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Overview
Date of Death:
30 March 1986, Stanfordville, New York, USA (heart attack following illness from diabetes) moreMini Biography:
One of Hollywood's pre-eminent male stars of all time (eclipsed, perhaps... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Sitges 2008 - This Could Be One for the Ages! (From Twitch. 16 July 2008, 10:57 AM, PDT)
DVD Releases: Dreaming of Cannibal Goddess (From Dread Central. 23 June 2008, 4:00 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- Terrible Joe Moran (1984) (TV) .... Joe Moran
- Ragtime (1981) .... Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo
... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title) - Arizona Bushwhackers (1968) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966) (TV) .... Narrator
- One, Two, Three (1961) .... C.R. MacNamara
- The Gallant Hours (1960) .... Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) .... Sean Lenihan
- Never Steal Anything Small (1959) .... Jake MacIllaney
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) .... Lon Chaney
- "The Christophers" .... Professor Graham (1 episode, 1957)
- A Link in the Chain (1957) TV episode .... Professor Graham - "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... George Bridgeman (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Soldier from the Wars Returning (1956) TV episode .... George Bridgeman - These Wilder Years (1956) .... Steve Bradford
- Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) .... Jeremy Rodock
- Mister Roberts (1955) .... Capt. Morton
- The Seven Little Foys (1955) .... George M. Cohan
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955) .... Martin Snyder
- Run for Cover (1955) .... Matt Dow
... aka Colorado (USA: reissue title) - A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) .... Hank Martin
- What Price Glory (1952) .... Capt. Flagg
- Come Fill the Cup (1951) .... Lew Marsh
- The West Point Story (1950) .... Elwin 'Bix' Bixby
... aka Fine and Dandy (UK) - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) .... Ralph Cotter
- White Heat (1949) .... Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
- The Time of Your Life (1948) .... Joseph T. (who observes people)
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) .... Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
- Blood on the Sun (1945) .... Nick Condon
- Johnny Come Lately (1943) .... Tom Richards
... aka Johnny Vagabond (UK) - You, John Jones! (1943) .... John Jones
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) .... George M. Cohan
- Captains of the Clouds (1942) .... Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) .... Steve Collins
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) .... T. L. 'Biff' Grimes
- City for Conquest (1940) .... Danny Kenny (Young Samson)
- Torrid Zone (1940) .... Nick 'Nicky' Butler
- The Fighting 69th (1940) .... Jerry Plunkett
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) .... Eddie Bartlett
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) .... Frank Ross
... aka Killer Meets Killer - The Oklahoma Kid (1939) .... Jim Kincaid
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) .... Rocky Sullivan
- Boy Meets Girl (1938) .... Robert Law
- Something to Sing About (1937) .... Terrence 'Terry' Rooney (stage name of Thadeus McGillicuddy)
... aka Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) - Great Guy (1936) .... Johnny 'Red' Cave
... aka Pluck of the Irish (UK) - Ceiling Zero (1936) .... Dizzy Davis
- Frisco Kid (1935) .... Bat Morgan
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) (uncredited) .... Extra
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) .... Bottom - the Weaver
- The Irish in Us (1935) .... Danny O'Hara
- 'G' Men (1935) .... 'Brick' Davis
- Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) .... Thomas Jefferson 'Tommy' O'Toole
- The St. Louis Kid (1934) .... Eddie Kennedy
... aka A Perfect Week-End (UK)
... aka A Weekend Perfect - Here Comes the Navy (1934) .... Chester 'Chesty' J. O'Conner
- He Was Her Man (1934) .... Flicker Hayes, aka Jerry Allen
- Jimmy the Gent (1934) .... 'Jimmy' Corrigan
- Lady Killer (1933) .... Dan Quigley
- Footlight Parade (1933) .... Chester Kent
- The Mayor of Hell (1933) .... Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
- Picture Snatcher (1933) .... Danny Kean
- Hard to Handle (1933) .... Myron C. 'Lefty' Merrill
- Winner Take All (1932) .... Jim 'Jimmy' Kane
- The Crowd Roars (1932) .... Joe Greer
- Taxi! (1932) .... Matt Nolan
- Blonde Crazy (1931) .... Bert Harris
... aka Larceny Lane (UK) - Smart Money (1931) .... Jack
- The Millionaire (1931) .... Schofield, Insurance Salesman
- The Public Enemy (1931) .... Tom Powers
... aka Enemies of the Public (UK) - Other Men's Women (1931) .... Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
... aka The Steel Highway - The Doorway to Hell (1930) .... Steve Mileaway
... aka A Handful of Clouds (UK) - Sinners' Holiday (1930) .... Harry Delano
... aka Women in Love
Soundtrack:
- That's Dancing! (1985) ("Give My Regards to Broadway")
- Hooray for Hollywood (1975) (performer: "Any Old Love")
- Never Steal Anything Small (1959) (performer: "Never Steal Anything Small", "I'm Sorry, I Want a Ferrari")
- The Seven Little Foys (1955) (performer: "Mary", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
- The West Point Story (1950) (performer: "IT'S RAINING SUNDROPS", "THE MILITARY POLKA", "B 'POSTROPHE, K NO 'POSTROPHE, L-Y-N", "IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN IN BROOKLYN") ("BY THE KISSING ROCK")
... aka Fine and Dandy (UK) - The Time of Your Life (1948) (performer: "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (1871)) ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1912))
- The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (performer: "The Yankee Doodle Boy", "You're a Grand Old Flag")
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (performer: "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (uncredited), "Give My Regards to Broadway" (uncredited), "Over There" (uncredited), "You're a Grand Old Flag" (uncredited), "Mary's a Grand Old Name" (uncredited), "Only 45 Minutes from Broadway" (uncredited), "Off the Record" (uncredited), "Harrigan" (uncredited), "I Was Born in Virginia" (uncredited))
