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- Great Performances James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson
- TV Episode | 111 min | Music, MusicalTV-G
Great Performances
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson TV-G
A retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him.
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James Stewart
Self
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Johnny Carson
Self - Host
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Peter Bogdanovich
Self
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Carol Burnett
Self
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Richard Dreyfuss
Self
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Clint Eastwood
Self
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Sally Field
Self
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Katharine Hepburn
Self
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Gene Kelly
Self
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Walter Matthau
Self
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Ramsay D. Potts
Self
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Ronald Reagan
Self (as President Reagan)
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Nancy Reagan
Self
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Lee Remick
Self
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Gloria Stewart
Self
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June Allyson
Helen Burger (archive footage)
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Jack Benny
Self (clip from The Jack Benny Program (TV)) (archive footage)
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Edgar Bergen
Self (archive footage)
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Tim Conway
Self (clip from The Carol Burnett Show (TV)) (archive footage)
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George Cukor
Self - Director of The Philadelphia Story (1940) (archive footage)
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Buddy Ebsen
'Mush' Tracy (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage)
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Nelson Eddy
Sgt. Bruce (clip from Rose-Marie (1936)) (archive footage)
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Jean Harlow
Whitey (clip from Wife vs. Secretary (1936)) (archive footage)
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Shirley Jones
Jenny (clip from The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)) (archive footage)
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage)
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Myrna Loy
Nora Charles (archive footage)
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Alfred Lunt
Self - Presenter of Academy Award to James Stewart (archive footage)
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Jeanette MacDonald
Marie de Flor (clip from Rose-Marie (1936)) (archive footage)
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Charlie McCarthy
Self (archive footage)
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Glenn Miller
Self (archive footage)
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Eleanor Powell
Nora Paige (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage)
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William Powell
Nick Charles (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage)
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Donna Reed
Mary Hatch (archive footage)
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Ginger Rogers
Francey Morgan (clip from Vivacious Lady (1938)) (archive footage)
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Rosalind Russell
Linda Paige Esterbrook (clip from No Time for Comedy (1940)) (archive footage)
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Judy Stewart
Self - James Stewart's daughter (archive footage)
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Kelly Stewart
Self - James Stewart's daughter (archive footage)
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Michael Stewart
Self - James Stewart's adopted son (archive footage)
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Ronald Stewart
Self - James Stewart's adopted son (archive footage)
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Margaret Sullavan
Cicely Hunt Tyler (clip from Next Time We Love (1936)) (archive footage)
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Spencer Tracy
Steve Grey (archive footage)
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Henry Travers
Clarence (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage)
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Richard Widmark
First Lt. Jim Gary (clip from Two Rode Together (1961)) (archive footage)
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Astrid Allwyn
Susan Paine (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Edward Arnold
Anthony P. Kirby (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Irving Bacon
The Head Waiter (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Potter (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Joan Bennett
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sara Berner
Dorothy Lamour (clip from Hollywood Steps Out (1941)) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Russ Brown
Mr. Lemon (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon (clip from The Murder Man (1935)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Joseph Calleia
'Dancer' (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frank Capra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jack Carson
Sweeney Farrell - Newsman (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Carol Coombs
Janie Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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John Dall
Brandon (clip from Rope (1948)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Royal Dano
Long Tom (clip from Bend of the River (1952)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Brenda de Banzie
Lucy Drayton (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Brian Donlevy
Kent (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Drake
Don Haynes (clip from The Glenn Miller Story (1954)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Dan Duryea
Waco Johnny Dean (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frank Faylen
Ernie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jay C. Flippen
Sgt. Wilkes (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Wallace Ford
Charley O'Leary (clip from The Man from Laramie (1955)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Ben Gazzara
Lt. Frederick Manion (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Will Geer
Wyatt Earp (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Farley Granger
Phillip (clip from Rope (1948)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Robert Greig
Lord Melville (clip from You Can't Take it With You (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Karolyn Grimes
Zuzu Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Daniel Gélin
Louis Bernard (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Murray Hamilton
Alphonse Paquette (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Victoria Horne
Myrtle Mae Simmons clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Simmons clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Warren Hymer
Bugs Watson (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Allen Jenkins
Gyp Watson (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Todd Karns
Harry Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Arthur Kennedy
Emerson Cole (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jack Lambert
Red (clip from Bend of the River (1952)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Hope Landin
Martha Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frances Langford
'Peppy' Turner (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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William Law
Lum Kee (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sheldon Leonard
Nick (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mervyn LeRoy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sam Levene
Police Lt. Abrams (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Louis B. Mayer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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John McIntire
Maj. Frazer (clip from Two Rode Together (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Una Merkel
Jenny Saks (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bernard Miles
Edward Drayton (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Grace Mills
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet (clip from Harvey (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Millard Mitchell
High Spade (clip from Winchester '73 (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Thomas Mitchell
Diz Moore (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Alex Nicol
Dave Waggoman (clip from The Man from Laramie (1955)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Christopher Olsen
Hank McKenna (clip from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Claude Rains
Senator Joseph Paine (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Lillian Randolph
Annie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Kent Rogers
Jimmy Stewart (clip from Hollywood Steps Out (1941)) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles 'Chic' Sale
Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens (clip from Important News (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sid Silvers
'Gunny' Saks (clip from Born to Dance (1936)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Larry Simms
Pete Bailey (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Woody Strode
Pompey (clip from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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George Tobias
Si Schribman (clip from The Glenn Miller Story (1954)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Don Tomkins
Joe Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mary Treen
Cousin Tilly (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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H.B. Warner
Mr. Gower (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Minor Watson
Lt. Milburn (clip from Navy Blue and Gold (1937)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Brooks West
Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick (clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gayne Whitman
Richard Burton (clip from Art Trouble (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Robert J. Wilke
Madden (clip from The Far Country (1954 (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Williams
Cousin Eustace (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Winninger
Washington Dimsdale (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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