James Caan
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).
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as James Caan (voice)
- Family Guy (1999) as James Caan (voice)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Tony Archer
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Ed Deline
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Guest
- The Godfather (1972) as Sonny Corleone
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Las Vegas (2003) as Ed Deline
- The Godfather Part II (1974) as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
- Combat! (1962) as Sgt. Beckman
- The Untouchables (1959) as Keir Brannon
- Get Smart (1965) as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
- Naked City (1958) as Marty Feketi
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Charley Johnson
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Eugene David Holt
- Ben Casey (1961)
- NewsRadio (1995) as James Caan (uncredited)
- Route 66 (1960)
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Rick Peterson
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) as Tim Lockwood (voice)