Tom Hanks :There was a time when so many Westerns were made that actors always rode the same horse in every Western

Jimmy Stewart didn’t need much to remind him of his iconic film career.

The legendary actor apparently kept no memorabilia from his many movies around the home, according to Oscar winner Tom Hanks. Hanks appeared on The Late Show where he recalled going to the late Stewart’s home and seeing almost no mementos from his movies except one: a painting of his horse, Pie.

“There was a time when so many Westerns were made that actors always rode the same horse in every Western they made,” explained Hanks to host Stephen Colbert.

Hanks, 66, said that Stewart rode Pie in all of his Westerns and recalled the actor explaining how his horse was reserved for him.

“‘Oh yeah, the wranglers would keep it out by Griffith Park,’” Hanks remembered Stewart saying, doing an impression of the star. “‘That’s where we all had our horses.’”

Stewart’s illustrious career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. He died in 1997 at 89, just six years after his final film. His iconic movies included It’s a Wonderful Life and the Westerns The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Cheyenne Autumn.

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