Person · Actor and director · Active 1932–1978
James Stewart
1908–1997, Indiana
American actor and director, born in Indiana. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Academy Honorary Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Appeared in 74 films on this site, including It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Vertigo (1958) and Rear Window (1954). Of the actors and directors on this site, James Stewart shares the most films with Anthony Mann (8 films), John Ford (5) and Lionel Barrymore (5) (170 in all).
He landed his first supporting role in The Murder Man (1935) and had his breakthrough in Frank Capra's ensemble comedy You Can't Take It with You (1938).
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He later starred in Capra's political comedy Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Stewart went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the George Cukor romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940).
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In their own words
When I got back from the war in 1946 people didn't want the Mr. Smith kind of movie any more, and I refused to make war pictures.
On how he started doing westerns, as quoted in "Innocent Revisited" in TIME magazine (29 June 1970) · Wikiquote: Jimmy Stewart · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Partners by shared films
Who James Stewart made films with
Directors
- 8Anthony Mann directorWinchester '73, Bend of the River, The Naked Spur and 5 more
- 5John Ford directorTwo Rode Together, Flashing Spikes, How the West Was Won and 2 more
- 4Alfred Hitchcock director and actorRope, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much and 1 more
- 4Clarence Brown directorThe Gorgeous Hussy, Wife vs. Secretary, Of Human Hearts and 1 more
- 3Frank Capra directorYou Can't Take It With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life
- 2Henry Hathaway directorCall Northside 777, How the West Was Won
2 more partners with two or more films
One film together
- Seventh Heaven 1937Henry King
- Vivacious Lady 1938George Stevens
- The Mortal Storm 1940Frank Borzage
- The Philadelphia Story 1940George Cukor
- The Shop Around the Corner 1940Ernst Lubitsch
- Thunderbolt! 1947William Wyler, John Sturges
- On Our Merry Way 1948King Vidor
- The Greatest Show on Earth 1952Cecil B. DeMille
- The Spirit of St. Louis 1957Billy Wilder
- Anatomy of a Murder 1959Otto Preminger
- The FBI Story 1959Mervyn LeRoy
- The Flight of the Phoenix 1965Robert Aldrich
- The Cheyenne Social Club 1970Gene Kelly
- The Shootist 1976Don Siegel
Co-stars
- 5Lionel Barrymore actorThe Gorgeous Hussy, Navy Blue and Gold, You Can't Take It With You and 2 more
- 5George Kennedy actorShenandoah, The Flight of the Phoenix, Bandolero! and 2 more
- 5John Carradine actorThe Last Gangster, Of Human Hearts, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 2 more
- 5Beulah Bondi actressThe Gorgeous Hussy, Of Human Hearts, Vivacious Lady and 2 more
- 4John Wayne actorFlashing Spikes, How the West Was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 1 more
- 4Henry Fonda actorOn Our Merry Way, How the West Was Won, Firecreek and 1 more
33 more partners with two or more films
- 4Margaret Sullavan actressNext Time We Love, The Shopworn Angel, The Mortal Storm and 1 more
- 3Spencer Tracy actorThe Murder Man, Malaya, How the West Was Won
- 3June Allyson actressThe Stratton Story, The Glenn Miller Story, Strategic Air Command
- 3Arthur Kennedy actorBend of the River, The Man from Laramie, Cheyenne Autumn
- 3Charles Coburn actorOf Human Hearts, Vivacious Lady, Made for Each Other
- 3Frank Morgan actorThe Mortal Storm, The Shop Around the Corner, The Stratton Story
- 2Marlene Dietrich actressDestry Rides Again, No Highway in the Sky
- 2Joan Crawford actressThe Gorgeous Hussy, The Ice Follies of 1939
- 2Hedy Lamarr actressCome Live with Me, Ziegfeld Girl
- 2Jack Lemmon actorBell, Book and Candle, Airport '77
- 2Rock Hudson actorWinchester '73, Bend of the River
- 2Paulette Goddard actressPot o' Gold, On Our Merry Way
- 2Hattie McDaniel actressThe Shopworn Angel, Vivacious Lady
- 2Kim Novak actressBell, Book and Candle, Vertigo
- 2Lee Van Cleef actorHow the West Was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- 2Maureen O'Hara actressMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, The Rare Breed
- 2Glynis Johns actressNo Highway in the Sky, Dear Brigitte
- 2Karl Malden actorHow the West Was Won, Cheyenne Autumn
- 2Edward G. Robinson actorThe Last Gangster, Cheyenne Autumn
- 2Walter Brennan actorThe Far Country, How the West Was Won
- 2Carroll Baker actressHow the West Was Won, Cheyenne Autumn
- 2Gloria Grahame actressIt's a Wonderful Life, The Greatest Show on Earth
- 2Shirley Jones actressTwo Rode Together, The Cheyenne Social Club
- 2Jean Arthur actressYou Can't Take It With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- 2Thomas Mitchell actorMr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life
- 2Myrna Loy actressAfter the Thin Man, Wife vs. Secretary
- 2Richard Widmark actorTwo Rode Together, Cheyenne Autumn
- 2Edmond O'Brien actorThe Greatest Show on Earth, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- 2Vera Miles actressThe FBI Story, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- 2Ben Johnson actorCheyenne Autumn, The Rare Breed
- 2Robert Taylor actorSmall Town Girl, The Gorgeous Hussy
- 2Dorothy Lamour actressOn Our Merry Way, The Greatest Show on Earth
- 2Eve Arden actressZiegfeld Girl, Anatomy of a Murder
One film together
- After the Thin Man 1936William Powell
- Next Time We Love 1936Ray Milland
- Rose Marie 1936David Niven, Jeanette MacDonald
- Small Town Girl 1936Janet Gaynor
- The Gorgeous Hussy 1936Melvyn Douglas, Franchot Tone
- Wife vs. Secretary 1936Clark Gable, Jean Harlow
