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James Cagney
James Cagney
	Cagney, c. 1930
Born	James Francis Cagney; July 17, 1899; New York City, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1986 (aged 86); Stanford, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Occupations	Actor; dancer;
Years active	1919–1961; 1981, 1984
Political party	Democratic (1934–1948); Republican (1948–1986)
Spouse	Frances Willard Vernon (m. 1922)
Children	2
Relatives	Harry Cagney (brother); Edward Cagney (brother); William Cagney (brother); Jeanne Cagney (sister)
6th President of the Screen Actors Guild
	In office; 1942–1944
Preceded by	Edward Arnold
Succeeded by	George Murphy

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (/ˈkæɡni/;^[1] July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)^[2] was an American actor, dancer and movie director. He had many roles in his long career. In 1942, he won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Like James Stewart, Cagney became so familiar to the public that they usually referred to him as "Jimmy" Cagney. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Cagney eighth in the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. Orson Welles said he might have been the best actor ever.^[3]

Movies

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1930	Sinners' Holiday	Harry Delano	Film debut
1930	The Doorway to Hell	Steve Mileaway
1931	Blonde Crazy	Bert Harris
	Smart Money	Jack	The only film starring both Edward G. Robinson and Cagney
	The Millionaire	Schofield, Insurance Salesman
	The Public Enemy	Tom Powers	The movie along with his character and voice was used in The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios
	Other Men's Women	Ed "Eddie" Bailey	Originally Titled: "The Steel Highway"
1932	Winner Take All	Jim "Jimmy" Kane	Boxing film
	The Crowd Roars	Joe Greer	Automobile racing film
	Taxi!	Matt Nolan
1933	Lady Killer	Dan Quigley
	Footlight Parade	Chester Kent	Musical film with dancing; like The Public Enemy, this film was also featured in The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios
	The Mayor of Hell	Richard "Patsy" Gargan
	Picture Snatcher	Danny Kean	Newspaper photographer
	Hard to Handle	Myron C. "Lefty" Merrill
1934	The St. Louis Kid	Eddie Kennedy
	Here Comes the Navy	Chester "Chesty" J. O'Conner
	He Was Her Man	Flicker Hayes, a.k.a. Jerry Allen
	Jimmy the Gent	"Jimmy" Corrigan	The first of two films with Bette Davis
1935	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Nick Bottom
	The Irish in Us	Danny O'Hara
	G Men	"Brick" Davis
	Devil Dogs of the Air	Thomas Jefferson "Tommy" O'Toole
	Frisco Kid	Bat Morgan
1936	Great Guy	Johnny "Red" Cave
1936	Ceiling Zero	Dizzy Davis
1937	Something to Sing About	Terrence "Terry" Rooney	stage name of Thadeus McGillicuddy
1938	Angels with Dirty Faces	Rocky Sullivan	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1938	Boy Meets Girl	Robert Law
1939	The Roaring Twenties	Eddie Bartlett
	Each Dawn I Die	Frank Ross
	The Oklahoma Kid	Jim Kincaid
1940	City for Conquest	Danny Kenny (Young Samson)
	Torrid Zone	Nick "Nicky" Butler
	The Fighting 69th	Jerry Plunkett
1941	The Strawberry Blonde	T.L "Biff" Grimes
1941	The Bride Came C.O.D.	Steve Collins
1942	Captains of the Clouds	Brian Maclean
1942	Yankee Doodle Dandy	George M. Cohan	Academy Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1943	Johnny Come Lately	Tom Richards
1945	Blood on the Sun	Nick Condon
1947	13 Rue Madeleine	Robert Emmett "Bob" Sharkey a.k.a. Gabriel Chavat
1948	The Time of Your Life	Joseph T. (who observes people)
1949	White Heat	Arthur "Cody" Jarrett
1950	The West Point Story	Elwin "Bix" Bixby
1950	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye	Ralph Cotter
1951	Come Fill the Cup	Lew Marsh
1952	What Price Glory?	Capt. Flagg
1953	A Lion Is in the Streets	Hank Martin
1955	Mister Roberts	Capt. Morton
	The Seven Little Foys	George M. Cohan
	Love Me or Leave Me	Martin Snyder	Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
	Run for Cover	Matt Dow
1956	These Wilder Years	Steve Bradford
1956	Tribute to a Bad Man	Jeremy Rodock
1957	Man of a Thousand Faces	Lon Chaney
1957	Short Cut to Hell	Himself in the Pre-Credit Scene (Uncredited)	Director only
1959	Never Steal Anything Small	Jake MacIllaney
1959	Shake Hands with the Devil	Sean Lenihan
1960	The Gallant Hours	Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey
1961	One, Two, Three	C.R. MacNamara	Nominated — Laurel Award for Top Male Comedy Performance Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1968	Arizona Bushwhackers	Narrator
1981	Ragtime	Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1956	Soldier from the Wars Returning	George Bridgeman	Aired on NBC on September 10, 1956, in the first episode of Season 6 of Robert Montgomery Presents
1960	What's My Line?	Mystery Guest	Aired on CBS on May 15, 1960^[4]
1966	The Ballad of Smokey the Bear	Big Bear/Narrator	Aired on NBC on November 24, 1966^[5]
1974	AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney	Honoree/Keynote Speaker
1984	Terrible Joe Moran	Joe Moran (Final role)

Radio

Year	Program	Episode/source
1942	Screen Guild Players	Yankee Doodle Dandy^[6]
1948	Suspense	Love's Lovely Counterfeit^[7]
1948	Suspense	No Escape^[8]
1952	Family Theater	The Red Head^[9]

References

↑ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
↑ McGilligan, page 14
↑ "Orson Welles - Interview (1974)". youtube.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑ "What's My Line? - Episodes - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ "The Ballad of Smokey the Bear". IMDb. November 24, 1966. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ "Players to Open Season With 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. October 17, 1942. p. 19. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Suspense: Love's Lovely Counterfeit (Radio)". The Paley Center For Media. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
↑ "Suspense - No Escape". Escape and Suspense. December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
↑ Kirby, Walter (February 24, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. The Decatur Daily Review. p. 38. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.