George C. Scott on James Cagney

Oscar-winning actor George C. Scott talks about the physical brilliance and charming nature of James Cagney, who made a career out of playing tough guys with a gentle soul. Cagney won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of iconic musician and entertainer George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
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[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Here's to the only living actor who actually attended the funeral of Hattie McDaniel. Class, integrity, and a fire in the belly that would never be quelched.

[@virghammer1]

Well ... James Cagney passed away on Easter Sunday, 1986, Jose. You're right, though, about her funeral. Unrivalled class. - Cheers. - Stay well and safe! VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co., Newark, NJ, USA

[@12classics39]

@@virghammer1by “living,” Jose meant the only actor alive at the time of Hattie’s funeral. And when you think of the huge number of stars who were around in those days, that says a lot about Mr. Cagney.

[@randy7068]

I grew up on James Cagney movies. When he was on the screen, no one talked. He was one of a kind.

[@deadpan80]

A perfect example of “they don’t make ‘em like they use to”

[@Goodfella1960]

The greatest actor of all time. Comedy/drama/dancing, anything. And he was real. A patriot, an honest man, no bigotry, just a good man.

[@jamesdrynan]

Cagney as the captain in " Mr. Roberts " was grand! Orson Welles, a fan of Cagney, said, "...maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera. " I'd agree.

[@wendyqallab6906]

I agree with Orson Welles.

[@wendyqallab6906]

Deserved a Oscar for White Heat.

[@oldgoat142]

James Cagney is hands down, one of my favorite actors of all time. When I found out he was actually a song-and-dance man, as demonstrated by Yankee Doodle Dandy and several other movies/shows, it blew me away! The man had gravitas. He SOLD you on the idea that he was either plain rotten to the core, or a genuine hero. I can't remember the movie, but he spoke Yiddish, which had me laughing as I grew up around some Jewish folks. He was of a special breed.

[@paulbfields8284]

I’m moved to tears by Scott and Cagney.. one of the greatest talking about one of the greatest… which makes both of them the same… just another guy..

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

Made it ma, on top of the world!

[@kkurichh3683]

Cagney's birthday today- July 17, 1899...my all time favorite!

[@janeporter818]

I love James Cagney ❤️

[@virghammer1]

Awfully hard not to, eh? I don't think I've ever met anyone who doesn't ... put it this way, Jane: I wouldn't want to, either!

[@VicMartino]

One great actor in praise of another. George C. Scott's praise of James Cagney was/is well earned! James Cagney one of the greatest! One of the greatest of all time's.

[@catdog2706]

James Cagney was a fabulous actor❤❤❤

[@robertgandler3177]

An unbelievable human being who inspired Mikail Baryshnikov to become a ballet dancer,and waa a pallbearer at his funeral. Unbelievably intelligent and moral and incredibly spoke fluent Yiddish!

[@rgracia633]

In my opinion, Jimmy Cagney is the greatest actor of all time!

[@ralphpussilano]

Cagney the best hands down even today no one is better.

[@virghammer1]

James Cagney - the BEST. George C. Scott, no slouch either. -- Ahhhhh, but Cagney ... Well, all: We've had giants among us ... Thanks, JC and thanks, GSC! You gave us all So much.

[@Comdesron17]

Me .. growing up during the 60's in NYC .... I got to see Cagney movies they showed on Channel 9 Program known as "The Million Dollar Movie" .. they showed the classics - this all pre-Turner Classic channel... oh yeah, the time when the only channels on TV were - 2(CBS) .. 4(NBC)..5 (I think at that time Fox) ..7(ABC) ... 9(WOR-TV) .. 11(WPIX) .. 13(PBS) ...41&47 Spanish channels .. that was it for channels unlike today lol ....

[@Flussig1]

5 was WNEW into the 80's I believe. Million Dollar Movie was great, you could watch the same movie everyday for a week. First time I saw "Gone with the wind" I thought THEY stole the music from MDM ! Sure was great to be a kid in NY.

[@patrickkelley6212]

RIP James! You are surely missed!

[@jamiejmasters4818]

His performance as Cody Jarret in White Heat was absolutely mesmerizing, you just couldn't take your eyes off of him, almost rooting for the evil little bastard.

[@ralphpussilano]

Jamie if you get a chance watch Angels with Dirty Faces

[@Nick-ty9us]

He hypnotizes you with his performance

[@2696ize]

Always loved his movies and acting. I used to work at a restaurant that he would frequent in upstate Ny near his home. He never came in while I was working. I so wanted to meet him.

[@michaelterkildsen7964]

I grew up in the same town that Cagney lived in when he died (stanfordville) my grandfather used to work on his coolers lol. They named the road he lived on "James Cagney Way"

[@12classics39]

I’m shocked that the words recited by Scott at the beginning - “wholly human,” etc. - were written for a man like Robert E. Lee. Massive kudos to Scott for finally speaking those words to a man who actually deserved them.

[@martinhanley9524]

Robert E Lee deserved too . The woke cafe is down the block

[@carolcaponigro]

Boy do we need more men like him in the world

[@bigbandsrock1]

I simply do not have the words to convey how much I love, respect and admire this giant artist! He's a perfect example why I don't care for most actors today. Who could possibly top him? Though he often played a bad guy, when his humanity comes through, he can melt the hardest of hearts! As long as film endures, he will be loved and remembered fondly, always!

[@virghammer1]

Beautifully put, Cheryl! Any words I can say - and I've said plenty! (lol) are completely inadequate, too. "They" utterly broke the mold w/ him, eh? The Best of best.

