James Cagney

Acting · Born 1899-07-17 in New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• One, Two, Three as C.R. MacNamara
• Yankee Doodle Dandy as George M. Cohan
• Angels with Dirty Faces as Rocky Sullivan
• Mutiny on the Bounty as (uncredited)
• The Roaring Twenties as Eddie Bartlett
• White Heat as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
• The Public Enemy as Tom Powers
• Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
• Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public as Self (archive footage)
• White Heat: Top of the World as Self (archive footage)

TV

• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• Robert Montgomery Presents as George Bridgeman
• The Oscars as Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (uncredited)
• What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
• Legends as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)