Acting
James Cagney
- Titles
- 128movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 2004, with a break from 1985 to 2003, busiest in 1931 and 1933 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 61top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Angels with Dirty Faces90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.4
- Situational Comedy3.3average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 11
- Historical Drama 6
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Fast-Paced 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Crime Drama 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character Study 3
- Classic Gangster Film 2
- Moral Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank McHughActorThe Roaring Twenties, City for Conquest, The Fighting 69th, The Crowd Roars, Devil Dogs of the Air, +5 more
Pat O'BrienActorThe Fighting 69th, Ragtime, Angels with Dirty Faces, Devil Dogs of the Air, The Irish in Us, +4 more
Lloyd BaconDirectorThe Oklahoma Kid, Devil Dogs of the Air, Footlight Parade, The Irish in Us, Picture Snatcher, +4 more
Joan BlondellActorThe Public Enemy, The Crowd Roars, Footlight Parade, He Was Her Man, Other Men's Women, +2 more- GGeorge AmyEditorLady Killer, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Footlight Parade, A Lion Is in the Streets, Captains of the Clouds, +2 more
- SSol PolitoCinematographerCity for Conquest, 'G' Men, Angels with Dirty Faces, Captains of the Clouds, Picture Snatcher, +2 more
Max SteinerComposerWhite Heat, City for Conquest, The Oklahoma Kid, Each Dawn I Die, The Bride Came C.O.D., +2 more
Robert BarratActorThe Mayor of Hell, Devil Dogs of the Air, Picture Snatcher, Johnny Come Lately, Here Comes the Navy, +1 more
George TobiasActorCity for Conquest, The Bride Came C.O.D., Yankee Doodle Dandy, Captains of the Clouds, Torrid Zone, +1 more- OOwen MarksEditorWhite Heat, The Oklahoma Kid, The Fighting 69th, The West Point Story, Angels with Dirty Faces, +1 more
James Wong HoweCinematographerCity for Conquest, The Oklahoma Kid, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Torrid Zone, The Strawberry Blonde, +1 more
William KeighleyDirectorThe Fighting 69th, Each Dawn I Die, The Bride Came C.O.D., 'G' Men, Picture Snatcher, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
842020s
1 title · average score 71
as (archive footage)
2000s
3 titles
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
1980s
7 titles · average score 67
as Ed "Eddie" Bailey (archive footage)
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
as Joe Moran
as (archive footage)
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
1970s
2 titles · average score 70
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
1960s
6 titles · average score 61
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Narrator
as C.R. MacNamara
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
1950s
17 titles · average score 63
as Sean Lenihan
as Lon Chaney
as Jeremy Rodack
as Steve Bradford
as Captain Morton
as Matt Dow
as Martin Snyder
as Hank Martin
as Captain Flagg
as Lew Marsh
as Elwin Bixby
as Ralph Cotter
1940s
14 titles · average score 69
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
as Joseph
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
as Nick Condon
as Tom Richards
as George M. Cohan
as Brian MacLean
as Steve Collins
as Biff Grimes
as Danny Kenny
as Jerry Plunkett
as Nick Butler
1930s
33 titles · average score 66
as Eddie Bartlett
as Jim Kincaid
as Frank Ross
as Rocky Sullivan
as ‘Brick' Davis
as Dan
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
as Chester Kent
as Lefty Merrill
as Joe Greer
as Matt Nolan
as Tom Powers
1920s
1 title · average score 51
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)