
Born 1908 — Died 1997
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…
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Filmography
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Slates Featured

It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead(2026)
as George Bailey

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas(2026)
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bloody Hundredth(2024)
as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

James Stewart, l'ami américain(2023)

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin(2022)
as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues(2022)
as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

Rat Pack(2022)
as Self (archive footage)

I Am Alfred Hitchcock(2021)
as Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...(2017)
as Self (archive footage)

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America(2017)
as Self (archive footage)

My Scientology Movie(2016)
as Self (archive photo)

Discovering Jean Harlow(2015)
as archive footage

John Ford & Monument Valley(2013)
as Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year(2009)
as Self (archive footage)

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth(2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You(2008)
as Self (archive footage)

Warner at War(2008)
as Self (archive footage)

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films(2003)
as Narrator (archive footage)

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s(2002)
as Self (archive footage)

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic(2001)
as Self (archive footage)

Rope Unleashed(2001)
as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'(2000)
as Self (archive footage)

John Wayne-A Life on Film(2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood(1999)
as Self (archive footage)

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas(1997)
as George Bailey (archive footage)

Obsessed with Vertigo(1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra's American Dream(1997)
as Self (archive footage)

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich(1996)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies(1995)
as Self

La Classe américaine(1993)
as Jacques (archive footage)

Dark Galaxy(1993)
as (archive footage)

Fonda on Fonda(1992)
as Self

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West(1991)
as Wylie Burp (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker(1991)
as Self

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'(1990)
as Self

Night of 100 Stars III(1990)
as Self

Son of Dinosaurs(1989)
as Self

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...(1989)
as Self (Archive Footage)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC(1988)
as Self

A Beverly Hills Christmas(1987)
as Self - Host

Grace Kelly: The American Princess(1987)
as Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood(1987)
as Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life(1987)
as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood(1986)
as Self

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special(1986)
as Self

Night of 100 Stars II(1985)
as Self

That's Dancing!(1985)
as Self (archive footage)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball(1984)
as Self
Olympic Gala(1984)

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra(1983)
as Self

Right of Way(1983)
as Teddy Dwyer

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business(1983)
as Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years(1983)
as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage(1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War(1982)
as (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars(1982)
as Self

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!(1982)
as Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds(1981)
as Self

Mr. Krueger's Christmas(1980)
as Mr. Krueger

A Tale of Africa(1980)
as Old Man

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman(1979)
as Self

Mickey's 50(1978)
as Self

The Magic of Lassie(1978)
as Clovis Mitchell

The Big Sleep(1978)
as General Sternwood

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?(1977)
as Self

Airport '77(1977)
as Philip Stevens

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years(1976)
as Self

The Shootist(1976)
as Dr. Hostetler

That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)
as (archive footage)
Sentimental Journey(1976)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?(1975)
as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!(1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator

Harvey(1972)
as Elwood P. Dowd

Hollywood: The Dream Factory(1972)
as Self (archive footage)

The American West of John Ford(1971)
as Self - Narrator

Directed by John Ford(1971)

Fools' Parade(1971)
as Mattie Appleyard

The Cheyenne Social Club(1970)
as John O'Hanlan

The Dean Martin Christmas Show(1968)

Bandolero!(1968)
as Mace Bishop

Firecreek(1968)
as Johnny Cobb

Mondo Hollywood(1967)

The Rare Breed(1966)
as Sam Burnett

The Flight of the Phoenix(1965)
as Frank Towns

Shenandoah(1965)
as Charlie Anderson

Dear Brigitte(1965)
as Professor Robert Leaf

Cheyenne Autumn(1964)
as Wyatt Earp

Cheyenne Autumn Trail(1964)
as Narrator

Take Her, She's Mine(1963)
as Frank Michaelson

How the West Was Won(1962)
as Linus Rawlings

Flashing Spikes(1962)
as Slim Conway

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation(1962)
as Roger Hobbs

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)
as Ransom Stoddard

X-15(1961)
as Himself / Narrator (voice)

