Acting
James Cagney
- Titles
- 127movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 2004, with a break from 1985 to 2003, busiest in 1931 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 61top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Angels with Dirty Faces90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 12
- Fast-Paced 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Historical Setting 3
- 1930s Crime Drama 2
- Character Study 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 Irish in Us, +5 more
Pat O'BrienActorAngels with Dirty Faces, Ragtime, The Irish in Us, The Fighting 69th, 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
Max SteinerComposerWhite Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, Each Dawn I Die, The Bride Came C.O.D., The Oklahoma Kid, +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, Captains of the Clouds, Picture Snatcher, City for Conquest, +2 more
George TobiasActorYankee Doodle Dandy, The Bride Came C.O.D., Captains of the Clouds, City for Conquest, The Strawberry Blonde, +1 more
Robert BarratActorThe Mayor of Hell, Picture Snatcher, The St. Louis Kid, Here Comes the Navy, Devil Dogs of the Air, +1 more- WWilliam HolmesEditorPicture Snatcher, City for Conquest, The Strawberry Blonde, Ceiling Zero, Boy Meets Girl, +1 more
William KeighleyDirectorEach Dawn I Die, 'G' Men, The Bride Came C.O.D., Picture Snatcher, The Fighting 69th, +1 more
James Wong HoweCinematographerYankee Doodle Dandy, The Oklahoma Kid, City for Conquest, The Strawberry Blonde, Torrid Zone, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
22000s
2 titles
Legends (2006)
TV show · as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as NY Police Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo (archive footage)