James Caan profile
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James Caan

26th March 1940 The Bronx, New York, USA Acting

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).

138 Movies 31 TV Shows 169 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Con Man poster
Con Man 2nd March 2018 as Agent Gamble
Mercy poster
Mercy 11th November 2009 as Gerry Ryan
Wisegal poster
Wisegal 15th March 2008 as Salvatore Palmeri
Elf poster
Elf 7th November 2003 as Walter
Eraser poster
Eraser 21st June 1996 as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Misery poster
Misery 30th November 1990 as Paul Sheldon
Bolero poster
Bolero 27th May 1981 as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Thief poster
Thief 27th March 1981 as Frank
1941 poster
1941 14th December 1979 as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Slither poster
Slither 7th March 1973 as Dick Kanipsia
Filmmaker poster
Filmmaker 1st December 1968 as Self (uncredited)
Games poster
Games 17th September 1967 as Paul Montgomery
NewsRadio poster
NewsRadio 21st March 1995 as James Caan (uncredited)
Get Smart poster
Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
Combat! poster
Combat! 2nd October 1962 as Sgt. Beckman