- Navy Blue and Gold 1937Billie Burke
- Seventh Heaven 1937Gale Sondergaard
- Of Human Hearts 1938Walter Huston, Ann Rutherford
- The Shopworn Angel 1938Walter Pidgeon
- Vivacious Lady 1938Ginger Rogers
- It's a Wonderful World 1939Claudette Colbert
- Made for Each Other 1939Carole Lombard
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939Claude Rains
- No Time for Comedy 1940Rosalind Russell
- The Mortal Storm 1940Robert Stack, Bonita Granville
- The Philadelphia Story 1940Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant
- The Shop Around the Corner 1940Joseph Schildkraut
- Ziegfeld Girl 1941Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Jackie Cooper
- It's a Wonderful Life 1946Donna Reed
- Magic Town 1947Jane Wyman
- Thunderbolt! 1947Lloyd Bridges
- Call Northside 777 1948Lee J. Cobb
- On Our Merry Way 1948Burgess Meredith, Fred MacMurray
- Rope 1948Farley Granger
- You Gotta Stay Happy 1948Joan Fontaine, Eddie Albert
- Harvey 1950Josephine Hull
- Malaya 1950Valentina Cortese, DeForest Kelley
- The Jackpot 1950Natalie Wood
- The Stratton Story 1950Agnes Moorehead
- Winchester '73 1950Tony Curtis, Shelley Winters
- No Highway in the Sky 1951Bessie Love
- Bend of the River 1952Julie Adams
- The Greatest Show on Earth 1952Bing Crosby, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde
- The Naked Spur 1953Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan
- Rear Window 1954Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Gig Young
- The Glenn Miller Story 1954Louis Armstrong
- The Man from Laramie 1955Donald Crisp
- The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956Doris Day, Carolyn Jones
- Night Passage 1957Audie Murphy
- The Spirit of St. Louis 1957Aaron Spelling
- Bell, Book and Candle 1958Elsa Lanchester
- Vertigo 1958Barbara Bel Geddes
- Anatomy of a Murder 1959George C. Scott, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
- The FBI Story 1959Adam West
- Flashing Spikes 1962Jack Warden
- How the West Was Won 1962Gregory Peck, Debbie Reynolds, Eli Wallach, Harry Dean Stanton
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962John Saxon
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962Lee Marvin
- Take Her, She's Mine 1963Sandra Dee
- Cheyenne Autumn 1964Dolores del Río, Ricardo Montalbán, Sal Mineo
- Dear Brigitte 1965James Brolin
- Shenandoah 1965Katharine Ross
- The Flight of the Phoenix 1965Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger
- Bandolero! 1968Dean Martin, Raquel Welch
- Firecreek 1968Dean Jagger, Ed Begley
- Fools' Parade 1971Kurt Russell, Anne Baxter
- The Shootist 1976Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Ricky Nelson
- Airport '77 1977Christopher Lee, Olivia de Havilland, Lee Grant, Joseph Cotten, Brenda Vaccaro, M. Emmet Walsh
- The Big Sleep 1978Robert Mitchum, Joan Collins, John Mills, Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, Edward Fox
- The Magic of Lassie 1978Mickey Rooney, Alice Faye
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- It's a Wonderful Life 1946actor
- Vertigo 1958actor
- Rear Window 1954actor
- The Greatest Show on Earth 1952actor
- Rope 1948actor
- You Can't Take It With You 1938actor
1930s
- The Murder Man (1935)actor
- After the Thin Man (1936)actor
- Next Time We Love (1936)actor
- Rose Marie (1936)actor
- Small Town Girl (1936)actor
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)actor
- Wife vs. Secretary (1936)actor
- Navy Blue and Gold (1937)actor
- Seventh Heaven (1937)actor
- The Last Gangster (1937)actor
- Of Human Hearts (1938)actor
- The Shopworn Angel (1938)actor
- Vivacious Lady (1938)actor
- You Can't Take It With You (1938)actor
- Destry Rides Again (1939)actor
- It's a Wonderful World (1939)actor
- Made for Each Other (1939)actor
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)actor
- The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)actor
1940s
- No Time for Comedy (1940)actor
- The Mortal Storm (1940)actor
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)actor
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940)actor
- Come Live with Me (1941)actor, screenwriter
- Pot o' Gold (1941)actor
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941)actor
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)actor
- Magic Town (1947)actor
- Thunderbolt! (1947)actor
- Call Northside 777 (1948)actor
- On Our Merry Way (1948)actor
- Rope (1948)actor
- You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)actor
1950s
- Harvey (1950)actor
- Malaya (1950)actor
- The Jackpot (1950)actor
- The Stratton Story (1950)actor
- Winchester '73 (1950)actor
- No Highway in the Sky (1951)actor
- Bend of the River (1952)actor
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)actor
- The Naked Spur (1953)actor
- Thunder Bay (1953)actor
- Rear Window (1954)actor
- The Far Country (1954)actor
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954)actor, as Glenn Miller
- Strategic Air Command (1955)actor
- The Man from Laramie (1955)actor
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)actor
- Night Passage (1957)actor
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)actor, as Charles A. Lindbergh
- Bell, Book and Candle (1958)actor
- Vertigo (1958)actor
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)actor
- The FBI Story (1959)actor
1960s
- Two Rode Together (1961)actor
- Flashing Spikes (1962)actor
- How the West Was Won (1962)actor, as Linus Rawlings
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)actor
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)actor
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963)actor
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)actor
- Dear Brigitte (1965)actor
- Shenandoah (1965)actor
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)actor
- The Rare Breed (1966)actor
- Bandolero! (1968)actor
- Firecreek (1968)actor