This is the filmography of Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991), including her television work.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Cameo Kirby | Ann Playdell | |
| Somebody Lied | Short subject | ||
| Spring Fever | Short subject | ||
| 1924 | Case Dismissed | Short subject | |
| The Powerful Eye | Short subject | ||
| Wine of Youth | Automobile Reveler | Uncredited role | |
| The Iron Horse | Reporter | Uncredited role | |
| Fast and Fearless | Mary Brown | Incomplete | |
| Biff Bang Buddy | Bonnie Norton | ||
| Bringin' Home the Bacon | Nancy Norton | ||
| Thundering Romance | Mary Watkins | ||
| Travelin' Fast | Betty Conway | ||
| 1925 | Seven Chances | Receptionist "Miss Smith" at country club | Uncredited role |
| The Drug Store Cowboy | Jean | ||
| The Fighting Smile | Rose Craddock | ||
| Tearin' Loose | Sally Harris | ||
| A Man of Nerve | Loria Gatlin | ||
| The Hurricane Horseman | June Mathews | ||
| Thundering Through | Ruth Burroughs | ||
| 1926 | Under Fire | Margaret Cranston | |
| The Roaring Rider | Mary Watkins | as Miss Jean Arthur | |
| Born to Battle | Eunice Morgan | ||
| The Fighting Cheat | Ruth Wells | ||
| Eight-Cylinder Bull | Short subject | ||
| The Mad Racer | Short subject | ||
| Double Daring | Marie Wells | ||
| Lightning Bill | Marie Denton | ||
| Twisted Triggers | Ruth Regan | ||
| The Cowboy Cop | Virginia Selby | ||
| The College Boob | Angela Boothby | ||
| The Block Signal | Grace Ryan | ||
| 1927 | Winners of the Wilderness | Bit Role | Uncredited role |
| Husband Hunters | Lettie Crane | ||
| Hello Lafayette | Short subject | ||
| The Broken Gate | Ruth Hale | Lost film | |
| Horse Shoes | Miss Baker | ||
| Bigger and Better Blondes | Short subject | ||
| The Poor Nut | Margie Blake | ||
| The Masked Menace | Faith | Lost film | |
| Flying Luck | The Girl | ||
| 1928 | Wallflowers | Sandra | |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Lost film | ||
| Warming Up | Mary Post | First sound feature for Paramount Pictures Lost film | |
| Brotherly Love | Mary | ||
| Sins of the Fathers | Mary Spengler | ||
| 1929 | The Canary Murder Case | Alice LaFosse | |
| Stairs of Sand | Ruth Hutt | ||
| The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu | Lia Eltham | ||
| The Greene Murder Case | Ada Greene | ||
| The Saturday Night Kid | Janie | Alternative title: Love 'Em and Leave 'Em | |
| Half Way to Heaven | Greta Nelson | ||
| 1930 | Street of Chance | Judith Marsden | |
| Young Eagles | Mary Gordon | ||
| Paramount on Parade | Sweetheart (Dream Girl/In a Hospital) | ||
| The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu | Lia Eltham | ||
| Danger Lights | Mary Ryan | ||
| The Silver Horde | Mildred Wayland | ||
| 1931 | The Gang Buster | Sylvia Martine | |
| The Virtuous Husband | Barbara Olwell | ||
| The Lawyer's Secret | Beatrice Stevens | ||
| Ex-Bad Boy | Ethel Simmons | ||
| 1933 | The Past of Mary Holmes | Joan Hoyt | |
| Get That Venus | Margaret Rendleby | ||
| 1934 | Whirlpool | Sandra Morrison | |
| The Most Precious Thing in Life | Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe | ||
| The Defense Rests | Joan Hayes | ||
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | Wilhelmina Clark | Alternative title: Passport to Fame |
| Party Wire | Marge Oliver | ||
| Public Hero No. 1 | Maria Theresa "Terry" O'Reilly | ||
| Diamond Jim | Jane Matthews/Emma | ||
| The Public Menace | Cassie Nicholls | ||
| If You Could Only Cook | Joan Hawthorne | ||
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Louise "Babe" Bennett/Mary Dawson | |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Paula Bradford | ||
| Adventure in Manhattan | Claire Peyton | Alternative title: Manhattan Madness | |
| The Plainsman | Calamity Jane | ||
| More Than a Secretary | Carol Baldwin | ||
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night | Irene Vail | |
| Easy Living | Mary Smith | ||
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Alice Sycamore | |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings | Bonnie Lee | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Clarissa Saunders | ||
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands | Vicky Lowndes | Alternative title: My Two Husbands |
| Arizona | Phoebe Titus | ||
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones | Mary Jones | |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Miss Nora Shelley | |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier | Constance "Connie" Milligan | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress |
| A Lady Takes a Chance | Molly J. Truesdale | Alternative title: The Cowboy and the Girl | |
| 1944 | The Impatient Years | Janie Anderson | |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair | Congresswoman Phoebe Frost | |
| 1953 | Shane | Marian Starrett |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Gunsmoke | Julie Blane | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Jean Arthur Show | Patricia Marshall | 11 episodes |
References
edit- Oller, John. Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew. New York: Limelight Editions, 1997. ISBN 0-87910-278-0.
- Jean Arthur filmography at IMDb
- Jean Arthur filmography at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jean Arthur filmography at AllMovie
- Turner Classic Movies "Star of the Month" Profile