James Cagney

James Cagney
Birth name	James Francis Cagney
Born	July 17, 1899 in New York, New York, USA
Died	March 30, 1986 in Stanfordville, New York, USA from a heart attack related to diabetes
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards	None for TV Other Awards: 1 Academy Award; 1 SAG Award Life Achievement Award, USA; Motion Picture Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 1 AFI Life Achievement Award; 1 Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year Award, USA; 1 National Board of Review Career Achievement Award, USA; 2 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, USA

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Biography

James Cagney was an American movie star best known for his appearances in gangster movies such as The Public Enemy, Angels with Dirty Faces and White Heat, and musicals such as Footlight Parade, Something to Sing About and Yankee Doodle Dandy. On TV, he made appearances on anthologies, game and variety shows in the Golden Age of Television.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Robert Montgomery Presents	George Bridgeman	8x01 - Soldier from the Wars Returning	September 10, 1956
Navy Log	Himself	3x17 - The Lonely Watch	January 9, 1958

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
28th Academy Awards	Presenter	March 21, 1956	Academy Awards
31st Academy Awards	Presenter	April 6, 1959	Academy Awards
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear	Big Bear / Narrator (voice)	November 24, 1966
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972	Himself	February 3, 1980
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Himself / Honoree	December 27, 1980	Kennedy Center Honors
The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire	Himself	April 18, 1981	American Film Institute Salute
Night of 100 Stars	Himself	March 8, 1982
Terrible Joe Moran	Joe Moran	March 27, 1984	CBS Tuesday Night at the Movies

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
This Is Your Life	William Wellman	December 8, 1954
The Ed Sullivan Show		April 10, 1955
The Ed Sullivan Show		June 19, 1955
The Ed Sullivan Show		March 4, 1956
Today		September 6, 1956
The Bob Hope Show		October 8, 1956
The Ed Sullivan Show		June 7, 1959
What's My Line?	Show 513	May 15, 1960
The Jack Paar Tonight Show		May 16, 1960
Parkinson		January 1, 1981
Today		November 30, 1981
Today		December 1, 1981

Notable Film Roles

• The Doorway to Hell (1930): Steve Mileaway
• The Public Enemy (1931): Tom Powers
• Smart Money (1931): Jack
• Taxi! (1932): Matt Nolan
• Footlight Parade (1933): Chester Kent
• Here Comes the Navy (1934): Chester "Chesty" J. O'Conner
• 'G' Men (1935): James "Brick" Davis
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935): Bottom, the Weaver
• Great Guy (1936): Johnny "Red" Cave
• Something to Sing About (1937): Terrence "Terry" Rooney (Thadeus McGillicuddy)
• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938): William "Rocky" Sullivan
• The Oklahoma Kid (1939): The Oklahoma Kid (Jim Kincaid)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939): Frank Ross
• The Roaring Twenties (1939): Eddie Bartlett
• The Fighting 69th (1940): Jerry Plunkett
• Torrid Zone (1940): Nick "Nicky" Butler
• City for Conquest (1940): Danny Kenny
• The Strawberry Blonde (1941): T.L. "Biff" Grimes
• The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941): Steve Collins
• Captains of the Clouds (1942): Brian MacLean
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942): George M. Cohan
• Johnny Come Lately (1943): Tom Richards
• Blood on the Sun (1945): Nick Condon
• 13 Rue Madeleine (1947): Robert Emmett "Bob" Sharkey (Gabriel Chavat)
• The Time of Your Life (1948): Joseph T.
• White Heat (1949): Arthur "Cody" Jarrett
• Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950): Ralph Cotter
• The West Point Story (1950): Elwin "Bix" Bixby
• Come Fill the Cup (1951): Lew Marsh
• What Price Glory (1952): Capt. Flagg
• Love Me or Leave Me (1955): Martin Snyder
• The Seven Little Foys (1955): George M. Cohan
• Mister Roberts (1955): Capt. Morton
• Man of a Thousand Faces (1957): Lon Chaney
• One, Two, Three (1961): C.R. MacNamara
• Ragtime (1981): Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo

Awards and Accolades

Academy Awards

• Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (1938) - Angels with Dirty Faces
• Won: Best Actor in a Leading Role (1942) - Yankee Doodle Dandy
• Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (1955) - Love Me or Leave Me

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Won: Life Achievement Award (1978)

American Film Institute Awards

• Won: Life Achievement Award (1974)

Other Awards

• Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year Award, USA (1982)

• Laurel Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Golden Laurel, Top Male Comedy Performance (1961) - One, Two, Three

• National Board of Review Awards, USA
  • Won: National Board of Review Career Achievement Award (1981)

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Actor (1938) - Angels with Dirty Faces
  • Won: Best Actor (1942) - Yankee Doodle Dandy