Cast
James Cagney
Acting
Cast
James Cagney
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-07-17
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1986-03-30
Also known as Jimmy Cagney, James Francis Cagney, ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡ ΠΡΠ³Π½ΠΈ
Biography
James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 β 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 Cagneyβs 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.
Ragtime
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
The Strawberry Blonde
as Biff Grimes
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
as Captain Morton
One, Two, Three
as C.R. MacNamara
Mutiny on the Bounty
as (uncredited)
'G' Men
as βBrick' Davis
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Frisco Kid
as Bat Morgan
The Roaring Twenties
as Eddie Bartlett
The Public Enemy
as Tom Powers
White Heat
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Rocky Sullivan
Tupac: Resurrection
as Self (archival)
The Fighting 69th
as Jerry Plunkett
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as George M. Cohan
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Lon Chaney
Taxi!
as Matt Nolan
Never Steal Anything Small
as Jake MacIllaney
Footlight Parade
as Chester Kent
Run for Cover
as Matt Dow
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy the Gent
as Jimmy Corrigan
The St. Louis Kid
as Eddie Kennedy
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
The Millionaire
as Schofield
The Oklahoma Kid
as Jim Kincaid
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
Love Me or Leave Me
as Martin Snyder
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Lady Killer
as Dan
That's Dancing!
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Ceiling Zero
as Dizzy Davies
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
City for Conquest
as Danny Kenny
The Gallant Hours
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Warner at War
as (archive footage)
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Hank Martin
Dynamite Chicken
as Self (archive footage)
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Narrator
Something to Sing About
as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Ralph Cotter
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Sean Lenihan
Terrible Joe Moran
as Joe Moran
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
13 Rue Madeleine
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
Each Dawn I Die
as Frank Ross
Show-Business at War
as Self
He Was Her Man
as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
The Crowd Roars
as Joe Greer
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Jeremy Rodack
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Steve Collins
Torrid Zone
as Nick Butler
The Time of Your Life
as Joseph
Great Guy
as Johnny 'Red' Cave
These Wilder Years
as Steve Bradford
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Blood on the Sun
as Nick Condon
Starlift
as James Cagney
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Come Lately
as Tom Richards
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
The Irish in Us
as Danny O'Hara
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
What Price Glory
as Captain Flagg
Here Comes the Navy
as Chesty O'Conner
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
Picture Snatcher
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Smart Money
as Jack
The Mayor of Hell
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Himself
Captains of the Clouds
as Brian MacLean
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
Hard to Handle
as Lefty Merrill
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
The West Point Story
as Elwin Bixby
Other Men's Women
as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
Come Fill the Cup
as Lew Marsh
Winner Take All
as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
The Doorway to Hell
as Steve Mileaway
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
Short Cut to Hell
as Himself (prologue)
The Seven Little Foys
as George M. Cohan
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
as Narrator (voice)
Okay for Sound
as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
You, John Jones!
as John Jones
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
as Self (archive footage)
The Singing Fool
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Tommy O'Toole
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self (Archive footage)
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
Sinners' Holiday
as Harry Delano
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
Boy Meets Girl
as Robert Law
White Heat: Top of the World
as Self (archive footage)
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
as Himself
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
The Day of the Oath
as Narrator
Calling All Girls
as Himself (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
as Himself
The Road to the Wall
as Narrator