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James Caan

James Caan

Acting March 26, 1940 (82 years old) July 6, 2022 The Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks's El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman's Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence for playing his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974) with a cameo appearance at the end. Caan had significant roles in films such as Brian's Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Alan J. Pakula's Comes a Horseman (1978). He had sporadically worked in film since the 1980s, with his notable performances including roles in Thief (1981), Gardens of Stone (1987), Misery (1990), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Yards (2000), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).

Movies 140

The Godfather 8.7

The Godfather

as Sonny Corleone

1972
The Godfather Part II 8.6

The Godfather Part II

as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)

1974
Elf 6.7

Elf

as Walter

2003
Misery 7.8

Misery

as Paul Sheldon

1990
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 6.5

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

as Tim Lockwood (voice)

2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 6.7

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

as Tim Lockwood (voice)

2009
Detachment 7.6

Detachment

as Mr. Charles Seaboldt

2011
Dogville 7.7

Dogville

as The Big Man

2003
That's My Boy 5.8

That's My Boy

as Father McNally

2012
Get Smart 6.2

Get Smart

as President

2008
Eraser 6.1

Eraser

as DeGuerin

1996
A Bridge Too Far 7.2

A Bridge Too Far

as SSgt. Eddie Dohun

1977
Thief 7.3

Thief

as Frank

1981
New York, I Love You 6.0

New York, I Love You

as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist

2008
El Dorado 7.4

El Dorado

as Mississippi

1966
1941 5.7

1941

as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)

1979
Dick Tracy 6.2

Dick Tracy

as Spaldoni

1990
Fast Charlie 6.3

Fast Charlie

as Stan Mullen

2023
Journey to Shiloh 5.4

Journey to Shiloh

as Buck Burnett

1968
Rollerball 6.3

Rollerball

as Jonathan E.

1975
The Way of the Gun 6.4

The Way of the Gun

as Joe Sarno

2000
Bulletproof 5.8

Bulletproof

as Frank Colton

1996
The Yards 6.3

The Yards

as Frank Olchin

2000
Mickey Blue Eyes 5.7

Mickey Blue Eyes

as Frank Vitale

1999
Silent Movie 6.5

Silent Movie

as James Caan

1976
Santa's Slay 5.5

Santa's Slay

as Darren Mason

2005
Irma la Douce 7.4

Irma la Douce

as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)

1963
Bottle Rocket 6.7

Bottle Rocket

as Mr. Abe Henry

1996
Middle Men 6.5

Middle Men

as Jerry Haggerty

2009
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 8.9

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

as Sonny Corleone

1992
Blood Ties 6.1

Blood Ties

as Leon

2013
Honeymoon in Vegas 5.7

Honeymoon in Vegas

as Tommy Korman

1992
Gardens of Stone 6.2

Gardens of Stone

as Sgt. Clell Hazard

1987
The Good Neighbor 6.2

The Good Neighbor

as Harold Grainey

2016
Alien Nation 6.1

Alien Nation

as Matthew Sykes

1988
Funny Lady 5.3

Funny Lady

as Billy Rose

1975
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side 7.2

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

as Self (voice)

