James Caan
Born
March 26, 1940 (age 82)
Died
July 6, 2022
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

James Caan

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).

Movies

Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2023 ★ 6.2
Stan Mullen
Queen Bees
Queen Bees
2021 ★ 6.0
Dan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
2020 ★ 6.4
Tap
Out of Blue
Out of Blue
2019 ★ 5.2
Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands
Holy Lands
2019 ★ 6.1
Harry
Con Man
Con Man
2018 ★ 5.0
Agent Gamble
Good Enough
Good Enough
2017 ★ 5.8
Roger Flynn
Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
2017 ★ 5.6
Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf
2017 ★ 4.3
Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor
2016 ★ 6.2
Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch
J.L. Family Ranch
2016 ★ 5.9
Tap
Sicilian Vampire
Sicilian Vampire
2015 ★ 3.4
Professor Bernard Issaacs
The Outsider
The Outsider
2015 ★ 4.4
Schuuster
Wuthering High
Wuthering High
2015 ★ 5.1
Earnshaw
The Throwaways
The Throwaways
2015 ★ 5.4
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Preggoland
Preggoland
2014 ★ 5.7
Walter
A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man
2014 ★ 5.4
Mike 'Brother' Albright
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 ★ 6.5
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Blood Ties
Blood Ties
2013 ★ 6.1
Leon
That's My Boy
That's My Boy
2012 ★ 5.8
Father McNally
For the Love of Money
For the Love of Money
2012 ★ 4.3
Micky
Small Apartments
Small Apartments
2012 ★ 5.8
Mr. Allspice
Detachment
Detachment
2011 ★ 7.6
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Henry's Crime
Henry's Crime
2010 ★ 5.8
Max Saltzman
Mercy
Mercy
2009 ★ 5.2
Gerry Ryan
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 ★ 6.7
Tim Lockwood (voice)
Middle Men
Middle Men
2009 ★ 6.5
Jerry Haggerty
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 ★ 5.9
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Get Smart
Get Smart
2008 ★ 6.2
The President
Wisegal
Wisegal
2008 ★ 5.3
Salvatore Palmeri
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005 ★ 7.3
Santa's Slay
Santa's Slay
2005 ★ 5.5
Darren Mason
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004 ★ 8.3
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004 ★ 7.2
Mr. Harry Dewitt
Elf
Elf
2003 ★ 6.7
Walter
Dogville
Dogville
2003 ★ 7.8
The Big Man
Jericho Mansions
Jericho Mansions
2003 ★ 4.7
Leonard Grey
Blood Crime
Blood Crime
2002 ★ 5.3
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts
2002 ★ 5.8
Marvin
Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven
2002 ★ 5.7
Dr. William Haber
Night at the Golden Eagle
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002 ★ 4.2
Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours
This Thing of Ours
2002 ★ 3.4
Jimmy
Dead Simple
Dead Simple
2001 ★ 4.4
Roy Baker
In the Shadows
In the Shadows
2001 ★ 5.3
Lance Huston
Warden of Red Rock
Warden of Red Rock
2001 ★ 5.2
John Flinders
A Glimpse of Hell
A Glimpse of Hell
2001 ★ 4.9
Capt. Fred Moosally
The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun
2000 ★ 6.3
Joe Sarno
Luckytown
Luckytown
2000 ★ 5.3
Charlie Doyles
The Yards
The Yards
2000 ★ 6.2
Frank Olchin
Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 ★ 5.7
Frank Vitale
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 ★ 5.4
Kieran Johnson
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs
1998 ★ 5.4
Philip Marlowe
Bulletproof
Bulletproof
1996 ★ 5.7
Frank Colton
Eraser
Eraser
1996 ★ 6.1
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
A Boy Called Hate
A Boy Called Hate
1996 ★ 4.3
Jim
Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket
1996 ★ 6.7
Mr. Abe Henry
North Star
North Star
1996 ★ 4.7
Sean McLennon
Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone
1993 ★ 6.0
Roy Sweeney
The Program
The Program
1993 ★ 6.4
Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 ★ 8.9
Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 ★ 6.7
Reader (voice)
Honeymoon in Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992 ★ 5.6
Tommy Korman
For the Boys
For the Boys
1991 ★ 6.2
Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward
1991 ★ 5.6
Dr. Scurvy
Misery
Misery
1990 ★ 7.7
Paul Sheldon
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1990 ★ 6.1
Spaldoni
Alien Nation
Alien Nation
1988 ★ 6.0
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
1987 ★ 6.2
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Kiss Me Goodbye
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982 ★ 5.8
Jolly
Bolero
Bolero
1981 ★ 6.9
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Thief
Thief
1981 ★ 7.2
Frank
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
1981 ★ 8.9
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight
1980 ★ 5.3
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Chapter Two
Chapter Two
1979 ★ 5.7
George Schneider
1941
1941
1979 ★ 5.8
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 ★ 6.1
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Another Man, Another Chance
Another Man, Another Chance
1977 ★ 6.0
David Williams
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977 ★ 7.2
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976 ★ 5.6
Harry Digby
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite
1975 ★ 5.7
Mike Locken
Rickles
Rickles
1975
Gone with the West
Gone with the West
1975 ★ 2.1
Jud McGraw
Rollerball
Rollerball
1975 ★ 6.3
Jonathan E.
Funny Lady
Funny Lady
1975 ★ 5.2
Billy Rose
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean
1974 ★ 6.1
Freebie
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 ★ 8.6
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
The Gambler
The Gambler
1974 ★ 6.7
Axel
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
1973 ★ 6.6
John Baggs Jr.
Slither
Slither
1973 ★ 5.7
Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 ★ 8.7
Sonny Corleone
Brian's Song
Brian's Song
1971 ★ 7.2
Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin
T.R. Baskin
1971 ★ 4.8
Larry Moore
Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run
1970 ★ 3.0
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People
The Rain People
1969 ★ 6.5
Jimmy Kilgannon
Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh
1968 ★ 5.3
Buck Burnett
Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1
1968 ★ 6.0
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Games
Games
1967 ★ 6.1
Paul Montgomery
Countdown
Countdown
1967 ★ 5.7
Lee Stegler
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966 ★ 7.4
Mississippi
Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000
1965 ★ 5.2
Mike
The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys
1965 ★ 6.5
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Lady in a Cage
Lady in a Cage
1964 ★ 6.1
Randall Simpson O'Connell
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
1963 ★ 7.4
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)

TV Series