James Cagney
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jul 17 1899• Died Mar 30 1986
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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, recei…
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James Cagney's Credits
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Robert Montgomery Presents
George Bridgeman
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
Legends
Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
MGM Parade
self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Ragtime
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
C.R. MacNamara
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Love Me or Leave Me
Martin Snyder
Each Dawn I Die
Frank Ross
'G' Men
‘Brick' Davis
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Ralph Cotter
The Roaring Twenties
Eddie Bartlett
White Heat
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Man of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney
City for Conquest
Danny Kenny
Shake Hands with the Devil
Sean Lenihan
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
The Public Enemy
Tom Powers
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
Captain Morton
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bottom
Great Guy
Johnny 'Red' Cave
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Steve Collins
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Tupac: Resurrection
Self (archival)
The Fighting 69th
Jerry Plunkett
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy Corrigan
Lady Killer
Dan
The Mayor of Hell
Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
He Was Her Man
Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
Angels with Dirty Faces
Rocky Sullivan
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Come Fill the Cup
Lew Marsh
Taxi!
Matt Nolan
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Singing Fool
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M. Cohan
Run for Cover
Matt Dow
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
What Price Glory
Captain Flagg
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Picture Snatcher
Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Starlift
James Cagney
A Lion Is in the Streets
Hank Martin
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Oklahoma Kid
Jim Kincaid
Frisco Kid
Bat Morgan
The Doorway to Hell
Steve Mileaway
Winner Take All
Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
Devil Dogs of the Air
Tommy O'Toole
Arizona Bushwhackers
Narrator
The Gallant Hours
Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Here Comes the Navy
Chesty O'Conner
Torrid Zone
Nick Butler
Terrible Joe Moran
Joe Moran
Smart Money
Jack
The Time of Your Life
Joseph
Show-Business at War
Self
Tribute to a Bad Man
Jeremy Rodack
Blood on the Sun
Nick Condon
Blonde Crazy
Albert 'Bert' Harris
Footlight Parade
Chester Kent
Short Cut to Hell
Himself (prologue)
The Seven Little Foys
George M. Cohan
Hard to Handle
Lefty Merrill
Never Steal Anything Small
Jake MacIllaney
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Irish in Us
Danny O'Hara
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Joe Greer
Ceiling Zero
Dizzy Davies
You, John Jones!
John Jones
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
Dynamite Chicken
Self (archive footage)
The West Point Story
Elwin Bixby
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
The Strawberry Blonde
Biff Grimes
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
The Millionaire
Schofield
Other Men's Women
Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
Something to Sing About
Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
These Wilder Years
Steve Bradford
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Self (archive footage)
13 Rue Madeleine
Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
Boy Meets Girl
Robert Law
Okay for Sound
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
Johnny Come Lately
Tom Richards
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
James Cagney: Top of the World
Self (Archive footage)
Warner at War
(archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
The St. Louis Kid
Eddie Kennedy
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
White Heat: Top of the World
Self (archive footage)
Sinners' Holiday
Harry Delano
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Narrator (voice)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Himself
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Captains of the Clouds
Brian MacLean
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
Calling All Girls
Himself (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Himself
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Self (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath
Narrator
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
Himself
The Road to the Wall
Narrator
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)