How old was James Stewart in the movie It's a Wonderful Life?

James Stewart was 37 in It's a Wonderful Life when he played the character 'George Bailey'.

That was over 77 years ago in 1946.

In 1997 he died aged 89, starring in 146 films in his career, 104 of those after It's a Wonderful Life was first released. If he were alive today he would be 116.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In It's a Wonderful Life, I think James Stewart looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Frank Capra has worked with James Stewart a total of 4 times in his career.
  • James Stewart's first movie was as 'Jack Burton' in Art Trouble, released in 1934 when he was 25
  • It's a Wonderful Life scores 8.26 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of It's a Wonderful Life

James Stewart's other movies