James Caan
Biography
James Edmund Caan (/kɑːn/ KAHN; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Caan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
The Godfather Part II
The Big Man
Dogville
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
Alien Nation
Self (archive footage)
D'un film à l'autre
Frank Vitale
Mickey Blue Eyes
Joe Sarno
The Way of the Gun
Paul Sheldon
Misery
Philip Marlowe
Poodle Springs
Walter
Elf
Frank Colton
Bulletproof
Self
Silent Movie
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
A Bridge Too Far
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Freebie
Freebie and the Bean
Frank
Thief
Mississippi
El Dorado
Jonathan E.
Rollerball
Mike Locken
The Killer Elite
The President
Get Smart
Marvin
City of Ghosts
Self
Misery Loves Company
Eddie Sparks
For the Boys
Kieran Johnson
This Is My Father
Darren Mason
Santa's Slay
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Eraser
Dr. William Haber
Lathe of Heaven
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Tommy Korman
Honeymoon in Vegas
Lee Stegler
Countdown
Mr. Abe Henry
Bottle Rocket
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Gardens of Stone
Lance Huston
In the Shadows
George Schneider
Chapter Two
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Comes a Horseman
Self
Hollywood Gangster
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Lady in a Cage
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Les uns et les autres
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
The Glory Guys
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Blood Crime
Axel Freed
The Gambler
Self
His Way
Gerry Ryan
Mercy
Capt. Fred Moosally
A Glimpse of Hell
Jerry Haggerty
Middle Men
Charlie Doyles
Luckytown
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Submarine X-1
Billy Rose
Funny Lady
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Hide in Plain Sight
Brian Piccolo
Brian's Song
Roy Sweeney
Flesh and Bone
Sam Winters
The Program
Mike
Red Line 7000
Self
King on Screen
Salvatore Palmeri
Wisegal
Frank Olchin
The Yards
Jolly
Kiss Me Goodbye
Max Saltzman
Henry's Crime
Prison Warden
Night at the Golden Eagle
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Detachment
Leonard Grey
Jericho Mansions
John Baggs Jr.
Cinderella Liberty
Paul Montgomery
Games
Mr. Allspice
Small Apartments
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather
Dick Kanipsia
Slither
Father McNally
That's My Boy
Jimmy Kilgannon
The Rain People
Self (archive footage)
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Irma la Douce
Mr. Harry Dewitt
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Roy Baker
Dead Simple
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
Rabbit, Run
Micky
For the Love of Money
David Williams
Un autre homme, une autre chance
Larry Moore
T.R. Baskin
Harry Digby
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Leon
Blood Ties
Self
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Sean McLennon
North Star
Self
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Mike 'Brother' Albright
A Fighting Man
Schuuster
The Outsider
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Stan Mullen
Fast Charlie
Buck Burnett
Journey to Shiloh
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Jim
A Boy Called Hate
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
New York, I Love You
Jud McGraw
Gone with the West
Self (archive footage)
Robert De Niro, l'arme du silence
Self
The Godfather Legacy
Self
Altman
Walter
Preggoland
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
The Throwaways
Earnshaw
Wuthering High
Harold Grainey
The Good Neighbor
Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
Brando
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self (archive footage)
The Godfather and the Mob
Tap
JL Family Ranch
Professor Bernard Issaacs
Sicilian Vampire
John Flinders
Warden of Red Rock
Jimmy
This Thing of Ours
Agent Gamble
Con Man
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self (uncredited)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Dr. Scurvy
The Dark Backward
Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
Col. Tom Rockwell
Out of Blue
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
1941
Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Red Maple Leaf
Spaldoni
Dick Tracy
Self
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Harry
Holy Lands
Dan
Queen Bees
Self (uncredited)
Filmmaker
Roger Flynn
Good Enough
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self
It Takes a Lunatic
Sherriff Doyle
Acre Beyond the Rye
Self (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir
Reader (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Tap
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Self
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Rickles
Self (uncredited)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self (uncredited)
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
139
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-03-26
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
James Edmund Caan