James Caan
ActingJames 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).
Known For
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery
Paul Sheldon
That's My Boy
Father McNally
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Dogville
The Big Man
Elf
Walter
Thief
Frank
Filmography — Acting
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery
Paul Sheldon
That's My Boy
Father McNally
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Dogville
The Big Man
Elf
Walter
Thief
Frank
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Get Smart
The President
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
El Dorado
Mississippi
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Blood Ties
Leon
The Yards
Frank Olchin
For the Love of Money
Micky
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
The Gambler
Axel
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Altman
Self
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
Silent Movie
Self
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
The Program
Sam Winters
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
King on Screen
Self
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Games
Paul Montgomery
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
North Star
Sean McLennon
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
Con Man
Agent Gamble
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Countdown
Lee Stegler
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
Red Line 7000
Mike
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
Queen Bees
Dan
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
City of Ghosts
Marvin
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
His Way
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Brando
Self
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
The Outsider
Schuuster
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
Chapter Two
George Schneider
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
The Godfather Legacy
Self
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
Preggoland
Walter
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Holy Lands
Harry
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
Misery Loves Company
Self
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Rickles
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
Superstunt
Self
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
Playboy's Playmate Party
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Gangster
Self
Dead Simple
Roy Baker