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    TV Episode | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Great Performances

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (Season 14, Episode 18)
TV-G
TV Episode | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
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.
Director
David Heeley
Editor
Scott P. Doniger
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 18, 1987
Release date
Jun 18, 1987 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 119 nominations

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111 cast members
Name Known for
James Stewart
Self Self   See fewer
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Johnny Carson
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self Self   See fewer
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Carol Burnett
Self Self   See fewer
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Richard Dreyfuss
Self Self   See fewer
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Clint Eastwood
Self Self   See fewer
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Sally Field
Self Self   See fewer
Lincoln (2012)
Katharine Hepburn
Self Self   See fewer
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Gene Kelly
Self Self   See fewer
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Walter Matthau
Self Self   See fewer
The Odd Couple (1968)
Ramsay D. Potts
Self Self   See fewer
Great Performances (1971)
Ronald Reagan
Self (as President Reagan) Self (as President Reagan)   See fewer
Kings Row (1942)
Nancy Reagan
Self Self   See fewer
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Lee Remick
Self Self   See fewer
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Gloria Stewart
Self Self   See fewer
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)
June Allyson
Helen Burger (archive footage) Helen Burger (archive footage)   See fewer
Executive Suite (1954)
Jack Benny
Self (clip from The Jack Benny Program (TV)) (archive footage) Self (clip from The Jack Benny Program (TV)) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Edgar Bergen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Tim Conway
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George Cukor
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Jean Harlow
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Shirley Jones
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Myrna Loy
Nora Charles (archive footage) Nora Charles (archive footage)   See fewer
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Jeanette MacDonald
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Eleanor Powell
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William Powell
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A Truly Wonderful Life
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Ronald Stewart
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Margaret Sullavan
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