James Cagney

Acting

James Cagney

Born 1899-07-17 New York City, New York, USA 130 films

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 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a …

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Filmography

130 films
Parkinson at 50 poster

Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the i…

Parkinson at 50

★ 10.0 2021

Warner at War poster

Warner Bros. uses the movies to prepare the US for war and keep up morale on the home front during…

Warner at War

★ 7.0 2008