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Biography

During his younger days, James was an accordian player and an amateur magician. He first acted in a Boy Scout play. He later acted…more

Born

5/20/1908, Indiana, Pennsylvania

Died

7/2/1997

Birth Name

James Maitland Stewart

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Hawkins
  Billy Jim Hawkins
  - S 1: Ep 6 Murder in the Slave Trade
    11/22/74
  - S 1: Ep 8 Candidate for Murder
    3/5/74
  - S 1: Ep 7 Murder on the 13th Floor
    2/5/74
  - S 1: Ep 5 Blood Feud
    12/4/73
  - S 1: Ep 4 Life for a Life
    11/13/73
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Jimmy Stewart Show
  Professor James K. Howard
  - S 1: Ep 24 A Bone of Much Contention
    3/12/72
  - S 1: Ep 23 Old School Ties
    3/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jim's Decision
    2/20/72
  - S 1: Ep 21 Price Is Right
    2/13/72
  - S 1: Ep 20 Song of the Jailbird
    2/6/72
  - + 19 More Credits
- Breakers
  Alex Markham
  - S 1: Ep 103 Episode 103
- The Academy Awards
  Host
  - S 18: Ep 1 The 18th Annual Academy Awards
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 30: Ep 1 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/58
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1974-1979)
  - S 5: Ep 5 George Burns
    5/17/78
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
  - S 4: Ep 5 Ted Knight
    3/2/77
  - S 4: Ep 3 Angie Dickinson
    2/8/77
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dean Martin
    2/27/76
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 30 Jimmy Stewart / Raquel Welch / Victor Borge
    4/24/69
  - S 4: Ep 12 Jimmy Stewart / Caterina Valente / Dom DeLuise
    12/5/68
  - S 3: Ep 30 Jimmy Stewart / Shecky Greene / Wisa D'Orso / George Gobel
    4/4/68
  - S 3: Ep 1 Jimmy Stewart / Orson Welles / Juliet Prowse
    9/14/67
  - S 9: Ep 19 Jack Benny (Celebrity Roast)
    2/22/74
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 8 631111
    11/11/63
  - S 28: Ep 39 Show #4084
    12/27/89
  - S 27: Ep 105 Show #4032
    9/7/89
  - S 17: Ep 53 Show #3053
    2/13/79
  - S 14: Ep 68 Show #2768
    5/12/76
Guest Star (42)

