James Stewart was an American actor.
Biography[]
Born in Indiana Pennsylvania, he made his stage debut in The Wolves and later appeared in Carry Nation and Divided by Three which brought him to the attention of Hollywood. He made his first film appearances in shows such as Rose Marie, After the Thin Man and Next Time We Love. After this he received his first Academy Award nomination for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Stewart would perform in a number of different genres of film, including westerns (Destry Rides Again), romantic comedy (It's a Wonderful Life) and drama (The Greatest Show on Earth), suspense (Rear Window) as well as appeared onstage in Harvey. He had his last appearence providing the voice of Sheriff Wylie Burp in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.
Stewart passed away in 1995.
Singing[]
Stewart had a number of singing roles in films, predominantly in Born to Dance, but also less majorly in Pot o' Gold and The Magic of Lassie among others.
Film[]
Born to Dance (1936)[]
- Rolling Home (contains solo lines)
- Hey, Babe, Hey (contains solo lines)
- Easy to Love (contains solo lines)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)[]
- K-K-Katy (solo)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)[]
- Over the Rainbow (solo)
Pot o' Gold (1941)[]
- When Johnny Toots His Horn (solo)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)[]
- Be a Jumping-Jack (duet)
Night Passage (1957)[]
- Follow the River (solo)
- You Can't Get Far Without a Railroad (solo)
The Magic of Lassie (1978)[]
- That Hometown Feeling (solo)
- Thanksgiving Prayer (solo)
Gallery[]
