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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 17, 1899
Died
March 30, 1986
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Jimmy Cagney
- James Francis Cagney
- Джеймс Кэгни
- James Francis Cagney Jr.
- Джеймс Фрэнсис Кэгни-младший
James Cagney
0.4 Popularity
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 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 Cagney’s 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.
Known For
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
2021
8.0
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
7.5
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
6.9
Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
8.5
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
5.0
Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
2006
7.5
Self (archive footage)
White Heat: Top of the World
2005
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005
8.3
Self (archive footage)
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
Credits
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021
10.0
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2017
8.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.5
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
2008
6.9
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
2008
8.5
Legends
as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
5.0
White Heat: Top of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.5
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.8
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
2005
8.3
Remembering Ragtime
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
2004
7.6
Tupac: Resurrection
as Self (archival)
2003
7.9
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998
0.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1997
0.0
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self (Archive footage)
1992
10.0
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
1991
10.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
That's Dancing!
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
1985
7.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
0.0
Terrible Joe Moran
as Joe Moran
1984
0.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
10.0
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
1982
6.6
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
1982
0.0
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
🎬
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981
10.0
Ragtime
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
1981
7.0
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
1979
0.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
7.0
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
0.0
🎬
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
1975
0.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Dynamite Chicken
as Self (archive footage)
1971
5.0
Arizona Bushwhackers
as Narrator
1968
3.6
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
as Narrator (voice)
1966
3.5
The Day of the Oath
as Narrator
1965
0.0
The Road to the Wall
as Narrator
1962
5.0
One, Two, Three
as C.R. MacNamara
1961
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Gallant Hours
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
1960
6.7
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Sean Lenihan
1959
6.5
Never Steal Anything Small
as Jake MacIllaney
1959
8.0
Short Cut to Hell
as Himself (prologue)
1957
5.7
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Lon Chaney
1957
6.6
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Himself
1956
0.0
These Wilder Years
as Steve Bradford
1956
6.3
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Jeremy Rodack
1956
7.0
The Seven Little Foys
as George M. Cohan
1955
6.0
Mister Roberts
as Captain Morton
1955
7.0
Love Me or Leave Me
as Martin Snyder
1955
6.7
Run for Cover
as Matt Dow
1955
6.7
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Hank Martin
1953
5.1
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
What Price Glory
as Captain Flagg
1952
5.5
Starlift
as James Cagney
1951
5.6
Come Fill the Cup
as Lew Marsh
1951
7.0
The West Point Story
as Elwin Bixby
1950
5.5
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Ralph Cotter
1950
6.8
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
as George Bridgeman
1950
5.6
White Heat
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
1949
7.6
The Time of Your Life
as Joseph
1948
5.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (uncredited)
1948
6.8
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
1947
6.3
13 Rue Madeleine
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
1947
6.0
Okay for Sound
as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
1946
5.0
Blood on the Sun
as Nick Condon
1945
5.8
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
1943
5.3
Johnny Come Lately
as Tom Richards
1943
6.7
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
7.0
You, John Jones!
as John Jones
1943
6.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as George M. Cohan
1942
7.0
Captains of the Clouds
as Brian MacLean
1942
6.4
🎬
Calling All Girls
as Himself (archive footage)
1942
0.0
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
7.0
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Steve Collins
1941
6.9
The Strawberry Blonde
as Biff Grimes
1941
6.9
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
1940
4.0
City for Conquest
as Danny Kenny
1940
6.8
Torrid Zone
as Nick Butler
1940
6.5
The Fighting 69th
as Jerry Plunkett
1940
5.5
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
1939
7.0
The Roaring Twenties
as Eddie Bartlett
1939
7.5
Each Dawn I Die
as Frank Ross
1939
6.8
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
1939
5.3
The Oklahoma Kid
as Jim Kincaid
1939
6.0
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Rocky Sullivan
1938
7.5
Boy Meets Girl
as Robert Law
1938
6.5
Something to Sing About
as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
1937
6.1
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
1936
0.0
Great Guy
as Johnny 'Red' Cave
1936
6.2
Ceiling Zero
as Dizzy Davies
1936
5.8
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
1935
5.5
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
1935
5.0
Frisco Kid
as Bat Morgan
1935
6.8
Mutiny on the Bounty
as (uncredited)
1935
7.3
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
1935
6.3
The Irish in Us
as Danny O'Hara
1935
7.6
'G' Men
as ‘Brick' Davis
1935
6.6
🎬
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
0.0
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Tommy O'Toole
1935
6.4
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)
1935
5.2
The St. Louis Kid
as Eddie Kennedy
1934
5.8
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
1934
5.0
Here Comes the Navy
as Chesty O'Conner
1934
5.9
He Was Her Man
as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
1934
6.2
Jimmy the Gent
as Jimmy Corrigan
1934
6.3
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
1934
0.0
Lady Killer
as Dan
1933
6.9
Footlight Parade
as Chester Kent
1933
6.8
The Mayor of Hell
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
1933
7.1
Picture Snatcher
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
1933
6.8
Hard to Handle
as Lefty Merrill
1933
6.9
Winner Take All
as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
1932
4.7
The Crowd Roars
as Joe Greer
1932
5.9
Taxi!
as Matt Nolan
1932
6.6
🎬
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
as Himself
1931
0.0
Blonde Crazy
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
1931
7.0
Smart Money
as Jack
1931
6.9
The Millionaire
as Schofield
1931
7.5
The Public Enemy
as Tom Powers
1931
7.2
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
as Himself
1931
6.3
Other Men's Women
as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
1931
5.5
The Doorway to Hell
as Steve Mileaway
1930
6.3
Sinners' Holiday
as Harry Delano
1930
5.8
The Singing Fool
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
1928
4.3