Role
- Mortified
  Mr. Listerman
  - S 2: Ep 5 Taylor's Self Portrait
    3/14/07
- H2O: Just Add Water
  Fruit Delivery Guy
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Big Chill
    10/13/06
- 20/20
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 10 Bill Maher & More
    11/11/05
- Biography
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 2: Ep 50 Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life.
    10/13/99
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 41: Ep 4 Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party
    4/16/91
  - S 38: Ep 5 Happy Birthday Bob - 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years With NBC
    5/16/88
- My Secret Identity
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Invisible Dr. J
    3/2/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 84 December 28, 1989
    12/28/89
  - S 2: Ep 15 September 22, 1989
    9/22/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
  - S 13: Ep 1 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards
    3/15/87
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 15 Hitchcock: Sex, Murder and Mayhem
    10/3/86
  - S 20: Ep 14 Hitchcock: It's Only Another Movie
    9/26/86
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 20 Ben Vereen, James Stewart
    2/13/82
  - S 2: Ep 37 James Stewart
    4/17/73
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 13 October 6, 1978
    10/6/78
  - S 17: Ep 12 October 5, 1978
    10/5/78
  - S 17: Ep 11 October 4, 1978
    10/4/78
  - S 17: Ep 10 October 3, 1978
    10/3/78
  - S 17: Ep 9 Week of October 2, 1978
    10/2/78
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 221 August 24, 1978
    8/24/78
  - S 16: Ep 104 February 14, 1978
    2/14/78
  - S 16: Ep 80 January 6, 1978
    1/6/78
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1974-1979)
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself, uncredited
  - S 11: Ep 24 A Special Evening with Carol Burnett
    3/29/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 191 July 6, 1977
    7/6/77
  - S 3: Ep 98 February 14, 1977
    2/14/77
  - S 2: Ep 194 July 23, 1976
    7/23/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 129 March 18, 1977
    3/18/77
  - S 13: Ep 190 June 14, 1976
    6/14/76
  - S 11: Ep 176 May 16, 1974
    5/16/74
  - S 8: Ep 180 May 31, 1971
    5/31/71
  - S 8: Ep 160 May 3, 1971
    5/3/71
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (as Jimmy Stewart)
  - S 9: Ep 55 March 17-23, 1975 (2)
    3/17/75
- The Julie Andrews Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode #14
    12/20/72
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Elwood P. Dowd
  - S 21: Ep 4 Harvey
    3/22/72
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 28 James Stewart / Laurie Ichino / Dom DeLuise
    4/8/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 148 March 25, 1970
    3/25/70
  - S 2: Ep 115 February 6, 1970
    2/6/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 51 March 9, 1970
    3/9/70
- Startime
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cindy's Fella
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 210 June 26, 1969
    6/26/69
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/67
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual Academy Awards
    4/13/64
  - S 25: Ep 1 The 25th Annual Academy Awards
    3/19/53
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/89
- Password
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 94 EPISODE
    3/11/65
  - S 4: Ep 73 EPISODE
    10/1/64
  - S 4: Ep 60 EPISODE
    5/14/64
  - S 3: Ep 32 EPISODE
    11/27/63
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 4 Income Tax Show
    10/16/64
  - S 14: Ep 6 Jack Directs a Film
    10/29/63
  - S 13: Ep 8 Jack Gives a Dinner Party
    11/20/62
  - S 12: Ep 4 Jack Takes The Stewarts To a Play
    11/12/61
  - S 11: Ep 8 Jack Goes To A Concert
    12/11/60
  - + 3 More Credits
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 15: Ep 11 EPISODE #687
    11/10/63
- My Three Sons
  Brig. Gen James Stewart
  - S 3: Ep 25 Robbie Wins His Letter
    3/7/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 20 Luxury Liner
    2/12/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Slim Conway
  - S 2: Ep 1 Flashing Spikes
    10/4/62
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/17/61
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/85
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 15 April 24, 1960
    4/24/60
  - S 1: Ep 24 April 30, 1955
    4/30/55
- Ford Startime
  Azel Dorsey
  - S 1: Ep 11 Cindy's Fella
    12/15/59
- Lux Playhouse
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 19 Cowboy Five Seven
    7/17/59
- Western Theater
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Windmill
    7/3/59
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 12: Ep 28 March 29, 1959: Connie Francis, Shelley Winters, Richard Boone, Jaye P. Morgan
    3/29/59
- General Electric Theater
  Bart
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Trail to Christmas
    12/15/57
- General Electric Theater
  Britt
  - S 5: Ep 19 The Town with a Past
    2/10/57
- General Electric Theater
  Joe Newman
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Windmill
    4/24/55
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 32 scheduled: James Stewart; Louis Armstrong; Joey Bishop; Robert Merrill; etc.
    4/17/55
- Toast of the Town
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 36 The Josh Logan Story with Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman, and others
    5/17/53
Director (1)

Role
- General Electric Theater
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Trail to Christmas
    12/15/57

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- James is buried in the Wee Kirk Churchyard plot at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
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- The Jimmy Stewart Museum and the Boy Scouts of America teamed together to have a new award available to Boy Scouts across America--The James M. Stewart Good Citizenship Award. The first awards were presented to scouts on May 11, 2003.
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- While in the military, James was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, seven Battle Stars and the Croix de Guerre.
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Quotes
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- James Stewart: Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing a Jimmy Stewart imitation myself.
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- James Stewart: As a football player at Princeton, I always felt like Dolly Parton's shoulder straps. I had a job to do, but I felt totally incapable of doing it.
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- James Stewart: I always watch Dean Martin's show... just to see if he falls down.
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