James Cagney
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.
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- 2023 · Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive)
- 2008 · Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Legends as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · White Heat: Top of the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Remembering Ragtime as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1997 · Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · James Cagney: Top of the World as Self (Archive footage)
- 1991 · Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
- 1985 · Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Terrible Joe Moran as Joe Moran
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 · James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy as
- 1981 · Ragtime as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- 1979 · Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years as Self
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1976 · It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1968 · Arizona Bushwhackers as Narrator
- 1966 · Ballad of Smokey the Bear as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 · Hollywood and the Stars as (archive footage)
- 1962 · The Road to the Wall as Narrator
- 1961 · One, Two, Three as C.R. MacNamara
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · The Gallant Hours as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- 1959 · Shake Hands with the Devil as Sean Lenihan
- 1959 · Never Steal Anything Small as Jake MacIllaney
- 1957 · Short Cut to Hell as Himself (prologue)
- 1957 · Man of a Thousand Faces as Lon Chaney
- 1956 · These Wilder Years as Steve Bradford
- 1956 · Tribute to a Bad Man as Jeremy Rodack
- 1955 · The Seven Little Foys as George M. Cohan
- 1955 · Mister Roberts as The Captain
- 1955 · Love Me or Leave Me as Martin Snyder
- 1955 · Run for Cover as Matt Dow
- 1953 · A Lion Is in the Streets as Hank Martin
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · What Price Glory as Captain Flagg
- 1951 · Starlift as James Cagney
- 1951 · Come Fill the Cup as Lew Marsh
- 1950 · The West Point Story as Elwin Bixby
- 1950 · Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Ralph Cotter
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as George Bridgeman
- 1949 · White Heat as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
- 1948 · The Time of Your Life as Joseph
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Sean Lenihan (archive footage)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1947 · Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- 1947 · 13 Rue Madeleine as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
- 1946 · Okay for Sound as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
- 1945 · Blood on the Sun as Nick Condon
- 1943 · The Voice That Thrilled the World as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
- 1943 · Johnny Come Lately as Tom Richards
- 1943 · Show-Business at War as Self
- 1943 · You, John Jones! as John Jones
- 1942 · Yankee Doodle Dandy as George M. Cohan
- 1942 · Captains of the Clouds as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
- 1942 · Calling All Girls as Himself (archive footage)
- 1941 · Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941 · The Bride Came C.O.D. as Steve Collins
- 1941 · The Strawberry Blonde as Biff Grimes
- 1940 · Breakdowns of 1940 as Self
- 1940 · City for Conquest as Danny Kenny
- 1940 · Torrid Zone as Nick Butler
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as Jerry Plunkett
- 1939 · Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- 1939 · The Roaring Twenties as Eddie Bartlett
- 1939 · Each Dawn I Die as Frank Ross
- 1939 · Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Oklahoma Kid as Jim Kincaid
- 1938 · Angels with Dirty Faces as Rocky Sullivan
- 1938 · Boy Meets Girl as Robert Law
- 1937 · Something to Sing About as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
- 1936 · Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1936 · Great Guy as Johnny 'Red' Cave
- 1936 · Ceiling Zero as Dizzy Davies
- 1935 · A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
- 1935 · Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
- 1935 · Frisco Kid as Bat Morgan
- 1935 · Mutiny on the Bounty as (uncredited)
- 1935 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
- 1935 · The Irish in Us as Danny O'Hara
- 1935 · 'G' Men as ‘Brick' Davis
- 1935 · Devil Dogs of the Air as Tommy O'Toole
- 1935 · A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)
- 1934 · The St. Louis Kid as Eddie Kennedy
- 1934 · The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited)
- 1934 · Here Comes the Navy as Chesty O'Conner
- 1934 · He Was Her Man as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
- 1934 · Jimmy the Gent as Jimmy Corrigan
- 1934 · Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Himself
- 1933 · Lady Killer as Dan Quigley
- 1933 · Footlight Parade as Chester Kent
- 1933 · The Mayor of Hell as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
- 1933 · Picture Snatcher as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
- 1933 · Hard to Handle as Lefty Merrill
- 1932 · Winner Take All as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
- 1932 · The Crowd Roars as Joe Greer
- 1931 · Taxi! as Matt Nolan
- 1931 · Intimate Interviews: James Cagney as Himself
- 1931 · Blonde Crazy as Albert 'Bert' Harris
- 1931 · Smart Money as Jack
- 1931 · The Millionaire as Schofield
- 1931 · The Public Enemy as Tom Powers
- 1931 · How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' as Himself
- 1931 · Other Men's Women as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
- 1930 · The Doorway to Hell as Steve Mileaway
- 1930 · Sinners' Holiday as Harry Delano
- 1928 · The Singing Fool as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)