James Caan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 26, 1940
- Died
- Jul 6, 2022 (aged 82)
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- Credits
- 173
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).
Known for
The Godfather
1972Movie
Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
1974Movie
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989TV
James Caan (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009Movie
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Misery
1990Movie
Paul Sheldon
Family Guy
1999TV
James Caan (voice)
Filmography
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024Movie
Self
Fast Charlie
2023Movie
Stan Mullen
King on Screen
2023Movie
Self
Secrets of Playboy
2022TV
Self
Queen Bees
2021Movie
Dan
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020TV
Self
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
2020Movie
Tap
It Takes a Lunatic
2019Movie
Self
Out of Blue
2019Movie
Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands
2019Movie
Harry
Con Man
2018Movie
Agent Gamble
Good Enough
2017Movie
Roger Flynn
Undercover Grandpa
2017Movie
Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf
2017Movie
Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Good Neighbor
2016Movie
Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch
2016Movie
Tap
The American West
2016TV
Self
Sicilian Vampire
2015Movie
Professor Bernard Issaacs
The Outsider
2015Movie
Schuuster
Wuthering High
2015Movie
Earnshaw
The Throwaways
2015Movie
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Preggoland
2014Movie
Walter
Altman
2014Movie
Self
A Fighting Man
2014Movie
Mike 'Brother' Albright
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013Movie
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Back in the Game
2013TV
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
Blood Ties
2013Movie
Leon
Seduced and Abandoned
2013Movie
Self
The Godfather Legacy
2012Movie
Self
That's My Boy
2012Movie
Father McNally
For the Love of Money
2012Movie
Micky
Small Apartments
2012Movie
Mr. Allspice
Detachment
2011Movie
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
His Way
2011Movie
Self
Hawaii Five-0
2010TV
Tony Archer
Henry's Crime
2010Movie
Max Saltzman
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009Movie
Self (voice)
Mercy
2009Movie
Gerry Ryan
Annoying Orange
2009TV
Jalapeño
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009Movie
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Middle Men
2009Movie
Jerry Haggerty
Hollywood Gangster
2008Movie
Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
2008Movie
Self
New York, I Love You
2008Movie
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Get Smart
2008Movie
The President
Wisegal
2008Movie
Salvatore Palmeri
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007Movie
Self
Brando
2007Movie
Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Godfather and the Mob
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005Movie
Santa's Slay
2005Movie
Darren Mason
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004Movie
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004Movie
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004Movie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
Leçon de Cinéma
2004TV
Self
Elf
2003Movie
Walter
Las Vegas
2003TV
Ed Deline
Dogville
2003Movie
The Big Man
Jericho Mansions
2003Movie
Leonard Grey
Misery Loves Company
2003Movie
Self
Blood Crime
2002Movie
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
City of Ghosts
2002Movie
Marvin
Lathe of Heaven
2002Movie
Dr. William Haber
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002Movie
Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours
2002Movie
Jimmy
Crossing Jordan
2001TV
Ed Deline
Dead Simple
2001Movie
Roy Baker
In the Shadows
2001Movie
Lance Huston
Warden of Red Rock
2001Movie
John Flinders
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001Movie
Self
A Glimpse of Hell
2001Movie
Capt. Fred Moosally
The Way of the Gun
2000Movie
Joe Sarno
Luckytown
2000Movie
Charlie Doyles
The Yards
2000Movie
Frank Olchin
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999Movie
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999Movie
Frank Vitale
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999Movie
Self
This Is My Father
1999Movie
Kieran Johnson
Playmate Pajama Party
1999Movie
self
Family Guy
1999TV
James Caan (voice)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999Movie
Self
Poodle Springs
1998Movie
Philip Marlowe
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997Movie
Self
Bulletproof
1996Movie
Frank Colton
Eraser
1996Movie
DeGuerin
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
A Boy Called Hate
1996Movie
Jim
Bottle Rocket
1996Movie
Mr. Abe Henry
North Star
1996Movie
Sean McLennon
NewsRadio
1995TV
James Caan (uncredited)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994TV
Self
Flesh and Bone
1993Movie
Roy Sweeney
The Program
1993Movie
Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993Movie
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992Movie
Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream
1992Movie
Reader (voice)
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992Movie
Tommy Korman
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992Movie
Self (uncredited)
For the Boys
1991Movie
Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward
1991Movie
Dr. Scurvy
Misery
1990Movie
Paul Sheldon
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990Movie
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Dick Tracy
1990Movie
Spaldoni
The Simpsons
1989TV
James Caan (voice)
Alien Nation
1988Movie
Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone
1987Movie
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Biography
1987TV
Self
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985Movie
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982Movie
Jolly
Night of 100 Stars
1982Movie
Self
Bolero
1981Movie
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Thief
1981Movie
Frank
Hide in Plain Sight
1980Movie
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Chapter Two
1979Movie
George Schneider
1941
1979Movie
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979Movie
Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979Movie
Self
Comes a Horseman
1978Movie
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Ciné regards
1978TV
Self
Superstunt
1977Movie
Self
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977TV
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Another Man, Another Chance
1977Movie
David Williams
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977Movie
A Bridge Too Far
1977Movie
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Silent Movie
1976Movie
James Caan
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976Movie
Harry Digby
The Killer Elite
1975Movie
Mike Locken
Rickles
1975Movie
Gone with the West
1975Movie
Jud McGraw
Rollerball
1975Movie
Jonathan E.
Funny Lady
1975Movie
Billy Rose
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
1975Movie
Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975Movie
Freebie and the Bean
1974Movie
Freebie
The Godfather Part II
1974Movie
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
The Gambler
1974Movie
Axel
Cinderella Liberty
1973Movie
John Baggs Jr.
Slither
1973Movie
Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather
1972Movie
Sonny Corleone
Brian's Song
1971Movie
Brian Piccolo
Film '72
1971TV
Self
T.R. Baskin
1971Movie
Larry Moore
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971Movie
Self
Rabbit, Run
1970Movie
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People
1969Movie
Jimmy Kilgannon
Filmmaker
1968Movie
Self (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh
1968Movie
Buck Burnett
Submarine X-1
1968Movie
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self
Games
1967Movie
Paul Montgomery
Countdown
1967Movie
Lee Stegler
El Dorado
1966Movie
Mississippi
Red Line 7000
1965Movie
Mike
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Eugene David Holt
Get Smart
1965TV
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
The Glory Guys
1965Movie
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Lady in a Cage
1964Movie
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963TV
Rick Peterson
Irma la Douce
1963Movie
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Combat!
1962TV
Sgt. Beckman
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Wide Country
1962TV
Buddie Simpson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Guest
Ben Casey
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Charley Johnson
Route 66
1960TV
The Untouchables
1959TV
Keir Brannon
Naked City
1958TV
Marty Feketi
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Presenter