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James Cagney

James Cagney

Oyuncu · 1899 – 1986 · New York City, New York, USA

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys". In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, Cagney danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him for an initial $500 a week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven year contract. Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award Best Actor nomination for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for 20 years in 1961, spending time on his farm before returning for a part in Ragtime mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warners several times over his career, each time coming back on improved personal and artistic terms. In 1935, he sued Warners for breach of contract and won; this marked one of the first times an actor had beaten a studio over a contract issue. He worked for an independent film company for a year while the suit was settled, and also established his own production company, Cagney Productions, in 1942 before returning to Warners again four years later. Jack Warner called him "The Professional Againster", in reference to Cagney’s refusal to be pushed around. Cagney also made numerous morale-boosting troop tours before and during World War II, and was President of the Screen Actors Guild for two years.

Filmler24

  • Film7.7

    White Heat

    Cehennem Alevi

    1949 · 562 votes

  • Film7.4

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Gemide İsyan

    1935 · 409 votes

  • Film6.6

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Ölü Adamlar Ekose Giymez

    1982 · 467 votes

  • Film7.5

    One, Two, Three

    Bir, İki, Üç

    1961 · 440 votes

  • Film6.8

    Footlight Parade

    1933 · 108 votes

  • Film7.5

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    Kirli Yüzlü Melekler

    1938 · 369 votes

  • Film7.1

    The Mayor of Hell

    1933 · 34 votes

  • Film7.0
  • Film6.4
  • Film7.0

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942 · 240 votes

  • Film
  • Film7.0

    Mister Roberts

    1955 · 186 votes

  • Film7.5

    The Roaring Twenties

    Kükreyen Yirmiler

    1939 · 276 votes

  • Film6.8

    Run for Cover

    Kanlı intikam

    1955 · 43 votes

  • Film6.9

    Love Me or Leave Me

    1955 · 55 votes

  • Film5.8

    What Price Glory

    1952 · 23 votes

  • Film6.8

    Each Dawn I Die

    1939 · 64 votes

  • Film6.8

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    1957 · 45 votes

  • Film7.2

    The Public Enemy

    Halk Düşmanı

    1931 · 405 votes

  • Film6.0

    The Oklahoma Kid

    1939 · 35 votes

  • Film5.8

    Night of 100 Stars

    1982 · 5 votes

  • Film5.9

    Blood on the Sun

    1945 · 42 votes

  • Film6.6

    'G' Men

    1935 · 94 votes

  • Film7.0

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  • Dizi5.8

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961 · 11 votes

  • Dizi7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • Dizi6.0
  • Dizi6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • Dizi7.1

    The Oscars

    1953 · 85 votes

  • Dizi7.4
  • Dizi7.5

    MGM Parade

    1955 · 2 votes

  • Dizi5.0

    Legends

    2006 · 1 votes

  • Dizi6.3