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