<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Pete (born 1934) Janie (born 1935) Zuzu (born 1940) Tommy (born 1941) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Father: Peter Bailey (deceased) Mother: Irene "Ma" Bailey Brother: Harry Bailey Uncle: Billy Bailey Aunts: Laura Bailey (deceased) Cousins: Eustace Bailey Tilly Bailey </Td> </Tr> <P> George Bailey is a fictional character and the protagonist in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life . He occupies slot #9 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 greatest screen heroes (in its 2003 list titled AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains). He is played by James Stewart as an adult and Bobby Anderson as a child . He is loosely based on George Pratt, a character in Philip Van Doren Stern's The Greatest Gift . </P> <P> In the winter of 1919, George (aged 12, portrayed by Bobby Anderson) and his friends (including Bert, Ernie Bishop, Marty Hatch, Sam Wainwright, and brother Harry) are sledding on a snow shovel down a slope onto a frozen river . When George's brother Harry sleds down, he breaks through the ice into the freezing water . George jumps in after him . His friends form a human chain and pull them to safety . George develops a cold which permanently affects the hearing in his left ear . </P>

Who played george bailey in it's a wonderful life