James Stewart filmography

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James Stewart was a prolific American actor who appeared in a variety of film roles in Hollywood, primarily of the Golden Age of Hollywood. From the beginning of his film career in 1934 through his final theatrical project in 1991, Stewart appeared in more than 92 films, television programs, and short subjects.

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Stewart received several awards and nominations for his work. In 1999, he was ranked third by the American Film Institute on its "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars" list.

Eleven of his films have been preserved in the United States National Film Registry. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story whilst roles in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , It's a Wonderful Life , Harvey and Anatomy of a Murder earned him Academy Award nominations. He also won a Golden Globe Award for his role in the television series Hawkins .

Film career

Directors

Stewart made his mark in screwball comedies, suspense thrillers, westerns and family comedies. [1] He worked multiple times with directors, such as Anthony Mann ( Winchester '73 , Bend of the River , Thunder Bay , The Naked Spur , The Glenn Miller Story , The Far Country , The Man from Laramie and Strategic Air Command ), Alfred Hitchcock ( Rope , Rear Window , The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo ), John Ford ( Two Rode Together , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Cheyenne Autumn ) and Frank Capra ( It's a Wonderful Life , Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can't Take It with You ).

Directors with whom he also worked include Henry Hathaway ( Call Northside 777 and How the West Was Won ), Frank Borzage ( The Mortal Storm ), Ernst Lubitsch ( The Shop Around the Corner ), Billy Wilder ( The Spirit of St. Louis ) and Otto Preminger ( Anatomy of a Murder ).

Actors

Actors with whom Stewart worked include Lionel Barrymore, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Raymond Burr, Harry Carey, John Dall, Charles Drake, Dan Duryea, Frank Faylen, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Ben Gazzara, Farley Granger, Cary Grant, Tom Helmore, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Todd Karns, Arthur Kennedy, Karl Malden, Lee Marvin, Bernard Miles, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Mitchum, Frank Morgan, Harry Morgan, Arthur O'Connell, William Powell, Claude Rains, Oliver Reed, Edward G. Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Robert Ryan, George C. Scott, Robert Taylor, Spencer Tracy, Henry Travers, John Wayne, Richard Widmark and Cornel Wilde.

Actresses with whom Stewart worked include June Allyson, Eve Arden, Jean Arthur, Carroll Baker, Joan Chandler, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Marlene Dietrich, Peggy Dow, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Bel Geddes, Paulette Goddard, Gloria Grahame, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Hull, Betty Hutton, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Agnes Moorehead, Kim Novak, Cathy O'Donnell, Maureen O'Hara, Eleanor Powell, Donna Reed, Lee Remick, Debbie Reynolds, Thelma Ritter, Ginger Rogers, Rosalind Russell, Margaret Sullavan, Shelley Winters and Natalie Wood.

Feature films

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1935 The Murder Man Shorty Tim Whelan
1936 Next Time We Love Christopher Tyler Edward H. Griffith First significant role (first time second-billed)
Rose Marie John Flower W. S. Van Dyke
Wife vs. Secretary Dave Clarence Brown
Small Town Girl Elmer Clampett William A. Wellman
Speed Terry Martin Edwin L. Marin First starring role (first time top-billed)
The Gorgeous Hussy Roderick "Rowdy" DowClarence Brown
Born to Dance Ted Barker Roy Del Ruth
After the Thin Man David GrahamW. S. Van Dyke
1937 Seventh Heaven Chico Henry King
The Last Gangster Paul North Sr. Edward Ludwig Alternative title: Another Public Enemy
Navy Blue and Gold John "Truck" Cross/John Cross Carter Sam Wood
1938 Of Human Hearts Jason WilkinsClarence Brown
Vivacious Lady Prof. Peter Morgan Jr. George Stevens
The Shopworn Angel Pvt. William "Texas" Pettigrew H. C. Potter
You Can't Take It with You Tony Kirby Frank Capra
1939 Made for Each Other John Horace "Johnny" Mason John Cromwell
The Ice Follies of 1939 Larry Hall Reinhold Schünzel
It's a Wonderful World Guy JohnsonW. S. Van Dyke
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [I] Jefferson SmithFrank Capra New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Destry Rides Again [I] Thomas Jefferson Destry Jr. George Marshall
1940 The Shop Around the Corner [I] Alfred Kralik Ernst Lubitsch
The Mortal Storm Martin Breitner Frank Borzage
No Time for Comedy Gaylord "Gay" Esterbrook William Keighley
The Philadelphia Story [I] Macaulay "Mike" Connor George Cukor Academy Award for Best Actor
1941 Come Live with Me Bill SmithClarence Brown
Pot o' Gold James Hamilton "Jimmy" HaskelGeorge Marshall
Ziegfeld Girl Gilbert "Gil" Young Robert Z. Leonard Final film before World War II service
1946 It's a Wonderful Life [I] George Bailey Frank CapraNominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
1947 Magic Town Lawrence "Rip" SmithWilliam A. Wellman
1948 Call Northside 777 P.J. McNeal Henry Hathaway
On Our Merry Way Slim King Vidor
Leslie Fenton
John Huston
George Stevens
Rope Rupert Cadell Alfred Hitchcock
You Gotta Stay Happy Marvin PayneH.C. Potter
1949 The Stratton Story Monty StrattonSam Wood
Malaya John Royer Richard Thorpe
1950 Winchester '73 [I] Lin McAdam Anthony Mann
Broken Arrow Tom Jeffords Delmer Daves
Harvey Elwood P. Dowd Henry Koster Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
The Jackpot William J. 'Bill' Lawrence Walter Lang
1951 No Highway in the Sky Theodore HoneyHenry Koster
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Buttons Cecil B. DeMille
Bend of the River Glyn McLyntockAnthony Mann
Carbine Williams David Marshall "Marsh" WilliamsRichard Thorpe
1953 The Naked Spur [I] Howard KempAnthony Mann
Thunder Bay Steve MartinAnthony Mann
1954 The Glenn Miller Story Glenn Miller Anthony MannNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
The Far Country Jeff WebsterAnthony Mann
Rear Window [I] L.B. "Jeff" JefferiesAlfred Hitchcock
1955 The Man from Laramie Will LockhartAnthony Mann
Strategic Air Command Lt. Col. Robert "Dutch" HollandAnthony Mann
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much Dr. Benjamin "Ben" McKennaAlfred Hitchcock
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh Billy Wilder
Night Passage Grant McLaine James Neilson
1958 Vertigo [I] Det. John "Scottie" FergusonAlfred Hitchcock San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Bell, Book and Candle Shepherd "Shep" Henderson Richard Quine
1959 Anatomy of a Murder [I] Paul Biegler Otto Preminger Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Venice Film FestivalVolpi Cup
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
The FBI Story John Michael "Chip" Hardesty Mervyn LeRoy
1960 The Mountain Road Major Baldwin Daniel Mann
1961 Two Rode Together Marshal Guthrie McCabe John Ford Nominated—Laurel Award for Top Action Performance (3rd place)
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [I] Ransom StoddardJohn Ford Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Roger HobbsHenry Koster Silver Bear for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated—Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance (3rd place)
How the West Was Won [I] Linus RawlingsHenry Hathaway
1963 Take Her, She's Mine Frank MichaelsonHenry KosterNominated—Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance (4th place)
1964 Cheyenne Autumn Wyatt Earp John Ford
1965 Dear Brigitte Prof. Robert LeafHenry Koster
Shenandoah Charlie Anderson Andrew McLaglen
The Flight of the Phoenix Capt. Frank Towns Robert Aldrich
1966 The Rare Breed Sam BurnettAndrew McLaglen
1968 Firecreek Johnny Cobb Vincent McEveety
Bandolero! Mace BishopAndrew McLaglen
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club John O'Hanlan Gene Kelly
1971 Fools' Parade Mattie AppleyardAndrew McLaglenAlternative title: Dynamite Man from Glory Jail
1976 The Shootist Dr. E.W. Hostetler Don Siegel
1977 Airport '77 Philip Stevens Jerry Jameson
1978 The Big Sleep General Sternwood Michael Winner
The Magic of Lassie Clovis Mitchell Don Chaffey
1980 The Green Horizon The Old Man Susumu Hani Alternative title: A Tale of Africa
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Wylie Burp Phil Nibbelink
Simon Wells
Voice (final film role)
^ I denotes film preservation in the National Film Registry.

