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John Ford & Monument Valley

as Self (archive footage)

2013
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

as Wylie Burp (voice)

1991
Mr. Krueger's Christmas

as Mr. Krueger

1980
The Big Sleep

as General Sternwood

1978
The Magic of Lassie

as Clovis Mitchell

1978
The Shootist

as Dr. Hostetler

1976
That's Entertainment!

as Self - Host / Narrator

1974
Hawkins

as Billy Jim Hawkins

1973
The Jimmy Stewart Show

as Prof. James K. Howard

1971
Fools' Parade

as Mattie Appleyard

1971
The American West of John Ford

as Self - Narrator

1971
The Cheyenne Social Club

as John O'Hanlan

1970
Firecreek

as Johnny Cobb

1968
Bandolero!

as Mace Bishop

1968
The Rare Breed

as Sam Burnett

1966
The Flight of the Phoenix

as Capt. Frank Towns

1965
Shenandoah

as Charlie Anderson

1965
Take Her, She's Mine

as Frank Michaelson

1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Ransom Stoddard

1962
How the West Was Won

as Linus Rawlings

1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Roger Hobbs

1962
Two Rode Together

as Marshal Guthrie McCabe

1961
X-15

as Himself / Narrator (voice)

1961
The Mountain Road

as Major Baldwin

1960
Anatomy of a Murder

as Paul Biegler

1959
Startime

as

1959
Vertigo

as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

1958
James Stewart James Stewart

Birthday

1908-05-20

Place of Birth

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.
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