Terrible Joe Moran

The film, about an aging ex-boxer (Cagney) who needs to use a wheelchair for mobility, won an Emmy Award in 1984. Clips from Cagney's 1932 boxing picture Winner Take All were used to illustrate the character's earlier career. Reportedly, impressionist Rich Little dubbed much—if not all—of the Cagney dialog, as the stroke afflicted actor slurred his words and the decision was made to replace his voice with that of Little doing a Cagney impersonation.

Terrible Joe Moran
Genre	Drama
Written by	Frank Cucci
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Starring	James Cagney Art Carney Ellen Barkin Lawrence Tierney
Music by	Charles Gross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert Halmi Jr. David R. Kappes (supervising producer) Marge Zimmerman (associate producer)
Production location	New York City
Cinematography	Mike Fash
Editor	Eric Albertson
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Robert Halmi
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 27, 1984 (1984-03-27)

The script was originally written for Katharine Hepburn. After she bowed out, the lead part was rewritten for Cagney.

• James Cagney as Joe Moran
• Art Carney as Tony
• Ellen Barkin as Ronnie
• Peter Gallagher as Nick
• Lawrence Tierney as Pico
• Floyd Patterson as Himself
• Edward I. Koch as Moe
• Terrance Ellis as Young Hopeful (as Terry Ellis)
• Peter DeAnello as Young Boxer
• Susan Lowden as Lady with Dog
• Anna Berger as Real Estate Agent
• Andrew MacMillan as Announcer
• Maurice Shrog as Benny the Wino
• Mike Starr as 1st Thug
• Joe Seneca as Pittsburgh Billy
• David Wohl as Meat Handler