Acting
James Cagney
- Titles
- 125movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 2004, with a break from 1985 to 2003, busiest in 1931 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 60top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Mister Roberts81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Fast-Paced 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Crime Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Fast-Paced Dialogue 2
- Prohibition Era 2
- Political Intrigue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank McHughActorFootlight Parade, The Roaring Twenties, A Lion Is in the Streets, City for Conquest, The Fighting 69th, +5 more
Pat O'BrienActorAngels with Dirty Faces, Ragtime, The Fighting 69th, The Irish in Us, Torrid Zone, +4 more
Lloyd BaconDirectorFootlight Parade, The Oklahoma Kid, Picture Snatcher, He Was Her Man, The Irish in Us, +4 more
Joan BlondellActorThe Public Enemy, Footlight Parade, Other Men's Women, He Was Her Man, Blonde Crazy, +2 more- GGeorge AmyEditorFootlight Parade, Yankee Doodle Dandy, A Lion Is in the Streets, Captains of the Clouds, He Was Her Man, +2 more
- SSol PolitoCinematographerAngels with Dirty Faces, 'G' Men, Picture Snatcher, City for Conquest, Captains of the Clouds, +2 more
Max SteinerComposerWhite Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, Each Dawn I Die, The Oklahoma Kid, The Bride Came C.O.D., +2 more
George TobiasActorYankee Doodle Dandy, The Strawberry Blonde, The Bride Came C.O.D., City for Conquest, Captains of the Clouds, +1 more
Robert BarratActorThe Mayor of Hell, Picture Snatcher, The St. Louis Kid, Devil Dogs of the Air, Here Comes the Navy, +1 more- OOwen MarksEditorWhite Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Oklahoma Kid, The Fighting 69th, The West Point Story, +1 more
- WWilliam HolmesEditorPicture Snatcher, The Strawberry Blonde, City for Conquest, Ceiling Zero, Hard to Handle, +1 more
William KeighleyDirector'G' Men, Each Dawn I Die, Picture Snatcher, The Bride Came C.O.D., The Fighting 69th, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
822000s
3 titles · average score 77
TV show · as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)
77
as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
1980s
6 titles · average score 69
70
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Joe Moran
67
as (in "White Heat") (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
71
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
1970s
2 titles · average score 70
70
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1960s
6 titles · average score 61
39
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as (archive footage)
as Narrator
76
as C.R. MacNamara
69
as Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
1950s
17 titles · average score 66
67
as Sean Lenihan
69
as Lon Chaney
68
as Jeremy Rodack
66
as Steve Bradford
81
as Captain Morton
69
as Martin Snyder
66
as Matt Dow
58
as Hank Martin
58
as Captain Flagg
69
as Lew Marsh
69
as Ralph Cotter
60
as Elwin Bixby
1940s
14 titles · average score 66
78
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
58
as Joseph
64
as Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
59
as Nick Condon
62
as John Jones
73
as George M. Cohan
64
as Brian MacLean (bush pilot)
70
as Biff Grimes
70
as Steve Collins
70
as Danny Kenny
60
as Jerry Plunkett
65
as Nick Butler
1930s
33 titles · average score 66
70
as Frank Ross
77
as Eddie Bartlett
62
as Jim Kincaid
77
as Rocky Sullivan
61
as Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
68
as ‘Brick' Davis
64
as Jimmy Corrigan
71
as Chester Kent
70
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
74
as Tom Powers
68
as Jack
70
as Albert 'Bert' Harris
1920s
1 title · average score 55
55
as Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)