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James Caan

James Caan

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 nomi

Born

Mar 26, 1940

The Bronx, New York, USA

Died

Jul 06, 2022

Known For

Acting

Movies

138 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.5

Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 as Sonny Corleone
★ 8.7
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
★ 8.6
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
2012 as Father McNally
★ 5.8
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 as Tim Lockwood (voice)
★ 6.5
Eraser
Eraser
1996 as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
★ 6.1
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
★ 5.9
Misery
Misery
1990 as Paul Sheldon
★ 7.7
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 as Tim Lockwood (voice)
★ 6.7
Elf
Elf
2003 as Walter
★ 6.7
Get Smart
Get Smart
2008 as The President
★ 6.2
Dogville
Dogville
2003 as The Big Man
★ 7.8
Detachment
Detachment
2011 as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
★ 7.6
Blood Ties
Blood Ties
2013 as Leon
★ 6.1
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2023 as Stan Mullen
★ 6.2
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977 as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
★ 7.2
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966 as Mississippi
★ 7.4
Thief
Thief
1981 as Frank
★ 7.2
The Yards
The Yards
2000 as Frank Olchin
★ 6.2
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1990 as Spaldoni
★ 6.1
The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun
2000 as Joe Sarno
★ 6.3
Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket
1996 as Mr. Abe Henry
★ 6.7
Middle Men
Middle Men
2009 as Jerry Haggerty
★ 6.5
1941
1941
1979 as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Bulletproof
Bulletproof
1996 as Frank Colton
★ 5.7
Alien Nation
Alien Nation
1988 as Matthew Sykes
★ 6.1
Small Apartments
Small Apartments
2012 as Mr. Allspice
★ 5.8
Rollerball
Rollerball
1975 as Jonathan E.
★ 6.3
The Program
The Program
1993 as Sam Winters
★ 6.4
Silent Movie
Silent Movie
1976 as Self
★ 6.5
The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor
2016 as Harold Grainey
★ 6.2
Henry's Crime
Henry's Crime
2010 as Max Saltzman
★ 5.8
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
1963 as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
★ 7.4
For the Boys
For the Boys
1991 as Eddie Sparks
★ 6.2
Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone
1993 as Roy Sweeney
★ 6.0
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
★ 6.1
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
1987 as Sgt. Clell Hazard
★ 6.2
Queen Bees
Queen Bees
2021 as Dan
★ 6.0
City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
2002 as Marvin
★ 5.8
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned
2013 as Self
★ 6.1
Kiss Me Goodbye
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982 as Jolly
★ 5.8
Holy Lands
Holy Lands
2019 as Harry
★ 6.1
The Gambler
The Gambler
1974 as Axel
★ 6.7
Lady in a Cage
Lady in a Cage
1964 as Randall Simpson O'Connell
★ 6.1
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
★ 8.8
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite
1975 as Mike Locken
★ 5.8
Brian's Song
Brian's Song
1971 as Brian Piccolo
★ 7.2
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean
1974 as Freebie
★ 6.1
Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 as Frank Vitale
★ 5.7
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990 as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
★ 7.7
The Rain People
The Rain People
1969 as Jimmy Kilgannon
★ 6.6
Santa's Slay
Santa's Slay
2005 as Darren Mason
★ 5.5
Bolero
Bolero
1981 as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
★ 6.9
Wisegal
Wisegal
2008 as Salvatore Palmeri
★ 5.3
Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
2017 as Grandpa
★ 5.6
Honeymoon in Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992 as Tommy Korman
★ 5.6
Altman
Altman
2014 as Self
★ 6.6
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
★ 6.7
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 as Sonny Corleone
★ 8.9
The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys
