James Caan
James Edmund Caan (/kɑːn/ KAHN; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Caan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Fast Charlie as Stan Mullen
- 2023 · Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Queen Bees as Dan
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2020 · JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift as Tap
- 2019 · Out of Blue as Col. Tom Rockwell
- 2015 · Sicilian Vampire as Professor Bernard Issaacs
- 2015 · Wuthering High as Earnshaw
- 2015 · The Throwaways as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
- 2014 · Preggoland as Walter
- 2014 · Altman as Self
- 2013 · Seduced and Abandoned as Self
- 2012 · The Godfather Legacy as Self
- 2011 · His Way as Self
- 2007 · Brando as Self
- 2005 · This Thing of Ours as Jimmy
- 2002 · City of Ghosts as Marvin
- 2002 · Night at the Golden Eagle as Prison Warden
- 2001 · In the Shadows as Lance Huston
- 2001 · Warden of Red Rock as John Flinders
- 2000 · Luckytown as Charlie Doyles
- 1999 · Mickey Blue Eyes as Frank Vitale
- 1999 · This Is My Father as Kieran Johnson
- 1996 · Bulletproof as Frank Colton
- 1996 · Bottle Rocket as Mr. Abe Henry
- 1993 · The Program as Sam Winters
- 1992 · Honeymoon in Vegas as Tommy Korman
- 1990 · The Godfather Family: A Look Inside as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
- 1981 · Bolero as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
- 1981 · The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
- 1980 · Hide in Plain Sight as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
- 1979 · 1941 as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
- 1979 · Chapter Two as George Schneider
- 1979 · Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party as Self (uncredited)
- 1977 · Another Man, Another Chance as David Williams
- 1975 · Gone with the West as Jud McGraw
- 1975 · Rollerball as Jonathan E.
- 1973 · Cinderella Liberty as John Baggs Jr.
- 1971 · T.R. Baskin as Larry Moore
- 1970 · Rabbit, Run as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
- 1969 · The Rain People as Jimmy Kilgannon
- Future · Acre Beyond the Rye as Sherriff Doyle
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2023 · King on Screen as Self
- 2022 · Secrets of Playboy as Self. Actor & Playboy Mansion Regular.
- 2019 · It Takes a Lunatic as Self
- 2019 · Holy Lands as Harry
- 2018 · Con Man as Agent Gamble
- 2017 · Good Enough as Roger Flynn
- 2017 · Undercover Grandpa as Grandpa
- 2017 · The Red Maple Leaf as Senator George Lawrence Secord
- 2016 · The Good Neighbor as Harold Grainey
- 2016 · JL Family Ranch as Tap
- 2016 · The American West as Self
- 2014 · Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Mike 'Brother' Albright
- 2014 · The Outsider as Schuuster
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Tim Lockwood (voice)
- 2013 · Back in the Game as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
- 2013 · Blood Ties as Leon
- 2012 · That's My Boy as Father McNally
- 2012 · For the Love of Money as Micky
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Mr. Allspice
- 2011 · Detachment as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
- 2011 · D'un film à l'autre as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Tony Archer
- 2010 · Henry's Crime as Max Saltzman
- 2009 · Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side as Self (voice)
- 2009 · Mercy as Gerry Ryan
- 2009 · Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Tim Lockwood (voice)
- 2009 · Middle Men as Jerry Haggerty
- 2008 · Hollywood Gangster as Self
- 2008 · The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' as Self
- 2008 · New York, I Love You as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
- 2008 · Get Smart as The President
- 2008 · Wisegal as Salvatore Palmeri
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2006 · The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 2006 · The Godfather and the Mob as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2005 · Santa's Slay as Darren Mason
- 2004 · Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels as
- 2004 · The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie as Mr. Harry Dewitt
- 2004 · Leçon de Cinéma as Self
- 2003 · Elf as Walter
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Ed Deline
- 2003 · Dogville as The Big Man
- 2003 · Jericho Mansions as Leonard Grey
- 2003 · Misery Loves Company as Self
- 2002 · Blood Crime as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
- 2002 · Lathe of Heaven as Dr. William Haber
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Ed Deline
- 2001 · Dead Simple as Roy Baker
- 2001 · Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- 2001 · A Glimpse of Hell as Capt. Fred Moosally
- 2000 · The Way of the Gun as Joe Sarno
- 2000 · The Yards as Frank Olchin
- 1999 · The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as James Caan (voice)
- 1998 · Poodle Springs as Philip Marlowe
- 1997 · Howard Hawks: American Artist as Self
- 1996 · Eraser as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · A Boy Called Hate as Jim
- 1996 · North Star as Sean McLennon
- 1995 · NewsRadio as James Caan (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Flesh and Bone as Roy Sweeney
- 1993 · Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle as
- 1992 · The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Sonny Corleone
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 · For the Boys as Eddie Sparks
- 1991 · The Dark Backward as Dr. Scurvy
- 1990 · Misery as Paul Sheldon
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Spaldoni
- 1989 · The Simpsons as James Caan (voice)
- 1988 · Alien Nation as Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
- 1987 · Gardens of Stone as Sgt. Clell Hazard
- 1987 · Biography as Self
- 1985 · Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story as
- 1982 · Kiss Me Goodbye as Jolly
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 · Thief as Frank
- 1979 · Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1978 · Comes a Horseman as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
- 1977 · Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
- 1977 · A Bridge Too Far as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
- 1976 · Silent Movie as Self
- 1976 · Harry and Walter Go to New York as Harry Digby
- 1975 · The Killer Elite as Mike Locken
- 1975 · Rickles as
- 1975 · Funny Lady as Billy Rose
- 1975 · Funny Girl to Funny Lady as Self
- 1975 · From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle as
- 1974 · Freebie and the Bean as Freebie
- 1974 · The Godfather Part II as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
- 1974 · The Gambler as Axel
- 1973 · Slither as Dick Kanipsia
- 1972 · The Godfather as Sonny Corleone
- 1971 · Brian's Song as Brian Piccolo
- 1971 · The Godfather: Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1968 · Filmmaker as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Journey to Shiloh as Buck Burnett
- 1968 · Submarine X-1 as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · Games as Paul Montgomery
- 1967 · Countdown as Lee Stegler
- 1966 · El Dorado as Mississippi
- 1965 · Red Line 7000 as Mike
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Eugene David Holt
- 1965 · Get Smart as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
- 1965 · The Glory Guys as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
- 1964 · Lady in a Cage as Randall Simpson O'Connell
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Rick Peterson
- 1963 · Irma la Douce as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
- 1962 · Combat! as Sgt. Beckman
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
- 1962 · The Wide Country as Buddie Simpson
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Charley Johnson
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Keir Brannon
- 1958 · Naked City as Marty Feketi
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee