About
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...
Known for
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950
VertigoMovie • 1958
North and SouthSeries • 1985
It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946
The Dean Martin ShowSeries • 1965
Rear WindowMovie • 1954
StartimeSeries • 1959
MGM ParadeSeries • 1955
Alcoa PremiereSeries • 1961
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
The Man Who Knew Too MuchMovie • 1956
Broken ArrowMovie • 1950
Anatomy of a MurderMovie • 1959
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie • 1962
RopeMovie • 1948
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestMovie • 1991
Airport '77Movie • 1977
The ShootistMovie • 1976
The Philadelphia StoryMovie • 1940
The Flight of the PhoenixMovie • 1965
The Spirit of St. LouisMovie • 1957
The Greatest Show on EarthMovie • 1952