James Stewart
Born May 20, 1908 (Age: 117)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
James Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
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as
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Age: 114
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 100
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 91
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 91
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
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as George Bailey (archive footage)
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Age: 89
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
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as
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Age: 88
La Classe américaine
1993
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as Jacques (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Dark Galaxy
1993
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 84
Fonda on Fonda
1992
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as Self
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Age: 83
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
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as Wylie Burp (voice)
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Age: 83
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
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as Self
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Age: 83
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
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as Self
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Age: 82
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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as Self
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Age: 82
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
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as Self
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Age: 79
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
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as Self - Host
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Age: 79
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
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as Self
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Age: 79
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 78
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self
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Age: 78
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
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as Self
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Age: 77
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 76
That's Dancing!
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 76
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
No Image
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
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as Self
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Age: 73
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
1980
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as Mr. Krueger
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Age: 72
A Tale of Africa
1980
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as Old Man
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Age: 72
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
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as Self
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Age: 71
Mickey's 50
1978
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as Self
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Age: 70
The Magic of Lassie
1978
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as Clovis Mitchell
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Age: 70
The Big Sleep
1978
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as General Sternwood
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Age: 69
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
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as Self
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Age: 68
Airport '77
1977
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as Philip Stevens
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Age: 68
The Shootist
1976
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as Dr. Hostetler
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Age: 68
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 67
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as Self - Host / Narrator
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Age: 66
Harvey
1972
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as Elwood P. Dowd
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Age: 63
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 63
Bandolero!
1968
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as Mace Bishop
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Age: 60
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
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as Frank Towns
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Age: 57
Shenandoah
1965
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as Charlie Anderson
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Age: 57
Dear Brigitte
1965
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as Professor Robert Leaf
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Age: 56
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
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as Wyatt Earp
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Age: 56
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
1964
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as Narrator
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Age: 55
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
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as Frank Michaelson
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Age: 55
How the West Was Won
1962
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as Linus Rawlings
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Age: 54
Flashing Spikes
1962
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as Slim Conway
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Age: 54
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
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as Roger Hobbs
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Age: 54
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
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as Ransom Stoddard
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Age: 53
X-15
1961
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as Himself / Narrator (voice)
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Age: 53
Two Rode Together
1961
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as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
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Age: 53
The Mountain Road
1960
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as Major Baldwin
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Age: 52
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
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as Self
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Age: 51
The FBI Story
1959
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as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
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Age: 51
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
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as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
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Age: 51
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
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as Shep Henderson
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Age: 50
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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as Self
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Age: 50
Vertigo
1958
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as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
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Age: 49
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
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as Ben McKenna
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Age: 47
The Man from Laramie
1955
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as Will Lockhart
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Age: 47
Strategic Air Command
1955
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as Robert "Dutch" Holland
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Age: 46
Rear Window
1954
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as L.B. Jefferies
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Age: 46
The Far Country
1954
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as Jeff Webster
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Age: 45
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
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as Glenn Miller
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Age: 45
Tomorrow's Drivers
1954
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as the story teller
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Age: 45
Thunder Bay
1953
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as Steve Martin
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Age: 45
The Naked Spur
1953
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as Howard Kemp
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Age: 44
Harvey
1950
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as Elwood P. Dowd
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Age: 42
The Jackpot
1950
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as Bill Lawrence
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Age: 42
Broken Arrow
1950
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as Tom Jeffords
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Age: 42
Winchester '73
1950
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as Lin McAdam
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Age: 42
And Then There Were Four
1950
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 42
Winning Your Wings
1942
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as Self
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Age: 34
No Image
Fellow Americans
1942
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 33
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
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as Gilbert Young
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Age: 32
Pot o' Gold
1941
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as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
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Age: 32
Come Live with Me
1941
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as Bill Smith
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Age: 32