James Francis Cagney, Jr. 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 unt...
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One, Two, Three
As C.R. MacNamara
Movie Tough Guys
As Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
As George M. Cohan
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
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White Heat: Top of the World
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
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City for Conquest
As Danny Kenny
Other Men's Women
As Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
Ragtime
As New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
As (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
The Seven Little Foys
As George M. Cohan
Captains of the Clouds
As Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
The Doorway to Hell
As Steve Mileaway
'G' Men
As ‘Brick' Davis
Angels with Dirty Faces
As Rocky Sullivan
Footlight Parade
As Chester Kent
Love Me or Leave Me
As Martin Snyder
Each Dawn I Die
As Frank Ross
Mutiny on the Bounty
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
As Steve Collins
Blonde Crazy
As Albert 'Bert' Harris
Man of a Thousand Faces
As Lon Chaney
Lady Killer
As Dan
The Roaring Twenties
As Eddie Bartlett
Mister Roberts
As Captain Morton
White Heat
As Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
These Wilder Years
As Steve Bradford
Great Guy
As Johnny 'Red' Cave
Smart Money
As Jack
The Public Enemy
As Tom Powers
Picture Snatcher
As Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
The Oklahoma Kid
As Jim Kincaid
13 Rue Madeleine
As Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
As Ralph Cotter
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As Bottom
Short Cut to Hell
As Himself (prologue)
Breakdowns of 1941
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
As Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Jimmy the Gent
As Jimmy Corrigan
The West Point Story
As Elwin Bixby
Winner Take All
As Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
Taxi!
As Matt Nolan
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What Price Glory
As Captain Flagg
The Fighting 69th
As Jerry Plunkett
Tribute to a Bad Man
As Jeremy Rodack
Here Comes the Navy
As Chesty O'Conner
Ceiling Zero
As Dizzy Davies
Blood on the Sun
As Nick Condon
Something to Sing About
As Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
The Strawberry Blonde
As Biff Grimes
The Time of Your Life
As Joseph
Torrid Zone
As Nick Butler
Run for Cover
As Matt Dow
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
The Mayor of Hell
As Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
The Gallant Hours
As Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
The Kid Stays in the Picture
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Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
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The Crowd Roars
As Joe Greer
A Lion Is in the Streets
As Hank Martin
Come Fill the Cup
As Lew Marsh
Boy Meets Girl
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Johnny Come Lately
As Tom Richards
Doris Day: It's Magic
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
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Frisco Kid
As Bat Morgan
Hard to Handle
As Lefty Merrill
Remembering Ragtime
As NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
Sinners' Holiday
As Harry Delano
Parkinson at 50
As Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
As Self
He Was Her Man
As Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
Starlift
As James Cagney
The St. Louis Kid
As Eddie Kennedy
The Irish in Us
As Danny O'Hara
The Millionaire
As Schofield
You, John Jones!
As John Jones
Never Steal Anything Small
As Jake MacIllaney
The Road to the Wall
As Narrator
Hollywood Hobbies
As Self (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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Shake Hands with the Devil
As Sean Lenihan
The Singing Fool
As Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Devil Dogs of the Air
As Tommy O'Toole
Terrible Joe Moran
As Joe Moran
James Cagney: Top of the World
As Self (Archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936
As Self
Calling All Girls
As Himself (archive footage)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
As Himself
Blow-Ups of 1947
As Self
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
As Himself
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
As Self (archive footage)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
As Himself (uncredited)
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
As Narrator (voice)
The Hollywood Gad-About
As Self (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
As Self
A Dream Comes True
As Himself (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1939
As Self
Breakdowns of 1940
As Self
Show-Business at War
As Self
Complicated Women
As Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
As (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
As Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
As Self (archive footage)
Arizona Bushwhackers
As Narrator
Okay for Sound
As Tommy Powers (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
As Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
As From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
As Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
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It's Showtime
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James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
Screen Snapshots No. 11
As Himself
Night of 100 Stars
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
As Self (archive)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
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The Bob Hope Chevy Show
As Himself
Tupac: Resurrection
As Self (archival)
Hooray for Hollywood
As Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Dynamite Chicken
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Showbiz Ballyhoo
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Robert Montgomery Presents
As George Bridgeman
The Oscars
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest
Legends
As Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)