James Caan: movies and TV shows
James Caan has 177 credits in the archive: 142 films and 35 TV series, from 1944 to 2024. Highest rated: The Godfather (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2024 · busiest year: 1975 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chuck Zito: An American Story | Self | Film | 2.0 | 84 |
| 2023 | Fast Charlie | Stan Mullen | Film | 6.2 | 83 |
| 2023 | King on Screen | Self | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2022 | Secrets of Playboy | Self | TV | 6.4 | 82 |
| 2021 | Queen Bees | Dan | Film | 6.0 | 81 |
| 2020 | The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self | TV | 7.2 | 80 |
| 2020 | JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift | Tap | Film | 6.4 | 80 |
| 2019 | Holy Lands | Harry | Film | 6.1 | 79 |
| 2019 | Out of Blue | Col. Tom Rockwell | Film | 5.1 | 79 |
| 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | Self | Film | 5.3 | 79 |
| 2018 | Con Man | Agent Gamble | Film | 4.7 | 78 |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa | Grandpa | Film | 5.6 | 77 |
| 2017 | The Red Maple Leaf | Senator George Lawrence Secord | Film | 4.3 | 77 |
| 2017 | Good Enough | Roger Flynn | Film | 5.8 | 77 |
| 2016 | J.L. Family Ranch | Tap | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2016 | The American West | Self | TV | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2016 | The Good Neighbor | Harold Grainey | Film | 6.2 | 76 |
| 2016 | The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 | Santino "Sonny" Corleone | Film | 9.0 | 76 |
| 2015 | Sicilian Vampire | Professor Bernard Issaacs | Film | 3.4 | 75 |
| 2015 | The Throwaways | Lt. Col. Christopher Holden | Film | 5.3 | 75 |
| 2015 | The Outsider | Schuuster | Film | 4.5 | 75 |
| 2015 | Wuthering High | Earnshaw | Film | 5.1 | 75 |
| 2014 | Preggoland | Walter | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 2014 | Altman | Self | Film | 6.7 | 74 |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man | Mike 'Brother' Albright | Film | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2014 | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 74 |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Tim Lockwood (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 73 |
| 2013 | Back in the Game | Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. | TV | 6.0 | 73 |
| 2013 | Seduced and Abandoned | Self | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Leon | Film | 6.1 | 73 |
| 2012 | That's My Boy | Father McNally | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Mr. Allspice | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 2012 | For the Love of Money | Micky | Film | 4.3 | 72 |
| 2012 | The Godfather Legacy | Self | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2011 | Detachment | Mr. Charles Seaboldt | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2011 | His Way | Self | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tony Archer | TV | 7.7 | 70 |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Max Saltzman | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Tim Lockwood (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 2009 | Annoying Orange | Jalapeño | TV | 2.7 | 69 |
| 2009 | Middle Men | Jerry Haggerty | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side | Self (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 2009 | Mercy | Gerry Ryan | Film | 5.2 | 69 |
| 2008 | Get Smart | The President | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2008 | Wisegal | Salvatore Palmeri | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2008 | Hollywood Gangster | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2008 | The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' | Self | Film | 5.0 | 68 |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2007 | Brando | Self | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2006 | The Godfather and the Mob | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2006 | The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood | Self (uncredited) | Film | — | 66 |
| 2005 | Santa's Slay | Darren Mason | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2005 | Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood | Film | 7.4 | 65 | |
| 2004 | Leçon de Cinéma | Self | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2004 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Mr. Harry Dewitt | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2004 | Elf: Film School for Kids | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | Elf: That's a Wrap | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels | Film | 8.3 | 64 | |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Ed Deline | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2003 | Elf | Walter | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2003 | Dogville | The Big Man | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2003 | Misery Loves Company | Self | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2003 | Jericho Mansions | Leonard Grey | Film | 5.1 | 63 |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven | Dr. William Haber | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2002 | City of Ghosts | Marvin | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 2002 | Night at the Golden Eagle | Prison Warden | Film | 4.8 | 62 |
| 2002 | This Thing of Ours | Jimmy | Film | 4.0 | 62 |
| 2002 | Blood Crime | Sheriff Morgan McKenna | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Ed Deline | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | John Flinders | Film | 5.9 | 61 |
| 2001 | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2001 | In the Shadows | Lance Huston | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 2001 | Dead Simple | Roy Baker | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | Capt. Fred Moosally | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 2000 | The Yards | Frank Olchin | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2000 | The Way of the Gun | Joe Sarno | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2000 | Luckytown | Charlie Doyles | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | James Caan (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 59 |
| 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes | Frank Vitale | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1999 | Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1999 | This Is My Father | Kieran Johnson | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1999 | Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity | Self | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1999 | The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs | Philip Marlowe | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1997 | Howard Hawks: American Artist | Self | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1996 | Eraser | U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.1 | 56 |