1965 as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
★ 6.5
Out of Blue
Out of Blue
2019 as Col. Tom Rockwell
★ 5.2
Brando
Brando
2007 as Self
★ 6.8
North Star
North Star
1996 as Sean McLennon
★ 4.7
The Throwaways
The Throwaways
2015 as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
★ 5.4
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
In the Shadows
In the Shadows
2001 as Lance Huston
★ 5.2
J.L. Family Ranch
J.L. Family Ranch
2016 as Tap
★ 5.9
It Takes a Lunatic
It Takes a Lunatic
2019 as Self
★ 5.3
Mercy
Mercy
2009 as Gerry Ryan
★ 5.2
Con Man
Con Man
2018 as Agent Gamble
★ 4.9
The Outsider
The Outsider
2015 as Schuuster
★ 4.5
Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh
1968 as Buck Burnett
★ 5.3
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
★ 6.8
For the Love of Money
For the Love of Money
2012 as Micky
★ 4.3
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man
2014 as Mike 'Brother' Albright
★ 5.4
Games
Games
1967 as Paul Montgomery
★ 6.1
His Way
His Way
2011 as Self
★ 6.4
Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000
1965 as Mike
★ 5.3
Funny Lady
Funny Lady
1975 as Billy Rose
★ 5.2
Warden of Red Rock
Warden of Red Rock
2001 as John Flinders
★ 5.2
Chuck Zito: An American Story
★ 2.0
Slither
Slither
1973 as Dick Kanipsia
★ 5.7
Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven
2002 as Dr. William Haber
★ 5.7
A Glimpse of Hell
A Glimpse of Hell
2001 as Capt. Fred Moosally
★ 4.9
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976 as Harry Digby
★ 5.7
movie
★ 6.1
Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run
1970 as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
★ 3.0
Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1
1968 as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
★ 6.0
Luckytown
Luckytown
2000 as Charlie Doyles
★ 5.3
Countdown
Countdown
1967 as Lee Stegler
★ 5.8
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 as Kieran Johnson
★ 5.4
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs
1998 as Philip Marlowe
★ 5.4
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
1973 as John Baggs Jr.
★ 6.6
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
★ 6.4
The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward
1991 as Dr. Scurvy
★ 5.6
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight
1980 as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
★ 5.3
Another Man, Another Chance
Another Man, Another Chance
1977 as David Williams
★ 6.0
The Godfather Legacy
The Godfather Legacy
2012 as Self
★ 7.2
Gone with the West
Gone with the West
1975 as Jud McGraw
★ 2.4
Preggoland
Preggoland
2014 as Walter
★ 5.7
King on Screen
King on Screen
2023 as Self
★ 7.0
Night at the Golden Eagle
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002 as Prison Warden
★ 4.2
Sicilian Vampire
Sicilian Vampire
2015 as Professor Bernard Issaacs
★ 3.4
T.R. Baskin
T.R. Baskin
1971 as Larry Moore
★ 4.8
Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company
2003 as Self
★ 7.0
Jericho Mansions
Jericho Mansions
2003 as Leonard Grey
★ 4.7
The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf
2017 as Senator George Lawrence Secord
★ 4.3
Blood Crime
Blood Crime
2002 as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
★ 5.2
Chapter Two
Chapter Two
1979 as George Schneider
★ 5.7
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
★ 2.0
This Thing of Ours
This Thing of Ours
2002 as Jimmy
★ 3.4
Good Enough
Good Enough
2017 as Roger Flynn
★ 5.8
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004 as Mr. Harry Dewitt
★ 7.2
The Godfather and the Mob
The Godfather and the Mob
2006 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
movie
★ 5.8
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
★ 5.0
Wuthering High
Wuthering High
2015 as Earnshaw
★ 5.1
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979 as Self (uncredited)
★ 1.0
A Boy Called Hate
A Boy Called Hate
1996 as Jim
★ 4.3
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
1968 as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.1
movie
★ 6.0
Dead Simple
Dead Simple
2001 as Roy Baker
★ 4.4
movie
Hollywood Gangster
2008 as Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006 as Self (uncredited)
movie
Superstunt
1977 as Self