---
name: "Donald E. Stewart"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-e-stewart"
fi1m_id: "donald-e-stewart"
imdb_id: "nm0829329"
tmdb_id: 59906
wikidata_id: "Q1240386"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "14 November 1935"
died: "9 January 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T23:29:29.917987+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Donald E. Stewart

## Identity

Donald E. Stewart

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/donald-e-stewart
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** donald-e-stewart
- **IMDb ID:** nm0829329
- **TMDB ID:** 59906
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1240386
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Stewart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1240386, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59906

Writer. Born 14 November 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Died 9 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 14 November 1935, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 9 January 2006
- **Active:** 1982–2017
- **Also known as:** Donald Stewart, دونالد ستيوارت
- **Frequently works with:** [Mace Neufeld](https://film.one/person/mace-neufeld.md), [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Phillip Noyce](https://film.one/person/phillip-noyce.md), [Robert Rehme](https://film.one/person/robert-rehme.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 1990s 73 (3), 2010s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 64 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 4, Action 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $645m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Stewart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1240386, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59906

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Patriot Games*](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Hostiles* (2017), Fi1m 58, Story, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Fi1m 61, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Missing* (1982), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/missing-1982.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hostiles* (2017), Executive Producer, Story — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *Dead Silence* (1997), Writer
- *Macon County Jail* (1997), Screenplay
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Screenplay — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Screenplay — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Missing* (1982), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/missing-1982.md)
- *Deathsport* (1978), Screenplay
- *Jackson County Jail* (1976), as Truck Driver at Roadblock · Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1983: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Missing*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/donald-e-stewart