James Caan
Acting
Born: Mar 26, 1940 — Died: Jul 06, 2022
From: The Bronx, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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).
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 | Santino "Sonny" Corleone | 2016 | 8.8 |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Tim Lockwood (voice) | 2009 | 6.7 |
| Get Smart | The President | 2008 | 6.208 |
| Santa's Slay | Darren Mason | 2005 | 5.487 |
| Dogville | The Big Man | 2003 | 7.8 |
| Elf | Walter | 2003 | 6.666 |
| Misery Loves Company | Self | 2003 | 8.0 |
| City of Ghosts | Marvin | 2002 | 5.826 |
| Lathe of Heaven | Dr. William Haber | 2002 | 5.987 |
| The Way of the Gun | Joe Sarno | 2000 | 6.333 |
| Mickey Blue Eyes | Frank Vitale | 1999 | 5.694 |
| This Is My Father | Kieran Johnson | 1999 | 5.769 |
| Poodle Springs | Philip Marlowe | 1998 | 5.48 |
| Bulletproof | Frank Colton | 1996 | 5.736 |
| Eraser | U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin | 1996 | 6.088 |
| Bottle Rocket | Mr. Abe Henry | 1996 | 6.7 |
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Tommy Korman | 1992 | 5.653 |
| For the Boys | Eddie Sparks | 1991 | 6.284 |
| Misery | Paul Sheldon | 1990 | 7.746 |
| Alien Nation | Matthew Sykes | 1988 | 6.081 |
| Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Clell Hazard | 1987 | 6.216 |
| Thief | Frank | 1981 | 7.2 |
| A Bridge Too Far | SSgt. Eddie Dohun | 1977 | 7.212 |
| Silent Movie | Self | 1976 | 6.526 |
| Rollerball | Jonathan E. | 1975 | 6.298 |
| The Killer Elite | Mike Locken | 1975 | 5.816 |
| The Godfather Part II | Sonny Corleone (uncredited) | 1974 | 8.571 |
| Freebie and the Bean | Freebie | 1974 | 6.087 |
| Countdown | Lee Stegler | 1967 | 5.85 |
| El Dorado | Mississippi | 1966 | 7.356 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | The Bronx, New … |