James Stewart Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has James Stewart been in? This complete James Stewart filmography lists 76 credited roles (71 films, 5 TV series), in chronological order from 1936 to 2024, with links to our full guides where available.

James Stewart movies in order

• Wife vs. Secretary (1936) as Dave
• Born to Dance (1936) as Ted Barker
• After the Thin Man (1936) as David Graham
• The Last Gangster (1937) as Paul North Sr.
• Of Human Hearts (1938) as Jason Wilkins
• Vivacious Lady (1938) as Peter
• The Shopworn Angel (1938) as Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew
• You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Tony Kirby
• Made for Each Other (1939) as John Horace Mason
• It's a Wonderful World (1939) as Guy Johnson
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Jefferson Smith
• Destry Rides Again (1939) as Tom Destry Jr.
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Alfred Kralik
• The Mortal Storm (1940) as Martin Breitner
• The Philadelphia Story (1940) as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
• Come Live with Me (1941) as Bill Smith
• Pot o' Gold (1941) as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941) as Gilbert Young
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as George Bailey
• Thunderbolt (1947) as Himself, Introduction
• Magic Town (1947) as Rip Smith
• Rope (1948) as Rupert Cadell
• Call Northside 777 (1948) as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
• The Stratton Story (1949) as Monty Stratton
• Winchester '73 (1950) as Lin McAdam
• Broken Arrow (1950) as Tom Jeffords
• The Jackpot (1950) as Bill Lawrence
• Harvey (1950) as Elwood P. Dowd
• No Highway in the Sky (1951) as Theodore Honey
• Bend of the River (1952) as Glyn McLyntock
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Buttons
• The Naked Spur (1953) as Howard Kemp
• Thunder Bay (1953) as Steve Martin
• The Glenn Miller Story (1954) as Glenn Miller
• The Far Country (1954) as Jeff Webster
• Rear Window (1954) as L.B. Jefferies
• Strategic Air Command (1955) as Robert "Dutch" Holland
• The Man from Laramie (1955) as Will Lockhart
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) as Ben McKenna
• The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
• Night Passage (1957) as Grant McLaine
• Vertigo (1958) as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
• Bell, Book and Candle (1958) as Shep Henderson
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) as Paul "Pauly" Biegler
• The FBI Story (1959) as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
• Two Rode Together (1961) as Marshal Guthrie McCabe
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Ransom Stoddard
• Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) as Roger Hobbs
• How the West Was Won (1962) as Linus Rawlings
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Wyatt Earp
• Dear Brigitte (1965) as Professor Robert Leaf
• Shenandoah (1965) as Charlie Anderson
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Frank Towns
• The Rare Breed (1966) as Sam Burnett
• Firecreek (1968) as Johnny Cobb
• Bandolero! (1968) as Mace Bishop
• The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) as John O'Hanlan
• Fools' Parade (1971) as Mattie Appleyard
• Directed by John Ford (1971)
• That's Entertainment! (1974) as Self - Host / Narrator
• That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
• The Shootist (1976) as Dr. Hostetler
• Airport '77 (1977) as Philip Stevens
• The Big Sleep (1978) as General Sternwood
• That's Dancing! (1985) as Self (archive footage)
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) as Wylie Burp (voice)
• La Classe américaine (1993) as Jacques (archive footage)
• My Scientology Movie (2016) as Self (archive photo)
• I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
• The Bloody Hundredth (2024) as Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

James Stewart TV shows

• What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• My Three Sons (1960) as James Stewart
• Great Performances (1971) as Self
• North and South (1985) as Miles Colbert

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