Jimmy Stewart

James Stewart (May 20, 1908-July 2, 1997) was an actor who starred in four Alfred Hitchcock films: Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo. He also starred in Anatomy of a Murder, It's a Wonderful Life, Harvey, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. He served in the [U.S. Air Force]? in World War II and was heavily decorated. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 1940's The Philadelphia Story, which he starred in along with [Cary Grant]? and [Katharine Hepburn]?. In 1980 he was awarded an American Film Institute lifetime achievement award.

He spoke in a hemming-and-hawing style which was sometimes hard on sound men but came through as sincerity to his audience. As such, his career was built around playing a clean-cut person with good values, and his hesitating acting style gave his characters a natural feel, not seen in many in movies of his time.