- Films
- 60
- Avg rating
- 6.88
- Peak run
- 1938’40
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
6.88
47 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.53
rating spread
Career
52y
1930 to 1981
Total votes
289K
across every film
Best
8.1
White Heat
Worst
7.1
Love Me or Leave Me
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 |  Ragtime | New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo | 7.3 | 11,712 |
| 1961 |  One, Two, Three | C.R. MacNamara | 7.8 | 25,061 |
| 1960 | The Gallant Hours | Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey Jr. | 7.1 | 2,318 |
| 1959 | Never Steal Anything Small | Jake MacIllaney | · | 404 |
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Sean Lenihan | 7.0 | 1,826 |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces | Lon Chaney | 7.1 | 3,301 |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Steve Bradford | 6.9 | 1,375 |
| 1956 | Tribute to a Bad Man | Jeremy Rodock | 6.7 | 1,991 |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave Me | Martin Snyder | 7.1 | 5,325 |
| 1955 |  Mister Roberts | The Captain | 7.6 | 19,869 |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Matt Dow | 6.7 | 2,082 |
| 1953 | A Lion Is in the Streets | Hank Martin | 6.1 | 1,147 |
| 1952 | What Price Glory | Capt. Flagg | 6.1 | 1,554 |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Lew Marsh | · | 594 |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Ralph Cotter | 7.1 | 2,913 |
| 1950 | The West Point Story | Elwin 'Bix' Bixby | 6.2 | 1,644 |
| 1949 |  White Heat | Cody Jarrett | 8.1 | 39,046 |
| 1948 | The Time of Your Life | Joseph T. (who observes people) | 6.2 | 1,457 |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey | 6.9 | 3,341 |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Nick Condon | 6.0 | 2,534 |
Better together?
James Cagney's regulars
- Lloyd BaconDirector and actor · 9 films · 6.78 avg▼−0.08
- Pat O'BrienCo-star · 8 films · 6.83 avg●+0.01
- Joan BlondellCo-star · 6 films · 7.08 avg▲+0.25
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.06 avg▲+0.20
- William KeighleyDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.90 avg●+0.02
- Frank McHughCo-star · 5 films · 6.85 avg●+0.02
- Roy Del RuthDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.73 avg●−0.01
- Allen JenkinsCo-star · 5 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.15
- Raoul WalshDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.33 avg▲+0.54
- Margaret LindsayCo-star · 4 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.19
- Humphrey BogartCo-star · 3 films · 7.37 avg▲+0.43
- Ann SheridanCo-star · 3 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.33
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James Cagney
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1956James Cagney
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1943James Cagney
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1939James Cagney
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.