 Two of his characters —Jefferson Smith in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939) and George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)— made AFI's list of the one hundred greatest heroes and villains, and "Harvey" (1950) and "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) were included in their list of Greatest American Comedies.In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Stewart third on its list of the greatest American male actors.Stewart has several memorials in his childhood hometown, Indiana, Pennsylvania.