James Cagney



First NameJames
Middle NameFrancis
Last NameCagney
Full Name at BirthJames Francis Cagney
Other Names`The Professional Againster`
`Jimmy`
Age86 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 17, 1899
BirthplaceNew York, New York
Date of DeathMarch 30, 1986
Location of DeathStanfordville, New York
Cause of DeathHeart Attack
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
BuildAthletic
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorRed
Distinctive Featuresred hair
Star SignCancer
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolStuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (1918)
UniversityColumbia College
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FamePublic Enemy, Yankee Doodle Dandy
FatherJames Francis Cagney
MotherCarolyn Cagney
Brother(s)William Cagney
Sister(s)Jeanne Cagney
FriendsPat O'Brien, Frank McHugh, Ronald Reagan, William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Virginia Mayo, Joan Leslie, Regis Toomey, Kay Francis, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Morgan, Roland Winters, Robert Montgomery, Arthur Kennedy, Allen Jenkins, A.C. Lyles
Associated PeopleWilliam Keighley

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.


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Filmography

Selected James Cagney film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1984
Terrible Joe Moran
Joe Moran

1981
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

1968
Narrator

1966
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Narrator

1961
C.R. MacNamara

1960
Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey Jr.

1959
Jake MacIllaney

1959
Sean Lenihan

1957
Lon Chaney

1956
Steve Bradford

1956
Jeremy Rodock

1955
Martin Snyder

1955
Capt. Morton

1955
Matt Dow

1955
George M. Cohan

1953
Hank Martin

1952
Capt. Flagg

1952
The Christophers
Professor Graham

1951
Lew Marsh

1950
Ralph Cotter

1950
Elwin 'Bix' Bixby

1950
George Bridgeman

1949
Cody Jarrett

1948
Joseph T.

1947
Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey

1945
Nick Condon

1943
Tom Richards

1943
John Jones

1942
Brian MacLean

1942
George M. Cohan

1941
Steve Collins

1941
Biff Grimes

1940
Danny Kenny

1940
Pvt. Jerry Plunkett

1940
Nick 'Nicky' Butler

1939
Frank Ross

1939
Jim Kincaid

1939
Eddie Bartlett

1938
Rocky Sullivan

1938
Robert Law

1937
Terrence 'Terry' Rooney

1936
Dizzy Davis

1936
Johnny 'Red' Cave

1935
'Brick' Davis

1935
Bottom, the Weaver

1935
Thomas Jefferson 'Tommy' O'Toole

1935
Bat Morgan

1935
Danny O'Hara

1934
Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen

1934
Chesty O'Conner

1934
'Jimmy' Corrigan

1934
Eddie Kennedy

1933
Chester Kent

1933
Myron C. 'Lefty' Merrill

1933
Dan Quigley

1933
Danny Kean

1933
Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

1932
Matt Nolan

1932
Joe Greer

1932
Jim 'Jimmy' Kane

1931
Bert Harris

1931
Ed 'Eddie' Bailey

1931
Jack

1931
The Millionaire
Schofield, Insurance Salesman

1931
Tom Powers

1930
Sinners' Holiday
Harry Delano

1930
Steve Mileaway

Producer Credits

Soundtrack Credits

2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure
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2008
Warner at War
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1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.
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1975
Hooray for Hollywood
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1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
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1942
Calling All Girls
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1936
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1932
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1931
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