???
|
????
|
???
|
????????
|
???????????
|
1935
|
The Murder Man
|
Shorty
|
Tim Whelan
|
With
Spencer Tracy
|
1936
|
Rose Marie
|
John Flower
|
W. S. Van Dyke
|
With
Nelson Eddy
and
Jeanette MacDonald
|
Next Time We Love
|
Christopher Tyler
|
Edward H. Griffith
|
With
Margaret Sullavan
|
Wife vs. Secretary
|
Dave
|
Clarence Brown
|
With
Clark Gable
and
Jean Harlow
|
Small Town Girl
|
Elmer
|
William A. Wellman
|
With
Janet Gaynor
and
Robert Taylor
|
Speed
|
Terry Martin
|
Edwin L. Marin
|
First top-billed role
With
Wendy Barrie
|
The Gorgeous Hussy
|
Roderick "Rowdy" Dow
|
Clarence Brown
|
With
Joan Crawford
and
Lionel Barrymore
|
Born to Dance
|
Ted Barker
|
Roy Del Ruth
|
With
Eleanor Powell
|
After the Thin Man
|
David Graham
|
W. S. Van Dyke
|
With
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
|
1937
|
Seventh Heaven
|
Chico
|
Henry King
|
Remake
of
1927 film
|
The Last Gangster
|
Paul North Sr.
|
Edward Ludwig
|
With
Edward G. Robinson
|
Navy Blue and Gold
|
John "Truck Cross/John Cross Carter
|
Sam Wood
|
With
Robert Young
and
Lionel Barrymore
|
1938
|
Of Human Hearts
|
Jason Wilkins
|
Clarence Brown
|
With
Walter Huston
|
Vivacious Lady
|
Prof. Peter Morgan Jr.
|
George Stevens
|
With
Ginger Rogers
|
The Shopworn Angel
|
Pvt. William "Texas" Pettigrew
|
H. C. Potter
|
With
Margaret Sullavan
|
You Can't Take It With You
|
Tony Kirby
|
Frank Capra
|
With
Lionel Barrymore
|
1939
|
Made for Each Other
|
John Horace "Johnny" Mason
|
John Cromwell
|
With
Carole Lombard
|
The Ice Follies of 1939
|
Larry Hall
|
Reinhold Schunzel
|
With
Joan Crawford
|
It's a Wonderful World
|
Guy Johnson
|
W. S. Van Dyke
|
With
Claudette Colbert
|
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
[I]
|
Jefferson Smith
|
Frank Capra
|
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated -
Academy Award for Best Actor
|
Destry Rides Again
[I]
|
Thomas Jefferson Destry Jr.
|
George Marshall
|
With
Marlene Dietrich
|
1940
|
The Shop Around the Corner
[I]
|
Alfred Kralik
|
Ernst Lubitsch
|
With
Margaret Sullavan
|
The Mortal Storm
|
Martin Breitner
|
Frank Borzage
|
With
Margaret Sullavan
|
No Time for Comedy
|
Gaylord "Gay" Esterbrook
|
William Keighley
|
With
Rosalind Russell
|
The Philadelphia Story
[I]
|
Macaulay "Mike" Connor
|
George Cukor
|
Academy Award for Best Actor
With
Cary Grant
and
Katharine Hepburn
|
1941
|
Come Live with Me
|
Bill Smith
|
Clarence Brown
|
With
Hedy Lamarr
|
Pot o' Gold
|
James Hamilton "Jimmy" Haskel
|
George Marshall
|
With
Paulette Goddard
|
Ziegfeld Girl
|
Gilbert "Gil" Young
|
Robert Z. Leonard
|
With
Judy Garland
,
Hedy Lamarr
and
Lana Turner
|
1946
|
It's a Wonderful Life
[I]
|
George Bailey
|
Frank Capra
|
Nominated -
Academy Award for Best Actor
With
Donna Reed
|
1947
|
Magic Town
|
Lawrence "Rip" Smith
|
William A. Wellman
|
With
Jane Wyman
|
1948
|
Call Northside 777
|
P.J. McNeal
|
Henry Hathaway
|
With
Lee J. Cobb
|
On Our Merry Way
|
Slim
|
King Vidor
Leslie Fenton
John Huston
George Stevens
|
With
Henry Fonda
|
Rope
|
Rupert Cadell
|
Alfred Hitchcock
|
With
Farley Granger
|
You Gotta Stay Happy
|
Marvin Payne
|
H.C. Potter
|
With
Joan Fontaine
and
Eddie Albert
|
1949
|
The Stratton Story
|
Monty Stratton
|
Sam Wood
|
With
June Allyson
|
Malaya
|
John Royer
|
Richard Thorpe
|
With
Spencer Tracy
and
Lionel Barrymore
|
1950
|
Winchester '73
|
Lin McAdam
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Shelley Winters
and
Dan Duryea
|
Broken Arrow
|
Tom Jeffords
|
Delmer Daves
|
With
Jeff Chandler
and
Debra Paget
|
Harvey
|
Elwood P. Dowd
|
Henry Koster
|
Nominated -
Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated -
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ? Motion Picture Drama
|
The Jackpot
|
Bill Lawrence
|
Walter Lang
|
With
Barbara Hale
|
1951
|
No Highway in the Sky
|
Theodore Honey
|
Henry Koster
|
With
Marlene Dietrich
|
1952
|
The Greatest Show on Earth
|
Buttons
|
Cecil B. DeMille
|
With
Charlton Heston
|
Bend of the River
|
Glyn McLyntock
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Julie Adams
and
Rock Hudson
|
Carbine Williams
|
David Marshall "Marsh" Williams
|
Richard Thorpe
|
With
Jean Hagen
