James Cagney Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Spouse

May 2024 · 4 minute read
James Cagney Quick Info
Height5 ft 4¾ in
Weight66 kg
Date of BirthJuly 17, 1899
Zodiac SignCancer
Date of DeathMarch 30, 1986

James Cagney was an American actor, dancer, and film director who was ranked #8 on the American Film Institute’s list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood in 1999. He appeared in movies like Love Me or Leave Me, The Gallant Hours, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Smart Money, The Roaring Twenties, White Heat, The Millionaire, The Crowd Roars, Winner Take All, Taxi!, Lady Killer, The Mayor of Hell, Hard to Handle, Here Comes the Navy, The St. Louis Kid, He Was Her Man, Jimmy the Gent, The Irish in Us, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Devil Dogs of the Air, Ceiling Zero, Great Guy, Angels with Dirty Faces, Boy Meets Girl, The Strawberry Blonde, The Time of Your Life, A Lion Is in the Streets, What Price Glory?, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Man of a Thousand Faces, Tribute to a Bad Man, Ragtime, and One, Two, Three. Filmmaker Orson Welles described James Cagney as “maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera”.

Born Name

James Francis Cagney Jr.

Nick Names

The Professional Againster, Jimmy Cagney

Age

He was born on July 17, 1899.

Died

On March 30, 1986, James Cagney died of a heart attack at his Dutchess County farm in Stanford, New York, United States. He was 86 years old at that time.

Resting Place

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, United States

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

American

Education

In 1918, James Cagney graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and then enrolled at Columbia College. He had planned to major in art but dropped out after one semester as he returned home upon the death of his father during the 1918 flu pandemic.

Occupation

Actor, Filmmaker, Dancer, Singer

Family

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth was $20 Million at the time of his death.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 4¾ in or 164.5 cm

Weight

66 kg or 145.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

James Cagney had dated –

  • Merle Oberon – He was once romantically involved with India-born actor Merle Oberon.
  • Frances Vernon (1922) – On September 28, 1922, James Cagney got married to Frances Willard “Billie” Vernon whom he met while he was a member of the chorus for the show Pitter Patter in 1920. They adopted a son whom they named James Francis Cagney II in 1941 and they later adopted a daughter, Cathleen “Casey” Cagney. The couple remained together until his death in 1986.
  • Barbara Payton (1943) – It was RUMORed that he had an affair with actor Barbara Payton in 1943.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    James Cagney was of Irish and Norwegian descent.

    Hair Color

    Red

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Religion

    Roman Catholicism

    James Cagney’s Favorite Things

    Source – Wikipedia, IMDb

    James Cagney Facts

  • He had one older and 5 younger siblings, 2 of whom died as infants.
  • James Cagney portrayed the character of George M. Cohan in the 1942 biographical musical film Yankee Doodle Dandy and this role won him the Academy Award as well as the New York Film Critics Circle Award for “Best Actor”.
  • His best friends were Pat O’Brien and Frank McHugh and they were collectively and lovingly known as the “Irish Mafia”.
  • On February 8, 1960, James Cagney received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6504 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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