2009
Freebie and the Bean 6.1

Freebie and the Bean

as Freebie

1974
The Killer Elite 5.8

The Killer Elite

as Mike Locken

1975
Henry's Crime 5.8

Henry's Crime

as Max Saltzman

2010
Holy Lands 6.1

Holy Lands

as Harry

2019
Poodle Springs 5.4

Poodle Springs

as Philip Marlowe

1998
Small Apartments 5.9

Small Apartments

as Mr. Allspice

2012
Countdown 5.8

Countdown

as Lee Stegler

1967
For the Boys 6.4

For the Boys

as Eddie Sparks

1991
Flesh and Bone 6.0

Flesh and Bone

as Roy Sweeney

1993
The Program 6.5

The Program

as Sam Winters

1993
Another Man, Another Chance 6.0

Another Man, Another Chance

as David Williams

1977
The Gambler 6.7

The Gambler

as Axel

1974
Brian's Song 7.3

Brian's Song

as Brian Piccolo

1971
Seduced and Abandoned 6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

as Self

2013
Comes a Horseman 6.0

Comes a Horseman

as Frank 'Buck' Athearn

1978
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 6.1

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

as Self

2001
Undercover Grandpa 5.7

Undercover Grandpa

as Grandpa

2017
A Glimpse of Hell 5.3

A Glimpse of Hell

as Capt. Fred Moosally

2001
For the Love of Money 4.3

For the Love of Money

as Micky

2012
The Red Maple Leaf 4.3

The Red Maple Leaf

as Senator George Lawrence Secord

2017
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 6.8

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self

2007
Bolero 6.9

Bolero

as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

1981
City of Ghosts 5.9

City of Ghosts

as Marvin

2002
Warden of Red Rock 5.9

Warden of Red Rock

as John Flinders

2001
Lady in a Cage 6.2

Lady in a Cage

as Randall Simpson O'Connell

1964
The Glory Guys 6.5

The Glory Guys

as Pvt. Anthony Dugan

1965
Queen Bees 6.0

Queen Bees

as Dan

2021
Harry and Walter Go to New York 5.6

Harry and Walter Go to New York

as Harry Digby

1976
Brando 6.8

Brando

as Self

2007
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Games 6.2

Games

as Paul Montgomery

1967
The Rain People 6.6

The Rain People

as Jimmy Kilgannon

1969
Kiss Me Goodbye 5.9

Kiss Me Goodbye

as Jolly

1982
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift 6.4

JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift

as Tap

2020
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

1999
In the Shadows 5.3

In the Shadows

as Lance Huston

2001
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story 10.0

Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

1985
Wisegal 5.6

Wisegal

as Salvatore Palmeri

2008
Gone with the West 3.0

Gone with the West

as Jud McGraw

1975
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie 7.2

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

as Mr. Harry Dewitt

2004
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 7.2

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2014
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside 7.8

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone

1990
A Fighting Man 5.5

A Fighting Man

as Mike 'Brother' Albright

2014
The Outsider 4.4

The Outsider

as Schuuster

2015
Slither 5.8

Slither

as Dick Kanipsia

1973
Out of Blue 5.1

Out of Blue

as Col. Tom Rockwell

2019
Night at the Golden Eagle 4.8

Night at the Golden Eagle

as Prison Warden

2002
Preggoland 5.7

Preggoland

as Walter

2014
Hide in Plain Sight 5.7

Hide in Plain Sight

as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.

1980
Red Line 7000 5.5

Red Line 7000

as Mike

1965
This Is My Father 6.1

This Is My Father

as Kieran Johnson

1999
The Dark Backward 5.7

The Dark Backward

as Dr. Scurvy

1991
It Takes a Lunatic 5.3

It Takes a Lunatic

as Self

2019
J.L. Family Ranch 6.0

J.L. Family Ranch

as Tap

2016
Cinderella Liberty 6.7

Cinderella Liberty

as John Baggs Jr.

1973
The Throwaways 5.3

The Throwaways

as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden

2015
North Star 4.8

North Star

as Sean McLennon

1996
Earth and the American Dream 6.7

Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)

1992
Wuthering High 5.1

Wuthering High

as Earnshaw

2015
Con Man 4.8

Con Man

as Agent Gamble

2018
Chapter Two 5.9

Chapter Two

as George Schneider

1979
Altman 6.6

Altman

as Self

2014
King on Screen 7.1

King on Screen

as Self

2023
Filmmaker 7.3

Filmmaker

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity 5.9

Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity

as Self

1999
Sicilian Vampire 3.4

Sicilian Vampire

as Professor Bernard Issaacs

2015
His Way 6.3

His Way

as Self

2011
Blood Crime 5.5

Blood Crime

as Sheriff Morgan McKenna

2002
A Boy Called Hate 5.2

A Boy Called Hate

as Jim

1996
This Thing of Ours 4.0

This Thing of Ours

as Jimmy

2002
Playboy's Playmate Party

Playboy's Playmate Party

1977
Luckytown 5.5

Luckytown

as Charlie Doyles

2000
T.R. Baskin 5.1

T.R. Baskin

as Larry Moore

1971
The Godfather and the Mob 7.0

The Godfather and the Mob

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Rabbit, Run 4.6

Rabbit, Run

as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom

1970
Submarine X-1 6.2

Submarine X-1

as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR

1968
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! 7.0

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

as Self (uncredited)

1992
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party 1.0

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

as Self (uncredited)

1979
Mercy 5.2

Mercy

as Gerry Ryan

2009
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

as Self

1971
Jericho Mansions 5.1

Jericho Mansions

as Leonard Grey

2003
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration 1.0

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

1979
Howard Hawks: American Artist 6.2

Howard Hawks: American Artist

as Self

1997
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' 5.0

The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

as Self

2008
Rickles

Rickles

1975
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels 8.3

Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels

2004
Lathe of Heaven 6.0

Lathe of Heaven

as Dr. William Haber

2002
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle 10.0

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

1993
The Godfather Legacy 7.2

The Godfather Legacy

as Self

2012
Dead Simple 5.0

Dead Simple

as Roy Baker

2001
Elf: Film School for Kids

Elf: Film School for Kids

as Self

2004
Chuck Zito: An American Story 2.0

Chuck Zito: An American Story

as Self

2024
Elf: That's a Wrap

Elf: That's a Wrap

as Self

2004
Funny Girl to Funny Lady 6.0

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

as Self

1975
Superstunt

Superstunt

as Self

1977
Misery Loves Company 8.0

Misery Loves Company

as Self

2003
Good Enough 5.8

Good Enough

as Roger Flynn

2017
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood 7.4

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005
Playmate Pajama Party 6.2

Playmate Pajama Party

as self

1999
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' 7.0

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

as Self

1999
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood

The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)

2006
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle 9.0

From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle

1975
Hollywood Gangster

Hollywood Gangster

as Self

2008

TV Shows 34

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