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James Caan

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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).

Born

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA on 26th March 1940

Died

6th July 2022

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