James Stewart's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Jack Benny Program James Stewart Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Himself - R… The Julie Andrews Hour James Stewart Hawkins Billy Jim H… The Jimmy Stewart Show Prof. James… War Stories with Oliver North James Stewart War Stories with Oliver North James Stewart

Main Movie Roles 1991 - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1985 - That's Dancing! 1983 - Sans soleil 1977 - Airport '77 1976 - The Shootist 1970 - The Cheyenne Social Club 1968 - Firecreek 1968 - Bandolero! 1966 - The Rare Breed 1965 - Shenandoah 1965 - The Flight of the Phoenix 1965 - Dear Brigitte 1964 - Cheyenne Autumn 1963 - Take Her, She's Mine 1962 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 - How the West Was Won 1962 - Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1961 - Two Rode Together 1961 - X-15 1959 - Anatomy of a Murder 1958 - Vertigo 1957 - The Spirit of St. Louis 1957 - Night Passage 1956 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 1955 - The Man from Laramie 1954 - Rear Window 1954 - The Glenn Miller Story 1953 - The Naked Spur 1953 - Thunder Bay 1952 - The Greatest Show On Earth 1952 - Bend of the River 1950 - Broken Arrow 1950 - Winchester '73 1950 - Harvey 1949 - The Stratton Story 1949 - Malaya 1948 - Call Northside 777 1948 - You Gotta Stay Happy 1948 - Rope 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life 1941 - Come Live With Me 1941 - Pot o' Gold 1941 - Ziegfeld Girl 1940 - The Philadelphia Story 1940 - The Mortal Storm 1940 - The Shop Around the Corner 1939 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 - It's a Wonderful World 1939 - Made for Each Other 1939 - Destry Rides Again 1938 - You Can't Take It with You 1938 - Vivacious Lady 1937 - The Good Earth 1937 - The Last Gangster 1936 - Rose-Marie 1936 - Wife vs. Secretary 1936 - After the Thin Man 1936 - Born to Dance 1935 - The Murder Man

BIOGRAPHY:

His "aw shucks" demeanor has served him well as the good guy, the shy guy or the nice guy in films like Harvey (1950) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). Alfred Hitchcock (I) turned him into a dramatic leading man in films like Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958). Stewart also starred in his share of westerns, including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Naked Spur (1953) and The Man from Laramie (1955).


TRIVIA:

• Introduced the 'Cole Porter' (qv) standard "Easy to Love" in 1936's _Born to Dance (1936)_ (qv). His undubbed, reedy tenor voice was actually not so bad. He would later say of the experience, "the song had become such a big hit that they felt even my singing couldn't ruin it." He would later sing a few bars of "Over the Rainbow" as part of his Oscar-winning performance in _The Philadelphia Story (1940)_ (qv).
• When Stewart won the Best Actor Oscar in 1940, he sent it to his father in Indiana, Pennsylvania, who set it in his hardware shop. The trophy remained there for 25 years.
• Daughter Kelly graduated from Stanford and got a PhD from Cambridge University.
• Along with 'Robert De Niro' (qv) and 'Harrison Ford (I)' (qv), Stewart has 8 films in the Imdb's Top 250 movie list.
• His mother's maiden name was Jackson. Her father, Col. Samuel Jackson, served in the Civil War.
• Accepted his friend 'Gary Cooper (I)' (qv)'s honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1961, because Cooper was dying of cancer.
• In March 2008 a proposal was submitted to award Stewart the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his services to the nation.
• He stopped playing the romantic lead when he was 50 because he felt embarrassed playing 'Kim Novak (I)' (qv)'s lover in _Vertigo (1958)_ (qv) and _Bell Book and Candle (1958)_ (qv), since she was half his age.