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James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
as Self (Archive footage)
James Cagney
Acting
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast in the early years of his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role of George M. Cohan in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth on its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Orson Welles described him as "maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera". After making his debut in 1919, he spent several years in vaudeville as a dancer and comedian and played his first major acting role in 1925. Al Jolson was sufficiently impressed by his performance in 1929's Penny Arcade that he bought the rights to it, securing Cagney's part in the Warner Bros. adaptation of the play. This marked the beginning of a lengthy, albeit turbulent association with the studio. Cagney's fifth film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. He became one of Hollywood's leading stars and one of Warner Bros.' biggest contracts at the time. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his subtle portrayal of the tough guy/man-child Rocky Sullivan in Angels with Dirty Faces. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me with Doris Day. Cagney retired from acting and dancing in 1961. He came out of retirement 20 years later for a part in the movie Ragtime (1981), mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke.
Filmography (114 movies)
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Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
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Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
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James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self (archive footage)
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This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
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Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as Jake MacIllaney
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Tupac: Resurrection
2003
as Self (archival)
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Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005
as Self (archive footage)
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White Heat
1949
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
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The Irish in Us
1935
as Danny O'Hara
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7.5
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Rocky Sullivan
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The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Eddie Bartlett
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White Heat: Top of the World
2005
as Self (archive footage)
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The Millionaire
1931
as Schofield
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One, Two, Three
1961
as C.R. MacNamara
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The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom Powers
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The Mayor of Hell
1933
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
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Mister Roberts
1955
as Captain Morton
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as George M. Cohan
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It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
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Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Lew Marsh
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Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Jeremy Rodack
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That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
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Blonde Crazy
1931
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
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Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
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Ragtime
1981
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
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Hard to Handle
1933
as Lefty Merrill
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
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Smart Money
1931
as Jack
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
as Steve Collins
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The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Biff Grimes
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Footlight Parade
1933
as Chester Kent
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City for Conquest
1940
as Danny Kenny
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Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Frank Ross
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Ralph Cotter
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Lady Killer
1933
as Dan
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Frisco Kid
1935
as Bat Morgan
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Picture Snatcher
1933
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
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The Gallant Hours
1960
Producer
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Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Tom Richards
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Love Me or Leave Me
1955
as Martin Snyder
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Taxi!
1931
as Matt Nolan
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
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Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Lon Chaney
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Run for Cover
1955
as Matt Dow
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'G' Men
1935
as ‘Brick' Davis
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Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Robert Law
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Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Sean Lenihan
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Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Tommy O'Toole
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Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Brian MacLean
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Torrid Zone
1940
as Nick Butler
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The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Steve Mileaway
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
as Himself
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6.3
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Jimmy Corrigan
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These Wilder Years
1956
as Steve Bradford
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Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Bottom
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He Was Her Man
1934
as Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
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Great Guy
1936
as Johnny 'Red' Cave
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Something to Sing About
1937
as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
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13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
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The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Jim Kincaid
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The Seven Little Foys
1955
as George M. Cohan
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You, John Jones!
1943
as John Jones
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The Crowd Roars
1932
as Joe Greer
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Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Chesty O'Conner
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Sinners' Holiday
1930
as Harry Delano
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Blood on the Sun
1945
as Nick Condon
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The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Eddie Kennedy
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Short Cut to Hell
1957
Director
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Starlift
1951
as James Cagney
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Ceiling Zero
1936
as Dizzy Davies
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Other Men's Women
1931
as Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
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The Time of Your Life
1948
as Joseph
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What Price Glory
1952
as Captain Flagg
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A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
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The Fighting 69th
1940
as Jerry Plunkett
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The West Point Story
1950
as Elwin Bixby
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Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
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A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
as Hank Martin
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The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
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The Road to the Wall
1962
as Narrator
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Okay for Sound
1946
as Tommy Powers (archive footage)
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Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
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Winner Take All
1932
as Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
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The Singing Fool
1928
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
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Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
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Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
as Narrator
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3.5
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966
as Narrator (voice)
The Day of the Oath
1965
as Narrator
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Joe Moran
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
1931
as Himself
Calling All Girls
1942
as Himself (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
as Himself
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
as Himself
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)
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