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 ...
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.
Movies (Cast)
It's a Wonderful Life
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Rose Marie
Rope
Fools' Parade
Seventh Heaven
Airport '77
Carbine Williams
Art Trouble
Rear Window
Vertigo
Broken Arrow
The Jackpot
Shenandoah
X-15
Harvey
Thunder Bay
Winchester '73
Speed
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Harvey
How the West Was Won
Night Passage
The Philadelphia Story
Bandolero!
Vivacious Lady
The Big Sleep
Dear Brigitte
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Flight of the Phoenix
Malaya
Bell, Book and Candle
Bend of the River
Cheyenne Autumn
The Magic of Lassie
The Man from Laramie
Magic Town
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
No Highway in the Sky
The Murder Man
The Naked Spur
Of Human Hearts
The Spirit of St. Louis
It's a Wonderful World
You Can't Take It with You
Pot o' Gold
Strategic Air Command
Two Rode Together
And Then There Were Four
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
The Cheyenne Social Club
Call Northside 777
Anatomy of a Murder
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Right of Way
The Shop Around the Corner
The Mortal Storm
The Rare Breed
The FBI Story
Navy Blue and Gold
Made for Each Other
Next Time We Love
The Glenn Miller Story
Come Live with Me
The Far Country
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Small Town Girl
You Gotta Stay Happy
Flashing Spikes
No Time for Comedy
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Destry Rides Again
The Stratton Story
Ziegfeld Girl
The Man Who Knew Too Much
La Classe américaine
The Shootist
The Gorgeous Hussy
Wife vs. Secretary
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Hollywood Goes to Town
The Shopworn Angel
On Our Merry Way
The Last Gangster
A Tale of Africa
Breakdowns of 1941
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?