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James Cagney
Born · July 17, 1899
Died · March 30, 1986 (86 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys". In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, Cagney danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him for an initial $500 a week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven year contract. Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award Best Actor nomination for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for 20 years in 1961, spending time on his farm before returning for a part in Ragtime mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warners several times over his career, each time coming back on improved personal and artistic terms. In 1935, he sued Warners for breach of contract and won; this marked one of the first times an actor had beaten a studio over a contract issue. He worked for an independent film company for a year while the suit was settled, and also established his own production company, Cagney Productions, in 1942 before returning to Warners again four years later. Jack Warner called him "The Professional Againster", in reference to Cagney’s refusal to be pushed around. Cagney also made numerous morale-boosting troop tours before and during World War II, and was President of the Screen Actors Guild for two years. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cagney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.2
2023
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2021
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2017
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive)
0.0
2009
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
8.5
2008
Legends
Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.0
2006
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Self (archive footage)
8.3
2005
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2005
White Heat: Top of the World
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2005
Remembering Ragtime
NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
0.0
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
7.7
2004
Tupac: Resurrection
Self (archival)
7.8
2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2003
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
6.6
2002
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
0.0
1998
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1997
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
8.5
1993
James Cagney: Top of the World
Self (Archive footage)
10.0
1992
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
10.0
1991
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
That's Dancing!
From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
7.0
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1985
Terrible Joe Moran
Joe Moran
0.0
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
10.0
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "White Heat") (archive footage)
6.6
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
10.0
1981
Ragtime
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
7.0
1981
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
0.0
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1978
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
6.9
1976
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
0.0
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
Arizona Bushwhackers
Narrator
2.8
1968
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Narrator (voice)
4.0
1966
Hollywood and the Stars
(archive footage)
0.0
1964
The Road to the Wall
Narrator
5.0
1962
One, Two, Three
C.R. MacNamara
7.5
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Gallant Hours
Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
6.7
1960
Shake Hands with the Devil
Sean Lenihan
6.5
1959
Never Steal Anything Small
Jake MacIllaney
8.0
1959
Short Cut to Hell
Himself (prologue)
5.8
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney
6.7
1957
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Himself
0.0
1956
These Wilder Years
Steve Bradford
6.3
1956
Tribute to a Bad Man
Jeremy Rodack
7.0
1956
The Seven Little Foys
George M. Cohan
6.0
1955
Mister Roberts
Captain Morton
7.0
1955
Love Me or Leave Me
Martin Snyder
6.7
1955
Run for Cover
Matt Dow
6.7
1955
A Lion Is in the Streets
Hank Martin
5.5
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
6.9
1953
What Price Glory
Captain Flagg
5.5
1952
Starlift
James Cagney
5.6
1951
Come Fill the Cup
Lew Marsh
7.0
1951
The West Point Story
Elwin Bixby
5.8
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Ralph Cotter
6.8
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
George Bridgeman · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
White Heat
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
7.6
1949
The Time of Your Life
Joseph
5.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
6.6
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1948
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
6.3
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
5.9
1947
Okay for Sound
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
5.0
1946
Blood on the Sun
Nick Condon
5.9
1945
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
5.3
1943
Johnny Come Lately
Tom Richards
6.7
1943
Show-Business at War
Self
7.0
1943
You, John Jones!
John Jones
6.0
1943
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M. Cohan
7.1
1942
Captains of the Clouds
Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
6.6
1942
Calling All Girls
Himself (archive footage)
0.0
1942
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Steve Collins
7.1
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
Biff Grimes
6.9
1941
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
4.0
1940
City for Conquest
Danny Kenny
6.8
1940
Torrid Zone
Nick Butler
6.3
1940
The Fighting 69th
Jerry Plunkett
5.4
1940
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
7.0
1939
The Roaring Twenties
Eddie Bartlett
7.5
1939
Each Dawn I Die
Frank Ross
6.8
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
5.6
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
Jim Kincaid
5.9
1939
Angels with Dirty Faces
Rocky Sullivan
7.5
1938
Boy Meets Girl
Robert Law
6.2
1938
Something to Sing About
Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
6.2
1937
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
0.0
1936
Great Guy
Johnny 'Red' Cave
6.2
1936
Ceiling Zero
Dizzy Davies
5.6
1936
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
5.5
1935
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
5.0
1935
Frisco Kid
Bat Morgan
6.8
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
(uncredited)
7.4
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bottom
6.5
1935
The Irish in Us
Danny O'Hara
7.7
1935
'G' Men
‘Brick' Davis
6.5
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
Tommy O'Toole
6.4
1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
5.2
1935
The St. Louis Kid
Eddie Kennedy
5.8
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
5.0
1934
Here Comes the Navy
Chesty O'Conner
5.8
1934
He Was Her Man
Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
6.7
1934
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy Corrigan
6.3
1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
0.0
1934
Lady Killer
Dan Quigley
6.7
1933
Footlight Parade
Chester Kent
6.9
1933
The Mayor of Hell
Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
7.1
1933
Picture Snatcher
Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
6.9
1933
Hard to Handle
Lefty Merrill
6.6
1933
Winner Take All
Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
5.3
1932
The Crowd Roars
Joe Greer
5.9
1932
Taxi!
Matt Nolan
6.8
1931
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
Himself
0.0
1931
Blonde Crazy
Albert 'Bert' Harris
7.0
1931
Smart Money
Jack
6.9
1931
The Millionaire
Schofield
7.5
1931
The Public Enemy
Tom Powers
7.3
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Himself
6.3
1931
Other Men's Women
Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
5.7
1931
The Doorway to Hell
Steve Mileaway
6.3
1930
Sinners' Holiday
Harry Delano
5.8
1930
The Singing Fool
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
5.0
1928