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James Cagney
Acting

James Cagney

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

17 Jul 1899

Age

127 Years

Born In

New York City, New York, USA

Total Projects

138

Years Active

94 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.8 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Becoming Marilyn

movie

Becoming Marilyn

2022

Becoming Marilyn

Parkinson at 50

movie

Parkinson at 50

2021

Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

movie

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

movie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

movie

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

as Self (archive footage)

Warner at War

movie

Warner at War

2008

Warner at War

as (archive footage)

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

movie

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

as Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

movie

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

as Self (archive footage)

Legends

tv

Legends

2006

Legends

as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

movie

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

2005

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

White Heat: Top of the World

2005

White Heat: Top of the World

as Self (archive footage)

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

movie

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

2005

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

as Self (archive footage)

Remembering Ragtime

movie

Remembering Ragtime

2004

Remembering Ragtime

as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

movie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Tupac: Resurrection

movie

Tupac: Resurrection

2003

Tupac: Resurrection

as Self (archival)

Complicated Women

movie

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

Doris Day: It's Magic

movie

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

Doris Day: It's Magic

as Self

Vaudeville

movie

Vaudeville

1997

Vaudeville

as Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

movie

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

James Cagney: Top of the World

movie

James Cagney: Top of the World

1992

James Cagney: Top of the World

as Self (Archive footage)

Movie Tough Guys

movie

Movie Tough Guys

1991

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

movie

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

movie

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Dancing!

as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

movie

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

Terrible Joe Moran

movie

Terrible Joe Moran

1984

Terrible Joe Moran

as Joe Moran

Going Hollywood: The '30s

movie

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

movie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War

movie

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)

Showbiz Ballyhoo

movie

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982

Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

CineRaya

movie

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

1981

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

Ragtime

movie

Ragtime

1981

Ragtime

as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

movie

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

as Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

tv

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

It's Showtime

movie

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood

movie

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

movie

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

as (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

movie

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

tv

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Dynamite Chicken

movie

Dynamite Chicken

1971

Dynamite Chicken

as Self (archive footage)

Arizona Bushwhackers

movie

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Arizona Bushwhackers

as Narrator

Ballad of Smokey the Bear

movie

Ballad of Smokey the Bear

1966

Ballad of Smokey the Bear

as Narrator (voice)

The Day of the Oath

movie

The Day of the Oath

1965

The Day of the Oath

as Narrator

The Road to the Wall

movie

The Road to the Wall

1962

The Road to the Wall

as Narrator

One, Two, Three

movie

One, Two, Three

1961

One, Two, Three

as C.R. MacNamara

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Gallant Hours

movie

The Gallant Hours

1960

The Gallant Hours

as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Shake Hands with the Devil

movie

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

Shake Hands with the Devil

as Sean Lenihan

Never Steal Anything Small

movie

Never Steal Anything Small

1959

Never Steal Anything Small

as Jake MacIllaney

Short Cut to Hell

movie

Short Cut to Hell

1957

Short Cut to Hell

as Himself (prologue)

Man of a Thousand Faces

movie

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

Man of a Thousand Faces

as Lon Chaney

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

movie

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

as Himself

These Wilder Years

movie

These Wilder Years

1956

These Wilder Years

as Steve Bradford

Tribute to a Bad Man

movie

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

Tribute to a Bad Man

as Jeremy Rodack

The Seven Little Foys

movie

The Seven Little Foys

1955

The Seven Little Foys

as George M. Cohan

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as self

Mister Roberts

movie

Mister Roberts

1955

Mister Roberts

as Captain Morton

Love Me or Leave Me

movie

Love Me or Leave Me

1955

Love Me or Leave Me

as Martin Snyder

Run for Cover

movie

Run for Cover

1955

Run for Cover

as Matt Dow

A Lion Is in the Streets

movie

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953

A Lion Is in the Streets

as Hank Martin

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

What Price Glory

movie

What Price Glory

1952

What Price Glory

as Captain Flagg

Starlift

movie

Starlift

1951

Starlift

as James Cagney

Come Fill the Cup

movie

Come Fill the Cup

1951

Come Fill the Cup

as Lew Marsh

The West Point Story

movie

The West Point Story

1950

The West Point Story

as Elwin Bixby

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

movie

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Ralph Cotter

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Robert Montgomery Presents

tv

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

as George Bridgeman

White Heat

movie

White Heat

1949

White Heat

as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett

The Time of Your Life

movie

The Time of Your Life

1948

The Time of Your Life

as Joseph

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (uncredited)

Blow-Ups of 1947

movie

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

13 Rue Madeleine

movie

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey

Okay for Sound

movie

Okay for Sound

1946

Okay for Sound

as Tommy Powers (archive footage)

Blood on the Sun

movie

Blood on the Sun

1945

Blood on the Sun

as Nick Condon

The Voice That Thrilled the World

movie

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Johnny Come Lately

movie

Johnny Come Lately

1943

Johnny Come Lately

as Tom Richards

Show-Business at War

movie

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as Self

You, John Jones!

movie

You, John Jones!

