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
Alien Nation
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
D'un film à l'autre
Self (archive footage)
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
Misery
Paul Sheldon
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
Elf
Walter
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
Silent Movie
Self
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
Thief
Frank
El Dorado
Mississippi
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
Get Smart
The President
City of Ghosts
Marvin
Misery Loves Company
Self
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
Countdown
Lee Stegler
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
Chapter Two
George Schneider
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Hollywood Gangster
Self
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
His Way
Self
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
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
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
The Program
Sam Winters
Red Line 7000
Mike
King on Screen
Self
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
The Yards
Frank Olchin
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
Games
Paul Montgomery
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
That's My Boy
Father McNally
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
For the Love of Money
Micky
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
Blood Ties
Leon
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
North Star
Sean McLennon
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
The Outsider
Schuuster
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Self (archive footage)
The Godfather Legacy
Self
Altman
Self
Preggoland
Walter
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
Brando
Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
JL Family Ranch
Tap
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
Con Man
Agent Gamble
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
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 Trilogy: 1901-1980
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
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
Shows
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice)
Family Guy
James Caan (voice)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt
Las Vegas
Ed Deline
Route 66
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline
Naked City
Marty Feketi
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson
Hawaii Five-0
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon
Secrets of Playboy
Self. Actor & Playboy Mansion Regular.
The American West
Self
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone