James Caan
Acting
Born: March 26, 1940 · The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: July 6, 2022 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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
The Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
The Simpsons
1989
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
Misery
1990
Family Guy
1999
Elf
2003
Get Smart
2008
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
Dogville
2003
That's My Boy
2012
Eraser
1996
Photos (8)
Movies (106)
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Misery
Paul Sheldon
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
That's My Boy
Father McNally
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
Eraser
DeGuerin
Dogville
The Big Man
Get Smart
The President
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Elf
Walter
The Outsider
Schuuster
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
Blood Ties
Leon
El Dorado
Mississippi
Queen Bees
Dan
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
For the Love of Money
Micky
The Yards
Frank Olchin
The Gambler
Axel
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Thief
Frank
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
Con Man
Agent Gamble
City of Ghosts
Marvin
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
Silent Movie
James Caan
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
The Program
Sam Winters
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Holy Lands
Harry
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
Games
Paul Montgomery
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
Preggoland
Walter
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
Red Line 7000
Mike
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Countdown
Lee Stegler
North Star
Sean McLennon
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
Rickles
1975
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
Chapter Two
George Schneider
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
TV Shows (20)
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
James Caan (voice) · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Tony Archer · 1 eps
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) · 2 eps
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Ed Deline · 88 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon · 1 eps
Naked City
Marty Feketi · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman · 1 eps
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited) · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson · 1 eps
Annoying Orange
Jalapeño · 1 eps
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone · 4 eps
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. · 13 eps
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson · 28 eps
Self / Appearances (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Biography
Self · 1 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
The American West
Self · 8 eps
Secrets of Playboy
Self · 1 eps
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
Altman
Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
King on Screen
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
Brando
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
His Way
Self
The Godfather Legacy
Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Playmate Pajama Party
self
Misery Loves Company
Self
