| James Cagney  AKA James Francis Cagney, Jr.
Born: 17-Jul-1899
Birthplace: Manhattan, NY
Died: 30-Mar-1986
Location of death: Stanfordville, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: New York tough guy Appeared in more than 60 films. Though Irish and not a Jew, Cagney was fluent in Yiddish. Father: James Francis Cagney, Sr. (bartender, d. 1918)
Mother: Carolyn
Brother: William Cagney
Sister: Jeanne Cagney
Wife: Frances Vernon ("Bill", m. 28-Sep-1922, until his death)
Son: James Cagney, Jr. (adopted)
Daughter: Cathleen ("Casey", adopted)
High School: Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY (1918)
University: Columbia College
Dutch Treat Club (1944-86)
Screen Actors Guild President (1942-44)
Oscar for Best Actor 1943 for Yankee Doodle Dandy
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1974
Kennedy Center Honor 1980
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6502 Hollywood Blvd.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1984
Irish Ancestry
Norwegian Ancestry Maternal
Asteroid Namesake 6377 Cagney
Risk Factors: Diabetes
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Terrible Joe Moran (27-Mar-1984)
Ragtime (20-Nov-1981)
Arizona Bushwhackers (Mar-1968) · Narrator [VOICE]
One, Two, Three (15-Dec-1961)
The Gallant Hours (13-Jun-1960)
Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959)
Never Steal Anything Small (11-Feb-1959)
Man of a Thousand Faces (13-Aug-1957)
These Wilder Years (17-Aug-1956)
Tribute to a Bad Man (30-Mar-1956)
Mister Roberts (30-Jul-1955) · Capt. Morton
The Seven Little Foys (31-May-1955) · George M. Cohan
Love Me or Leave Me (26-May-1955) · Martin Snyder
Run for Cover (29-Apr-1955)
Gun Fury (30-Oct-1953)
A Lion Is in the Streets (23-Sep-1953)
What Price Glory (22-Aug-1952)
Starlift (14-Dec-1951) · Himself
Come Fill the Cup (24-Oct-1951)
The West Point Story (22-Dec-1950) · Elwin Bixby
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (4-Aug-1950)
White Heat (2-Sep-1949) · Arthur Jarrett
The Time of Your Life (26-May-1948) · Joe
13 Rue Madeleine (15-Jan-1947) · Bob Sharkey
Blood on the Sun (26-Apr-1945) · Nick Condon
Johnny Come Lately (3-Sep-1943)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (6-Jun-1942) · George M. Cohan
Captains of the Clouds (12-Feb-1942) · Brian MacLean
The Bride Came C.O.D. (12-Jul-1941)
The Strawberry Blonde (22-Feb-1941)
City for Conquest (21-Sep-1940)
Torrid Zone (18-May-1940)
The Fighting 69th (26-Jan-1940) · Jerry Plunkett
The Roaring Twenties (23-Oct-1939)
Each Dawn I Die (22-Jul-1939) · Frank Ross
The Oklahoma Kid (3-Mar-1939) · Jim Kincaid
Angels with Dirty Faces (24-Nov-1938)
Boy Meets Girl (27-Aug-1938)
Something to Sing About (30-Sep-1937)
Ceiling Zero (16-Jan-1936)
Great Guy (1936)
Frisco Kid (30-Nov-1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (9-Oct-1935)
The Irish in Us (31-Jul-1935)
G Men (18-Apr-1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air (9-Feb-1935) · Thomas Jefferson O'Toole
The St. Louis Kid (1-Nov-1934)
Here Comes the Navy (28-Jun-1934) · Chesty
He Was Her Man (18-May-1934)
Jimmy the Gent (17-Mar-1934)
Lady Killer (28-Dec-1933)
Footlight Parade (30-Sep-1933)
The Mayor of Hell (23-Jun-1933)
Picture Snatcher (6-May-1933)
Hard to Handle (28-Jan-1933)
Winner Take All (16-Jul-1932) · Jimmy Kane
The Crowd Roars (16-Apr-1932)
Taxi! (23-Jan-1932)
Blonde Crazy (14-Nov-1931) · Bert Harris
Smart Money (11-Jul-1931)
The Millionaire (1-May-1931)
The Public Enemy (23-Apr-1931) · Tom Powers
Other Men's Women (17-Jan-1931)
The Doorway to Hell (18-Oct-1930)
Sinners' Holiday (11-Oct-1930)
Author of books:
Cagney by Cagney (1975)
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