow
Tom Jeffords
 
1950 Winchester '73
Lin McAdam
 
1949 Malaya
John Royer
 
1949 The Stratton Story
Monty Stratton
 
1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop (documentary short)
Introductory Narration
 
1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
Marvin Payne
 
1948 Rope
Rupert Cadell
 
1948 On Our Merry Way
Slim
 
1948 Call Northside 777
P.J. McNeal
 
1947 Magic Town
Rip Smith
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Gilbert Young
 
1941 Pot o' Gold
James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
 
1941 Come Live with Me
Bill Smith
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story
Macaulay Connor
 
1940 No Time for Comedy
Gaylord Esterbrook
 
1940 The Mortal Storm
Martin Breitner
 
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Alfred Kralik
 
1939 Destry Rides Again
Tom Destry Jr.
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jefferson Smith
 
1939 It's a Wonderful World
Guy Johnson
 
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
Larry Hall
 
1939 Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Tony Kirby
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (documentary short)
James Stewart
 
1938 The Shopworn Angel
Bill Pettigrew
 
1938 Vivacious Lady
Peter
 
1938 Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
John Cross
 
1937 The Last Gangster
Paul North
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
Chico
 
1936 After the Thin Man
David
 
1936 Born to Dance
Ted Barker
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
'Rowdy' Dow
 
1936 Speed
Terry Martin
 
1936 Small Town Girl
Elmer Clampett
 
1936 Important News (short)
Cornelius Stevens (uncredited)
 
1936 Wife vs. Secretary
Dave
 
1936 Next Time We Love
Christopher Tyler
 
1936 Rose-Marie
John Flower
 
1935 The Murder Man
'Shorty'
 
1934 Art Trouble (short)
Burton (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
1978 The Magic of Lassie (performer: "That Hometown Feeling", "Thanksgiving Prayer")
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (performer: "Easy to Love" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle (performer: "Deck the Halls" - uncredited)
 
1957 Night Passage (performer: "Follow the River", "You Can't Get Far Without a Railroad")
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth (performer: "Be a Jumping-Jack" 1951)
 
1941 Pot o' Gold (performer: "When Johnny Toots His Horn" - uncredited)
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story (performer: "Over the Rainbow" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Shopworn Angel (performer: "K-K-K-Katy" 1918 - uncredited / "K-K-K-Katy" 1918 - uncredited)
 
1936 Born to Dance (performer: "Rolling Home" 1936 - uncredited, "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936, "Easy to Love" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy (performer: "Listen to the Mockingbird" 1855 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959)
 
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959)
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Trail to Christmas (1957)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (documentary) (archive source: artwork)
 
1990 Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (short) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2010 A Backyard Story (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary) (thanks)
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary) (thanks)
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (135 titles)
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1992 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
– Jimmy Stewart (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1992 Glenn Miller: America's Musical Hero (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (TV series)
Himself (1991)
 
1991 The 51th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Yellow Ribbon Party (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1991 Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 The American Ireland Fund Annual Tribute a Salute to Gene Kelly (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 August 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Grand Opening of Universal Studios New Theme Park Attraction Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984-1990 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1990 The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
 
1989 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) (uncredited)
 
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Christmas in Washington (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1987 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 A Beverly Hills Christmas (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Child Help Benefit Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Female Television Performer
 
1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) … Himself
 
1987 All-Star Party for Joan Collins (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 23th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1986 George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Olympic Gala (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
1984 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jimmy (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Palace of Dreams (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Moviemakers (TV series)
– The Films of Frank Capra (uncredited)
 
1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Actor in Motion Picture
 
1982 All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1982 The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite All Around Female Entertainer
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1973-1982 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.36 (1982) … Himself
– Episode #2.37 (1973) … Himself
 
1970-1981 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 March 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 July 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1972 (1972) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1981 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1981 High Hopes: The Capra Years (TV documentary)
 
1981 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1981 All-Star Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Stars en Campagne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV special)
Himself - Honoree
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1979 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #9.1 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host / Himself
– Episode dated 6 October 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1978 (1978) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode #17.11 (1978) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1978 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
– A Special Evening with Carol Burnett (1978) … Himself
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1978 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1978 Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (TV movie)
Himself - Roastee
 
1977 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Yukon Passage (1977) … Narrator (voice)
 
1977 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Introducing Rod Steiger to Stage
 
1975 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Bible reading
– Episode dated 26 October 1975 (1975) … Himself - Bible reading
 
1974 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - Co-Host (also archive footage)
 
1967-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 April 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
See all 10 episodes »
 