1943

You, John Jones!

as John Jones

Yankee Doodle Dandy

movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as George M. Cohan

Captains of the Clouds

movie

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Captains of the Clouds

as Brian MacLean

CineRaya

movie

Calling All Girls

1942

Calling All Girls

as Himself (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1941

movie

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bride Came C.O.D.

movie

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941

The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Steve Collins

The Strawberry Blonde

movie

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as Biff Grimes

Breakdowns of 1940

movie

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self

City for Conquest

movie

City for Conquest

1940

City for Conquest

as Danny Kenny

Torrid Zone

movie

Torrid Zone

1940

Torrid Zone

as Nick Butler

The Fighting 69th

movie

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Fighting 69th

as Jerry Plunkett

Breakdowns of 1939

movie

Breakdowns of 1939

1939

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self

The Roaring Twenties

movie

The Roaring Twenties

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as Eddie Bartlett

Each Dawn I Die

movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Frank Ross

Hollywood Hobbies

movie

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

movie

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

as Jim Kincaid

Angels with Dirty Faces

movie

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Rocky Sullivan

Boy Meets Girl

movie

Boy Meets Girl

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as Robert Law

Something to Sing About

movie

Something to Sing About

1937

Something to Sing About

as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney

Breakdowns of 1936

movie

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

Great Guy

movie

Great Guy

1936

Great Guy

as Johnny 'Red' Cave

Ceiling Zero

movie

Ceiling Zero

1936

Ceiling Zero

as Dizzy Davies

A Dream Comes True

movie

A Dream Comes True

1935

A Dream Comes True

as Himself (uncredited)

Things You Never See on the Screen

movie

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

Frisco Kid

movie

Frisco Kid

1935

Frisco Kid

as Bat Morgan

Mutiny on the Bounty

movie

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as (uncredited)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Bottom

The Irish in Us

movie

The Irish in Us

1935

The Irish in Us

as Danny O'Hara

'G' Men

movie

'G' Men

1935

'G' Men

as ‘Brick' Davis

CineRaya

movie

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

Devil Dogs of the Air

movie

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

as Tommy O'Toole

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

movie

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

as Himself (uncredited)

The St. Louis Kid

movie

The St. Louis Kid

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Eddie Kennedy

The Hollywood Gad-About

movie

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy

movie

Here Comes the Navy

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as Chesty O'Conner

He Was Her Man

movie

He Was Her Man

1934

He Was Her Man

as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen

Jimmy the Gent

movie

Jimmy the Gent

1934

Jimmy the Gent

as Jimmy Corrigan

Screen Snapshots No. 11

movie

Screen Snapshots No. 11

1934

Screen Snapshots No. 11

as Himself

Lady Killer

movie

Lady Killer

1933

Lady Killer

as Dan

Footlight Parade

movie

Footlight Parade

1933

Footlight Parade

as Chester Kent

The Mayor of Hell

movie

The Mayor of Hell

1933

The Mayor of Hell

as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

Picture Snatcher

movie

Picture Snatcher

1933

Picture Snatcher

as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean

Hard to Handle

movie

Hard to Handle

1933

Hard to Handle

as Lefty Merrill

Winner Take All

movie

Winner Take All

1932

Winner Take All

as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane

The Crowd Roars

movie

The Crowd Roars

1932

The Crowd Roars

as Joe Greer

Taxi!

movie

Taxi!

1932

Taxi!

as Matt Nolan

CineRaya

movie

Intimate Interviews: James Cagney

1931

Intimate Interviews: James Cagney

as Himself

Blonde Crazy

movie

Blonde Crazy

1931

Blonde Crazy

as Albert 'Bert' Harris

Smart Money

movie

Smart Money

1931

Smart Money

as Jack

The Millionaire

movie

The Millionaire

1931

The Millionaire

as Schofield

The Public Enemy

movie

The Public Enemy

1931

The Public Enemy

as Tom Powers

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

movie

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

as Himself

Other Men's Women

movie

Other Men's Women

1931

Other Men's Women

as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey

The Doorway to Hell

movie

The Doorway to Hell

1930

The Doorway to Hell

as Steve Mileaway

Sinners' Holiday

movie

Sinners' Holiday

1930

Sinners' Holiday

as Harry Delano

The Singing Fool

movie

The Singing Fool

1928

The Singing Fool

as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)