Famous Person Best Love Rating :
Famous Person:
Jimmy Stewart
Famous For:
Theater, Actor
Movie - Television Titles :
"Goof Troop"
... aka Disney's Goof Troop (USA: complete title)
- E=MC Goof (1992) TV Episode (voice) .... Chief Rocket-Science Professor
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice) .... Wylie Burp
"My Secret Identity"
- The Invisible Dr. J (1991) TV Episode
"North and South, Book II" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Miles Colbert
Right of Way (1983) (TV) .... Teddy Dwyer
Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) (TV) .... Mr. Krueger
Afurika monogatari (1980) .... Old man
... aka A Tale of Africa
... aka The Green Horizon
The Magic of Lassie (1978) .... Clovis Mitchell
The Big Sleep (1978) .... General Sternwood
Airport '77 (1977) .... Philip Stevens
The Shootist (1976) .... Dr. E.W. Hostetler
"Hawkins" (1973) TV Series .... Billy Jim Hawkins (1973-1974)
Hawkins on Murder (1973) (TV) .... Billy Jim Hawkins
... aka Death and the Maiden
Harvey (1972) (TV) .... Elwood P. Dowd
"The Jimmy Stewart Show" .... Prof. James K. Howard (1971-1972)
- Luther's Last Love (1971) TV Episode .... Prof. James K. Howard
By Way of Introduction (1971) TV Episode .... Prof. James K. Howard/Josiah Kessel
Fools' Parade (1971) .... Mattie Appleyard
... aka Dynamite Man from Glory Jail (UK)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) .... John O'Hanlan
Bandolero! (1968) .... Mace Bishop
Firecreek (1968) .... Johnny Cobb
The Rare Breed (1966) .... Sam Burnett
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) .... Capt. Frank Towns
Shenandoah (1965) .... Charlie Anderson
Dear Brigitte (1965) .... Prof. Robert Leaf
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) .... Wyatt Earp
... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
Take Her, She's Mine (1963) .... Frank Michaelson/Narrator
"The Dick Powell Show"
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Luxury Liner (1963) TV Episode .... Host
How the West Was Won (1962) .... Linus Rawlings
"Alcoa Premiere"
- Flashing Spikes (1962) TV Episode .... Slim Conway
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) .... Roger Hobbs
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Ransom Stoddard
X-15 (1961) (voice) .... Narrator
Two Rode Together (1961) .... Marshal Guthrie McCabe
The Mountain Road (1960) .... Maj. Baldwin
"Startime"
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Cindy's Fella (1959) TV Episode .... Azel Dorsey
The FBI Story (1959) .... John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
"Lux Playhouse"
- Cowboy Five Seven (1959) TV Episode .... Narrator
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) .... Paul Biegler
Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson
... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
Vertigo (1958) .... Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
... aka 'Vertigo' (USA: poster title)
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (USA: complete title)
"General Electric Theater"
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
- The Trail to Christmas (1957) TV Episode .... Bart
- The Town with a Past (1957) TV Episode .... Britt
- The Windmill (1955) TV Episode .... Joe Newman
Night Passage (1957) .... Grant McLaine
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) .... Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) .... Dr. Ben McKenna
The Man from Laramie (1955) .... Will Lockhart
"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends"
- Episode dated 20 April 1955 (1955) TV Episode
Strategic Air Command (1955) .... Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland
The Far Country (1954) .... Jeff Webster
Rear Window (1954) .... L. B. Jefferies
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (USA: complete title)
Tomorrow's Drivers (1954) .... The Story Teller
The Glenn Miller Story (1953) .... Glenn Miller
Thunder Bay (1953) .... Steve Martin
The Naked Spur (1953) .... Howard Kemp
Carbine Williams (1952) .... David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams
Bend of the River (1952) .... Glyn McLyntock, Wagon train guide
... aka Where the River Bends (UK)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) .... Buttons
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
No Highway (1951) .... Theodore Honey
... aka No Highway in the Sky (USA)
The Jackpot (1950) .... Bill Lawrence
Harvey (1950) .... Elwood P. Dowd
Broken Arrow (1950) .... Tom Jeffords
Winchester '73 (1950) .... Lin McAdam
Malaya (1949) .... John Royer
... aka East of the Rising Sun (UK)
The Stratton Story (1949) .... Monty Stratton
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) .... Marvin Payne
Rope (1948) .... Rupert Cadell
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (USA: complete title)
On Our Merry Way (1948) .... Slim
... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA)
Call Northside 777 (1948) .... P.J. McNeal
... aka Calling Northside 777
Magic Town (1947) .... Rip Smith
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... George Bailey
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
American Creed (1946)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941) .... Gilbert 'Gil' Young
Pot o' Gold (1941) .... Jimmy Haskell
... aka The Golden Hour (UK)
Come Live with Me (1941) .... Bill Smith
The Philadelphia Story (1940) .... Macaulay Connor
No Time for Comedy (1940) .... Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
... aka Guy with a Grin
The Mortal Storm (1940) .... Martin Breitner
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) .... Alfred Kralik
Destry Rides Again (1939) .... Thomas Jefferson 'Tom' Destry Jr.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... Jefferson Smith
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
It's a Wonderful World (1939) .... Guy Johnson
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) .... Larry Hall
Made for Each Other (1939) .... John Horace 'Johnny' Mason
You Can't Take It with You (1938) .... Tony Kirby
The Shopworn Angel (1938) .... Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
Vivacious Lady (1938) .... Prof. Peter Morgan Jr.
