James Cagney

ActorProducerDirector Jul 17 (died age 86) New York City, New York, USA 1928–2022 (94 year career)

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Biography

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 majo…

Known For

Film

White Heat

Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett

Film

One, Two, Three

C.R. MacNamara

Film

Angels with Dirty Faces

Rocky Sullivan

Film

Mutiny on the Bounty

(uncredited)

Film

The Public Enemy

Tom Powers

Film

The Roaring Twenties

Eddie Bartlett

Film

Tupac: Resurrection

Self (archival)

Film

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "White Heat") (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (134)

Movies (126)

Becoming Marilyn

2022

7.6

Parkinson at 50

2021

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Warner at War

2008

as (archive footage)

7.0

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008

as Self (archive footage)

8.5

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

White Heat: Top of the World

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

2005

as Self (archive footage)

8.3

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

7.6

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)

Tupac: Resurrection

2003

as Self (archival)

7.9

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

as Self

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

as Self (archive footage)

James Cagney: Top of the World

1992

as Self (Archive footage)

10.0

Movie Tough Guys

1991

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)

7.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0

Terrible Joe Moran

1984

as Joe Moran

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self (archive footage)

Ragtime

1981

as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

7.0

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

1981

10.0

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979

as Self

It's Showtime

1976

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

as (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

Dynamite Chicken

1971

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

as Narrator

3.6

Ballad of Smokey the Bear

1966

as Narrator (voice)

3.5

The Day of the Oath

1965

as Narrator

The Road to the Wall

as Narrator

One, Two, Three

as C.R. MacNamara

The Gallant Hours

as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

6.7

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

as Sean Lenihan

6.6

Never Steal Anything Small

1959

as Jake MacIllaney

8.0

Short Cut to Hell

1957

as Himself (prologue)

5.7

Man of a Thousand Faces

as Lon Chaney

Tribute to a Bad Man

as Jeremy Rodack

These Wilder Years

as Steve Bradford

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956

as Himself

The Seven Little Foys

as George M. Cohan

Mister Roberts

as Captain Morton

Run for Cover

as Matt Dow

Love Me or Leave Me

as Martin Snyder

A Lion Is in the Streets

as Hank Martin

What Price Glory

as Captain Flagg

Come Fill the Cup

as Lew Marsh

Starlift

as James Cagney

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Ralph Cotter

The West Point Story

as Elwin Bixby

White Heat

as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett

7.7

The Time of Your Life

1948

as Joseph

5.5

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey

Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

Okay for Sound

as Tommy Powers (archive footage)

Blood on the Sun

as Nick Condon

Johnny Come Lately

as Tom Richards

Show-Business at War

as Self

You, John Jones!

as John Jones

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

5.3

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as George M. Cohan

7.0

Captains of the Clouds

1942

as Brian MacLean

6.4

Calling All Girls

1942

as Himself (archive footage)

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941

as Steve Collins

7.0

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

as Biff Grimes

6.9

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

City for Conquest

as Danny Kenny

The Fighting 69th

as Jerry Plunkett

Torrid Zone

as Nick Butler

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self

Each Dawn I Die

as Frank Ross

The Roaring Twenties

as Eddie Bartlett

The Oklahoma Kid

as Jim Kincaid

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Rocky Sullivan

Boy Meets Girl

as Robert Law

Something to Sing About

1937

as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney

Ceiling Zero

as Dizzy Davies

Great Guy

as Johnny 'Red' Cave

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

The Irish in Us

as Danny O'Hara

Mutiny on the Bounty

as (uncredited)

'G' Men

as ‘Brick' Davis

Frisco Kid

as Bat Morgan

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

as Bottom

6.3

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

as Himself (uncredited)

5.2

A Dream Comes True

1935

as Himself (uncredited)

5.5

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

as Tommy O'Toole

6.4

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

as Self

5.0

He Was Her Man

1934

as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen

Here Comes the Navy

as Chesty O'Conner

The St. Louis Kid

as Eddie Kennedy

Jimmy the Gent

as Jimmy Corrigan

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

as Self (uncredited)

5.0

Screen Snapshots No. 11

1934

as Himself

The Mayor of Hell

1933

as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

7.1

Picture Snatcher

1933

as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean

Footlight Parade

as Chester Kent

Lady Killer

as Dan

Hard to Handle

as Lefty Merrill

The Crowd Roars

as Joe Greer

Taxi!

as Matt Nolan

Winner Take All

as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane

Blonde Crazy

as Albert 'Bert' Harris

The Millionaire

as Schofield

The Public Enemy

as Tom Powers

Smart Money

as Jack

Other Men's Women

as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey

Intimate Interviews: James Cagney

1931

as Himself

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

as Himself

Sinners' Holiday

as Harry Delano

The Doorway to Hell

as Steve Mileaway

The Singing Fool

as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)

4.3

Television (8)

Legends

2006

as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

as Self

7.4

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

6.3

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

as George Bridgeman

5.6

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Gallant Hours

Producer

Short Cut to Hell

Director