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James Caan

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James Caan

Born March 26, 1940 in The Bronx, New York, USADied July 6, 2022102 films

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.

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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).

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The Godfather posterFirst watchThe Godfather19728.7as Sonny CorleoneSpanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Godfather Part II poster8.6The Godfather Part II1974Misery poster7.8Misery1990Dogville poster7.7Dogville2003Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs poster6.7Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009Detachment poster7.6Detachment2011Elf poster6.7Elf2003Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 poster6.5Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013Get Smart poster6.2Get Smart2008

Filmography

102 films as actor
  1. 2023Fast CharlieStan Mullen
  2. 2021Queen BeesDan
  3. 2020JL Family Ranch: The Wedding GiftTap
  4. 2019Out of BlueCol. Tom Rockwell
  5. 2019Holy LandsHarry
  6. 2018Con ManAgent Gamble
  7. 2017Good EnoughRoger Flynn
  8. 2017Undercover GrandpaGrandpa
  9. 2017The Red Maple LeafSenator George Lawrence Secord
  10. 2016The Good NeighborHarold Grainey
  11. 2016J.L. Family RanchTap
  12. 2015Sicilian VampireProfessor Bernard Issaacs
  13. 2015The OutsiderSchuuster
  14. 2015Wuthering HighEarnshaw
  15. 2015The ThrowawaysLt. Col. Christopher Holden
  16. 2014PreggolandWalter
  17. 2014A Fighting ManMike 'Brother' Albright
  18. 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Tim Lockwood (voice)
  19. 2013Blood TiesLeon
  20. 2012That's My BoyFather McNally
  21. 2012For the Love of MoneyMicky
  22. 2012Small ApartmentsMr. Allspice
  23. 2011DetachmentMr. Charles Seaboldt
  24. 2010Henry's CrimeMax Saltzman
  25. 2009MercyGerry Ryan
  26. 2009Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsTim Lockwood (voice)
  27. 2009Middle MenJerry Haggerty
  28. 2008New York, I Love YouMr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
  29. 2008Get SmartThe President
  30. 2008WisegalSalvatore Palmeri
  31. 2005Santa's SlayDarren Mason
  32. 2004Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
  33. 2004The Incredible Mrs. RitchieMr. Harry Dewitt
  34. 2003ElfWalter
  35. 2003DogvilleThe Big Man
  36. 2003Jericho MansionsLeonard Grey
  37. 2002Blood CrimeSheriff Morgan McKenna
  38. 2002City of GhostsMarvin
  39. 2002Lathe of HeavenDr. William Haber
  40. 2002Night at the Golden EaglePrison Warden
  41. 2002This Thing of OursJimmy
  42. 2001Dead SimpleRoy Baker
  43. 2001In the ShadowsLance Huston
  44. 2001Warden of Red RockJohn Flinders
  45. 2001A Glimpse of HellCapt. Fred Moosally
  46. 2000The Way of the GunJoe Sarno
  47. 2000LuckytownCharlie Doyles
  48. 2000The YardsFrank Olchin
  49. 1999Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
  50. 1999Mickey Blue EyesFrank Vitale
  51. 1999This Is My FatherKieran Johnson
  52. 1998Poodle SpringsPhilip Marlowe
  53. 1996BulletproofFrank Colton
  54. 1996EraserDeGuerin
  55. 1996A Boy Called HateJim
  56. 1996Bottle RocketMr. Abe Henry
  57. 1996North StarSean McLennon
  58. 1993Flesh and BoneRoy Sweeney
  59. 1993The ProgramSam Winters
  60. 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Sonny Corleone
  61. 1992Honeymoon in VegasTommy Korman
  62. 1991For the BoysEddie Sparks
  63. 1991The Dark BackwardDr. Scurvy
  64. 1990MiseryPaul Sheldon
  65. 1990Dick TracySpaldoni
  66. 1988Alien NationMatthew Sykes
  67. 1987Gardens of StoneSgt. Clell Hazard
  68. 1982Kiss Me GoodbyeJolly
  69. 1981BoleroJack Glenn / Jason Glenn
  70. 1981ThiefFrank
  71. 1980Hide in Plain SightThomas Hacklin, Jr.
  72. 1979Chapter TwoGeorge Schneider
  73. 19791941Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
  74. 1978Comes a HorsemanFrank 'Buck' Athearn
  75. 1977Another Man, Another ChanceDavid Williams
  76. 1977A Bridge Too FarSSgt. Eddie Dohun
  77. 1976Silent MovieJames Caan
  78. 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkHarry Digby
  79. 1975The Killer EliteMike Locken
  80. 1975Rickles
  81. 1975Gone with the WestJud McGraw
  82. 1975RollerballJonathan E.
  83. 1975Funny LadyBilly Rose
  84. 1974Freebie and the BeanFreebie
  85. 1974The Godfather Part IISonny Corleone (uncredited)
  86. 1974The GamblerAxel
  87. 1973Cinderella LibertyJohn Baggs Jr.
  88. 1973SlitherDick Kanipsia
  89. 1972The GodfatherSonny Corleone
  90. 1971Brian's SongBrian Piccolo
  91. 1971T.R. BaskinLarry Moore
  92. 1970Rabbit, RunHarry "Rabbit" Angstrom
  93. 1969The Rain PeopleJimmy Kilgannon
  94. 1968Journey to ShilohBuck Burnett
  95. 1968Submarine X-1Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
  96. 1967GamesPaul Montgomery
  97. 1967CountdownLee Stegler
  98. 1966El DoradoMississippi
  99. 1965Red Line 7000Mike
  100. 1965The Glory GuysPvt. Anthony Dugan
  101. 1964Lady in a CageRandall Simpson O'Connell
  102. 1963Irma la DouceSoldier with Radio (uncredited)