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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
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as George Bridgeman
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Legends (2006) as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- MGM Parade (1955) as self
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Biff Grimes
- One, Two, Three (1961) as C.R. MacNamara
- White Heat (1949) as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as (uncredited)
- Ragtime (1981) as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- 'G' Men (1935) as ‘Brick' Davis
- The Public Enemy (1931) as Tom Powers
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Eddie Bartlett
- Footlight Parade (1933) as Chester Kent
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Jim Kincaid
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mister Roberts (1955) as Captain Morton
- Lady Killer (1933) as Dan
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) as Rocky Sullivan
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955) as Martin Snyder
- The Gallant Hours (1960) as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) as Lon Chaney
- Smart Money (1931) as Jack
- This Is Bob Hope... (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) as Jeremy Rodack
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) as Bottom
- That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) as Ralph Cotter
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Frank Ross
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Run for Cover (1955) as Matt Dow
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Most-watched James Cagney films currently: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), One, Two, Three (1961), White Heat (1949), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).
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Selected TV credits: The Mike Douglas Show (1961), What's My Line? (1950), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), The Oscars (1953).
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