James Cagney
Biography
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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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-07-17
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Images
Cast
One, Two, Three
1961
7.50
Movie Tough Guys
1991
10.00
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
7.10
White Heat: Top of the World
2005
8.00
City for Conquest
1940
6.80
Other Men's Women
1931
5.70
Ragtime
1981
7.00
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.60
The Seven Little Foys
1955
6.00
Captains of the Clouds
1942
6.60
The Doorway to Hell
1930
6.30
'G' Men
1935
6.50
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
7.54
Footlight Parade
1933
6.91
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
6.70
Each Dawn I Die
1939
6.80
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
7.30
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
7.10
Blonde Crazy
1931
7.00
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
6.70
Lady Killer
1933
6.70
The Roaring Twenties
1939
7.50
Mister Roberts
1955
7.00
White Heat
1949
7.65
Hollywood and the Stars
1964
0.00
These Wilder Years
1956
6.30
Great Guy
1936
6.20
Smart Money
1931
6.90
The Public Enemy
1931
7.25
Picture Snatcher
1933
6.90
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
5.90
13 Rue Madeleine
1947
5.85
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
6.80
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
6.50
Short Cut to Hell
1957
5.71
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
7.00
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
10.00
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
7.61
Jimmy the Gent
1934
6.30
The West Point Story
1950
5.80
Winner Take All
1932
5.30
Taxi!
1931
6.80
What Price Glory
1952
5.50
The Fighting 69th
1940
5.40
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
7.00
Here Comes the Navy
1934
5.80
Ceiling Zero
1936
5.60
Blood on the Sun
1945
5.90
Something to Sing About
1937
6.20
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
6.90
The Time of Your Life
1948
5.80
Torrid Zone
1940
6.30
Run for Cover
1955
6.70
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
The Mayor of Hell
1933
7.13
The Gallant Hours
1960
6.70
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
6.66
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
1993
8.50
The Crowd Roars
1932
5.90
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
5.50
Come Fill the Cup
1951
7.00
Boy Meets Girl
1938
6.20
Johnny Come Lately
1943
6.70
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
0.00
Frisco Kid
1935
6.80
Hard to Handle
1933
6.64
Remembering Ragtime
2004
0.00
Sinners' Holiday
1930
5.80
Parkinson at 50
2021
10.00
He Was Her Man
1934
6.70
Starlift
1951
5.60
The St. Louis Kid
1934
5.80
The Irish in Us
1935
7.60
The Millionaire
1931
7.50
You, John Jones!
1943
6.00
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
8.00
The Road to the Wall
1962
5.00
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
5.60
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
10.00
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
6.50
The Singing Fool
1928
5.00
Sly
2023
7.20
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
6.40
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
0.00
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
10.00
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
0.00
Calling All Girls
1942
0.00
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
6.30
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
5.20
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966
4.00
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
5.00
A Dream Comes True
1935
5.50
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
7.00
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
4.00
Show-Business at War
1943
7.00
Complicated Women
2003
6.70
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.90
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
8.00
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
0.00
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
2.80
Okay for Sound
1946
5.00
That's Dancing!
1985
6.97
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
7.50
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
7.00
It's Showtime
1976
7.00
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
0.00
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.50
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
0.00
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
7.80
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
0.00