Of Human Hearts (1938) .... Jason Wilkins
Navy Blue and Gold (1937) .... John 'Truck' Cross (alias of John Cross Carter)
The Last Gangster (1937) .... Paul North Sr.
Seventh Heaven (1937) .... Chico
After the Thin Man (1936) .... David Graham
Born to Dance (1936) .... Ted Barker
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) .... Roderick 'Rowdy' Dow
Speed (1936) .... Terry Martin
Small Town Girl (1936) .... Elmer
... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
Important News (1936) (uncredited) .... Cornelius Stevens
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) .... Dave
Next Time We Love (1936) .... Christopher Tyler
... aka Next Time We Live (UK)
Rose-Marie (1936) .... John Flower
... aka Indian Love Call (USA: TV title)
... aka Rose Marie (USA: poster title)
The Murder Man (1935) .... Shorty, reporter
Art Trouble (1934) (uncredited) .... Mr. Burton
Authors Description:
JAMES MAITLAND STEWART was born to a hardware store owner and his wife on May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He studied architecture at (then all-male) Princeton University where he served on the cheerleading squad during his junior year and played the accordion for the Triangle Club, a student acting group. He was also involved with the University Players and graduated in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After doing some summer stock and other barnstorming stage work, he went to Hollywood and signed a contract with MGM. After playing bit roles in everything from murder mysteries to musicals, his first big films came in 1938 with two romantic comedies: VIVACIOUS LADY co-starring Ginger Rogers, and the Oscar-winning Best Picture of the year, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU with Jean Arthur. The following year, Stewart appeared in five films including the comedy-western DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) with Marlene Dietrich, and he received his first-ever Oscar nomination as Best Actor for Frank Capra's MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON with Jean Arthur and Claude Rains. Though Robert Donat took the prize that year for GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS, in 1940 Stewart won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. He would be nominated three more times over the course of his career for his performances in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946), HARVEY (1950), and ANATOMY OF MURDER (1959). In 1984 Stewart was presented a honorary statuette by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his high ideals both on and off the screen. Colonel Jimmy on the cover of LIFE Magazine in 1945. In 1941 (before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor), Stewart enlisted in the Army Air Corp where, as a bomber pilot and squadron commander, he lead a number of strikes against Germany during World War II and rose to the rank of colonel. For his service he won both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After he returned to Hollywood and started off with the boxoffice disappointment IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946), Stewart began to change his "Capra" image making CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948) and Hitchcock's ROPE the same year. Other notable performances of this later period in his career include Cecil B. DeMille's THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952) with Charlton Heston, as well as Hitchcock's masterpiece thrillers VERTIGO (1958) with Kim Novak and REAR WINDOW (1954) with Grace Kelly. Stewart also made a number of westerns with his favorite gray-felt hat, his favorite horse, Pi, and a variety of directors. He made five westerns with director Anthony Mann, starting with WINCHESTER '73 (1950) and was thrice teamed with legendary Hollywood cowboy John Wayne, first in THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) and HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962), both directed by John Ford, and later in Wayne's final film THE SHOOTIST (1976) directed by Don Seigel. In 1949 Stewart married his wife Gloria Hatrick McLean, the mother of two sons by a previous marriage, and subsequently had two twin daughters, Judy and Kelly. He and Gloria were married almost forty-five years, ending with her death in February 1994. Stewart lent his voice to a theatrical motion picture for the last time in 1991's animated classic AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST and he was honored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center for lifetime achievement in 1990. After two years of consistently declining health, Stewart died in Beverly Hills, California on July 2, 1997.
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