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James Stewart

Acting

1.5 Popularity May 20, 1908 (89 years old) Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

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 Li...

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.

Filmography 207

2025
Manikin Movie

as George Bailey (Archival)

2024
The Bloody Hundredth Movie

as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Movie

as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

2022
2022
Rat Pack Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2017
This Is Bob Hope... Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2013
John Ford & Monument Valley Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Talking Pictures TV

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money Movie

as Jefferson Smith (archive footage)

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Warner at War Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2003
2001
Rope Unleashed Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday May 20, 1908 (89 years old)
Died July 02, 1997
Place of Birth Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As Jimmy Stewart, James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart, 제임스 스튜어트 and 3 more
Years Active 1934 - 2025
Popularity 1.5
Career Stats
207 Total Credits
166 Movie Roles
39 TV Roles
24 Photos