
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 lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him for an initial $500 a week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven year contract. Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award Best Actor nomination for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for 20 years in 1961, spending time on his farm before returning for a part in Ragtime mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warners several times over his career, each time coming back on improved personal and artistic terms. In 1935, he sued Warners for breach of contract and won; this marked one of the first times an actor had beaten a studio over a contract issue. He worked for an independent film company for a year while the suit was settled, and also established his own production company, Cagney Productions, in 1942 before returning to Warners again four years later. Jack Warner called him "The Professional Againster", in reference to Cagney’s refusal to be pushed around. Cagney also made numerous morale-boosting troop tours before and during World War II, and was President of the Screen Actors Guild for two years.

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Parkinson at 50

Going Hollywood: The '30s

James Cagney: Top of the World

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

Never Steal Anything Small

This Is Bob Hope...

Tupac: Resurrection

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

白熱

Los Angeles Plays Itself

The Irish in Us

Devenir Marilyn

Angels with Dirty Faces

彼奴は顔役だ!

The Millionaire

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

One, Two, Three

The Kennedy Center Honors

戦艦バウンティ号の叛乱

民衆の敵

The Mayor of Hell

ミスタア・ロバーツ

Yankee Doodle Dandy

腕の男

Ragtime

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Breakdowns of 1941

Tribute to a Bad Man

Come Fill the Cup

Breakdowns of 1939

Show-Business at War

That's Dancing!

It's Showtime

Warner at War

アカデミー賞

What's My Line?

The Strawberry Blonde

That's Entertainment, Part II

スター悩殺

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

City for Conquest

Smart Money

Picture Snatcher

Johnny Come Lately

Frisco Kid

Hard to Handle

エド・サリヴァン・ショー

Each Dawn I Die

フットライト・パレード

情欲の悪魔

Torrid Zone

Run for Cover

The Gallant Hours

Complicated Women

Night of 100 Stars

Man of a Thousand Faces

スティーブ・マーティンの四つ数えろ

'G' Men

Taxi!

Shake Hands with the Devil

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Boy Meets Girl

Captains of the Clouds

Devil Dogs of the Air

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Doorway to Hell

These Wilder Years

Jimmy the Gent

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'

Blow-Ups of 1947

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Great Guy

He Was Her Man

Something to Sing About

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Starlift

13 Rue Madeleine

The Seven Little Foys

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

You, John Jones!

The Oklahoma Kid

The Crowd Roars

Here Comes the Navy

Blood on the Sun

Sinners' Holiday

The St. Louis Kid

Ceiling Zero

The Time of Your Life

Short Cut to Hell

The Fighting 69th

Robert Montgomery Presents

Other Men's Women

The West Point Story

What Price Glory

A Dream Comes True

The Mike Douglas Show

Hollywood Hobbies

The Voice That Thrilled the World

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

A Lion Is in the Streets

The Road to the Wall

The Hollywood Gad-About

Things You Never See on the Screen

Okay for Sound

Dynamite Chicken

Legends

Winner Take All

The Singing Fool

Breakdowns of 1940

Arizona Bushwhackers

Ballad of Smokey the Bear

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Doris Day: It's Magic

Remembering Ragtime

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

Terrible Joe Moran

Breakdowns of 1936

Bogart: The Untold Story

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

Hooray for Hollywood

Showbiz Ballyhoo

The Day of the Oath

MGM Parade