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James Stewart

American actor and military officer (1908–1997)

James Stewart was an American actor and military aviator, known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona. He appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991 and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story (1940). He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985.

James Stewart appears in 25 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1968. Most of that work is in drama, western and thriller. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Alfred Hitchcock (8), Anthony Mann (6), George Kennedy (3), Arthur Kennedy (3), Harry Morgan (3).

Known for

  • It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). Frank Capra’s film flopped on release but became a classic after its copyright expired.
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Starred in Capra’s political comedy following his breakthrough in You Can’t Take It with You.
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940). The George Cukor romantic comedy that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). A 1956 thriller from his run of films in the 1950s.
  • Winchester ’73 (1950). A 1950 Western from his long career of 80 films.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has James Stewart been in?
James Stewart appears in Bandolero! (1968), Shenandoah (1965), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Cheyenne Autumn (1964), How the West Was Won (1962), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Vertigo (1958), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), The Man from Laramie (1955) and The Glenn Miller Story (1954) on The Remote.
When was James Stewart born?
James Stewart was born on 20 May 1908.

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