James Cagney
Acting1899-07-17New York City, New York, USA
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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出演作品（130）
Movie Tough Guys
Showbiz Goes to War
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