James Cagney
James Cagney
James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film, though he had his greatest impact in film. Known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing, he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in movies such as The Public Enemy, Taxi!, Angels with Dirty Faces, and White Heatand was even typecast or limited by this...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 July 1899
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
James Cagney quotes about
Though I soon became typecast in Hollywood as a gangster and hoodlum, I was originally a dancer, an Irish hoofer, trained in vaudeville tap dance. I always leapt at the opportunity to dance in films later on.
Outside of my family, the prime concern of my life has been nature and its order, and how we have been savagely altering that order.
The Postman Always RingsTwice.