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