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 re… Read more
Known for White Heat 1949 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 One, Two, Three 1961 Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 ★ 7.5 Becoming Marilyn 2022
(archive footage) ★ 7.1 The Mayor of Hell 1933
Richard 'Patsy' Gargan ★ 7 Ragtime 1981
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo ★ 7 That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
(archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 7 Tribute to a Bad Man 1956
Jeremy Rodack ★ 7 Mister Roberts 1955
Captain Morton ★ 7 Johnny Come Lately 1943
Tom Richards ★ 7 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
George M. Cohan ★ 7 The Bride Came C.O.D. 1941
Steve Collins ★ 7 Blonde Crazy 1931
Albert 'Bert' Harris ★ 6.9 That's Dancing! 1985
From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage) ★ 6.9 Love Me or Leave Me 1955
Martin Snyder ★ 6.9 The Strawberry Blonde 1941
Biff Grimes ★ 6.9 City for Conquest 1940
Danny Kenny ★ 6.9 Each Dawn I Die 1939
Frank Ross ★ 6.9 Lady Killer 1933
Dan ★ 6.9 Picture Snatcher 1933
Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean ★ 6.9 Smart Money 1931
Jack ★ 6.8 Man of a Thousand Faces 1957
Lon Chaney ★ 6.8 Run for Cover 1955
Matt Dow ★ 6.8 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950
Ralph Cotter ★ 6.8 Footlight Parade 1933
Chester Kent ★ 6.8 Taxi! 1932
Matt Nolan ★ 6.6 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
(in "White Heat") (archive footage) ★ 6.6 'G' Men 1935
‘Brick' Davis ★ 6.5 Shake Hands with the Devil 1959
Sean Lenihan ★ 6.5 The Doorway to Hell 1930
Steve Mileaway ★ 6.4 Captains of the Clouds 1942
Brian MacLean ★ 6.4 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
Bottom ★ 6.4 Jimmy the Gent 1934
Jimmy Corrigan ★ 6.3 Great Guy 1936
Johnny 'Red' Cave ★ 6.2 13 Rue Madeleine 1947
Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey ★ 6.2 Something to Sing About 1937
Terry Rooney ★ 6.1 The Crowd Roars 1932
Joe Greer ★ 6 The Oklahoma Kid 1939
Jim Kincaid ★ 6 Here Comes the Navy 1934
Chesty O'Conner ★ 5.9 Blood on the Sun 1945
Nick Condon ★ 5.9 The Fighting 69th 1940
Jerry Plunkett ★ 5.8 What Price Glory 1952
Captain Flagg ★ 5.7 Other Men's Women 1931
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