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James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth Ruth Johnson (1875-1953) and Alexander Maitland Stewart (1871-1961), who owned a hardware store. Stewart had Scottish and Irish ancestry, and was raised as a Presbyterian. He was descended from veterans of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War.
The eldest of three children (he had two younger sisters, Virginia and Mary), he was expected to continue his father’s business, which had been in the family for three generations. His mother was an excellent pianist but his father discouraged Stewart’s request for lessons. When his father accepted a gift of an accordion from a guest, young Stewart quickly learned to play the instrument, which became a
fixture offstage during his acting career.
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As the family grew, music continued to be an important part of family life. Destry Rides Again, also released in 1939, became Stewart’s first western film, a genre with which he would become identified later in his career. In this western parody, he is a pacifist lawman and Marlene Dietrich is the dancing saloon girl who comes to love him, but doesn’t get him. In the film, Dietrich sings her famous song “The Boys in the Back Room”. Stewart’s collaborations with director Anthony Mann increased Stewart’s popularity and sent his career into the realm of the western. Stewart’s first appearance in a film directed by Mann came with the 1950 western, Winchester ’73. In choosing Mann (after first choice Fritz Lang declined), Stewart cemented a powerful partnership. The film, which became a massive box-office hit upon its release, set the pattern for their future collaborations. In it, Stewart is a tough, revengeful sharpshooter, the winner of a prized rifle which is stolen and then passes through many hands, until the showdown between Stewart and his brother (Stephen McNally).
Stewart made eight films for director Anthony Mann. Five of them were Westerns, including The Naked Spur (1953).
Other Stewart-Mann westerns, such as Bend of the River (1952), The Naked Spur (1953), The Far Country (1954) and The Man from Laramie (1955), were perennial favorites among young audiences entranced by the American West. Frequently, the films featured Stewart as a troubled cowboy seeking redemption, while facing corrupt cattlemen, ranchers and outlaws—a man who knows violence first hand and struggles to control it. The Stewart-Mann collaborations laid the foundation for many of the westerns of the 1950s and remain popular today for their grittier, more realistic depiction of the classic movie genre. Audiences saw Stewart’s screen persona evolve into a more mature, more ambiguous, and edgier presence. James Stewart also did a radio western series titled the sixshooter this was turned into a television series starring John Payne and the name was changed to The Restless Gun.
Actor credits
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Wylie (voice)
1986 North and South, Book II (TV Mini-Series)
Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Miles Colbert (credit only)
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Miles Colbert
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Miles Colbert (credit only)
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1983 Right of Way (TV Movie)
Teddy Dwyer
1980 Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (TV Short)
Mr. Krueger
1980 Afurika monogatari
Old Man
1978 General Electric’s All-Star Anniversary (TV Movie documentary)
Mark Twain
1978 The Magic of Lassie
Clovis Mitchell
1978 The Big Sleep
General Sternwood
1977 Airport ’77
Philip Stevens
1976 Sentimental Journey (Short)
1976 The Shootist
Dr. Hostetler
1973-1974 Hawkins (TV Series)
Billy Jim Hawkins
– Candidate for Murder (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Murder on the Thirteenth Floor (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Murder in the Slave Trade (1974) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– Blood Feud (1973) … Billy Jim Hawkins
– A Life for a Life (1973) … Billy Jim Hawkins
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1972 Harvey (TV Movie)
Elwood P. Dowd
1971-1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV Series)
Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel
– A Bone of Much Contention (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Old School Ties (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Jim’s Decision (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Price Is Right (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
– Song of the Jailbird (1972) … Prof. James K. Howard / Josiah Kessel (as Jimmy Stewart)
