It's a Wonderful Life1946
As George Bailey
TMDb 8.3 / 10
James Stewart
Born
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 (180)
Rear Window1954
As L.B. Jefferies
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Vertigo1958
As Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Bloody Hundredth2024
As Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West1991
As Wylie Burp (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Rope1948
As Rupert Cadell
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
As Ransom Stoddard
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Man Who Knew Too Much1956
As Ben McKenna
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Anatomy of a Murder1959
As Paul Biegler
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues2022
As Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
As Jefferson Smith
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Shenandoah1965
As Charlie Anderson
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Shootist1976
As Dr. Hostetler
TMDb 7.1 / 10
How the West Was Won1962
As Linus Rawlings
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Broken Arrow1950
As Tom Jeffords
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Flight of the Phoenix1965
As Frank Towns
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Shop Around the Corner1940
As Alfred Kralik
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Philadelphia Story1940
As Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Greatest Show on Earth1952
As Buttons
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Man from Laramie1955
As Will Lockhart
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Bandolero!1968
As Mace Bishop
TMDb 6.6 / 10
You Can't Take It with You1938
As Tony Kirby
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Cheyenne Autumn1964
As Wyatt Earp
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Far Country1954
As Jeff Webster
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Airport '771977
As Philip Stevens
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Glenn Miller Story1954
As Glenn Miller
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Spirit of St. Louis1957
As Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Harvey1950
As Elwood P. Dowd
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Bell, Book and Candle1958
As Shep Henderson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Destry Rides Again1939
As Tom Destry Jr.
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Rare Breed1966
As Sam Burnett
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Night of 100 Stars II1985
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Naked Spur1953
As Howard Kemp
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ziegfeld Girl1941
As Gilbert Young
TMDb 6.6 / 10
That's Entertainment!1974
As Self - Host / Narrator
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Winchester '731950
As Lin McAdam
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Big Sleep1978
As General Sternwood
TMDb 5.8 / 10
After the Thin Man1936
As David Graham
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Night Passage1957
As Grant McLaine
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bend of the River1952
As Glyn McLyntock
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Night of 100 Stars1982
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Olympic Gala
Olympic Gala1984
Directed by John Ford1971
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Cheyenne Social Club1970
As John O'Hanlan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The FBI Story1959
As John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
TMDb 6.2 / 10
La Classe américaine1993
As Jacques (archive footage)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
I Am Alfred Hitchcock2021
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Two Rode Together1961
As Marshal Guthrie McCabe
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Frank Capra's American Dream1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Made for Each Other1939
As John Horace Mason
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Vivacious Lady1938
As Peter
TMDb 7.0 / 10
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Take Her, She's Mine1963
As Frank Michaelson
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Call Northside 7771948
As P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
TMDb 6.7 / 10
It's a Wonderful World1939
As Guy Johnson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Mortal Storm1940
As Martin Breitner
TMDb 7.3 / 10
No Highway in the Sky1951
As Theodore Honey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fools' Parade1971
As Mattie Appleyard
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
On Our Merry Way1948
As Slim
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation1962
As Roger Hobbs
TMDb 6.5 / 10
James Bond: The First 21 Years1983
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Night of 100 Stars III1990
As Self
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Magic Town1947
As Rip Smith
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Magic of Lassie1978
As Clovis Mitchell
TMDb 5.6 / 10
That's Dancing!1985
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Rat Pack2022
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC1988
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Come Live with Me1941
As Bill Smith
TMDb 6.8 / 10
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
My Scientology Movie2016
As Self (archive photo)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
This Is Bob Hope...2017
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s2002
As Self (archive footage)
Wife vs. Secretary1936
As Dave
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Firecreek1968
As Johnny Cobb
TMDb 6.2 / 10
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Born to Dance1936
As Ted Barker
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!1982
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Seventh Heaven1937
As Chico
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dear Brigitte1965
As Professor Robert Leaf
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Dean Martin Christmas Show1968
TMDb 7.6 / 10
You Gotta Stay Happy1948
As Marvin Payne
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Navy Blue and Gold1937
As John 'Truck' Cross
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Thunder Bay1953
As Steve Martin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Malaya1949
As John Royer
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Stratton Story1949
As Monty Stratton
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026
As John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carbine Williams1952
As Marsh Williams
TMDb 6.6 / 10
No Time for Comedy1940
As Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Harvey1972
As Elwood P. Dowd
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Last Gangster1937
As Paul North Sr.
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Showbiz Goes to War1982
As (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood1986
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business1983
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman1979
As Self
The Shopworn Angel1938
As Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
TMDb 6.8 / 10
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds1981
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Next Time We Love1936
As Christopher Tyler
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Thunderbolt1947
As Himself, Introduction
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rose Marie1936
As John Flower
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Of Human Hearts1938
As Jason Wilkins
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Small Town Girl1936
As Elmer Clampett
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Speed1936
As Terry Martin
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mr. Krueger's Christmas1980
As Mr. Krueger
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mondo Hollywood1967
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Pot o' Gold1941
As James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood1999
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
X-151961
As Himself / Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Strategic Air Command1955
As Robert "Dutch" Holland
TMDb 6.1 / 10
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years1976
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Jackpot1950
As Bill Lawrence
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Ice Follies of 19391939
As Larry Hall
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Obsessed with Vertigo1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Romance of Celluloid1937
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Murder Man1935
As Shorty
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin2022
As Self (archive footage)
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
All Star Party for Lucille Ball1984
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Mountain Road1960
As Major Baldwin
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Right of Way1983
As Teddy Dwyer
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films2003
As Narrator (archive footage)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Blow-Ups of 19471947
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The All-Star Christmas Show1958
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Gorgeous Hussy1936
As Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'1990
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997
As George Bailey (archive footage)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Winning Your Wings1942
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hollywood Hobbies1939
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Beverly Hills Christmas1987
As Self - Host
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?1977
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mickey's 501978
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Dark Galaxy1993
As (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic2001
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Son of Dinosaurs1989
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Jamboree1954
As Self
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'2000
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey1976
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Warner at War2008
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The American West of John Ford1971
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 6.5 / 10
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra1983
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special1986
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Breakdowns of 19411941
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 81939
As James Stewart (archive footage)
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Yukon PassageRelease date TBA
As Narrator
Flashing Spikes1962
As Slim Conway
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Fellow Americans
Fellow Americans1942
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
John Ford & Monument Valley2013
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 1.0 / 10
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...1989
As Self (Archive Footage)
The Fall: Part I
The Fall: Part IRelease date TBA
As Self (archive footage)
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead2026
As George Bailey
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth2009
As Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town1938
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
10,000 Kids and a Cop1948
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fonda on Fonda1992
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Marlene Dietrich: Home MoviesRelease date TBA
As Himself
John Wayne-A Life on Film2000
As Self (archive footage)
And Then There Were Four1950
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America2017
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You2008
As Self (archive footage)
Rope Unleashed2001
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Fall: Part II
The Fall: Part IIRelease date TBA
As Self (archive footage)
James Stewart, l'ami américain2023
Discovering Jean Harlow2015
As archive footage
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938
As James Stewart
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Important News1936
As Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
TMDb 6.3 / 10
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich1996
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Cheyenne Autumn Trail1964
As Narrator
Art Trouble1934
As Jack Burton
TMDb 6.4 / 10
A Tale of Africa1980
As Old Man
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tomorrow's Drivers1954
As the story teller
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb