James Caan
Acting
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).
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movieFast Charlie
2023
Stan Mullen
movieOut of Blue
2019
Col. Tom Rockwell
movieHoly Lands
2019
Harry
movieCon Man
2018
Agent Gamble
movieGood Enough
2017
Roger Flynn
movieUndercover Grandpa
2017
Grandpa
movieThe Red Maple Leaf
2017
Senator George Lawrence Secord
movieThe Good Neighbor
2016
Harold Grainey
movieThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
movieSicilian Vampire
2015
Professor Bernard Issaacs
movieThe Outsider
2015
Schuuster
movieWuthering High
2015
Earnshaw
movieThe Throwaways
2015
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
movieMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Self - Actor (archive footage)
moviePreggoland
2014
Walter
movieAltman
2014
Self
movieA Fighting Man
2014
Mike 'Brother' Albright
movieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
Tim Lockwood (voice)
tvBack in the Game
2013
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
movieThat's My Boy
2012
Father McNally
movieSmall Apartments
2012
Mr. Allspice
movieDetachment
2011
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
movieHis Way
2011
Self
tvHawaii Five-0
2010
Tony Archer
movieHenry's Crime
2010
Max Saltzman
movieMercy
2009
Gerry Ryan
tvThe Annoying Orange
2009
Jalapeño
movieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
Tim Lockwood (voice)
movieMiddle Men
2009
Jerry Haggerty
movieNew York, I Love You
2008
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
movieGet Smart
2008
The President
movieWisegal
2008
Salvatore Palmeri
movieBrando
2007
Self
movieThe Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Godfather and the Mob
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieSanta's Slay
2005
Darren Mason
movieThe Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004
Mr. Harry Dewitt
movieElf
2003
Walter
tvLas Vegas
2003
Ed Deline
movieDogville
2003
The Big Man
movieJericho Mansions
2003
Leonard Grey
movieBlood Crime
2002
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
movieCity of Ghosts
2002
Marvin
movieLathe of Heaven
2002
Dr. William Haber
movieNight at the Golden Eagle
2002
Prison Warden
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Ed Deline
movieDead Simple
2001
Roy Baker
movieIn the Shadows
2001
Lance Huston
movieWarden of Red Rock
2001
John Flinders
movieA Glimpse of Hell
2001
Capt. Fred Moosally
movieThe Way of the Gun
2000
Joe Sarno
movieLuckytown
2000
Charlie Doyles
movieThe Yards
2000
Frank Olchin
movieMickey Blue Eyes
1999
Frank Vitale
movieThis Is My Father
1999
Kieran Johnson
tvFamily Guy
1999
James Caan (voice)
moviePoodle Springs
1998
Philip Marlowe
movieBulletproof
1996
Frank Colton
movieEraser
1996
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieBottle Rocket
1996
Mr. Abe Henry
movieNorth Star
1996
Sean McLennon
tvNewsRadio
1995
James Caan (uncredited)
movieFlesh and Bone
1993
Roy Sweeney
movieThe Program
1993
Sam Winters
movieThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Sonny Corleone
movieEarth and the American Dream
1992
Reader (voice)
movieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
Tommy Korman
movieThe Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
Self (uncredited)
movieFor the Boys
1991
Eddie Sparks
movieThe Dark Backward
1991
Dr. Scurvy
movieMisery
1990
Paul Sheldon
movieThe Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
movieDick Tracy
1990
Spaldoni
tvThe Simpsons
1989
James Caan (voice)
movieAlien Nation
1988
Matthew Sykes
movieGardens of Stone
1987
Sgt. Clell Hazard
tvBiography
1987
Self
movieBolero
1981
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
movieThief
1981
Frank
movieHide in Plain Sight
1980
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
movieChapter Two
1979
George Schneider
movie1941
1979
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
moviePlayboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
Self (uncredited)
movieComes a Horseman
1978
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
tvMario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
movieAnother Man, Another Chance
1977
David Williams
movieA Bridge Too Far
1977
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
movieHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976
Harry Digby
movieThe Killer Elite
1975
Mike Locken
movieGone with the West
1975
Jud McGraw
movieRollerball
1975
Jonathan E.
movieFunny Lady
1975
Billy Rose
movieThe Godfather Part II
1974
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
movieCinderella Liberty
1973
John Baggs Jr.
movieSlither
1973
Dick Kanipsia
movieThe Godfather
1972
Sonny Corleone
movieBrian's Song
1971
Brian Piccolo
movieT.R. Baskin
1971
Larry Moore
movieRabbit, Run
1970
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
movieThe Rain People
1969
Jimmy Kilgannon
movieFilmmaker
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieJourney to Shiloh
1968
Buck Burnett
movieSubmarine X-1
1968
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
movieGames
1967
Paul Montgomery
movieCountdown
1967
Lee Stegler
movieEl Dorado
1966
Mississippi
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Eugene David Holt
tvGet Smart
1965
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
movieThe Glory Guys
1965
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
movieLady in a Cage
1964
Randall Simpson O'Connell
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Rick Peterson
movieIrma la Douce
1963
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
tvCombat!
1962
Sgt. Beckman
tvThe Wide Country
1962
Buddie Simpson
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Guest
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Charley Johnson
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Keir Brannon
tvNaked City
1958
Marty Feketi
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Crew1
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movieHide in Plain Sight
1980
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