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 nomi
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).
Born
Mar 26, 1940
The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
Jul 06, 2022
Known For
Acting
Movies
138 acting
2 crew
Popularity
3.0
Known For
The Godfather
1972
as Sonny Corleone
The Godfather Part II
1974
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Eraser
1996
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Fast Charlie
2023
as Stan Mullen
That's My Boy
2012
as Father McNally
Misery
1990
as Paul Sheldon
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Get Smart
2008
as The President
Elf
2003
as Walter
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