James Stewart
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 20, 1908
Day of Death: July 2, 1997 (89 years old)
Place of Birth: 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 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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Actor Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
The Philadelphia Story
Actor Martin Breitner
The Mortal Storm
Actor Alfred Kralik
The Shop Around the Corner
Actor Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
No Time for Comedy
Actor Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Actor Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Actor Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1939
Actor Jefferson Smith
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Tom Destry Jr.
Destry Rides Again
Actor Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
Actor Guy Johnson
It's a Wonderful World
Actor John Horace Mason
Made for Each Other
Actor Mort Hodges
The Ice Follies of 1939
Actor James Stewart (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
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Actor David Graham
After the Thin Man
Actor Ted Barker
Born to Dance
Actor John Flower
Rose Marie
Actor Dave
Wife vs. Secretary
Actor Christopher Tyler
Next Time We Love
Actor Elmer Clampett
Small Town Girl
Actor Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
The Gorgeous Hussy
Actor Terry Martin
Speed
Actor Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
Important News
Actor Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