|
1953
|
The Naked Spur
[I]
|
Howard Kemp
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Janet Leigh
and
Robert Ryan
|
Thunder Bay
|
Steve Martin
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Joanne Dru
and
Dan Duryea
|
The Glenn Miller Story
|
Glenn Miller
|
Anthony Mann
|
Nominated -
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
|
1954
|
Rear Window
[I]
|
L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries
|
Alfred Hitchcock
|
With
Grace Kelly
|
The Far Country
|
Jeff Webster
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Walter Brennan
|
1955
|
Strategic Air Command
|
Lt. Col. Robert "Dutch" Holland
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
June Allyson
|
The Man from Laramie
|
Will Lockhart
|
Anthony Mann
|
With
Arthur Kennedy
|
Artists and Models
|
Man on balcony
|
Frank Tashlin
|
Cameo
|
1956
|
The Man Who Knew Too Much
|
Dr. Ben McKenna
|
Alfred Hitchcock
|
With
Doris Day
|
1957
|
The Spirit of St. Louis
|
Charles Augustus "Slim" Lindbergh
|
Billy Wilder
|
With
Murray Hamilton
|
Night Passage
|
Grant McLaine
|
James Neilson
|
With
Audie Murphy
and
Dan Duryea
|
1958
|
Vertigo
[I]
|
Det. John "Scottie" Ferguson
|
Alfred Hitchcock
|
San Sebastian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
With
Kim Novak
|
Bell, Book and Candle
|
Shepherd "Shep" Henderson
|
Richard Quine
|
With
Kim Novak
,
Jack Lemmon
and
Ernie Kovacs
|
1959
|
Anatomy of a Murder
|
Paul Biegler
|
Otto Preminger
|
Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Venice Film Festival
-
Volpi Cup
Nominated -
Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated -
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
|
The FBI Story
|
John Michael "Chip" Hardesty
|
Mervyn LeRoy
|
With
Vera Miles
|
1960
|
The Mountain Road
|
Major Baldwin
|
Daniel Mann
|
With
Lisa Lu
|
1961
|
Two Rode Together
|
Marshal Guthrie McCabe
|
John Ford
|
Nominated -
Laurel Award for Top Action Performance
(3rd place)
With
Richard Widmark
|
1962
|
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
[I]
|
Ransom Stoddard
|
John Ford
|
Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture
With
John Wayne
and
Lee Marvin
|
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
|
Roger Hobbs
|
Henry Koster
|
Silver Bear for Best Actor
Nominated -
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ? Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated -
Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance
(3rd place)
|
How the West Was Won
[I]
|
Linus Rawlings
|
Henry Hathaway
|
With
Walter Brennan
and
Carroll Baker
|
1963
|
Take Her, She's Mine
|
Frank Michaelson
|
Henry Koster
|
Nominated -
Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance
(4th place)
|
1964
|
Cheyenne Autumn
|
Wyatt Earp
|
John Ford
|
With
Arthur Kennedy
as
Doc Holliday
|
1965
|
Dear Brigitte
|
Prof. Robert Leaf
|
Henry Koster
|
With
Glynis Johns
and
Fabian
|
Shenandoah
|
Charlie Anderson
|
Andrew McLaglen
|
With
Doug McClure
and
Katharine Ross
|
The Flight of the Phoenix
|
Capt. Frank Towns
|
Robert Aldrich
|
With
Richard Attenborough
and
Peter Finch
|
1966
|
The Rare Breed
|
Sam Burnett
|
Andrew McLaglen
|
With
Maureen O'Hara
and
Brian Keith
|
1968
|
Firecreek
|
Johnny Cobb
|
Vincent McEveety
|
With
Henry Fonda
|
Bandolero!
|
Mace Bishop
|
Andrew McLaglen
|
With
Dean Martin
and
Raquel Welch
|
1970
|
The Cheyenne Social Club
|
John O'Hanlan
|
Gene Kelly
|
With
Henry Fonda
|
1971
|
Fools' Parade
|
Mattie Appleyard
|
Andrew McLaglen
|
With
George Kennedy
and
Kurt Russell
|
1976
|
The Shootist
|
Dr. E.W. Hostetler
|
Don Siegel
|
With
John Wayne
|
1977
|
Airport '77
|
Philip Stevens
|
Jerry Jameson
|
With
Jack Lemmon
|
1978
|
The Big Sleep
|
General Sternwood
|
Michael Winner
|
With
Robert Mitchum
|
The Magic of Lassie
|
Clovis Mitchell
|
Don Chaffey
|
With
Mickey Rooney
|
1981
|
Afurika Monogatari
(
A Tale of Africa
, released in the U. S. as
The Green Horizon
)
|
Old Man
|
Susumu Hani
|
Cameo
|
1991
|
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
|
Wylie Burp
|
Phil Nibbelink
Simon Wells
|
Voice only
|
^
I
denotes film preservation in the
United States National Film Registry
.
|