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