- Captains of the Clouds (1942) (performer: "Bless 'em All")
- Calling All Girls (1942) (performer: "Shanghai Lil")
- City for Conquest (1940) ("Lullaby of Broadway")
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) (performer: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (uncredited), "I DONT WANT TO PLAY IN YOUR YARD" (uncredited))
- Something to Sing About (1937) (performer: "Any Old Love") ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)", "Out of the Blue")
... aka Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version) - Ceiling Zero (1936) (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love")
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) (performer: "Scotch Symphony", "Kinderstucke(Pieces for Children) no.1:Allegro non troppo", "Lullaby")
- Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1934))
- Footlight Parade (1933) (performer: "Shanghai Lil")
- Taxi! (1932) ("The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917))
- Blonde Crazy (1931) ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929), "The Prisoner's Song" (1924))
... aka Larceny Lane (UK)
Producer:
- The Gallant Hours (1960) (producer) (uncredited)
Director:
- Short Cut to Hell (1957)
Self:
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) (archive sound) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) TV episode .... Himself - Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- "Today" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1956-1981)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
- Episode dated 1 December 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 30 November 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode #10.28 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
- Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 July 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 May 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode dated 15 May 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1955-1959)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.38 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #8.40 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.31 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
- "Navy Log" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Lonely Watch (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Short Cut to Hell (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself - Pre-credits sequence
- "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 8 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Effects
- "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- The Power of One Teacher (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- William Wellman (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Starlift (1951) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
- Battle Stations (1944) (voice) .... Narrator
- Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10 - Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself, Polo Fan
- Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
- For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - Introducing arriving celebrities
... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title) - Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (1936) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935) .... Himself
- A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
- A Dream Comes True (1935) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) .... Himself
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: Practice Shots (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' (USA: complete title)
Archive Footage:
- Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Remembering 'Ragtime' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo
- Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Tom Powers
- "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) (uncredited) .... George M. Cohan (in "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
- Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
-
"Great Performances"
- The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode - James Cagney and Jack Warner (2003) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Modern Marvels"
- Prisons (2000) TV episode - James Cagney on Film (1999) (V) .... Himself
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
-
"American Masters"
- Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- Oeil de Vichy, L' (1993) (uncredited) .... Undetermined film role (gambling)
- James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) (TV)
- Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself (clip from "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "White Heat")
- Fade to Black (1980) (uncredited) .... Footage from 'White Heat' & 'The Public Enemy'
- America at the Movies (1976) .... George M. Cohan
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Love Me or Leave Me'
- It's Showtime (1976)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
- Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Himself
- "The World at War" (1974) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Captain - scene from 'Mr. Roberts'
- Episode #12.26 (1959) TV episode .... Sean Lenihan -
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
- America's Music - Regards to George M. Cohan (1962) TV episode .... George M. Cohan
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) .... Harry Deleon
- Okay for Sound (1946) .... Tommy Powers
- The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself (segment "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
- Calling All Girls (1942) .... Sailor - edited from: Footlight Parade
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933) (uncredited) .... Footage from 'Footlight Parade'
Additional Details
Other Works:
"Smokey the Bear" (24 November 1966), as Narrator morePublicity Listings:
4 Biographical Movies | 4 Portrayals | 8 Print Biographies | 16 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo moreSTARmeter: 
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