James Caan
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Godfather (1972)
as Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II (1974)
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery (1990)
as Paul Sheldon
That's My Boy (2012)
as Father McNally
Elf (2003)
as Walter
Dogville (2003)
as The Big Man
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Spaldoni
Get Smart (2008)
as The President
Eraser (1996)
as DeGuerin
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Altman (2014)
as Self
Detachment (2011)
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Poodle Springs (1998)
as Philip Marlowe
Bulletproof (1996)
as Frank Colton
New York, I Love You (2008)
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Gardens of Stone (1987)
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
Silent Movie (1976)
as James Caan
Thief (1981)
as Frank
Sicilian Vampire (2015)
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
1941 (1979)
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Funny Lady (1975)
as Billy Rose
Blood Ties (2013)
as Leon
Irma la Douce (1963)
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Middle Men (2009)
as Jerry Haggerty
Fast Charlie (2023)
as Stan Mullen
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
as Grandpa
Holy Lands (2019)
as Harry
El Dorado (1966)
as Mississippi
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Preggoland (2014)
as Walter
Flesh and Bone (1993)
as Roy Sweeney
The Yards (2000)
as Frank Olchin
The Way of the Gun (2000)
as Joe Sarno
Elf: That's a Wrap (2004)
as Self
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
Actor
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as John Flinders
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
as Dr. William Haber
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
Henry's Crime (2010)
as Max Saltzman
Rollerball (1975)
as Jonathan E.
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
as Self
Elf: Film School for Kids (2004)
as Self
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
as Jolly
The Rain People (1969)
as Jimmy Kilgannon
Bottle Rocket (1996)
as Mr. Abe Henry
Filmmaker (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Frank Vitale
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
as Self (voice)
The Good Neighbor (2016)
as Harold Grainey
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Sonny Corleone
Small Apartments (2012)
as Mr. Allspice
The Gambler (1974)
as Axel
Brian's Song (1971)
as Brian Piccolo
The Outsider (2015)
as Schuuster
Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
The Killer Elite (1975)
as Mike Locken
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Darren Mason
Playboy's Playmate Party (1977)
Actor
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
as Freebie
Alien Nation (1988)
as Matthew Sykes
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
City of Ghosts (2002)
as Marvin
Bolero (1981)
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
as Harry Digby
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)
as Self
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Tommy Korman
For the Boys (1991)
as Eddie Sparks
The Program (1993)
as Sam Winters
For the Love of Money (2012)
as Micky
The Throwaways (2015)
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Out of Blue (2019)
as Col. Tom Rockwell
A Fighting Man (2014)
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Misery Loves Company (2003)
as Self
In the Shadows (2001)
as Lance Huston
Queen Bees (2021)
as Dan
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
as Prison Warden
J.L. Family Ranch (2016)
as Tap
Countdown (1967)
as Lee Stegler
Red Line 7000 (1965)
as Mike
Con Man (2018)
as Agent Gamble
His Way (2011)
as Self
Lady in a Cage (1964)
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
Mercy (2009)
as Gerry Ryan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
as Tap
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Glory Guys (1965)
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Games (1967)
as Paul Montgomery
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
as David Williams
Submarine X-1 (1968)
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Blood Crime (2002)
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Wisegal (2008)
as Salvatore Palmeri
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
This Thing of Ours (2002)
as Jimmy
North Star (1996)
as Sean McLennon
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
The Dark Backward (1991)
as Dr. Scurvy
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008)
as Self
A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
as Capt. Fred Moosally
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
as Buck Burnett
Chuck Zito: An American Story (2024)
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
as self
Luckytown (2000)
as Charlie Doyles
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
This Is My Father (1999)
as Kieran Johnson
A Boy Called Hate (1996)
as Jim
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
as John Baggs Jr.
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Rickles (1975)
Actor
Gone with the West (1975)
as Jud McGraw
Jericho Mansions (2003)
as Leonard Grey
Slither (1973)
as Dick Kanipsia
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
Actor
T.R. Baskin (1971)
as Larry Moore
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
as Self
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985)
Actor
Chapter Two (1979)
as George Schneider
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004)
Actor
Wuthering High (2015)
as Earnshaw
Hollywood Gangster (2008)
as Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood (2006)
as Self (uncredited)
Rabbit, Run (1970)
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
as Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
as Self
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
Actor
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
as Self
Good Enough (2017)
as Roger Flynn
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975)
Actor
Dead Simple (2001)
as Roy Baker