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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 hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lea…
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- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as George Bridgeman
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) as self
- Legends (2006) as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Public Enemy (1931) as Tom Powers
- One, Two, Three (1961) as C.R. MacNamara
- White Heat (1949) as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade (1933) as Chester Kent
- 'G' Men (1935) as ‘Brick' Davis
- Vaudeville (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Ragtime (1981) as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- The Millionaire (1931) as Schofield
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as George M. Cohan
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Eddie Bartlett
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Blood on the Sun (1945) as Nick Condon
- Mister Roberts (1955) as Captain Morton
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) as Rocky Sullivan
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) as Bottom
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
- The Gallant Hours (1960) as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) as Self (archive footage) (voice)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) as Lon Chaney
- White Heat: Top of the World (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) as Self (Archive footage)
- Smart Money (1931) as Jack
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- Tupac: Resurrection (2003) as Self (archival)
- Warner at War (2008) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What Price Glory (1952) as Captain Flagg
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Most-watched James Cagney films currently: The Public Enemy (1931), One, Two, Three (1961), White Heat (1949), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Footlight Parade (1933).
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Selected TV credits: The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), What's My Line? (1950), The Oscars (1953), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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