1899 - 1986
James Cagney American Actor
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 1 | 63 years, 6 months | - | - |
| Encounter | 1 | - | - | - |
| Rumoured | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 3 | 63 years, 6 months | 21 years, 2 months | - |
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| First Name | James |
| Middle Name | Francis |
| Last Name | Cagney |
| Full Name at Birth | James Francis Cagney Jr. |
| Alternative Name | The Professional Againster, Jimmy |
| Birthday | 17th July, 1899 |
| Birthplace | Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | 30th March, 1986 |
| Place of Death | Stanford, New York, USA |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Buried | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 4¾" (164 cm) |
| Weight | 150lbs (68 kg) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Red |
| Distinctive Feature | His red hair, A thick New York accent, Short stature |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Sexuality | Straight |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States (1918) |
| University | Columbia College |
| Occupation Text | Actor, Dancer, Producer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | his roles as Matt Doyle in the 1931 all-talking pre-Code gangster film The Public Enemy, George M. Cohan in the 1942 biographical musical film Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Cody Jarrett in the 1949 film noir White Heat |
| Year(s) Active | 1919–84, 1919–1984, 1919–1961; 1981 |
| Father | James Francis Cagney |
| Mother | Carolyn Cagney |
| Brother | William Cagney |
| Sister | Jeanne Cagney |
| Friend | Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh, Ronald Reagan, William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Virginia Mayo, Joan Leslie, Regis Toomey, Kay Francis, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Morgan, Roland Winters, Robert Montgomery, Arthur Kennedy, Allen Jenkins, A.C. Lyles, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, Howard Hawks, Phyllis Kennedy, Loretta Young |
| Associated People | William Keighley |
| Favorite People | Olivia de Havilland |
James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. He is remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), City for Conquest (1940) and White Heat (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career. He was able to negotiate dancing opportunities in his films and ended up winning the Academy Award for his role in the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Orson Welles described Cagney as "maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera".
