Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart was an Oscar-winning American actor, remembered for some of the most iconic roles in film history, as well as his sympathetic persona and distinctive way of speaking. He starred in It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, and The Philadelphia Story.

Unlike most Hollywood actors of his heyday (as well as subsequent eras), Stewart was a politically active Republican. He was a close friend of both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, as well as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, who personally chose him to star in the 1959 FBI propaganda film The FBI Story. Stewart was a supporter of senator Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election. He was, however, also a close friend of the staunch liberal, Henry Fonda.

• 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• 1939: Destry Rides Again
• 1940: The Shop Around the Corner
• 1940: The Philadelphia Story
• 1946: It's a Wonderful Life
• 1950: Harvey
• 1953: The Naked Spur
• 1954: Rear Window
• 1958: Vertigo
• 1962: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
• 1962: How the West Was Won

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• Maybe 20, 1908: Born

• 1936: Small Town Girl

• 1936: the Gorgeous Hussy

• 1939: It's A Wonderful World

• 1939: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

• 1940: The Philadelphia Story

• 1941: Ziegfield Girl

• 1946: It's A Wonderful Life

• 1948: Rope

• 1950: Harvey

• 1954: The Far Country

• 1954: Rear Window

• 1956: The Mab Who Knew Too Much

• 1958: Vertigo

• 1962: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

• 1971-72: The Jimmy Stewart Show

• 1978: The Big Sleep