Biography: life and films
James Cagney was an American actor. He was born in New York City, New York, USA on 17th July 1899 and died in Stanfordville, New York, USA on 30th March 1986, aged 86.His best films as an actor include William A. Wellman's The Public Enemy (1931), Michael Curtiz's crime-thriller Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Raoul Walsh's The Roaring Twenties (1939), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and White Heat (1949).
James Cagney appeared in 76 films and directed 1 film.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Lloyd Bacon (9 films), Roy Del Ruth (6), William Keighley (5), Raoul Walsh (4), Michael Curtiz (4), William A. Wellman (3), John G. Adolfi (2), John Ford (2), Howard Hawks (2), Gordon Douglas (2) and Archie Mayo (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (36 films), comedy (14), romance (13), comedy-drama (11), comedy-romance (10), War (8), Thriller (8), Documentary (8), Biography (7), crime-thriller (6), Western (4) and history (2).
Our average rating for James Cagney over all films is: 3.2
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director
Sinners' Holiday (1930) [a]
The Doorway to Hell (1930) [a]
Blonde Crazy (1931) [a]
Other Men's Women (1931) [a]
Smart Money (1931) [a]
The Millionaire (1931) [a]
Taxi! (1932) [a]
The Crowd Roars (1932) [a]
Winner Take All (1932) [a]
Footlight Parade (1933) [a]
Hard to Handle (1933) [a]
Lady Killer (1933) [a]
Picture Snatcher (1933) [a]
The Mayor of Hell (1933) [a]
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) [a]
He Was Her Man (1934) [a]
Here Comes the Navy (1934) [a]
Jimmy the Gent (1934) [a]
The St. Louis Kid (1934) [a]
'G' Men (1935) [a]
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) [a]
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) [a]
Frisco Kid (1935) [a]
The Irish in Us (1935) [a]
Ceiling Zero (1936) [a]
Great Guy (1936) [a]
Something to Sing About (1937) [a]
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) [a]
Boy Meets Girl (1938) [a]
Each Dawn I Die (1939) [a]
The Oklahoma Kid (1939) [a]
The Roaring Twenties (1939) [a]
City for Conquest (1940) [a]
Tear Gas Squad (1940) [a]
The Fighting 69th (1940) [a]
Torrid Zone (1940) [a]
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) [a]
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) [a]
Captains of the Clouds (1942) [a]
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) [a]
Blood on the Sun (1945) [a]
The Time of Your Life (1948) [a]
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) [a]
The West Point Story (1950) [a]
Come Fill the Cup (1951) [a]
Starlift (1951) [a]
What Price Glory (1952) [a]
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) [a]
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) [a]
Mister Roberts (1955) [a]
Run for Cover (1955) [a]
The Seven Little Foys (1955) [a]
These Wilder Years (1956) [a]
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) [a]
Short Cut to Hell (1957) [a,d]
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) [a]
Never Steal Anything Small (1959) [a]
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) [a]
The Gallant Hours (1960) [a]
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968) [a]
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) [a]
Hooray for Hollywood (1975) [a]
America at the Movies (1976) [a]
It's Showtime (1976) [a]
Kristina Talking Pictures (1976) [a]
Ragtime (1981) [a]
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) [a]
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) [a]
That's Dancing! (1985) [a]
Entertaining the Troops (1994) [a]
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) [a]
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
French cinema during the Nazi Occupation
The best of British film comedies
