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