James Cagney
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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
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
2008
as (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
as Self (archive footage) (voice)
Legends
2006
as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
White Heat: Top of the World
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
as Self (archival)
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
as Self (Archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Routine Pleasures
1986
as Ed "Eddie" Bailey (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Joe Moran
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Ragtime
1981
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Dynamite Chicken
1971
as Self (archive footage)
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
as Narrator
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966
as Narrator (voice)
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Narrator
The Road to the Wall
1962
as Narrator
One, Two, Three
1961
as C.R. MacNamara
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as Jake MacIllaney
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Sean Lenihan
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Lon Chaney
Short Cut to Hell
1957
as Himself (prologue)
These Wilder Years
1956
as Steve Bradford
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Jeremy Rodack
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
as Himself
The Seven Little Foys
1955
as George M. Cohan
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
as Martin Snyder
Mister Roberts
1955
as Captain Morton
Run for Cover
1955
as Matt Dow
MGM Parade
1955
as self
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
as Hank Martin
The Oscars
1953
as Self
What Price Glory
1952
as Captain Flagg
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Lew Marsh
Starlift
1951
as James Cagney
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Ralph Cotter
The West Point Story
1950
as Elwin Bixby
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as George Bridgeman
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
White Heat
1949
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
The Time of Your Life
1948
as Joseph
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self (uncredited)
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
Okay for Sound
1946
as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Nick Condon
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Tom Richards
You, John Jones!
1943
as John Jones
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as George M. Cohan
Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Brian MacLean
Calling All Girls
1942
as Himself (archive footage)
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
as Steve Collins
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Biff Grimes
City for Conquest
1940
as Danny Kenny
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Jerry Plunkett
Torrid Zone
1940
as Nick Butler
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Frank Ross
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Eddie Bartlett
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Jim Kincaid
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Rocky Sullivan
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Robert Law
Something to Sing About
1937
as Terry Rooney
Great Guy
1936
as Johnny 'Red' Cave
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Dizzy Davies
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
'G' Men
1935
as ‘Brick' Davis
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Bottom
Frisco Kid
1935
as Bat Morgan
The Irish in Us
1935
as Danny O'Hara
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Tommy O'Toole
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Jimmy Corrigan
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Chesty O'Conner
He Was Her Man
1934
as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Eddie Kennedy
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
as Himself
Footlight Parade
1933
as Chester Kent
Lady Killer
1933
as Dan
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
The Mayor of Hell
1933
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
Hard to Handle
1933
as Lefty Merrill
Winner Take All
1932
as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
Taxi!
1932
as Matt Nolan
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Joe Greer
Other Men's Women
1931
as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
Blonde Crazy
1931
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
Smart Money
1931
as Jack
The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom Powers
The Millionaire
1931
as Schofield
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
as Himself
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
1931
as Himself
The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Steve Mileaway
Sinners' Holiday
1930
as Harry Delano
The Singing Fool
1928
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)