Two Rode Together(1961)
as Marshal Guthrie McCabe

The Mountain Road(1960)
as Major Baldwin

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood(1960)
as Self

The FBI Story(1959)
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

Anatomy of a Murder(1959)
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler

Bell, Book and Candle(1958)
as Shep Henderson

The All-Star Christmas Show(1958)
as Self

Vertigo(1958)
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson

Night Passage(1957)
as Grant McLaine

The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)
as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh

The Man Who Knew Too Much(1956)
as Ben McKenna

The Man from Laramie(1955)
as Will Lockhart

Strategic Air Command(1955)
as Robert "Dutch" Holland

Jamboree(1954)
as Self

Rear Window(1954)
as L.B. Jefferies

The Far Country(1954)
as Jeff Webster

The Glenn Miller Story(1954)
as Glenn Miller

Tomorrow's Drivers(1954)
as the story teller

Thunder Bay(1953)
as Steve Martin

The Naked Spur(1953)
as Howard Kemp

Carbine Williams(1952)
as Marsh Williams

The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)
as Buttons

Bend of the River(1952)
as Glyn McLyntock

No Highway in the Sky(1951)
as Theodore Honey

Harvey(1950)
as Elwood P. Dowd

The Jackpot(1950)
as Bill Lawrence

Broken Arrow(1950)
as Tom Jeffords

Winchester '73(1950)
as Lin McAdam

And Then There Were Four(1950)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Malaya(1949)
as John Royer

The Stratton Story(1949)
as Monty Stratton

You Gotta Stay Happy(1948)
as Marvin Payne

10,000 Kids and a Cop(1948)
as Narrator

Call Northside 777(1948)
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

On Our Merry Way(1948)
as Slim

Rope(1948)
as Rupert Cadell

Blow-Ups of 1947(1947)
as Self

Magic Town(1947)
as Rip Smith

Thunderbolt(1947)
as Himself, Introduction

It's a Wonderful Life(1946)
as George Bailey

Winning Your Wings(1942)
as Self
Fellow Americans(1942)
as Narrator (voice)

Breakdowns of 1941(1941)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ziegfeld Girl(1941)
as Gilbert Young

Pot o' Gold(1941)
as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell

Come Live with Me(1941)
as Bill Smith

The Philadelphia Story(1940)
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound(1940)
as Self

No Time for Comedy(1940)
as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards(1940)
as Self

The Mortal Storm(1940)
as Martin Breitner

Hollywood: Style Center of the World(1940)
as Self

The Shop Around the Corner(1940)
as Alfred Kralik

Destry Rides Again(1939)
as Tom Destry Jr.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)
as Jefferson Smith

It's a Wonderful World(1939)
as Guy Johnson

Hollywood Hobbies(1939)
as Self (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8(1939)
as James Stewart (archive footage)

The Ice Follies of 1939(1939)
as Larry Hall

Made for Each Other(1939)
as John Horace Mason

You Can't Take It with You(1938)
as Tony Kirby

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12(1938)
as James Stewart

The Shopworn Angel(1938)
as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew

Hollywood Goes to Town(1938)
as Self

Vivacious Lady(1938)
as Peter

Of Human Hearts(1938)
as Jason Wilkins

Navy Blue and Gold(1937)
as John 'Truck' Cross

The Last Gangster(1937)
as Paul North Sr.

The Romance of Celluloid(1937)
as Self (archive footage)

Seventh Heaven(1937)
as Chico

After the Thin Man(1936)
as David Graham

Born to Dance(1936)
as Ted Barker

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)(1936)
as Self

The Gorgeous Hussy(1936)
as Roderick "Rowdy" Dow

Speed(1936)
as Terry Martin

Small Town Girl(1936)
as Elmer Clampett

Important News(1936)
as Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens

Wife vs. Secretary(1936)
as Dave

Rose Marie(1936)
as John Flower

Next Time We Love(1936)
as Christopher Tyler

The Murder Man(1935)
as Shorty

Art Trouble(1934)
as Jack Burton

Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Himself
The Fall: Part II
as Self (archive footage)

Yukon Passage
as Narrator
The Fall: Part I
as Self (archive footage)
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North and South(1985)
as Miles Colbert