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1971 Fools’ Parade
Mattie Appleyard
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
John O’Hanlan
1968 Bandolero!
Mace Bishop
1968 Firecreek
Johnny Cobb
1966 The Rare Breed
Burnett
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
Frank Towns
1965 Shenandoah
Charlie
1965 Dear Brigitte
Professor Robert Leaf
1959-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Jimmy Stewart
– The Income Tax Show (1964) … Jimmy Stewart
– Jack Directs Film (1963) … Jimmy Stewart
– Jack Goes to Concert (1960) … Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
– The Jimmy Stewart Show (1959) … Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Wyatt Earp
1963 Take Her, She’s Mine
Frank Michaelson
1962 How the West Was Won
Linus Rawlings
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Slim Conway
– Flashing Spikes (1962) … Slim Conway
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Roger Hobbs
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom Stoddard
1961 Two Rode Together
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
1960 The Mountain Road
Maj. Baldwin
1959 Startime (TV Series)
Azel Dorsey
– Cindy’s Fella (1959) … Azel Dorsey
1959 The FBI Story
John Michael ‘Chip’ Hardesty
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV Series)
Narrator
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959) … Narrator
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Narrator
– Cowboy Five Seven (1959) … Narrator
1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Paul Biegler
1958 Bell Book and Candle
Shepherd ‘Shep’ Henderson
1958 Vertigo
John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson
1955-1957 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Bart / Britt Ponset / Joe Newman
– The Trail to Christmas (1957) … Bart
– The Town with a Past (1957) … Britt Ponset
– The Windmill (1955) … Joe Newman
1957 Night Passage
Grant McLaine
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Augustus ‘Slim’ Lindbergh
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Dr. Benjamin McKenna
1955 The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart
1955 Strategic Air Command
Lt. Col. Robert ‘Dutch’ Holland
1954 Rear Window
L.B. ‘Jeff’ Jefferies
1954 The Far Country
Jeff Webster
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Glenn Miller
1954 Tomorrow’s Drivers (Short)
The Story Teller
1953 Thunder Bay
Steve
1953 The Naked Spur
Howard Kemp
1952 Carbine Williams
Marsh Williams
1952 Bend of the River
Glyn McLyntock
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
‘Buttons’ A Clown
1951 No Highway in the Sky
Theodore Honey
1950 The Jackpot
William J. ‘Bill’ Lawrence
1950 Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
1950 Broken Arrow
Tom Jeffords
1950 Winchester ’73
Lin McAdam
1949 Malaya
John Royer
1949 The Stratton Story
Monty Stratton
1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
Marvin Payne
1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop (Short documentary)
Introductory Narration
1948 Rope
Rupert Cadell
1948 On Our Merry Way
Slim
1948 Call Northside 777
P.J. McNeal
1947 Magic Town
Rip Smith
1946 It’s a Wonderful Life
George Bailey
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Gilbert Young
1941 Pot o’ Gold
Jimmy Haskell
1941 Come Live with Me
Bill Smith
1940 The Philadelphia Story
Macaulay Connor
1940 No Time for Comedy
Gaylord Esterbrook
1940 The Mortal Storm
Martin Breitner
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Alfred Kralik
1939 Destry Rides Again
Tom Destry Jr.
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jefferson Smith
1939 It’s a Wonderful World
Guy Johnson
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
Larry Hall
1939 Made for Each Other
John Horace Mason
1938 You Can’t Take It With You
Tony Kirby
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (Documentary short)
James Stewart
1938 The Shopworn Angel
Bill Pettigrew
1938 Vivacious Lady
Peter
1938 Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
John Cross Carter
1937 The Last Gangster
Paul North
1937 Seventh Heaven
Chico
1936 After the Thin Man
David
1936 Born to Dance
Ted Barker
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
‘Rowdy’ Dow
1936 Speed
Terry Martin
1936 Small Town Girl
Elmer Clampett
1936 Important News (Short)
Cornelius Stevens (uncredited)
1936 Wife vs. Secretary
Dave
1936 Next Time We Love
Christopher Tyler
1936 Rose-Marie
John Flower
1935 The Murder Man
‘Shorty’
1934 Art Trouble (Short)
Jack Burton (uncredited)
Broken Arrow western movie starring James Stewart.
This is the story of Army Captain Tom Jeffords who with a simple act of kindness started a peace process with the Apaches led by their charismatic leader Cochise. Jeffords, a veteran of the Union Army and the frontier wars is heartily sick of the slaughter he’s witnessed and participated in. He finds an Indian boy who’s been wounded by whites and he tends to them and heals him.