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James Cagney

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Also known as James Francis Cagney, Jr., James Francis Cagney, Jimmy Cagney

American actor and dancer (1899–1986)

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James Francis Cagney was an American film, stage, and television actor. Born in Manhattan in 1899, he worked as a character actor in genres including Western, gangster, and crime films. His career was primarily associated with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Cagney received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He was also recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

Cagney was educated at Stuyvesant High School and Columbia University. He spoke English and Yiddish. His political affiliations included membership in both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. He died of a myocardial infarction in Stanford in 1986 and is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Cagney by Cagney
  • James Cagney in the Spotlight
  • Patrice Lumumba Anthology
  • Analog Poet Blues
  • Throat and Nose, and Their Diseases

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

  • Becoming Marilyn2022
  • Parkinson at 50 — Self (archive footage)2021
  • This Is Bob Hope... — Self (archive footage)2017
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film — Self (archive footage)2008
  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self (archive footage)2008
  • Warner at War — (archive footage)2008
  • Legends — Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)2006
  • Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? — Self (archive footage)2005

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1899
Active to
1986
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Listeners
3,451
Total plays
11,915

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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor most remembered for playing gangsters in crime films and who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942 for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Like James Stewart, Cagney became so familiar to audiences that they usually referred to him as "Jimmy" Cagney — a billing never found on any of his films. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Cagney eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Cagney">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Stanford
Occupation
director
Educated at
Stuyvesant High School
Employer
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genre
crime film
Image
James cagney promo photo (cropped, centered).jpg
Height
165
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place of burial
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Commons category
James Cagney
cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1899-07-17
date of death
1986-03-30
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
James Cagney
birth name
James Francis Cagney
end of work period
1984-00-00
start of work period
1919-00-00
name in native language
James Francis Cagney Jr.
dance style
tap dance
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Encyclopedic overview

James Francis Cagney Jr. (/ˈkæɡni/; July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) 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.

Cagney is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast in the early years of his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role of George M. Cohan in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth on its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Orson Welles described him as "maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera".

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