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James Cagney

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American actor and dancer (1899-1986)

United StatesActorsLived 1899 to 1986 · aged 86
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James Francis Cagney Jr. 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.

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Cagney and Gloria Stuart (later of 1997's Titanic) in 1934's Here Comes the Navy. Cagney played sailors or naval officers several times.Cagney and Gloria Stuart (later of 1997's Titanic) in 1934's Here Comes the Navy. Cagney played sailors or naval officers several times.Cagney and Edward Woods in The Public Enemy (1931)Cagney and Edward Woods in The Public Enemy (1931)Cagney mashes a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face in a famous scene from Cagney's breakthrough movie, The Public Enemy (1931)Cagney mashes a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face in a famous scene from Cagney's breakthrough movie, The Public Enemy (1931)Lobby card for Taxi! (1932)Lobby card for Taxi! (1932)Loretta Young and Cagney in Taxi! (1932)Loretta Young and Cagney in Taxi! (1932)David Landau, Loretta Young and Cagney in Taxi! (1932)David Landau, Loretta Young and Cagney in Taxi! (1932)Along with George Raft, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart, all of whom were Warner Bros. actors, Cagney defined what a movie gangster was. In G Men (1935), however, he played a lawyer who joins the FBI.Along with George Raft, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart, all of whom were Warner Bros. actors, Cagney defined what a movie gangster was. In G Men (1935), however, he played a lawyer who joins the FBI.

Filmography 40

White Heat1949 · ★ 7.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · ★ 6.7
One, Two, Three1961 · ★ 7.5
The Public Enemy1931 · ★ 7.3
Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · ★ 7.4
Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · ★ 7.5
The Roaring Twenties1939 · ★ 7.5
Ragtime1981 · ★ 7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · ★ 7.1
Mister Roberts1955 · ★ 7.1
Tupac: Resurrection2003 · ★ 7.9
'G' Men1935 · ★ 6.6
Footlight Parade1933 · ★ 6.8
The Strawberry Blonde1941 · ★ 7.0
Each Dawn I Die1939 · ★ 6.8
Love Me or Leave Me1955 · ★ 6.9
A Midsummer Night's Dream1935 · ★ 6.4
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950
Run for Cover1955
Blonde Crazy1931
Man of a Thousand Faces1957
Blood on the Sun1945
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
13 Rue Madeleine1947
City for Conquest1940
Lady Killer1933
The Oklahoma Kid1939
The Bride Came C.O.D.1941
Taxi!1932
Tribute to a Bad Man1956
The Mayor of Hell1933
Jimmy the Gent1934
Smart Money1931
The Fighting 69th1940
Captains of the Clouds1942
Shake Hands with the Devil1959
Picture Snatcher1933
Here Comes the Navy1934
The Crowd Roars1932
The Gallant Hours1960

139 credits on file

Television 9

The Mike Douglas Show1961
Robert Montgomery Presents1950
What's My Line?1950
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Oscars1953
The Kennedy Center Honors1978
Legends2006
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973
MGM Parade1955

Awards 6

1984Presidential Medal of Freedom
1974AFI Life Achievement Award
1943Academy Award for Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Connected to James 6

Humphrey BogartAlso in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)Doris DayAlso in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)Clark GableAlso in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)Rita HayworthAlso in The Strawberry Blonde (1941)Mary SteenburgenAlso in Ragtime (1981)Paul KellyAlso in The Roaring Twenties (1939)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1986 · aged 86
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33 languages

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