Actor

James Stewart

May 20, 1908 · Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Notable work

8.3
Rear Window (1954)
as L.B. Jefferies
8.1
Vertigo (1958)
as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as George Bailey
7.9
Rope (1948)
as Rupert Cadell
7.4
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
as Ben McKenna
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Ransom Stoddard
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Jefferson Smith
7.8
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
7.5
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
8.1
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
as Alfred Kralik
6.3
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
as Wylie Burp (voice)
7.7
Harvey (1950)
as Elwood P. Dowd

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