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James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart had a film career that spanned over 55 years and 80 films. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, Stewart epitomized the "American ideal" in twentieth-century United States. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors. Born and raised in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Stewart started acting while studying at Princeton University. After graduating in 1932, he began a career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway and in summer stock productions. In 1935, he signed a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The studio did not see leading man material in Stewart, but after three years of supporting roles and being loaned out to other studios, he had his big breakthrough in Frank Capra's ensemble comedy You Can't Take It with You (1938). The following year, Stewart garnered his first of five Academy Award (Oscar) nomination for his portrayal of an idealized and virtuous man who becomes a senator in Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He won his only Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in the screwball comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940), which also starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)Rate it:
The Shootist (1976)Rate it:
Bandolero! (1968)Rate it:
The Rare Breed (1966)Rate it:
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)Rate it:
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)Rate it:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Rate it:
Two Rode Together (1961)Rate it:
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)Rate it:
The FBI Story (1959)Rate it:
Vertigo (1958)Rate it:
Bell Book and Candle (1958)Rate it:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)Rate it:
The Man from Laramie (1955)Rate it:
Rear Window (1954)Rate it:
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)Rate it:
Thunder Bay (1953)Rate it:
The Naked Spur (1953)Rate it:
Bend of the River (1952)Rate it:
Carbine Williams (1952)Rate it:
Broken Arrow (1950)Rate it:
Winchester '73 (1950)Rate it:
The Stratton Story (1949)Rate it:
Call Northside 777 (1948)Rate it:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)Rate it:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Rate it:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)Rate it:
Pot o' Gold (1941)Rate it:
The Mortal Storm (1940)Rate it:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)Rate it:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)Rate it:
Destry Rides Again (1939)Rate it:
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)Rate it:
Vivacious Lady (1938)Rate it:
You Can't Take It with You (1938)Rate it:
The Last Gangster (1937)Rate it:
After the Thin Man (1936)Rate it:
Next Time We Love (1936)Rate it:

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