Cast
James Caan
Acting
Cast
James Caan
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-03-26
From
The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
2022-07-06
Also known as James Edmund Caan , Jimmy Caan
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).
The Godfather
as Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery
as Paul Sheldon
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Elf
as Walter
Get Smart
as The President
Eraser
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
That's My Boy
as Father McNally
New York, I Love You
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Detachment
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Dogville
as The Big Man
1941
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
El Dorado
as Mississippi
Thief
as Frank
A Bridge Too Far
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Dick Tracy
as Spaldoni
Rollerball
as Jonathan E.
Fast Charlie
as Stan Mullen
Bulletproof
as Frank Colton
The Yards
as Frank Olchin
Bottle Rocket
as Mr. Abe Henry
Alien Nation
as Matthew Sykes
Funny Lady
as Billy Rose
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
The Program
as Sam Winters
Irma la Douce
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Blood Ties
as Leon
Wuthering High
as Earnshaw
The Good Neighbor
as Harold Grainey
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as Self (voice)
Middle Men
as Jerry Haggerty
Holy Lands
as Harry
Altman
as Self
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Tommy Korman
J.L. Family Ranch
as Tap
Undercover Grandpa
as Grandpa
The Way of the Gun
as Joe Sarno
Henry's Crime
as Max Saltzman
Small Apartments
as Mr. Allspice
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Frank Vitale
The Outsider
as Schuuster
Silent Movie
as Self
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Sonny Corleone
The Gambler
as Axel
Con Man
as Agent Gamble
The Killer Elite
as Mike Locken
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
For the Boys
as Eddie Sparks
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
His Way
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Throwaways
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Flesh and Bone
as Roy Sweeney
Santa's Slay
as Darren Mason
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
as Tap
Comes a Horseman
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Games
as Paul Montgomery
Bolero
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Queen Bees
as Dan
Red Line 7000
as Mike
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Brando
as Self
Countdown
as Lee Stegler
The Rain People
as Jimmy Kilgannon
Warden of Red Rock
as John Flinders
City of Ghosts
as Marvin
Wisegal
as Salvatore Palmeri
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
as Self (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh
as Buck Burnett
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
North Star
as Sean McLennon
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Harry Digby
Rabbit, Run
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
T.R. Baskin
as Larry Moore
A Fighting Man
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Gone with the West
as Jud McGraw
Lathe of Heaven
as Dr. William Haber
Poodle Springs
as Philip Marlowe
Freebie and the Bean
as Freebie
Slither
as Dick Kanipsia
Out of Blue
as Col. Tom Rockwell
For the Love of Money
as Micky
In the Shadows
as Lance Huston
The Glory Guys
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Brian's Song
as Brian Piccolo
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
A Glimpse of Hell
as Capt. Fred Moosally
King on Screen
as Self
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
The Red Maple Leaf
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Dark Backward
as Dr. Scurvy
Kiss Me Goodbye
as Jolly
Another Man, Another Chance
as David Williams
Luckytown
as Charlie Doyles
Lady in a Cage
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
as Self
Mercy
as Gerry Ryan
Submarine X-1
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Hide in Plain Sight
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Cinderella Liberty
as John Baggs Jr.
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
Filmmaker
as Self (uncredited)
The Godfather and the Mob
as Self (archive footage)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
Night at the Golden Eagle
as Prison Warden
The Godfather Legacy
as Self
Preggoland
as Walter
This Is My Father
as Kieran Johnson
Jericho Mansions
as Leonard Grey
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Chapter Two
as George Schneider
Blood Crime
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
This Thing of Ours
as Jimmy
Sicilian Vampire
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
A Boy Called Hate
as Jim
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
as Self
Good Enough
as Roger Flynn
Rickles
Playboy's Playmate Party
Superstunt
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
as Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Misery Loves Company
as Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
as Self (uncredited)
Dead Simple
as Roy Baker
Howard Hawks: American Artist
as Self
Hollywood Gangster
as Self