1974 Just One More Time (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The Julie Andrews Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The American West of John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 The Pet Set (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Brass Are Comin' (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Die Cowboy-Stadt (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.148 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.115 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.210 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1967 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Stewart (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Hollywood Star Spangled Revue (short)
Himself
 
1963-1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself / Panelist
– James Stewart vs. Gloria Stewart (1964) … Panelist
– Gloria Stewart vs. James Stewart (1963) … Himself
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Cinematography Awards
 
1963 The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1963 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 10 November 1963 (1963) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Luxury Liner (1963) … Himself - Host
 
1952-1962 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Gives a Dinner Party (1962) … Himself
– Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play (1961) … Himself
– Academy Awards (1958) … Himself
– Cafe Skit (1952) … Himself
 
1961 X-15
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Honorary Award for Gary Cooper
 
1955-1960 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.15 (1960) … Himself
– Episode #1.24 (1955) … Himself
 
1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1953-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #12.28 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #8.32 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #6.36 (1953) … Himself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1957 The Heart of Show Business (short)
Himself, Narrator
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.30 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1947 Thunderbolt (documentary short)
Himself
 
1946 American Creed (short)
Himself
 
1942 Winning Your Wings (short)
Himself (as Lieutenant James Stewart)
 
1942 Fellow Americans (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Himself (as Jimmy Stewart)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (107 titles)
2013 John Ford et Monument Valley (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (TV documentary)
Jefferson Smith
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
George Bailey (as Jimmy Stewart)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Shooting the Hollywood Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
 
2010 I Am (documentary)
George Bailey (uncredited)
 
2010 Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible (TV documentary)
Jefferson Smith (archive footage: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington)
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
2009 Farewell
Ransom Stoddard
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
1989-2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 President Hollywood (TV documentary)
Jefferson Smith (uncredited)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Paul Biegler (uncredited)
 
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Ransom Stoddard (uncredited)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Celebrity Debut (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Polònia (TV series)
 
2006 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (TV movie)
Paul Biegler (uncredited)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
 
2005 The Last Mogul (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Tiger: The Authorised DVD Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
Gilbert Young
 
2004 In the Good Old Summertime Intro (video documentary short)
Alfred Kralik
 
2003 The Award Show Awards Show (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Christmas from Hollywood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The True Story of Seabiscuit (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Clovis Mitchell (uncredited)
 
2001 Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (video documentary short)
L.B. Jefferies (uncredited)
 
2001 Frank Capra and James Stewart (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Ransom Stoddard
 
2000 Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (video documentary)
 
2000 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (video documentary)
 
2000 The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 4 Vertigo (short)
John 'Scottie' Ferguson
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot (TV documentary)
Conveyor of Yeti Finger (as Jimmy Stewart)
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
George Bailey (uncredited)
 
1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Making of 'How the West Was Won' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (TV documentary)
George Bailey
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Hollywood Commandos (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Obsessed with Vertigo (TV documentary short)
Detective John "Scottie" Ferguson
 
1996 Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (TV movie)
George Bailey (uncredited)
 
1996 Éste es mi barrio (TV series)
 
1995 The Universal Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Renegade (TV series)
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Jacques
 
1993 Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Menace II Society
George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (uncredited)
 
1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (documentary)
Lin McAdam (archive footage: Winchester '73 [1950])
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Wogan (TV series)
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
George Bailey (uncredited)
 
1988 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
1988 The 1940's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Cheers (TV series)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself (clip from "Born to Dance")
 
1984 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 22nd Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary)
Himself/John 'Scottie' Ferguson
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 17th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Jefferson Smith/George Bailey/Charles A. Lindbergh
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Ziegfeld Girl'
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 
1974 The World at War (TV series documentary)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (TV series documentary)
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1956 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of Stars (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (documentary short)
Himself
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Laugh Parade (short)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (short)
Jimmy Stewart
 
1948 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (short)
Himself
 
1943 Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (documentary short)
Himself
 
1942 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 7 (short)
Himself
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 The First Gangster and the Last Gangster (documentary short)
Himself - Actor in 'The Last Gangster' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Three of his television appearances in the late 1950s were based on episodes from his radio series, "The Six Shooter", in which Stewart played cowboy "Britt Ponset". On February 10, 1957, Stewart played "Ponset" on an episode of G.E. True Theater titled "The Town with a Past"... See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 14 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Jimmy Stewart Museum | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jimmy Stewart | Lieutenant James Stewart

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

[asked how he wanted to be remembered] As someone who believed in hard work and love of country, love of family and love of community. See more »

Trivia:

Stewart underwent surgery for skin cancer in 1983. See more »

Trademark:

After 1950 he often played tough, cynical and frequently ruthless characters. See more »

Nickname:

The Ordinary Hero See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus