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James Stewart

Profession
Acting
Born
May 20, 1908 · Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
July 2, 1997

Biography

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.

Known for

Rear Window poster
Rear Window
Film · 1954 · ★ 8.3
Vertigo poster
Vertigo
Film · 1958 · ★ 8.1
It's a Wonderful Life poster
It's a Wonderful Life
Film · 1946 · ★ 8.3
Rope poster
Rope
Film · 1948 · ★ 7.9
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Film · 1956 · ★ 7.4
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Film · 1962 · ★ 7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939 · ★ 7.8
Anatomy of a Murder poster
Anatomy of a Murder
Film · 1959 · ★ 7.8
The Philadelphia Story poster
The Philadelphia Story
Film · 1940 · ★ 7.5
The Shop Around the Corner poster
The Shop Around the Corner
Film · 1940 · ★ 8.1
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West poster
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Film · 1991 · ★ 6.3
Harvey poster
Harvey
Film · 1950 · ★ 7.7

Filmography