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
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Movies 179
self 98
TV Shows 38
Narrator 3
Director 2
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The Bloody Hundredth (2024)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022)

Rat Pack (2022)

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Talking Pictures (2013)

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)

Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009)

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You (2008)

Warner at War (2008)

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)

Rope Unleashed (2001)

John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)

Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot (1999)

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (1997)

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

La Classe américaine (1993)

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

Star Life (1990)

Son of Dinosaurs (1989)

A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)

North and South (1985)

Right of Way (1983)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

Christmas in Washington (1982)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)

A Tale of Africa (1980)

The Magic of Lassie (1978)

The Big Sleep (1978)

Laugh-In (1977)

Airport '77 (1977)

The Shootist (1976)

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Sentimental Journey (1976)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Dinah! (1974)

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Hawkins (1973)

Harvey (1972)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)

Fools' Parade (1971)

The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)

Bandolero! (1968)

Firecreek (1968)

The Rare Breed (1966)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Shenandoah (1965)

Dear Brigitte (1965)

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

How the West Was Won (1962)

Flashing Spikes (1962)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

X-15 (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Two Rode Together (1961)

My Three Sons (1960)

The Mountain Road (1960)

The FBI Story (1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Vertigo (1958)

Night Passage (1957)

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Tony Awards (1956)

The Man from Laramie (1955)

Strategic Air Command (1955)

Rear Window (1954)

The Far Country (1954)

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

Tomorrow's Drivers (1954)

Thunder Bay (1953)

General Electric Theater (1953)

The Naked Spur (1953)

Carbine Williams (1952)

Bend of the River (1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

No Highway in the Sky (1951)

Harvey (1950)

The Jackpot (1950)

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Broken Arrow (1950)

Winchester '73 (1950)

And Then There Were Four (1950)

What's My Line? (1950)

Malaya (1949)

The Stratton Story (1949)

You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)

10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)

Rope (1948)

Call Northside 777 (1948)

Magic Town (1947)

Thunderbolt (1947)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

Fellow Americans (1942)

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Pot o' Gold (1941)

Come Live with Me (1941)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

No Time for Comedy (1940)

The Mortal Storm (1940)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)

Made for Each Other (1939)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

Of Human Hearts (1938)

Navy Blue and Gold (1937)

The Last Gangster (1937)

The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

After the Thin Man (1936)

Born to Dance (1936)

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

Speed (1936)

Small Town Girl (1936)

Important News (1936)

Rose Marie (1936)

Next Time We Love (1936)

Art Trouble (1934)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-20
Deathday1997-07-02 (89 years old)
Birth NameJames Maitland Stewart
Birth PlaceIndiana, United States
ReligionPresbyterianism
Height191-centimeter
RelationshipsGloria Hatrick McLean (1949 - 1994)
FatherAlexander Maitland Stewart
MotherElizabeth Ruth Stewart
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJimmy Stewart, James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart, 제임스 스튜어트, James Maitland Stewart, James 'Jimmy' Stewart
AwardsKennedy Center Honors, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Golden Boot Awards, Commendation Medal, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, National Aviation Hall of Fame, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Air Medal, Croix de Guerre, Academy Honorary Award, Silver Bear, AFI Life Achievement Award, Honorary Golden Bear, Academy Award for Best Actor, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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