James Caan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1940
- Died
- July 6, 2022 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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
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Filmography
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Movie · as Self
King on Screen
Movie · as Self
Fast Charlie
Movie · as Stan Mullen
Secrets of Playboy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Queen Bees
Movie · as Dan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Movie · as Tap
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Out of Blue
Movie · as Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands
Movie · as Harry
It Takes a Lunatic
Movie · as Self
Con Man
Movie · as Agent Gamble
Undercover Grandpa
Movie · as Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie · as Senator George Lawrence Secord
Good Enough
Movie · as Roger Flynn
The Good Neighbor
Movie · as Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch
Movie · as Tap
The American West
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Outsider
Movie · as Schuuster
The Throwaways
Movie · as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Wuthering High
Movie · as Earnshaw
Sicilian Vampire
Movie · as Professor Bernard Issaacs
A Fighting Man
Movie · as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Altman
Movie · as Self
Preggoland
Movie · as Walter
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Movie · as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Blood Ties
Movie · as Leon
Seduced and Abandoned
Movie · as Self
Back in the Game
TV · as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. · 13 eps
Small Apartments
Movie · as Mr. Allspice
That's My Boy
Movie · as Father McNally
For the Love of Money
Movie · as Micky
The Godfather Legacy
Movie · as Self
His Way
Movie · as Self
Detachment
Movie · as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Henry's Crime
Movie · as Max Saltzman
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Tony Archer · 1 ep
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Movie · as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Mercy
Movie · as Gerry Ryan
Middle Men
Movie · as Jerry Haggerty
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Movie · as Self (voice)
Annoying Orange
TV · as Jalapeño · 1 ep
Get Smart
Movie · as President
Hollywood Gangster
Movie · as Self
Wisegal
Movie · as Salvatore Palmeri
New York, I Love You
Movie · as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Movie · as Self
Brando
Movie · as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie · as Self
The Godfather and the Mob
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Santa's Slay
Movie · as Darren Mason
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Movie · as Mr. Harry Dewitt
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Movie
Elf: Film School for Kids
Movie · as Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Movie · as Self
Leçon de Cinéma
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dogville
Movie · as The Big Man
Elf
Movie · as Walter
Misery Loves Company
Movie · as Self
Jericho Mansions
Movie · as Leonard Grey
Las Vegas
TV · as Ed Deline · 88 eps
City of Ghosts
Movie · as Marvin
Lathe of Heaven
Movie · as Dr. William Haber
Blood Crime
Movie · as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Night at the Golden Eagle
Movie · as Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours
Movie · as Jimmy
In the Shadows
Movie · as Lance Huston
A Glimpse of Hell
Movie · as Capt. Fred Moosally
Dead Simple
Movie · as Roy Baker
Warden of Red Rock
Movie · as John Flinders
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie · as Self
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Ed Deline · 1 ep
The Way of the Gun
Movie · as Joe Sarno
Luckytown
Movie · as Charlie Doyles
The Yards
Movie · as Frank Olchin
Mickey Blue Eyes
Movie · as Frank Vitale
This Is My Father
Movie · as Kieran Johnson
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Movie · as Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Movie · as Self
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Movie
Playmate Pajama Party
Movie · as self
Family Guy
TV · as James Caan (voice) · 1 ep
Poodle Springs
Movie · as Philip Marlowe
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Movie · as Self
Bulletproof
Movie · as Frank Colton
Eraser
Movie · as DeGuerin
Bottle Rocket
Movie · as Mr. Abe Henry
North Star
Movie · as Sean McLennon
A Boy Called Hate
Movie · as Jim
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
NewsRadio
TV · as James Caan (uncredited) · 1 ep
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Flesh and Bone
Movie · as Roy Sweeney
The Program
Movie · as Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Movie
Honeymoon in Vegas
Movie · as Tommy Korman
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Movie · as Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream
Movie · as Reader (voice)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
For the Boys
Movie · as Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward
Movie · as Dr. Scurvy
Misery
Movie · as Paul Sheldon
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Movie · as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Dick Tracy
Movie · as Spaldoni
The Simpsons
TV · as James Caan (voice) · 1 ep
Alien Nation
Movie · as Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone
Movie · as Sgt. Clell Hazard
Biography
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Movie
Kiss Me Goodbye
Movie · as Jolly
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Thief
Movie · as Frank
Bolero
Movie · as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Hide in Plain Sight
Movie · as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Chapter Two
Movie · as George Schneider
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
1941
Movie · as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman
Movie · as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Bridge Too Far
Movie · as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Another Man, Another Chance
Movie · as David Williams
Playboy's Playmate Party
Movie
Superstunt
Movie · as Self
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
TV · as Santino "Sonny" Corleone · 4 eps
Silent Movie
Movie · as James Caan
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Movie · as Harry Digby
Rollerball
Movie · as Jonathan E.
The Killer Elite
Movie · as Mike Locken
Funny Lady
Movie · as Billy Rose
Gone with the West
Movie · as Jud McGraw
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Movie · as Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Movie
Rickles
Movie
The Godfather Part II
Movie · as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Freebie and the Bean
Movie · as Freebie
The Gambler
Movie · as Axel
Cinderella Liberty
Movie · as John Baggs Jr.
Slither
Movie · as Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather
Movie · as Sonny Corleone
Brian's Song
Movie · as Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin
Movie · as Larry Moore
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
Film '72
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Rabbit, Run
Movie · as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People
Movie · as Jimmy Kilgannon
Submarine X-1
Movie · as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Journey to Shiloh
Movie · as Buck Burnett
Filmmaker
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Countdown
Movie · as Lee Stegler
Games
Movie · as Paul Montgomery
El Dorado
Movie · as Mississippi
The Glory Guys
Movie · as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Red Line 7000
Movie · as Mike
The F.B.I.
TV · as Eugene David Holt · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) · 2 eps
Lady in a Cage
Movie · as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Irma la Douce
Movie · as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Rick Peterson · 1 ep
Combat!
TV · as Sgt. Beckman · 1 ep
The Wide Country
TV · as Buddie Simpson · 28 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Charley Johnson · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Keir Brannon · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Marty Feketi · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Presenter · 2 eps