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)
Eraser (1996)
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
That's My Boy (2012)
as Father McNally
Misery (1990)
as Paul Sheldon
Detachment (2011)
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Elf (2003)
as Walter
Get Smart (2008)
as The President
El Dorado (1966)
as Mississippi
New York, I Love You (2008)
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Spaldoni
Fast Charlie (2023)
as Stan Mullen
Dogville (2003)
as The Big Man
1941 (1979)
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Thief (1981)
as Frank
Middle Men (2009)
as Jerry Haggerty
The Yards (2000)
as Frank Olchin
Henry's Crime (2010)
as Max Saltzman
Bottle Rocket (1996)
as Mr. Abe Henry
Irma la Douce (1963)
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016)
as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Silent Movie (1976)
as Self
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Sonny Corleone
Funny Lady (1975)
as Billy Rose
Bulletproof (1996)
as Frank Colton
Blood Ties (2013)
as Leon
Alien Nation (1988)
as Matthew Sykes
Rollerball (1975)
as Jonathan E.
The Gambler (1974)
as Axel
Queen Bees (2021)
as Dan
The Good Neighbor (2016)
as Harold Grainey
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Darren Mason
For the Boys (1991)
as Eddie Sparks
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Frank Vitale
Flesh and Bone (1993)
as Roy Sweeney
His Way (2011)
as Self
The Program (1993)
as Sam Winters
Holy Lands (2019)
as Harry
Con Man (2018)
as Agent Gamble
Brian's Song (1971)
as Brian Piccolo
The Way of the Gun (2000)
as Joe Sarno
Small Apartments (2012)
as Mr. Allspice
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
as Self
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
as Self (voice)
The Killer Elite (1975)
as Mike Locken
Gardens of Stone (1987)
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
City of Ghosts (2002)
as Marvin
The Glory Guys (1965)
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
as Tap
Altman (2014)
as Self
Red Line 7000 (1965)
as Mike
In the Shadows (2001)
as Lance Huston
Out of Blue (2019)
as Col. Tom Rockwell
The Outsider (2015)
as Schuuster
Countdown (1967)
as Lee Stegler
Poodle Springs (1998)
as Philip Marlowe
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
as Grandpa
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Tommy Korman
The Throwaways (2015)
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Lady in a Cage (1964)
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
as Jolly
Bolero (1981)
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
Blood Crime (2002)
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
The Rain People (1969)
as Jimmy Kilgannon
T.R. Baskin (1971)
as Larry Moore
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Slither (1973)
as Dick Kanipsia
A Fighting Man (2014)
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Games (1967)
as Paul Montgomery
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
as Buck Burnett
Wisegal (2008)
as Salvatore Palmeri
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
Actor
Submarine X-1 (1968)
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
J.L. Family Ranch (2016)
as Tap
For the Love of Money (2012)
as Micky
Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
North Star (1996)
as Sean McLennon
Sicilian Vampire (2015)
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
Chapter Two (1979)
as George Schneider
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
Preggoland (2014)
as Walter
This Is My Father (1999)
as Kieran Johnson
A Boy Called Hate (1996)
as Jim
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
as Freebie
Chuck Zito: An American Story (2024)
as Self
Filmmaker (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Rabbit, Run (1970)
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
as Self
Luckytown (2000)
as Charlie Doyles
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
as Harry Digby
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
as John Baggs Jr.
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Gone with the West (1975)
as Jud McGraw
Mercy (2009)
as Gerry Ryan
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
as David Williams
The Dark Backward (1991)
as Dr. Scurvy
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
as Self
Playboy's Playmate Party (1977)
Actor
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as John Flinders
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
as Dr. William Haber
Misery Loves Company (2003)
as Self
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
as Prison Warden
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
as Capt. Fred Moosally
Jericho Mansions (2003)
as Leonard Grey
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
Wuthering High (2015)
as Earnshaw
Good Enough (2017)
as Roger Flynn
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
as Self
Rickles (1975)
Actor
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004)
Actor
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
as Self
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
This Thing of Ours (2002)
as Jimmy
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)
as Self
Dead Simple (2001)
as Roy Baker
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
as Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008)
as Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Self
Hollywood Gangster (2008)
as Self
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985)
Actor
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
Actor
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood (2006)
as Self (uncredited)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
Actor
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975)
Actor