Box office ranking

For a number of years exhibitors voted James Stewart as among the most popular stars in the country:

Television appearances

Stewart had made guest appearances on television, The Jack Benny Program , in the 1950s, but first starred in Flashing Spikes , an hour-long episode of Alcoa Premiere directed by John Ford. In the early 1970s, he transitioned his career from cinema to television. For the series Hawkins, Stewart received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. In 1972, Stewart reprised his role from the film Harvey in a television film of the same name.

YearShowRoleRunNotes
1959 Lux Playhouse Narratorsingle episodeNarrator for the episode Cowboy Five Seven, which documented a Strategic Air Command crew at Westover Air Force Base
1962 Flashing Spikes Slim Conwaysingle episodePart of the Alcoa Premiere anthology series, directed by John Ford and featuring John Wayne (billed as "Michael Morris")
1971 The Jimmy Stewart Show Prof. James K. Howard1971–1972 NBC Television series
1972 Harvey Elwood P. Dowd PBS Television film
1973 Hawkins Billy Jim Hawkins1973–1974 CBS Television series
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
1978 The Carol Burnett Show Himselfsingle episode CBS Television series
Series finale ("A Special Evening with Carol Burnett")
1980 Mr. Krueger's Christmas Mr. Krueger NBC Television film
1982 The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra Himself – Host American Film Institute Television film
1983 Right of Way Teddy Dwyer HBO Television film
Nominated—CableACE Award for Actor in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program
1986 North and South, Book II Miles Colbert ABC Miniseries

Documentaries and short subjects

Incomplete listing.

YearMovieRoleDirectorNotes
1934 Art Trouble Mr. Burton Ralph Staub Uncredited; Shemp Howard short
1935Important NewsCornelius "Corn" StevensEdwin Lawrence
1938Hollywood Goes to TownHimself
1939Hollywood HobbiesHimself
1942Fellow AmericansNarratorfor the USAAF
Winning Your Wings Narrator John Huston for the USAAF
1943Screen Snapshots: Hollywood in UniformHimself
1946American CreedHimself
1947 Thunderbolt! Narrator John Sturges
William Wyler
for the USAF
1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop Narrator Charles Barton
1954Tomorrow's DriversNarrator
1956Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of StarsHimself
1957The Heart of Show BusinessNarrator
1961 X-15 Narratorfor the United States Air Force USAF
1962"The Convair B-58 Hustler Supersonic Bomber - Champion of Champions"Narrator and USAF Reserve Brig. General
1971 Directed by John Ford Himself Peter Bogdanovich
1971The American West of John FordHimself Denis Sanders
1974 The World at War Himself Thames Television ITV series
Just One More TimeHimself
That's Entertainment! Himself and Archive Footage Jack Haley, Jr.
1976An All-Star Tribute to John WayneHimselfN/A
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsHimselfN/A
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeHimself and Archive FootageDavid Heeley
1993John FordHimselfN/A
1994A Century of CinemaHimself and Archive FootageCaroline Thomas

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