James Cagney
Age: 86 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1899-07-17 00:25:40
Death: 1986-03-30 00:25:40
Aliases: Jimmy Cagney , James Francis Cagney , The Professional Againster , Джеймс Кэгни
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 84
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cagney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
What's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950) George Bridgeman
Legends
(2006) Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(1973) Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
(1978) Self
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935) (uncredited)
White Heat
(1949) Arthur 'Cody' JarrettActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Himself (archival footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2006 | Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2004 | NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage) | |
| Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage) | ||
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1984 | Joe Moran | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | (archive footage) | |
| (in "White Heat") (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo | ||
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| 1976 | (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1973 | Self | |
| 1968 | Narrator | |
| 1966 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1964 | (archive footage) | |
| 1962 | Narrator | |
| 1961 | C.R. MacNamara | |
| Self | ||
| 1960 | Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey | |
| 1959 | Sean Lenihan | |
| Jake MacIllaney | ||
| 1957 | Himself (prologue) | |
| Lon Chaney | ||
| 1956 | Steve Bradford | |
| Jeremy Rodack | ||
| 1955 | George M. Cohan | |
| The Captain | ||
| Martin Snyder | ||
| Matt Dow | ||
| 1953 | Hank Martin | |
| Self | ||
| 1952 | Captain Flagg | |
| 1951 | James Cagney | |
| Lew Marsh | ||
| 1950 | Elwin Bixby | |
| Ralph Cotter | ||
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| George Bridgeman | ||
| 1949 | Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett | |
| 1948 | Joseph | |
| Self | ||
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Sean Lenihan (archive footage) | ||
| 1947 | Self | |
| Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey | ||
| 1946 | Tommy Powers (archive footage) | |
| 1945 | Nick Condon | |
| 1943 | Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage) | |
| Tom Richards | ||
| Self | ||
| John Jones | ||
| 1942 | George M. Cohan | |
| Brian MacLean (bush pilot) | ||
| Himself (archive footage) | ||
| 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Steve Collins | ||
| Biff Grimes | ||
| 1940 | Self | |
| Danny Kenny | ||
| Nick Butler | ||
| Jerry Plunkett | ||
| 1939 | Self | |
| Eddie Bartlett | ||
| Frank Ross | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Kincaid | ||
| 1938 | Rocky Sullivan | |
| Robert Law | ||
| 1937 | Terrence 'Terry' Rooney | |
| 1936 | Self | |
| Johnny 'Red' Cave | ||
| Dizzy Davies | ||
| 1935 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
| Bat Morgan | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Bottom | ||
| Danny O'Hara | ||
| ‘Brick' Davis | ||
| Tommy O'Toole | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Eddie Kennedy | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Chesty O'Conner | ||
| Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen | ||
| Jimmy Corrigan | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1933 | Dan Quigley | |
| Chester Kent | ||
| Richard 'Patsy' Gargan | ||
| Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean | ||
| Lefty Merrill | ||
| 1932 | Jim 'Jimmy' Kane | |
| Joe Greer | ||
| 1931 | Matt Nolan | |
| Himself | ||
| Albert 'Bert' Harris | ||
| Jack | ||
| Schofield | ||
| Tom Powers | ||
| Himself | ||
| Ed 'Eddie' Bailey | ||
| 1930 | Steve Mileaway | |
| Harry Delano | ||
| 1928 | Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |