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James Caan

James Caan

Actor · Born 1940-03-26 · The Bronx, New York, USA

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Godfather (1972) — Sonny Corleone
  2. The Godfather Part II (1974) — Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
  3. The Simpsons (1989) — James Caan (voice)
  4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) — Tim Lockwood (voice)
  5. Misery (1990) — Paul Sheldon
  6. Family Guy (1999) — James Caan (voice)
  7. Elf (2003) — Walter
  8. Get Smart (2008) — The President
  9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) — Tim Lockwood (voice)
  10. Dogville (2003) — The Big Man
  11. That's My Boy (2012) — Father McNally
  12. Eraser (1996) — U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
  13. Detachment (2011) — Mr. Charles Seaboldt
  14. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Tony Archer
  15. Bottle Rocket (1996) — Mr. Abe Henry
  16. Dick Tracy (1990) — Spaldoni
  17. A Bridge Too Far (1977) — SSgt. Eddie Dohun
  18. Thief (1981) — Frank
  19. 1941 (1979) — Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
  20. Bulletproof (1996) — Frank Colton
  21. Rollerball (1975) — Jonathan E.
  22. New York, I Love You (2008) — Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
  23. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) — Frank Vitale
  24. El Dorado (1966) — Mississippi
  25. The Yards (2000) — Frank Olchin
  26. Blood Ties (2013) — Leon
  27. The Way of the Gun (2000) — Joe Sarno
  28. The Good Neighbor (2016) — Harold Grainey
  29. Irma la Douce (1963) — Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
  30. Get Smart (1965) — Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
  31. Henry's Crime (2010) — Max Saltzman
  32. Silent Movie (1976) — James Caan
  33. Middle Men (2009) — Jerry Haggerty
  34. Alien Nation (1988) — Matthew Sykes
  35. Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) — Tommy Korman
  36. Fast Charlie (2023) — Stan Mullen
  37. Las Vegas (2003) — Ed Deline
  38. Santa's Slay (2005) — Darren Mason
  39. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) — Sonny Corleone
  40. Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009) — Self (voice)

Directed

  1. Hide in Plain Sight (1980) — Director