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | Mr. Abe Henry | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1996 | Bulletproof | Frank Colton | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1996 | North Star | Sean McLennon | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 1996 | A Boy Called Hate | Jim | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | James Caan (uncredited) | TV | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone | Roy Sweeney | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1993 | The Program | Sam Winters | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1993 | Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | Film | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Tommy Korman | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Sonny Corleone | Film | 8.9 | 52 |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1992 | The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Eddie Sparks | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Dr. Scurvy | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Spaldoni | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1990 | Misery | Paul Sheldon | Film | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1990 | The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone | Film | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | James Caan (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1988 | Alien Nation | Matthew Sykes | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | TV | 8.4 | 47 | |
| 1987 | Biography | Self | TV | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Clell Hazard | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1985 | Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Jolly | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1981 | Thief | Frank | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1981 | Bolero | Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight | Thomas Hacklin, Jr. | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight | Film | 5.7 | 40 | |
| 1979 | 1941 | Sailor in Fight (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1979 | Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party | Self (uncredited) | Film | 1.0 | 39 |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | George Schneider | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 1.0 | 39 |
| 1978 | Ciné regards | Self | TV | — | 38 |
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman | Frank 'Buck' Athearn | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1977 | Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television | Santino "Sonny" Corleone | TV | 8.6 | 37 |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | SSgt. Eddie Dohun | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1977 | Superstunt | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1977 | Playboy's Playmate Party | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | David Williams | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Self | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Harry Digby | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Billy Rose | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1975 | The Killer Elite | Mike Locken | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1975 | Rollerball | Jonathan E. | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1975 | Gone with the West | Jud McGraw | Film | 3.0 | 35 |
| 1975 | Funny Girl to Funny Lady | Self | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1975 | Rickles | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1975 | From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Sonny Corleone (uncredited) | Film | 8.6 | 34 |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Film | 8.6 | 34 | |
| 1974 | The Gambler | Axel | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1974 | Freebie and the Bean | Freebie | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty | John Baggs Jr. | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1973 | Slither | Dick Kanipsia | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Sonny Corleone | Film | 8.7 | 32 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 31 |
| 1971 | Brian's Song | Brian Piccolo | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1971 | T.R. Baskin | Larry Moore | Film | 5.1 | 31 |
| 1971 | The Godfather: Behind the Scenes | Self | Film | — | 31 |
| 1970 | Rabbit, Run | Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom | Film | 4.2 | 30 |
| 1969 | The Rain People | Jimmy Kilgannon | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1968 | Journey to Shiloh | Buck Burnett | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1968 | Filmmaker | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1968 | Submarine X-1 | Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1967 | Countdown | Lee Stegler | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1967 | Games | Paul Montgomery | Film | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1966 | El Dorado | Mississippi | Film | 7.4 | 26 |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 25 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Eugene David Holt | TV | 5.6 | 25 |
| 1965 | The Glory Guys | Pvt. Anthony Dugan | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 | Mike | Film | 5.4 | 25 |
| 1964 | Lady in a Cage | Randall Simpson O'Connell | Film | 6.1 | 24 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Rick Peterson | TV | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Soldier with Radio (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 23 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone | TV | 7.8 | 22 |
| 1962 | Combat! | Sgt. Beckman | TV | 7.8 | 22 |
| 1962 | The Wide Country | Buddie Simpson | TV | 6.2 | 22 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 21 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Charley Johnson | TV | 5.7 | 21 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 21 | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 20 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Keir Brannon | TV | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Marty Feketi | TV | 5.7 | 18 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 4 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 4 |