[@reginaldstyles9549]

Absolutely Amazing And Brilliant Actor ❤🙏😅💯

[@Mcfly88Butthead]

Love him

[@lorrainelapetina8043]

The best actor ever

[@FIREBRAND38]

I hope TCM releases more of these.

[@ralphpussilano]

One of the greatest endings in movie history Angels with dirty faces! He did it for the kids.

[@marylamb7031]

I'm a girl and watched all his movies as a kid/young adult. Sometimes I act just like him in his movies! and also live in solitude. LOL Can't help it. He's one of the few role models I looked up to.

[@assiabenslimane2589]

Him and greata Garbo ...solitude is the best cosmic power comes in and shows u love and inspiration

[@kmterpin]

U & me both, sister. My nickname was “Cagney” growing up, everyone knew how I adored him = my idol. Never could find a man like him. I always feared that when he died I’d cry my heart out forever -but when he passed in ‘86 my son had just been born, which saved my heart from breaking into a million pieces. I recall ppl gathered outside a NYC church when his coffin was brought down its steps, how they applauded. Wish I could’ve made it there that day to say goodbye. Am also a loner & never did, or will, find my James Cagney. But if I’m very lucky, I might see him past the pearly gates one day down the road...

[@monzermasri8141]

He is what he seems. that really great thing to say.. and more.. Great thing to be .

[@charliemctruth]

He was simply...the best.

[@maureencora1]

Heaven is for Heroes, R.I.P.

[@rubytroy7756]

I am a devoted Fan ❤

[@tjtenser7828]

A legend talking about a legend ❤

[@surfshack2]

He was the best.

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Cagney, best ever

[@rubytroy7756]

A true Great ❤

[@franciscod.irlandamendez6727]

Cagney The best.. GC class act

[@anthonykology1728]

he's a New Yorker..he's a natural born wiseass 😂

[@robertjolly3021]

Great stuff !!

[@Nick-ty9us]

You can see where George C Scott got his acting style from

[@ralphpussilano]

Made it Ma top of the world! ❤.

[@jameswatts8616]

I don't think he gets enough credit for"The man of a thousand faces"

[@cb7324]

2:53) Take a close look at Cagney's face especially his eyes. I bet that's where Stanley Kubrick got the idea for the Clockwork Orange poster, Malcolm McDowell's facial expression.

[@Nick-ty9us]

I mean, both a clockwork, Orange, and Angels with dirty faces are both Warner Bros. movies

[@Nick-ty9us]

He definitely did see that movie in that shot shoot out to him

[@cordovalark5295]

No mention of his acting talent in the ending of Angels with Dirty faces is blasphemy.

[@MOGGS1942]

Wtf ?

[@ralphpussilano]

The best ending in movie history

[@davidfulton179]

James Cagney could act with half his face tied behind his back.

[@carloszapata1339]

Cuando llega TCM USA a Latinoamerica, porque el actual TCMLA es muy mala su programacion

[@virghammer1]

Sorry to heat that, sir - hope they change that!

[@lauramcgowan3740]

Both his grown children were estranged from him at his death ..

[@MOGGS1942]

So ?

[@lenhummel5766]

And that could well be *their* fault, not his.

[@susanb2015]

One was actually dead.

[@annakimborahpa]

Both were adopted. This was before commercial DNA testing might have helped them understand their origins, contact biological relations and put their adopted lives into perspective. His adopted son James Jr. died prematurely from a heart attack in his forties two years before Cagney's death, so had he lived longer they might have reconciled. His daughter Casey married an employee on her father's New York estate but they divorced in 1981, so that may have complicated their relationship. She raised two daughters, born in the 1960s, that grew up in California so they probably did not have much contact with James Cagney, Sr. since they were 3,000 miles apart. Casey died from cancer in her sixties, twenty-two years after her adopted brother.

[@nicklengyel356]

Who did it,who did it, this is an outrage.

[@markmartinez4180]

He was also an amateur boxer.

[@Nick-ty9us]

That explains his toughness

[@williamtsutherland8240]

"General Robert E. Lee" ?????

[@tommannion5195]

I agree. Honoring Robert E. Lee? He and the others from the South and who fought for the Confederacy were guilty of treason against the United States. They violated the very Constitution that so many Southerners claim to respect, honor and would die for. What country in the history of our planet honors treasonous members of the enemy's army by erecting and maintaining statues and monuments to the very people responsible for the deaths of 600,000 citizens? (in Robert E. Lee's case he and his fellow treasonous monsters wete responsible for the deaths of 600,000 Americans). Hey, let's erect statues and monuments him and his Confederate traitors.

[@MVerdoux]

Yup. Different time.

[@MVerdoux]

@@JackieSwisher619 Couldn't agree more.

[@maureencora1]

@@JackieSwisher619 Was He a Civil War Sore Loser? African-Americans Now and Forever Free.

[@charlie-obrien]

My first thought. Attempting to honor the man who was responsible for the deaths of the most American soldiers in history... And using James Cagney to do it? I'm sure Cagney would not have approved.

[@jeffbachmann7161]

I couldn’t get past the scene with the annoying kid, Lucas.

[@shoobidyboop8634]

The tough guy roles never made sense to me, as I thought he was a midget.

[@richtozzo615]

One of a kind is an understatement

[@barrywinfree6845]

I love Mr Roberts unfortunately I’ve not seen but one other film but that going to change