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 (107)
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery
Paul Sheldon
Elf
Walter
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Get Smart
The President
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
That's My Boy
Father McNally
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
Dogville
The Big Man
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
The Yards
Frank Olchin
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
Thief
Frank
El Dorado
Mississippi
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
Blood Ties
Leon
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
Silent Movie
James Caan
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
The Gambler
Axel
City of Ghosts
Marvin
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
The Program
Sam Winters
The Outsider
Schuuster
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
Countdown
Lee Stegler
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
Queen Bees
Dan
Holy Lands
Harry
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Con Man
Agent Gamble
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Red Line 7000
Mike
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
Preggoland
Walter
For the Love of Money
Micky
North Star
Sean McLennon
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
Games
Paul Montgomery
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
Chapter Two
George Schneider
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
Rickles
1975
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
TV Shows (20)
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
James Caan (voice) · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Tony Archer · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Ed Deline · 88 eps
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon · 1 eps
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt · 1 eps
Naked City
Marty Feketi · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited) · 1 eps
Annoying Orange
Jalapeño · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson · 1 eps
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone · 4 eps
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson · 28 eps
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. · 13 eps
Self / Appearances (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Biography
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The American West
Self · 8 eps
Secrets of Playboy
Self · 1 eps
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Altman
Self
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
King on Screen
Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Brando
Self
Playmate Pajama Party
self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
His Way
Self
The Godfather Legacy
Self
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Misery Loves Company
Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
