Cast & creator
James Stewart
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
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.
Also known as: Jimmy Stewart, James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart, James Maitland Stewart, James 'Jimmy' Stewart
181
film credits
44
television credits
223
1934–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (225)
Showing 225 of 225 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
My Three Sons
James Stewart
1960
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950Film '72
Self
1971
The Jack Benny Program
Jimmy Stewart
1950
The Oscars
Self
1953
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
2004Parkinson
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2004
North and South
Miles Colbert
1985
People's Choice Awards
Self
1975
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Rear Window
L.B. Jefferies
1954
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey
1946
MGM Parade
1955The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Startime
Azel Dorsey
1959
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Vertigo
Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
1958
Alcoa Premiere
1961Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2013
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
The Pet Set
Self
1971
The Bloody Hundredth
Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
2024
Hawkins
Billy Jim Hawkins
1973
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ben McKenna
1956
The Shootist
Dr. Hostetler
1976
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
1972
How the West Was Won
Linus Rawlings
1962
Rope
Rupert Cadell
1948
Anatomy of a Murder
Paul Biegler
1959
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom Stoddard
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elwood P. Dowd
1951
Broken Arrow
Tom Jeffords
1950
The Jimmy Stewart Show
James Howard
1971
The Flight of the Phoenix
Frank Towns
1965
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Wylie Burp (voice)
1991
General Electric Theater
Joe Newman
1953General Electric Theater
Britt Ponset
1953General Electric Theater
Bart
1953General Electric Theater
Director
1953
The Philadelphia Story
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
1940
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
2022
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jefferson Smith
1939
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Narrator
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Director
1951
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart
1955
The Shop Around the Corner
Alfred Kralik
1940
You Can't Take It with You
Tony Kirby
1938
The Greatest Show on Earth
Buttons
1952Olympic Gala
1984
Bandolero!
Mace Bishop
1968Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self
1991
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
1957
Bell, Book and Candle
Shep Henderson
1958
The Glenn Miller Story
Glenn Miller
1954
Bend of the River
Glyn McLyntock
1952
Cheyenne Autumn
Wyatt Earp
1964
Winchester '73
Lin McAdam
1950
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
1950
Airport '77
Philip Stevens
1977
Magic Town
Rip Smith
1947
The Far Country
Jeff Webster
1954
The Cheyenne Social Club
John O'Hanlan
1970
The Naked Spur
Howard Kemp
1953
After the Thin Man
David Graham
1936Laugh-In
Guest Performer
1977
Ziegfeld Girl
Gilbert Young
1941
Vivacious Lady
Peter
1938
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Fools' Parade
Mattie Appleyard
1971
The Rare Breed
Sam Burnett
1966Lux Playhouse
1958
Shenandoah
Charlie Anderson
1965
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
No Highway in the Sky
Theodore Honey
1951
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Destry Rides Again
Tom Destry Jr.
1939
Take Her, She's Mine
Frank Michaelson
1963
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
1978
Two Rode Together
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
1961
On Our Merry Way
Slim
1948
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Roger Hobbs
1962
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
2002
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
And Then There Were Four
Self - Narrator (voice)
1950
Firecreek
Johnny Cobb
1968
Night Passage
Grant McLaine
1957
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
It's a Wonderful World
Guy Johnson
1939
Rose Marie
John Flower
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Dave
1936
The FBI Story
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
1959
Call Northside 777
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
1948
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason
1939
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
John 'Scottie' Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
1991
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
1997
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
2021
La Classe américaine
Jacques (archive footage)
1993
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Malaya
John Royer
1949
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
1985
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
1987
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
2022
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
1972
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
The Mortal Storm
Martin Breitner
1940
Jamboree
Self
1954
Speed
Terry Martin
1936
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self
1987
Navy Blue and Gold
John 'Truck' Cross
1937
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Mr. Krueger
1980
Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins
1938
The Magic of Lassie
Clovis Mitchell
1978Fellow Americans
Narrator (voice)
1942
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Strategic Air Command
Robert "Dutch" Holland
1955
Thunderbolt
Himself, Introduction
1947
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Self
1990
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Himself
Come Live with Me
Bill Smith
1941
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Narrator (archive footage)
2003
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
2001
Next Time We Love
Christopher Tyler
1936
Carbine Williams
Marsh Williams
1952
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
1971
No Time for Comedy
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
1940
Yukon Passage
Narrator
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1937
Thunder Bay
Steve Martin
1953
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Ice Follies of 1939
Larry Hall
1939
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
You Gotta Stay Happy
Marvin Payne
1948
My Scientology Movie
Self (archive photo)
2016
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984
Dear Brigitte
Professor Robert Leaf
1965
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
George Bailey (archive footage)
1997Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
James Stewart (archive footage)
1939
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976
Son of Dinosaurs
Self
1989
Dark Galaxy
(archive footage)
1993
Obsessed with Vertigo
Self (archive footage)
1997
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Narrator
1948
The Shopworn Angel
Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
1938
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
1983
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
1958
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
1977
Small Town Girl
Elmer Clampett
1936The Fall: Part II
Self (archive footage)
The Murder Man
Shorty
1935
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986
Born to Dance
Ted Barker
1936
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1983
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
1947
Seventh Heaven
Chico
1937
X-15
Himself / Narrator (voice)
1961
Right of Way
Teddy Dwyer
1983All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
George Bailey
2026Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1999
Mondo Hollywood
1967
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
The Last Gangster
Paul North Sr.
1937
The Mountain Road
Major Baldwin
1960
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self - Host
1987
The Gorgeous Hussy
Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
1936
James Stewart, l'ami américain
2023
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
2008
Winning Your Wings
Self
1942
The Stratton Story
Monty Stratton
1949
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
2013The Fall: Part I
Self (archive footage)
Pot o' Gold
James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
1941
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000
Warner at War
Self (archive footage)
2008Sentimental Journey
1976
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (archive footage)
1989
The Jackpot
Bill Lawrence
1950
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
1939
Fonda on Fonda
Self
1992
Flashing Spikes
Slim Conway
1962
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2009Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
James Stewart
1938
Important News
Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens
1936
Cheyenne Autumn Trail
Narrator
1964
Tomorrow's Drivers
the story teller
1954
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
2001
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
2015
A Tale of Africa
Old Man
1980
Art Trouble
Jack Burton
1934