James Cagney

Personal Info

Birthday

July 17, 1899

Day of Death

1986-03-30

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Jimmy Cagney

James Francis Cagney

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James Francis Cagney Jr.

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James Cagney

Biography

James Francis Cagney, Jr. 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.

Known For

Robert Montgomery Presents

Legends

The Public Enemy

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mister Roberts

White Heat

The Roaring Twenties

The Millionaire

Filmography

2021
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
as Self (archive footage)
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
White Heat: Top of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Remembering Ragtime
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
2003
Tupac: Resurrection
as Self (archival)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
as Self (archive footage)
1992
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self (Archive footage)
1991
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Terrible Joe Moran
as Joe Moran
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1981
Ragtime
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
1979
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1971
Dynamite Chicken
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Narrator
1966
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
as Narrator (voice)
1962
The Road to the Wall
as Narrator
1961
One, Two, Three
as C.R. MacNamara
1960
The Gallant Hours
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Sean Lenihan
Never Steal Anything Small
as Jake MacIllaney
1957
Short Cut to Hell
as Himself (prologue)
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Lon Chaney
1956
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Himself
These Wilder Years
as Steve Bradford
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Jeremy Rodack
1955
The Seven Little Foys
as George M. Cohan
Mister Roberts
as Captain Morton
Love Me or Leave Me
as Martin Snyder
Run for Cover
as Matt Dow
1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Hank Martin
1952
What Price Glory
as Captain Flagg
1951
Starlift
as James Cagney
Come Fill the Cup
as Lew Marsh
1950
The West Point Story
as Elwin Bixby
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Ralph Cotter
1949
White Heat
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
1948
The Time of Your Life
as Joseph
1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
13 Rue Madeleine
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
1946
Okay for Sound
as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
1945
Blood on the Sun
as Nick Condon
1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Johnny Come Lately
as Tom Richards
Show-Business at War
as Self
You, John Jones!
as John Jones
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as George M. Cohan
Captains of the Clouds
as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
Calling All Girls
as Himself (archive footage)
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Steve Collins
The Strawberry Blonde
as Biff Grimes
1940
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
City for Conquest
as Danny Kenny
Torrid Zone
as Nick Butler
The Fighting 69th
as Jerry Plunkett
1939
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
The Roaring Twenties
as Eddie Bartlett
Each Dawn I Die
as Frank Ross
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Jim Kincaid
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Rocky Sullivan
Boy Meets Girl
as Robert Law
1937
Something to Sing About
as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
1936
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Great Guy
as Johnny 'Red' Cave
Ceiling Zero
as Dizzy Davies
1935
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
Frisco Kid
as Bat Morgan
Mutiny on the Bounty
as (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
The Irish in Us
as Danny O'Hara
'G' Men
as ‘Brick' Davis
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Tommy O'Toole
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)
1934
The St. Louis Kid
as Eddie Kennedy
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
as Chesty O'Conner
He Was Her Man
as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
Jimmy the Gent
as Jimmy Corrigan
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
1933
Lady Killer
as Dan
Footlight Parade
as Chester Kent
The Mayor of Hell
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
Picture Snatcher
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
Hard to Handle
as Lefty Merrill
1932
Winner Take All
as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
The Crowd Roars
as Joe Greer
1931
Taxi!
as Matt Nolan
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
as Himself
Blonde Crazy
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
Smart Money
as Jack
The Millionaire
as Schofield
The Public Enemy
as Tom Powers
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
as Himself
Other Men's Women
as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
1930
The Doorway to Hell
as Steve Mileaway
Sinners' Holiday
as Harry Delano
1928
The Singing Fool
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)