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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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 26, 1940
Day of Death
July 6, 2022
Age at Death
82 years old
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity Score
3.6
Filmography
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024Movie
King on Screen
Self
2023Movie
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
2023Movie
Secrets of Playboy
Self
2022TV
Queen Bees
Dan
2021Movie
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
2020Movie
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
2020TV
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
2019Movie
Holy Lands
Harry
2019Movie
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019Movie
Con Man
Agent Gamble
2018Movie
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
2017Movie
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
2017Movie
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
2017Movie
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
2016Movie
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
2016Movie
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
2016Movie
The American West
Self
2016TV
The Outsider
Schuuster
2015Movie
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
2015Movie
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
2015Movie
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
2015Movie
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
2014Movie
Altman
Self
2014Movie
Preggoland
Walter
2014Movie
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2013Movie
Blood Ties
Leon
2013Movie
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
2013Movie
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
2013TV
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
2012Movie
That's My Boy
Father McNally
2012Movie
For the Love of Money
Micky
2012Movie
The Godfather Legacy
Self
2012Movie
His Way
Self
2011Movie
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
2011Movie
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
2010Movie
Hawaii Five-0
Tony Archer
2010TV
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2009Movie
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
2009Movie
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
2009Movie
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
2009Movie
Annoying Orange
Jalapeño
2009TV
Get Smart
The President
2008Movie
Hollywood Gangster
Self
2008Movie
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
2008Movie
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
2008Movie
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
2008Movie
Brando
Self
2007Movie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007Movie
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
2006Movie
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
2005Movie
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
2004Movie
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004Movie
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
2004Movie
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
2004Movie
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004TV
Dogville
The Big Man
2003Movie
Elf
Walter
2003Movie
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003Movie
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
2003Movie
Las Vegas
Ed Deline
2003TV
City of Ghosts
Marvin
2002Movie
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
2002Movie
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
2002Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
2002Movie
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
2002Movie
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
2001Movie
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
2001Movie
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
2001Movie
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
2001Movie
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001Movie
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline
2001TV
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
2000Movie
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
2000Movie
The Yards
Frank Olchin
2000Movie
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
1999Movie
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
1999Movie
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
1999Movie
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self
1999Movie
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999Movie
Playmate Pajama Party
self
1999Movie
Family Guy
James Caan (voice)
1999TV
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
1998Movie
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Self
1997Movie
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
1996Movie
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
1996Movie
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
1996Movie
North Star
Sean McLennon
1996Movie
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
1996Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited)
1995TV
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994TV
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
1993Movie
The Program
Sam Winters
1993Movie
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993Movie
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
1992Movie
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
1992Movie
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992Movie
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
1992Movie
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
1991Movie
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
1991Movie
Misery
Paul Sheldon
1990Movie
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
1990Movie
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
1990Movie
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice)
1989TV
Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes
1988Movie
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
1987Movie
Biography
Self
1987TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Writer
1987TV
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985Movie
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
1982Movie
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982Movie
Thief
Frank
1981Movie
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
1981Movie
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
1980Movie
Hide in Plain Sight
Director
1980Movie
Chapter Two
George Schneider
1979Movie
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1979Movie
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
1979Movie
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
1979Movie
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
1977Movie
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
1977Movie
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977Movie
Superstunt
Self
1977Movie
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
1977TV
Silent Movie
James Caan
1976Movie
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
1976Movie
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
1975Movie
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
1975Movie
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
1975Movie
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
1975Movie
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
1975Movie
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975Movie
Rickles
1975Movie
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
1974Movie
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
1974Movie
The Gambler
Axel
1974Movie
The Godfather Part II
Thanks
1974Movie
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
1973Movie
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
1973Movie
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
1972Movie
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
1971Movie
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
1971Movie
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1971Movie
Film '72
Self
1971TV
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
1970Movie
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
1969Movie
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
1968Movie
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
1968Movie
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
1968Movie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968TV
Countdown
Lee Stegler
1967Movie
Games
Paul Montgomery
1967Movie
El Dorado
Mississippi
1966Movie
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
1965Movie
Red Line 7000
Mike
1965Movie
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt
1965TV
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
1965TV
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
1964Movie
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
1963Movie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson
1963TV
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman
1962TV
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson
1962TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
1962TV
Ben Casey
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson
1961TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961TV
Route 66
1960TV
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon
1959TV
Naked City
Marty Feketi
1958TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV